have you told ur parents yet?

[scatteam_2]

my mum just looked at me and said "so...are we still at melbourne?" god it killed me.
no melbourne means i gotta move out of home, latrobe uni is just too far from where i live.

science at UoM is ~85 and theres 350 more places this year.

how do u know this?
last i heard it went up to 89 and still very popular

no he's right, but melbourne uni sent out an email saying that students should judge their preferences from the 08 requirement not 09, so 85 instead of 89.9

im disappointed because i dont know if i got my 40 for english, and worst case scenario for chemistry.... i dunno im just super stressed

WOW when did melbourne uni send out this email? and where can i found it?

[kazekage]

Well my parents are asian, so before i tell them i think i should buy a gravestone, a coffin and inform the monks to be present at my funeral...then i will tell them

[lisafaustina]

Well my parents are asian, so before i tell them i think i should buy a gravestone, a coffin and inform the monks to be present at my funeral...then i will tell them

HAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Ghost!]

Well my parents are asian, so before i tell them i think i should buy a gravestone, a coffin and inform the monks to be present at my funeral...then i will tell them
HAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

+1

[cypriottiger]

LOL go out in style though, go bungee jumping before u tell them

[lorcan_raven]

I'm not being racist here, in fact I'm trying to break the stereotypes -
but am I the only one mildly unnerved by how many people in these forums who are of asian descent seem to use their own 'stereotypes' against themselves?
Comments such as "well my parents are asian so before I tell them I should buy a gravestone" only seems to heighten and further racial stereotypes... Is being asian, and doing VCE, actually as clinical and upsetting as some people paint it out to be?

I can't imagine parents being that harsh and unforgiving for their own children who have clearly done their best, regardless of race...

[98.40_for_sure]

I'm not being racist here, in fact I'm trying to break the stereotypes -
but am I the only one mildly unnerved by how many people in these forums who are of asian descent seem to use their own 'stereotypes' against themselves?
Comments such as "well my parents are asian so before I tell them I should buy a gravestone" only seems to heighten and further racial stereotypes... Is being asian, and doing VCE, actually as clinical and upsetting as some people paint it out to be?

I can't imagine parents being that harsh and unforgiving for their own children who have clearly done their best, regardless of race...

Being born into an asian family is a scary life. VCE is the be all and end all for many.

[JinXi]

I'm not being racist here, in fact I'm trying to break the stereotypes -
but am I the only one mildly unnerved by how many people in these forums who are of asian descent seem to use their own 'stereotypes' against themselves?
Comments such as "well my parents are asian so before I tell them I should buy a gravestone" only seems to heighten and further racial stereotypes... Is being asian, and doing VCE, actually as clinical and upsetting as some people paint it out to be?

I can't imagine parents being that harsh and unforgiving for their own children who have clearly done their best, regardless of race...

Clearly, you haven't met some of those hardcore asian parent's yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN7o2Iy89WQ&p=455B44EA5873CCB1&playnext=1&index=70

Some parent's are truly like that, minus the swearing 

[lisafaustina]

my mum..is..the worst

[loveflag]

I honestly don't think you would understand if you weren't born into an asian family, so it is probably difficult to
comprehend this kind of parental behavior. Many asian immigrant families came to Australia
with little to nothing.. the whole concept of VCE represents a pathway to success
which is something they never had. I started tutoring when I was in Year 3.. so I had the
the importance of VCE rammed into me at a very young age.
When it comes down to it most asian parents just want their children to take advantage of this to their full ability.
For me at least, I know that although my parents maybe be harsh at times they just don't want
me to end up with nothing.

[PringlePop]

I have 2 other cousins completing year 12, and the WHOLEEEEE family (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.) will be bombarding us with phone calls on D-day (Dec 13?) asking things like:
WHAT DID YOU GET?
AWW OKAY...**awkward silence as they think of what to say next**. DISAPPOINTED? HAPPY? I WONDER WHAT ____ AND _____ GOT...BETTER CALL THEM! OKAY BAI CATCH XOXO

AAAAAND we're azn. Not looking forward to getting my ATAR at all!

[_avO]

I honestly don't think you would understand if you weren't born into an asian family, so it is probably difficult to
comprehend this kind of parental behavior. Many asian immigrant families came to Australia
with little to nothing.. the whole concept of VCE represents a pathway to success
which is something they never had. I started tutoring when I was in Year 3.. so I had the
the importance of VCE rammed into me at a very young age.
When it comes down to it most asian parents just want their children to take advantage of this to their full ability.
For me at least, I know that although my parents maybe be harsh at times they just don't want
me to end up with nothing.

Well said, this is usually the reason why most parents who are "harsh" want their kids to do well in VCE

[JinXi]

I have 2 other cousins completing year 12, and the WHOLEEEEE family (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.) will be bombarding us with phone calls on D-day (Dec 13?) asking things like:
WHAT DID YOU GET?
AWW OKAY...**awkward silence as they think of what to say next**. DISAPPOINTED? HAPPY? I WONDER WHAT ____ AND _____ GOT...BETTER CALL THEM! OKAY BAI CATCH XOXO

AAAAAND we're azn. Not looking forward to getting my ATAR at all!

Roughly the same here.. Got a genius for a cousin who will probably get 99.95 without studying much... bleh w/e. I get my uni course, he get's his, it's back to square one. No1 give's a damn after 13th Dec.

[sajib_mostofa]

I have 2 other cousins completing year 12, and the WHOLEEEEE family (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.) will be bombarding us with phone calls on D-day (Dec 13?) asking things like:
WHAT DID YOU GET?
AWW OKAY...**awkward silence as they think of what to say next**. DISAPPOINTED? HAPPY? I WONDER WHAT ____ AND _____ GOT...BETTER CALL THEM! OKAY BAI CATCH XOXO

AAAAAND we're azn. Not looking forward to getting my ATAR at all!

Roughly the same here.. Got a genius for a cousin who will probably get 99.95 without studying much... bleh w/e. I get my uni course, he get's his, it's back to square one. No1 give's a damn after 13th Dec.

+1

[gossamer]

I have 2 other cousins completing year 12, and the WHOLEEEEE family (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc.) will be bombarding us with phone calls on D-day (Dec 13?) asking things like:
WHAT DID YOU GET?
AWW OKAY...**awkward silence as they think of what to say next**. DISAPPOINTED? HAPPY? I WONDER WHAT ____ AND _____ GOT...BETTER CALL THEM! OKAY BAI CATCH XOXO

AAAAAND we're azn. Not looking forward to getting my ATAR at all!

Roughly the same here.. Got a genius for a cousin who will probably get 99.95 without studying much... bleh w/e. I get my uni course, he get's his, it's back to square one. No1 give's a damn after 13th Dec.

'cept for the people who aren't actually in Year 12.

The worst part is not getting compared with cousins or that... try getting compared with your brother, who's doing it the same year as you (therefore same paper etc). I screwed up the exams, and he didn't, so he's looking at high 40's, maybe even a 50, and I'm looking at, what, high 30's, maybe *pray* low 40's?