Why I Joined A New School In Year 12 And How It Payed Off Really Well (1 Viewer)

[maryjane05]

Hey guys, with the Class of 25 all done I thought I would share my story as a Class of 24. I was in a single-sex Catholic school from yr 7 to the end of year 11. I was one of the "popular" kids (not always a good thing btw), the grade had about 170 people and I had 5 different friend groups within that yr (10% of my year went to my primary school) and got along with most people as well as kids in other year groups and most teachers. Despite all this, I always wanted to leave, the school had a pretty dark side to it and if I mentioned some of the rules here you guys wouldn't even believe me. There was a lot of indoctrination spread throughout the "education" they gave us to. As well as this I discovered a number of "fake friends" I had which I wanted to remove from my life. I don't need that energy at all near me. By the end of yr 11 I had enough, I had a few contacts at a public school and started the enrolment process there to start in yr 12. Some of my teachers supported my decision, my year co told me to think hard about this, I did, for 5 years. Anyway, in term 4 2023 I started year 12 at that public school, I wanted to start fresh so I (some of you might have a go at me for this) changed my phone number and cut off all contact with everybody except for my closest 5 friends. I graduated that public high school with some new close friends and a pretty good ATAR (keep in mind my second school was ranked hundreds below the Catholic one I went to) and I had beat most of my peers in the previous school, I also had plenty of early entry unconditional offers to backup on. Fast forward to now I study a STEM degree at UNSW (not tryna give too much info) here and I have a wonderful partner, social life and a few businesses running that are doing alright. I made many new close friends through UNSW mainly through events and showing up to society events (you don't even need to be in the society). Just thought I would share my story since I feel like a lot of you could do with my socialisation in uni to improve your social life and that it is possible to start fresh if you need to. You don't need to go to a nice school to succeed. To the class of 2025, if HS didn't go so well for you, keep your head up, because you can always enjoy the uni life.

 

[Socialism]

TL;dr ???

 

[coolcat6778]

ChatGPT said:
Here’s a concise summary of your story:
You went to a single-sex Catholic school from Year 7–11, where you were well-known and had many friends, but the school environment was restrictive, indoctrinating, and filled with fake friendships. After years of wanting to leave, you transferred to a public school for Year 12 to start fresh, cutting off most old contacts except your closest friends. Despite the new school being lower-ranked, you performed well academically, received early university offers, and graduated happily. Now you study a STEM degree at UNSW, have a great social life, a partner, and successful small businesses. Your message to the Class of 2025: even if high school wasn’t great, you can always restart and thrive at university — success and happiness don’t depend on the school you came from.

 

[gossipgirllll]

to 'enjoy the uni life' dont u need a good atar LOL