It was a 5.30am wake-up message on Thursday for these Yass High School students.
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Amy Kelly, 17; Jordan Hudson, 17; Joshua Brooker Williams, 18; and Kimberley McMillan, 17, found out their HSC results for the first time via a text message.
The pressure wasn’t too high for these young adults though.
Kimberley received high scores, but knew ahead of the results that she’d been accepted onto a design and communication course at the University of Canberra (UC).
“I’ve received an offer to UC to do software and engineering and I’m waiting for an offer from ANU to do physics,” Jordan said.
“It was a little nerve wracking [getting my results], but good to already have an offer.”
Amy was in a similar position when her phone pinged on Thursday morning. She had already accepted an offer to study a bachelor of pharmacy at UC and Joshua is hoping to study engineering at the Australian National University, Canberra.
All four plan to live at home and commute to their universities of choice, putting money down as the main reason.
“Yeah, I’ll stay at home and commute,” Kimberley said.
“It’s a lot cheaper,” Joshua said.
Leaving school can be both liberating and nerve-wracking. So, what did these young adults think?
“It’s wonderful. There’s no curriculum, no rules; we don’t have to get out of bed at a certain time,” Joshua said and Amy agreed.
“Strange,” was how Jordan called it and “great” was Kimberley’s choice of word.
When it came to thinking about starting university though, thoughts of freedom weren’t all positive.
“It’s a bit intimidating,” Amy said.
Jordan has secured a job with Domino’s Pizza, while Kimberley is working at Miller’s Pharmacy ahead of university.
Deputy principal Brendan Roberts taught Kimberley for business and congratulated her on her result.
He also had a few words of wisdom for other students: “It is what you make of it.”