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Who has atar expectations which they dont think are attainable? (2 Viewers)

Aerath

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I had 15 cousins who all got 99.5+. I [thankfully] made the cut, but, I do fear for the pressure on the younger cousins.... :(
 

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I had 15 cousins who all got 99.5+. I [thankfully] made the cut, but, I do fear for the pressure on the younger cousins.... :(
WOW.... that's a very large and intelligent bloodline you got there :).....

your doing law yourself which amazes me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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I had 15 cousins who all got 99.5+. I [thankfully] made the cut, but, I do fear for the pressure on the younger cousins.... :(
aerath, how are you finding law..? are you doing it because its your passion, or for somthing else? :(
 

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My family will pretty much throw me out of the house if i dont get over 99 :(
 

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pretty much everyone i know expects 95+ from me which i know i couldn't ever dream of achieving :(
 

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Yeah, all Asian.
Incorrect. This is not the reason for his success. His mother took him to a prison during shower time, and since then, he's been studyin' hard.

Also since when was OE such a sooky girl
 

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DUDE my parents expect atleast 95! HI-5... But my cousins all got 95+ .....that's why my dad's hopes are so high for me... T.T..
Haha HI-5 - we can collectively disappoint them!
I have a cousin who got something crazy like 98/99... but apart from him, my sister and I are considered the 'smart' ones in our family... they ALL expect me to go well, like 90+ is a given..
 
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I had 15 cousins who all got 99.5+. I [thankfully] made the cut, but, I do fear for the pressure on the younger cousins.... :(
I'm the "younger cousin" in my family :'(
Cousins are doing pharmacy, dentistry and one is transferring to med.

My mum wants me to to get at least 94+
I don't think that's possible. I'll be lucky to scrape a 90+ imho :cry:
 

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Haha HI-5 - we can collectively disappoint them!
I have a cousin who got something crazy like 98/99... but apart from him, my sister and I are considered the 'smart' ones in our family... they ALL expect me to go well, like 90+ is a given..
Although ATAR doesn't gurantee success!!!! But yeah it would be great if i got 95+

Although my dad didn't even finish high school and he is more succesful then all the cousins/uncles who got 95+ :)....
 

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My ATAR goal is 97.25, but combined with my relatively low ranking in my subjects and my revision with past HSC papers, there's absolutely no way I'm going to get it. According to the online ATAR calculators, I'll need to get a band 6 for all of my subjects, but I'm not even getting it for half of my subjects. This is making me really stressed that I won't get what I want, but I do have my alternate pathways into the university course I want to do.
 

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It seems the root of most of our problems all revolve around high achieving cousins... damn them and their high achieving ways!
 

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Although ATAR doesn't gurantee success!!!! But yeah it would be great if i got 95+

Although my dad didn't even finish high school and he is more succesful then all the cousins/uncles who got 95+ :)....

True, true, other pathways, back doors and what not..
I've already got the plan B to get into law/arts at mq by 2nd year, so its not the end of the world. 90+ would keep the parents happy though.

Well if you don't get 95+, tell your dad that he is your inspiration lol.. also mention all the billionaires that dropped out of college/uni.. this is what I'm doing if I massively fail!
 

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Yeah but don't you guys feel that alternative pathways would be a massive let down? I mean, if we worked out butts off, did our absolute best and worked to absolute capacity then we deserve our course. I don't wanna have to spend a whole year doing something that is even slightly worse than my ideal course, after everything ive given up in 2011.
 

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