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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => The VCE Journey Journal => Topic started by: marble2 on October 06, 2019, 11:40:20 pm
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Hi!
I've just been browsing this thread and thought to start my own VCE journal!
So my school life is a bit hard to explain but here we go!
I'm currently in Year 9, so you're probably wondering what I am doing on a VCE forum but i'm in a SEAL program where I am currently doing all Year 10 work + a sort of condensed version of 1/2 Philosophy. Next year, i'll be classified as 'Year 10' but i'm essentially Year 11. I am doing VCE over three years instead of the regular two!
My subject selections for VCE are:
Year 1 of VCE: English Language 1/2, General Maths 1/2, Philosophy 3/4, Literature 1/2, Biology 1/2, Psychology 1/2
Year 2 of VCE English Language 3/4, Maths Methods 1/2, Literature 3/4, Biology 3/4, Chemistry 1/2
Year 3 of VCE Maths Methods 3/4, Chemistry 3/4, Psychology 3/4, Uni Enhancement
That's all lol,a bit confusing but oh well. I don't know how I feel about having seven 3/4's and a Uni Enhancement because they won't all count in my VCE but I can't help it due to my school's SEAL program. Feel free to ask me any questions and i'm excited to keep updating this! :D
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Nice to see another journal! Really interesting to see that your doing your VCE over three years! Is it want you want to do, or you have to by because of being in the SEAL program? Even though it is spread out, you have quite the few years ahead with all the workload so I wish you luck.
Do you have many hobbies or interests outside of school?
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Hi!
I've just been browsing this thread and thought to start my own VCE journal!
So my school life is a bit hard to explain but here we go!
I'm currently in Year 9, so you're probably wondering what I am doing on a VCE forum but i'm in a SEAL program where I am currently doing all Year 10 work + a sort of condensed version of 1/2 Philosophy. Next year, i'll be classified as 'Year 10' but i'm essentially Year 11. I am doing VCE over three years instead of the regular two!
My subject selections for VCE are:
Year 1 of VCE: English Language 1/2, General Maths 1/2, Philosophy 3/4, Literature 1/2, Biology 1/2, Psychology 1/2
Year 2 of VCE English Language 3/4, Maths Methods 1/2, Literature 3/4, Biology 3/4, Chemistry 1/2
Year 3 of VCE Maths Methods 3/4, Chemistry 3/4, Psychology 3/4, Uni Enhancement
That's all lol,a bit confusing but oh well. I don't know how I feel about having seven 3/4's and a Uni Enhancement because they won't all count in my VCE but I can't help it due to my school's SEAL program. Feel free to ask me any questions and i'm excited to keep updating this! :D
Hey marble,
It's awesome to see that you have such a planned-out path for the rest of your VCE. Do you think you'll end up sticking to the plan completely or are there any subjects you are a bit unsure about?
Doing 7 subjects and a Uni Extension does seem a bit full on, but they seem to be spaced out quite nicely so I would hope that makes it manageable.
What subjects are you doing at the moment in year 10 and what are you enjoying the most at the moment?
Good luck with finishing off 'year 9' and moving into your VCE!
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Nice to see another journal! Really interesting to see that your doing your VCE over three years! Is it want you want to do, or you have to by because of being in the SEAL program? Even though it is spread out, you have quite the few years ahead with all the workload so I wish you luck.
Do you have many hobbies or interests outside of school?
Hey thanks! I have to do VCE over three years in the SEAL program, there is an option to do it over two years but it’s highly discouraged and so far, no one in the program has ever picked it. The workload is pretty heavy, thanks for the luck because i’ll need it ;D Outside of school, I like to play tennis and I learn the clarinet, bass clarinet and guitar. In school, i’m really involved with leadership stuff. :)
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I think it's super cool that you have the option to do so many subjects. When I was choosing my subjects this year I had such a hard time narrowing it down. Which uni do you think you'll do your enhancement program at? ;D
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Hey marble,
It's awesome to see that you have such a planned-out path for the rest of your VCE. Do you think you'll end up sticking to the plan completely or are there any subjects you are a bit unsure about?
Doing 7 subjects and a Uni Extension does seem a bit full on, but they seem to be spaced out quite nicely so I would hope that makes it manageable.
What subjects are you doing at the moment in year 10 and what are you enjoying the most at the moment?
Good luck with finishing off 'year 9' and moving into your VCE!
Hey, I think I’ll stick to the plan completely and yes I am glad for the spacing! Currently in Year 10, i’m doing the usual core subjects and in sem 1 I did two electives: Literature + Commerce and in sem 2, a writing elective and philosophy 1/2 for seal students. My favourite subjects are Science and English!
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I think it's super cool that you have the option to do so many subjects. When I was choosing my subjects this year I had such a hard time narrowing it down. Which uni do you think you'll do your enhancement program at? ;D
Hey thanks! I’m glad that I have the chance to try different subjects. I think that I want to do my enhancement program at Melbourne or Monash.
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Hey thanks! I’m glad that I have the chance to try different subjects. I think that I want to do my enhancement program at Melbourne or Monash.
