December 19 could not come any slower 😭
I’m stressing out real bad about my ATAR rank (if I’m even getting one (DAMNED ENGLISH))
I predict that I’m going to get a rank between 40 and 60 based on the scores I think I got (although I am a rather pessimistic person when it comes to results):
English: 40/100
Music: 60/100
Chemistry: 48/100
Physics:53/100
Mathematical Methods: 40/100
Specialist Mathematics: 40/100
I’m more concerned about getting my QCE certificate as I’ve received an early offer from QUT (and conditionally accepted as I’m still hoping that my rank will miraculously be decent).
Is it possible to get an ATAR rank but not a QCE certificate?
AND
Can a University take your offer away? The QTAC thingy under the course I’ve applied for says that I’ve already satisfied the requirements. I checked multiple times for course requirements and it made no specific mention about having a QCE certificate - just that the person needs: “completion of year 12 or attained 18 years of age” (I’ve just graduated and I’m 18).
I’m sorryyyyy
The reason for taking the subjects I took was because they were the subject prerequisite for course I was hoping (and still hoping) to get into engineering (I got into bach of science).
Note for future ATAR students: taking purely maths and science subjects are honestly more trouble than they’re worth if you’re taking it because they’re traditionally “heavily-scaled” subjects. Unless you’re truly passionate and have a genuine interest for those subjects (+ willing to study 4 hours every night, though you should be doing that regardless of what subject you’re taking), I wouldn’t recommend taking 2 maths and 3 sciences for your 5 general subjects. Either you’ll slay taking those subjects, or it’ll slay you (no joke).
In my case, they are subjects I enjoy and are passionate about and I would choose the same subjects again if we were to go back in time - I wouldn’t have it any other way. I failed to study consistently and manage my time correctly hence the low marks. I was a procrastinator who did things last minute and almost always gave in to “flight” in my “fight or flight” scenarios which resulted in submitting half completed assignments. Don’t take the path I took, I beg of you.
Do things right from the very beginning, starting now.
I wish everyone the best of luck, and I wish more people post their predictions because it’ll help ALL of us
I’ll update y’all in two weeks time🙂
‘til then, have a great time