my ATAR has ruined my life
rant because no one will know how to help
everyone who says ATAR doesn’t matter after high school is only being partially honest. In Australia, sure, who really cares? Just apply through different means after a couple years, you’ll be fine.
The degree I want to study does. not. exist. in Australia as a bachelor whatsoever. I have been trying to study in Europe for the last three years. I learnt so many languages, did everything required of me and have been rejected due to my ATAR being too low. I’m talking MULTIPLE countries i’ve applied in. I literally graduated 5 years ago, I passed all my subjects, highest grade being an A- and lowest C- and I got a fucking ATAR of 44.95 because I had serve depression towards the end of year 12 and my grades plummeted.
I was a really good student before then and as much as I try to peruse higher education, it’s the curse of my ATAR. No, there are no other alternatives to universities here as an Australian, they are only for people who didn’t finish high school. No, I cannot pursue this field without a degree first. I’m stuck in a curse where I qualify, I even have 6 months of internship experience in the field but my ATAR is what ruins everything. It feels like i’m being punished for my depression. If you want to study over seas do the international bachelorette, for the love of god do not do ATAR.
ATAR is a curse that has been following me around, literally despite it not even being valid in Australia now.