POLL - Should ATAR and HSC exams be scrapped in favour of American style holistic admissions? (1 Viewer)

[justletmespeak123]

Umm we have to write Eng essay which are worse lmao

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buddy all these essays are basically high band 6 mod c pieces.

 

[justletmespeak123]

notice how EC and essay weigh more than actual academics

 

[Study to success]

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buddy all these essays are basically high band 6 mod c pieces.

Yeh but at least ur writing abt ur personal experiences and ur not forced to write something to a stupid stimulus in 40 mins and plus for eng we have to write abt stupid other modules and analysis

 

[beaver194]

Didn't feel like commenting on the ai slop original post but since @Study to success mentions an interesting point, thought I'd share my two cents having gone through both systems as a tryhard

Lowkey that would be more fun. And the academics are def easier there. For me it’s better than putting ur whole soul into academics cause at least ur forced to a take a break from studying

Ok this is only partially true. I did BOTH (HSC and American AP exams) in year 12. Let me tell you those AP courses are NOT easy if you want to get a Band 6 equivalent. Whereas HSC exam sitting is free provided you go to a government school, AP tests can be very costly (mine were AU$550 each, though it's lower in the states; I did mine in Australia). Competitive applicants tend to sit 5-10 AP exams (it's not a best 10-unit counted policy unlike the NSW ATAR calculations).

Re the 'whole soul into academics' sentiment: many American college applicants report that they'd rather focus on their academic scores than juggling 5 million other commitments, just to end up being judged by a panel that may be biased against you.

build other skills like public speaking, working with others, etc which is kinda important for the workforce. Cause they don’t want people who can just do well in exams, they want to make employable people

In an ideal world, this would be 100% true. I've gone through the process myself; the realities of US college admissions... don't follow this utopian model unfortunately