Cool- have you looked at potential subjects? ;D
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Cool- have you looked at potential subjects? ;D
Just looked now and apparently the Monash extension program is not continuing after the end of 2019 :'( and I wanted to do chemistry at Uni Melb but one of the following is required :
‘completion of Chemistry 3/4 and Mathematical Methods 3/4 with study scores of at least 37; or
enrolment in Mathematical Methods 3/4 after completion of Chemistry 3/4 with a study score of at least 37 and completion of Mathematical Methods 1/2 with at least an A average.’ The unfortunate thing is that i’ll be doing chem 3/4 in my final year so that’s out of the option. I might do psychology.
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MARBLE MY MAN I’m in year 10 toooo
What’s your atar aim ???
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Just looked now and apparently the Monash extension program is not continuing after the end of 2019 :'( and I wanted to do chemistry at Uni Melb but one of the following is required :
‘completion of Chemistry 3/4 and Mathematical Methods 3/4 with study scores of at least 37; or
enrolment in Mathematical Methods 3/4 after completion of Chemistry 3/4 with a study score of at least 37 and completion of Mathematical Methods 1/2 with at least an A average.’ The unfortunate thing is that i’ll be doing chem 3/4 in my final year so that’s out of the option. I might do psychology.
Ah that's a real shame. Psych could be cool.
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MARBLE MY MAN I’m in year 10 toooo
What’s your atar aim ???
ayyyy I’m aiming pretty high, 95+ would be good, i’d like to get into Biomed :) What are you aiming for?
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Ah that's a real shame. Psych could be cool.
Yeah, I might try to do psych, it sounds interesting :)
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8/10/19
- Today I had a math lesson and we’re doing measurement (imo pretty easy) but we were doing a bit of an investigation task using Excel. Ngl Excel is a bit annoying to use but once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty cool!
- Philosophy was pretty good, we studied rationalism and empiricism. We also studied a couple of philosophers and their theories are a little sTrAnGe but fun to discuss.
- In my writing elective, I just handed back a writing folio with 5 different types of writing and as soon as I handed it in, I got another assignment ugh.
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In my writing elective, I just handed back a writing folio with 5 different types of writing and as soon as I handed it in, I got another assignment ugh.
Sounds very cool- a writing elective! I wish my school had that. What kind of writing do you like to do?
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ayyyy I’m aiming pretty high, 95+ would be good, i’d like to get into Biomed :) What are you aiming for?
I go to a crappy school average atar 38... I’m happy if I get 60+ 2018 highest Atar was 70 only... so there no chance I can get 90 😭
Dream course: bachelor of health science/bachelor of business it’s a double degree.. at Swinburne uni
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Sounds very cool- a writing elective! I wish my school had that. What kind of writing do you like to do?
it's been a solid two months since I last posted here whoops! but i really enjoy any type of writing because English is definitely one of my strengths ;D . if i had to pick a specific type of writing, it would be creative!
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I go to a crappy school average atar 38... I’m happy if I get 60+ 2018 highest Atar was 70 only... so there no chance I can get 90 😭
Dream course: bachelor of health science/bachelor of business it’s a double degree.. at Swinburne uni
sorry for the v late reply eeek but i'm sure you will perform your best if you try hard enough :) bachelor of health science/bachelor of business at Swinburne sounds like a pretty cool degree! what atar do you need?
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thought I'd give you all a little update! i recently finished my exams which went fairly well and I'm currently on school holidays wooo! i know I was deadset in sticking to my plan but not long after I locked in English language as one of my subjects, I asked my school if I could change it as I felt that I would enjoy it more + I could achieve a fairly good score in it. i was told that there wasn't space in the English classes but yesterday I was offered a spot ;D so now I'm doing English instead of Eng Lang.
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Hope you're enjoying your holidays! How do you celebrate during the Christmas season? ;D
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Hope you're enjoying your holidays! How do you celebrate during the Christmas season? ;D
thanks! i must admit i definitely needed these holidays haha. for christmas, i usually have christmas lunch with my immediate family and then christmas dinner with the extended family (i'm usually stuffed by the end of the day ;D)
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thought i’d share a bit more about myself, my journal’s getting a bit dry!! aside from my studies, i play two instruments: the clarinet and the guitar (maybe 3 if you include the bass clarinet ?!?!). i am also heavily involved in leadership at my school. one of the most memorable leadership opportunity that i’ve had to date would definitely be going the the alpine school in term one 2019!
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thought i’d share a bit more about myself, my journal’s getting a bit dry!! aside from my studies, i play two instruments: the clarinet and the guitar (maybe 3 if you include the bass clarinet ?!?!). i am also heavily involved in leadership at my school. one of the most memorable leadership opportunity that i’ve had to date would definitely be going the the alpine school in term one 2019!
You did Alpine School too??
I was term 2 2014 :)
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You did Alpine School too??
I was term 2 2014 :)
omg that’s so cool! how did you find it? i legit wish i could go back everyday lol ;) :D
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omg that’s so cool! how did you find it? i legit wish i could go back everyday lol ;) :D
I absolutely loved it! Was definitely a highlight for me too :D I've never struggled with homesickness but going back home was definitely an adjystment. I wanted to go to Mittagundi as well but didn't end up getting around to it.