HOW I GOT THROUGH YEAR 12

At the very beginning of Year 11, in the first lesson of busman 3/4, my teacher gave us a small pink slip which I held onto for the next two years. The final point on that slip said: Walk out of the final exam thinking, ‘I gave it my all.’ Knowing you’ve tried your best…

ADVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE

Tradition teaches that the end result, the almighty ATAR is the terminus of our Secondary Education and thus succeeding in being awarded a high ATAR is synonymous as life success. Submitting to this theory will only result in disappointment when you cross the long awaited finish line. Only in finishing VCE is the grand revelation…

THE BALANCING ACT

I’ve always been a person who wants to do and try everything and take advantage of every opportunity available to me. However, when Year 12 came around and I was announced as School Captain, everyone was quick to tell me that I had to cut the things I loved out of my life in order…