High HSC Scores (1 Viewer)

[Katarn]

I hear students always gunning for high HSC scores, but what does it really mean? How does a high score help you in future life?

I can only think of three reasons:
1. You can choose the course and university you want.
2. Assuming you get a scholarship, you don't have a pay back debt.
3. It would look good on a job resume (that is assuming you don't want to become a business owner)

What do you think?

 

[absorber]

The university you go to is very important in most professions. And really, those reasons are actually each pretty important

 

[Aerath]

As if the first two reasons aren't enough.

 

[Sean432]

I hear students always bitching about why the HSC isnt important. I can see only three real reasons for this.

1. They are too lazy and unambitious to display effort and hardwork in a quest for success.

2. They try to take their own feelings of incompetence and portray them to the outside world in an attempt to make themselves feel better.

3. They have little if not no ambition.

 

[chewy123]

as if the first two reasons aren't enough.

+1

 

[Katarn]

I remember my English teacher told us her journey after Year 12 which stuck strongly in my mind. She went to the University in Tasmania (which she said was a cheaper option) where she then went on exchange to England for a period of time. She's now a teacher (obviously) at a very prestigious school. She said that after a couple of years, looking back on her Year 12 scores, it didn't mean that much. She thought that people were taking it too seriously as if it was a life-or-death matter.

 

[untouchablecuz]

 

[q3thefish]

I remember my English teacher told us her journey after Year 12 which stuck strongly in my mind. She went to the University in Tasmania (which she said was a cheaper option) where she then went on exchange to England for a period of time. She's now a teacher (obviously) at a very prestigious school. She said that after a couple of years, looking back on her Year 12 scores, it didn't mean that much. She thought that people were taking it too seriously as if it was a life-or-death matter.

Lol ok, what are you saying exactly? Don't study hard or don't take the HSC seriously?
If people choose to go through with the HSC process, then they should take it seriously, otherwise they're just wasting their time.

@Aerath: scholarships is a big incentive lol but I won't make it ahah

 

[Aerath]

I remember my English teacher told us her journey after Year 12 which stuck strongly in my mind. She went to the University in Tasmania (which she said was a cheaper option) where she then went on exchange to England for a period of time. She's now a teacher (obviously) at a very prestigious school. She said that after a couple of years, looking back on her Year 12 scores, it didn't mean that much. She thought that people were taking it too seriously as if it was a life-or-death matter.

Different people have different views of success. Just as people who do take the HSC seriously understand that others do not view the HSC as a 'life-or-death matter', the same should apply, vice versa.

 

[chewy123]

I remember my English teacher told us her journey after Year 12 which stuck strongly in my mind. She went to the University in Tasmania (which she said was a cheaper option) where she then went on exchange to England for a period of time. She's now a teacher (obviously) at a very prestigious school. She said that after a couple of years, looking back on her Year 12 scores, it didn't mean that much. She thought that people were taking it too seriously as if it was a life-or-death matter.

That sort of emotion occurs to me at every stage of my life.

Now looking back, I think I stressed too much during my 1st semester of uni. And during the 1st semester of uni, I thought I stressed too much during hsc. In yr 12 I thought i stressed too much during yr 11. In yr 11 I thought i stressed too much on SC. and it goes way back.

Hard work always seems meagre or inadequate when you look back in life, but you still should capitalise the moment.

 

[Katarn]

Hard work always seems meagre or inadequate when you look back in life, but you still should capitalise the moment.

Good point.

Btw, I'm by no means flunking in my study. I'm in Year 11 atm and I'm doing two Year 12 subjects.