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Discussion Thread 📖 Wednesday 7 May 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not a parent, but I was born in April, and turned 18 in year 12 in 2010. So the vast majority of year 12 I was legally an adult. If anything, it was fun being one of the oldest in the class haha. A lot of people in my year didn't turn 18 until after graduation though, some not until early 2011, so they were 17 for all of year 12.

I wouldn't want to be 19 in year 12, personally, just because it would look like I was held back at some point 😅

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I turned 18 in April of 1st year uni which was a bit shit.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

That would have been shithouse 😭 I didn't go onto uni after school, just call centre work lol so as long as I could answer phones and work a pc, they didn't care how young or old I was. Good old, TruEnergy