I want to go to the University of Melbourne and do the generalist Arts degree. Who knows how high the ENTER score will be? I know I worked hard this year and the people around me know it too; the teachers gave me the awards for my two favourite subjects and that made me proud but nervous. All I want is for the horror of year twelve to give way to a path into tertiary education, but what if people are disappointed and I don’t get into my dream course? What if I am disappointed?

I can’t even contemplate my other goal yet; to actually enjoy university. I just desperately want to get in. And if and when I do: I want to find the courage to go.