Hah honestly same lol
All good haha
I remember being a year 8 and looking forward to coming to Macrob but also being pretty intimidated since I didn't know what to expect. I had heaps of questions back then so I just wanted to make a list of potentially helpful info
1. We barely ever have to do compulsory school activity joined with mhs
2. I'm pretty sure you know this already but the classes in Macrob are organized by what language you pick. Let's say you and your best friend both get in; if you want to be in the same class then you both have to pick the same language. Even if you both pick French (for example), you might still end up in a different class. The only way to basically ensure that you will get in the same class is by picking Indo since only a minority pick that. If you want to ask about Indo or Jap at Macrob, I can answer since I did Indo last year and switched into Jap this year.
3. Our facilities are umm...I'm just gonna leave it at that
4. Macrob focuses a lot on Music. Even if you're not musically inclined, you may have to be apart of some kind of event. There's a lot of extra-curricular involvement which I urge people to participate (DO MUSIC GUYS NO BIAS OR ANYTHING...)
5. We complain a lot about mhs even though our curriculum as a whole is better than theirs and we have a lot more advantages and freedom than they do
6. There is an accel math program that you will get to try for. In Year 9, you will skip Year 9 Maths and do Year 10 instead. Essentially, you will be following the same curriculum as the year ahead. You will have to do Methods 1/2 in Year 10. This will give you the option to complete 3/4 in Year 11 or 12 (but you cannot repeat 1/2's in Macrob)
7. The general cohort in Macrob is very nice and friendly. Everyone is pretty different so it may take you a while to form your own group of friends. Generally, from what I observed is that in Year 9, forms stick together. In Year 10, these groups segregate and eventually split off into different friendship groups. This is because in Year 9, all of your subject apart from electives are with your form whereas in Year 10, every class is a mix of forms
8. People in Macrob talk about VCE a lot, esp once you get to Year 10
9. Macrob has a lot, and I mean A LOT of leadership positions available. These range from Form Captain to Music Captain. Since the number of students that apply for these positions are high, I again urge people to take extra-curricular activities (music, music, music, though I'm low-key high-key biased). I currently have one and I would also say don't do it for the badge. It actually is a lot of work and if you genuinely want to contribute because you're passionate about it, then do it. It requires commitment, liking coming to school on school-free days to help out
10. To make mhs friends, I think the best way is to get introduced by your other friends. I mean they aren't necessary. Adding on, mhs culture is quite different from Macrob. Since Macrob is more polite, mhs is more direct and they like joking around in ways we can't comprehend. They can also appear as a bit rough but those are just the differences in behavior. I actually have some friends who I talk to and message daily.
11. The Macrob environment isn't very competitive, contrasting the stereotypes. People just try to compete against themselves
12. In Year 9, you may develop some serious procrastination habits (like me). This is kind of inevitable so I recommend trying to get back on your feet in Year 10
13. You may not get your first preferences for electives. It shouldn't be a big deal though. Most of it depends on whether classes have enough people interested to run.
I'm not quite sure if the elective forms have been sent out yet since all of my Class of 2023 friends who tried out unfortunately didn't make it in. I'm happy to answer questions about electives as well
If you have any questions you can just message or PM me. Good luck, guys! Hope to see you guys next year : )
PS: Say hi to me if you see me around next year. I will be that short year 11 music girl that plays double bass and spends most of her lunch time either in the lockers or doing something in L3 (L3 is the most beautiful place in Macrob aka the music floor)