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Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University

Disappointed by your year 12 result? A university expert and a clinical psychologist share advice on what to do next

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Over this week and next, year 12 students around Australia will receive their exam results. This is a time of great expectations and intense pressure for many young people.

For some, their individual subject marks and university admission rank (ATAR) will be a cause for celebration. But others will be dealing with disappointment and perhaps concern, if they didn’t receive what they were hoping for.

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