Will one bad report affect my chances? - entrepreneur

stanfordgoalz
Sun, 22 Nov 2015 04:06:22 +0000

I’m from Australia and the curriculum is a little more difficult than America - especially in Year 11/12 because we have ATAR/WACE.

So I got A’s in all the 4 main subjects (SOSE, Maths, English, Science) till Year 10. However, second semester Year 10 I got only 3 A’s on my report - A SOSE, A English, C Maths (First Non-A!!!), C PE, B Health, B Art, B Science ect. This was the worst report I ever had. However, in Year 11/12 I got a 97.5 ATAR. Which places me in the top 2.5% in the country. I can virtually get into any school in the country.

Will that one Year 10 report negatively affect my chances? BTW, I have very excellent extra-curriculars and awards. For example I have started two startups. My first app startup was sold to X company for X million in year 11. And I’m currently working on another startup which just raised $300k crowdfunding. I have been featured in Forbes ect. This is just some background info. So considering my extra curriculars and achivements, will this one report ruin everyrhing?

Additionally, that semester was a really bad one for me. I was constantly distracted and so tired because I only got 5 hours. So on my report some of my teachers said that all I did was talk or seem to zone out in class. My previous reports all said I was diligent and motivated ect. This was a bad term. I’m worried about the comments as well.