Parents Reaction to UAI marks (2 Viewers)

[DoubleD]

Well 3 things to say:
1. Got waht i deserved for the year, fucked up chemistry and maths, and dont really care
2. Got a UAI of 69.10, not that bad, but alot less than most would've expected(Quite alot of my 'fellow students' thought i'd get >90, yeah, maybe, had i have put alot of effort into it, truth is, i wonder why i did the HSC.. probably due to the reason i didnt know what else to do.
3. Still havnt told any family my results, well none of my imediate family, dad doesnt seem to question, sister gave up after 15mins, and i cant wait to rub it in someones face that she really did go better than me

oh and
4. my gf only managed a 58.35 or something in the VCE Enter, my reaction? Congrats! You made it through the year and got a result! Think of the many times throughout the year you allmost threw it in!

All in all it doesnt matter what anyone gets.
Sure i know a high uais a good confidence thing.. on the bright side, both me and my gf got notification of semi finalists in a photography competition the same day.

In the end its never the journey that counts, just that you get to the end of the line, and say.. wheres that journey booklet.. i never did get around to torching that thing.

-=DD32/DoubleD=-

 

[HSCExamMarker]

When i told them that I got 99.00 UAI

the reaction was simple. "Good job"
and nothing has changed

lol!

 

[sunjet]

So.. yeh anyway i got a nice cash gift from my Dad today

 

[Ye Olde St Nick]

Shouldn't that be a smilie face, not a frownie face, Stas?

 

[gobby41]

I got $200 for doing alright in the HSC
I didn't get a HSC because I was sick for an exam and they rejected my appeal
Software 76
English 72
Modern 66
Physics 58
SAM estimated my UAI to be 49(putting in an 80 for General Math)
I am happy with how I want considering all the problems I had in life. People come on these boards and selfishly post aww yeh a UAI of 70 is so crap oh if you don't get a band 6 your shit etc etc etc. They can fuck off in my opinion.
I know some people that try really hard and still don't get the marks imagine how they feel when they come on here and see that the mark they've worked so hard for is 'shit'.
In my opinion it's not what your paper says your marks are it's what your head says.
If you were aiming for a 90 and got an 89 you'd say aww damn
If you were aiming for a 65 and got a 72 you'd say holy shit I kicked ass.
People need to set realistic personal goals for themselves and achieve them.
In retrospect the HSC is not an easy thing to do and anybody that says it is, is an idiot! It's true that the HSC and UAI system haven't been perfected but the HSC does show that you have to study to get marks and if you study you will get those marks.
Oh just a topic to bring up,
I failed my Physics at school miserably I got 28% overall and came 3rd last on my HSC it said I got 51/100 for my assessment marks, similar story with English what's up with that?

 

[kido525]

did they buy u a blowjob?

ROFL ur a funny guy

 

[erawamai]

I met a guy that tried to chat me up with the line "I go to Sydney Uni"

Would it have been better if the guy tried to chat you up with 'I go to Southern Cross University'?

 

[Dragon Fanatic]

Lets put all the political correctness away.

A massive chunk of people on this forum are Asian. Asian parents put a rediculous amount of pressure on their kids to study study study and don't let them live a life of a normal Australian teenager.

The thing that these parents don't undertand is that they are doing a HUGE disservice to their kids, because they don't learn how to be social and in turn assimilate into the Australian workplace. While they will be employed on marks and hardwork their total lack of personality and people skills, that should have been moulded throughout high school, means that they do not have capcaity and social qualifications if you like, to earn the big bucks in the big domestic companies.

Thats the truth of it. I could not ask for better parents, as they have brought me up thus far to live a balanced Australian life and now I found myself trying my best regardless of what I am undertaking.

 

[atouma]

i totally disagree, dragon fanatic is using a huge generalisation in his underlying message. Just becasue you aint the brainchild and fail ablysmally in modern history is no exscuse to "dis" asians and thier respected diligence

 

[Dragon Fanatic]

The shit that just came out of your mouth has a smell that is quite pungent.
It stings the nostrills.
I'm gonna be perfectly honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.

While it was a generalistion, and i concede that not 100% of Asian parents are like the aforementioned, the vast majority are and there is no arguing that.

