2027 HSC Chat (1 Viewer)

[cristal]

I feel like I'm in that period where I keep switching what I want to be if yk what I mean. It seems childish, and I realise that, but right now, I'm quite into Engineering, a few weeks ago it was Lawyer, in the holidays it was an Actuary. So honestly, I'm baffled right now regarding what I want to do.

I'm thinking:
Physics (2)
Maths E1 (3)
English E1 (3)
Legal Studies (2)
Geography (2) OR Modern History (2) (Geographys my go to though since it's always been my favourite subject, dk if it'll run though)

Hbu?

Yeah switching preferences is normal I used to switch preferences a lot especially in yr 8
Some things I've wanted to do:
Like I wanted to be a detective (bc i used to read mystery books a lot) then a lawyer and then a judge bc they were related then realised I didn't want to get into like crime stuff
I considered but my parents didn't want me to (they do computer, it's not that great)
Game designer/maker but one parent js said AI would do it (arguably making games IS hard I gave up on this project too time-consuming, though I've done some small ones from a workshop)
I wanted to be a doctor in yr 6 bc everybody else wanted to but I don't anymore bc I think I'll be too scared to do anything complex or give wrong advice

The subjects I'm probably going to do are:
English and Math 3 unit
Physics

I'm tied between bio, chem, and IDT
I will probably stick with the sciences, but it's def a workload. IDT is chill but it kinda scales bad, the teacher's tests are so hard, and even though I'd probably do well in terms of ranking I'm not sure if I'll be very motivated. Also I'm generally good at science asw.
Hopefully I can just do 4U next yr so Yr 12 can be a breeze (js think of all those free periods - words can't describe how I feel when I think of them)

 

[Study to success]

Yeah switching preferences is normal I used to switch preferences a lot especially in yr 8
Some things I've wanted to do:
Like I wanted to be a detective (bc i read mystery books) then a lawyer and then a judge bc they were related then realised I didn't want to get into like crime stuff
I considered but my parents didn't want me to (they do computer, it's not that great)
Game designer/maker but one parent js said AI would do it (arguably making games IS hard I gave up on this project too time-consuming, though I've done some small ones from a workshop)
I wanted to be a doctor in yr 6 bc everybody else wanted to but I don't anymore bc I think I'll be too scared to do anything complex or give wrong advice

The subjects I'm probably going to do are:
English and Math 3 unit
Physics

I'm tied between bio, chem, and IDT
I will probably stick with the sciences, but it's def a workload. IDT is chill but it kinda scales bad, the teacher's tests are so hard, and even though I'd probably do well in terms of ranking I'm not sure if I'll be very motivated. Also I'm generally good at science asw.
Hopefully I can just do 4U next yr so Yr 12 can be a breeze (js think of all those free periods - words can't describe how I feel when I think of them)

yeah I lowkey kinda wanna do like something relating to crime or forensics. but idk

 

[DeferredPluto54]

Yeah switching preferences is normal I used to switch preferences a lot especially in yr 8
Some things I've wanted to do:
Like I wanted to be a detective (bc i used to read mystery books a lot) then a lawyer and then a judge bc they were related then realised I didn't want to get into like crime stuff
I considered but my parents didn't want me to (they do computer, it's not that great)
Game designer/maker but one parent js said AI would do it (arguably making games IS hard I gave up on this project too time-consuming, though I've done some small ones from a workshop)
I wanted to be a doctor in yr 6 bc everybody else wanted to but I don't anymore bc I think I'll be too scared to do anything complex or give wrong advice

The subjects I'm probably going to do are:
English and Math 3 unit
Physics

I'm tied between bio, chem, and IDT
I will probably stick with the sciences, but it's def a workload. IDT is chill but it kinda scales bad, the teacher's tests are so hard, and even though I'd probably do well in terms of ranking I'm not sure if I'll be very motivated. Also I'm generally good at science asw.
Hopefully I can just do 4U next yr so Yr 12 can be a breeze (js think of all those free periods - words can't describe how I feel when I think of them)

Being a doctor is kinda scary. If you become a surgeon, you earn buttloads of money, but you're patients life is in your hands which would worry me a lot knowing myself

 

[DeferredPluto54]

93

What degree are you studying rn if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Study to success]

Being a doctor is kinda scary. If you become a surgeon, you earn buttloads of money, but you're patients life is in your hands which would worry me a lot knowing myself

I mean being just a normal doctor not a surgeon would be cool but I know for sure I’m not gonna get a high enough atar for it and I don’t have the motivation to do all that just to get into medicine

 

[DeferredPluto54]

I mean being just a normal doctor not a surgeon would be cool but I know for sure I’m not gonna get a high enough atar for it and I don’t have the motivation to do all that just to get into medicine

Thats fax right there. I'm not really a science guy anyway, so even if I theoretically get 99+ ATAR, my life's gonna feel incomplete doing a job solely because of the money rather then the interest I have for many other jobs. Medicine is one of the only fields where I'd do it solely for money - its clearly not for me, self verdict

 

[DeferredPluto54]

I still think about medicine from time to time, but I know I'd be better off doing something else

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Judging by what they said, they probably didn't want to pressure you too much. From just what you said, they're really good parents

I would not make this assumption easily, in any scenario.

 

[DeferredPluto54]

I would not make this assumption easily, in any scenario.

Yeah maybe I shouldn't have... I just liked the idea that their parents didn't stress that they MUST get into x university. It would be so much more soothing to know your parents wouldn't mind you going to a lower ranking uni. In this case, I'm not even sure if I was talking to them or myself, so apologies for the assumption