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Student Achievers - Rhiannon Orr
Posted on December 31, 2019
My name is Rhiannon Orr.
I am nineteen years old and I live in Adelaide, South Australia.
I began studying through 麻豆果冻传媒 in 2009 after being diagnosed with acute chronic fatigue.
My experience at OAC...
My illness made it impossible for me to attend mainstream schooling on a regular basis and therefore my education was becoming greatly affected. I always scored below average on tests and as a result I spent most of my school days in special education. My academic ability got so bad that I thought myself stupid and unfortunately made the decision to no longer try. This resulted in me obtaining multiple E鈥檚 on my final mainstream school report card.
If I had not been accepted into OAC I highly doubt I would have completed high school. The flexibility OAC offers enabled me to catch up on the years of subject matter I had missed.
I would be amiss, however, if I didn鈥檛 mention how difficult I found it adapting to distance education. It is a very different learning experience that requires commitment and motivation 鈥� skills I so greatly lacked 鈥� but is also the most rewarding experience. Studying through OAC has taught me to be autonomous and organised; and I believe it has provided me with the skills necessary to succeed at university and in all other areas of my life.
I greatly owe OAC, my teachers and particularly my guidance counsellor Darren Jones for supporting me all these years an showing me that I am capable.
And today...
This year I was offered a position in Bachelor of Medical Science at Flinders University. However, after thorough consideration I have decided to defer until 2016 and study at the school for the German Language this year instead.