 

[erawamai]

The thing that these parents don't undertand is that they are doing a HUGE disservice to their kids, because they don't learn how to be social and in turn assimilate into the Australian workplace. While they will be employed on marks and hardwork their total lack of personality and people skills, that should have been moulded throughout high school, means that they do not have capcaity and social qualifications if you like, to earn the big bucks in the big domestic companies.
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Why are high achieving people and social skills mutually exclusive? You can study hard and also have social skills. I can't see why they don't go together.

You seem to be an expert generaliser.

 

[atouma]

ahh i dnt quite no how to put this....ummm...im kind of a big deal.i mean....i have many leather bounded books n my apartment smells like rich mohogany...........

 

[Dragon Fanatic]

Why are high achieving people and social skills mutually exclusive?

You seem to be an expert generaliser.

Your trying to tell me, Kerry Packer, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump etc... don't have social skills? Socialising and mateship is what makes this country tick, e.g.
The famous Office Christmas Party.

 

[erawamai]

Your trying to tell me, Kerry Packer, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump etc... don't have social skills?

Um...they are high achievers and they also have good social skills (I assume).

 

[PaleReflection]

Your trying to tell me, Kerry Packer, Rupert Murdoch, Donald Trump etc... don't have social skills? Socialising and mateship is what makes this country tick, e.g.
The famous Office Christmas Party.

Are you retarded? You basically agreed with what erawamai said by listing high achievers that obviously have social skills.

 

[Rekkusu]

lmao these sure are controversial issues. But seriously, alot of generalisations are going about...every person studies differently due to their different levels of study, as well as intelligence/IQ. Of course all asian parents and some Aussie parents have high expectations, its probably because most of our parents couldn't even get into uni in their high school years. For a fact, I know in HK the schooling system is even more bizarre, every year at the end, they have to complete some exam, and if they don't pass it, they cannot graduate into the next year of High school. I've heard parents who repeated year 9 three times just to get into Year 10 and only to fail the Year 10 exam (which in a way is equivalent to our SC), so its only natural for them to have such a reaction. The same goes for my parents, back in Japan schooling systems are just as high.

But seriously, social life + study can go together, but some of us probably can't balance both...but truly, the best achievers are not the ones who fully killed the UAI, but the ones who get into Uni and achieve honours or high distinction.

 

[lala2]

I got 96.65--damn that! I wanted 97.00----oh well. My mum was disappointed--she wanted me to get 98-ish, as my dad used to be around the perfect score mark, but I warned her I would get around 97 all year, so I'm ok with that. My dad was quietly pleased with me--not overtly happy, but he's part of the mmm...not bad *nods head* camp. Oh well, at least I'm not hiding in a hole, and I'll probably get into the course I want so all's well that ends well

 

[syd17]

if you are so leniant with your children, I see that as a problem. They develop the 'it's ok to fail' mentality. If they truly give it their 100% (and I mean studied their arse off throughout the whole year), then that's acceptable (however if they get a 70UAI with that, they are likely to have some sort of learning disability).

ur a wanker, it is ok to fail. and ive just finished uni and learnt that- there is too much pressure in yr 12 and the hsc to do good at all subbies which is complete bs as most ppl r either gifted in the humanities or science subbies with the exception of the occasional few who r good at everything. it is ok to fail fuckhead if uve given it all and the whole hsc is bs neways- btw u r in for a rude awakening in uni dude

 

[Not-That-Bright]

ur a wanker, it is ok to fail. and ive just finished uni and learnt that- there is too much pressure in yr 12 and the hsc to do good at all subbies which is complete bs as most ppl r either gifted in the humanities or science subbies with the exception of the occasional few who r good at everything. it is ok to fail fuckhead if uve given it all and the whole hsc is bs neways- btw u r in for a rude awakening in uni dude

He's in uni syd17 you dumbarse.

 

[xeuyrawp]

btw u r in for a rude awakening in uni dude

Judging by his excellent marks and enjoyment of uni thus far, I don't think he's going to have a rude awakening.

ur a wanker, it is ok to fail. and ive just finished uni and learnt that- there is too much pressure in yr 12 and the hsc to do good at all subbies which is complete bs as most ppl r either gifted in the humanities or science subbies with the exception of the occasional few who r good at everything. it is ok to fail fuckhead if uve given it all and the whole hsc is bs neways-

Whilst I agree that negative pressure shouldn't be put on children, that's not stas was saying. I agree with stas that the whole PC-ness of parents being nice when kids fail is the reason for a lot of decline in education.