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17 Things Not To Say To Year 12 Students Right Now

I am stressed AF, please stop talking.

1. "These exams will decide the path for the rest of your life."

2. "It'll be over before you know it!"

3. "You won't even remember what it was like in a year or two."

4. "It doesn't mean anything in the real world."

5. "I don't even remember my ATAR (or equivalent)."

6. "Your final marks won't even matter."

7. "High school years are the best of your life."

8. "If you think Year 12 exams are bad, wait until university."

9. "How many hours a day are you studying?"

10. "Oh cool, I'm studying a few more than that a day."

11. "What are your related texts?"

12. "How did you find that exam?"

13. "Wait, did you get this answer? Oh you didn't. Oh. Well."

14. "What final mark do you want?"

15. "Are you taking a gap year?"

16. "What do you want to do at uni?"

17. "Don't stress too much, it's just a test."