As thousands of students prepare to receive their final VCE scores this morning, experts are reminding young people their future will not be determined by school results alone.
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Almost 47,000 students across Victoria will get access to their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank online from 7am, with many registering to receive the news via text message.
Victorian Tertiary and Admissions Centre director Catherine Wills said all students should be proud of their achievements and they should still apply for their desired university courses, even if they do not believe their score is high enough.
“It is important that students remember that the ATAR is simply one of many factors such as interviews, folios, auditions or tests, and special consideration schemes used for tertiary selection by universities, TAFE institutes and private colleges,” Mrs Wills said.
It is important students remember that the ATAR is simply one of many factors used for tertiary selection by universities, TAFE institutes and private colleges.
- Catherine Wills, VTAC
Catholic College Bendigo year 12 student Leon Polychronopoulos said he was nervous ahead of Monday’s release of results.
The 18-year-old wants a score of 90 or more to secure a place in Monash University’s medicine course.
“I'm trying to be quietly confident but at the same time there's the feeling of the unknown,” he said.
While he understood there were other pathways to achieving his dream, there was still a lot of pressure to make family and teachers proud.
Mr Polychronopoulos said he and some of his friends were planning to keep their result a secret for fear of being judged.
One classmate expecting a strong result did not want to be remembered as “that smart guy, rather than as a good person to be around”.
Particularly strong results will greet the thirty-five Victorians – 24 male, 11 female – who achieved the highest possible score of 99.95.