Freaking out

[thushan]

Nisha - I was like that for some other subjects, but you find that once you walk into the exam you'll be in the zone and it'll be like just another practice exam

Also, from what I see, you've got ability. And we're not putting pressure on you, because either way, you're still the person you are and people value you for it.

[Starlight]

Don't psych yourself out. In regards to making stupid mistakes just manage your time with a watch (using their recommended times for each section like multiple choice and short answer), and have 10 minutes left to check correct sigfigs etc. Good luck

[t35t]

I just tried KBT. No comment.

Although, i suggest you DON'T try it tomorrow.

And plus, from all the posts that I have seen from you, you seem really knowledgeable in everything

[paulsterio]

It might help for you to try to practice this thing called Mindfulness, which a great person, Craig Hassed, once taught me (and Thushan as well, amongst others). Mindfulness is the dispassionate appreciation of everything you do, it encourages you to focus and concentrate on the little things you do every day and basically encourages you to pay attention, now essentially the rationale is that the less time you have to think about something, the less chances you will have to stress about it.

If I had to give you some advice, I would say that first of all, don't be afraid of a hard/difficult exam, if you're confident that you know your stuff, the harder the exam, the more chances you have to differentiate yourself from the rest of the state, and the less silly little mistakes will count. So if you know your stuff but you're just making small errors, the best thing to hope for would be a hard exam, rather than an easy one. Remember that in VCE, it's not about getting the highest mark but, rather the highest rank. You might think that 98% is a good mark, but if everyone else got 99%, you're still at the bottom of the pile. You might think that 80% isn't so good, but if everyone else got 60%, then you've gotten yourself a top class mark.

Second bit of advice I can give is to just be confident, you know what you know, you can do what you can do, whatever happens will, essentially just happen, you just have to believe in your own ability and just use the exam as a means to show everyone what you know and what you can do, you can only give as much as you have, so once you've given that, why still feel bad?

[thushan]

It might help for you to try to practice this thing called Mindfulness, which a great person, Craig Hassed, once taught me (and Thushan as well, amongst others). Mindfulness is the dispassionate appreciation of everything you do, it encourages you to focus and concentrate on the little things you do every day and basically encourages you to pay attention, now essentially the rationale is that the less time you have to think about something, the less chances you will have to stress about it.

If I had to give you some advice, I would say that first of all, don't be afraid of a hard/difficult exam, if you're confident that you know your stuff, the harder the exam, the more chances you have to differentiate yourself from the rest of the state, and the less silly little mistakes will count. So if you know your stuff but you're just making small errors, the best thing to hope for would be a hard exam, rather than an easy one. Remember that in VCE, it's not about getting the highest mark but, rather the highest rank. You might think that 98% is a good mark, but if everyone else got 99%, you're still at the bottom of the pile. You might think that 80% isn't so good, but if everyone else got 60%, then you've gotten yourself a top class mark.

Second bit of advice I can give is to just be confident, you know what you know, you can do what you can do, whatever happens will, essentially just happen, you just have to believe in your own ability and just use the exam as a means to show everyone what you know and what you can do, you can only give as much as you have, so once you've given that, why still feel bad?

Mindfulness - I highly endorse this!

[nisha]

It might help for you to try to practice this thing called Mindfulness, which a great person, Craig Hassed, once taught me (and Thushan as well, amongst others). Mindfulness is the dispassionate appreciation of everything you do, it encourages you to focus and concentrate on the little things you do every day and basically encourages you to pay attention, now essentially the rationale is that the less time you have to think about something, the less chances you will have to stress about it.

If I had to give you some advice, I would say that first of all, don't be afraid of a hard/difficult exam, if you're confident that you know your stuff, the harder the exam, the more chances you have to differentiate yourself from the rest of the state, and the less silly little mistakes will count. So if you know your stuff but you're just making small errors, the best thing to hope for would be a hard exam, rather than an easy one. Remember that in VCE, it's not about getting the highest mark but, rather the highest rank. You might think that 98% is a good mark, but if everyone else got 99%, you're still at the bottom of the pile. You might think that 80% isn't so good, but if everyone else got 60%, then you've gotten yourself a top class mark.

Second bit of advice I can give is to just be confident, you know what you know, you can do what you can do, whatever happens will, essentially just happen, you just have to believe in your own ability and just use the exam as a means to show everyone what you know and what you can do, you can only give as much as you have, so once you've given that, why still feel bad?

Mindfulness - I highly endorse this!

Mindfulness...yea, I kind of get what you mean. Kind of like, paying attention to everyday tasks instead of letting your mind wander?

I have physics today. YAY.

I did the 2011 VCAA exam, (after scoring well on the 2009 chem) and realised that there were quite tricky questions(worded questions...its always those)..I have done quite a lot of questions, but doing that exam made me uneasy

[soccerboi]

It might help for you to try to practice this thing called Mindfulness, which a great person, Craig Hassed, once taught me (and Thushan as well, amongst others). Mindfulness is the dispassionate appreciation of everything you do, it encourages you to focus and concentrate on the little things you do every day and basically encourages you to pay attention, now essentially the rationale is that the less time you have to think about something, the less chances you will have to stress about it.

If I had to give you some advice, I would say that first of all, don't be afraid of a hard/difficult exam, if you're confident that you know your stuff, the harder the exam, the more chances you have to differentiate yourself from the rest of the state, and the less silly little mistakes will count. So if you know your stuff but you're just making small errors, the best thing to hope for would be a hard exam, rather than an easy one. Remember that in VCE, it's not about getting the highest mark but, rather the highest rank. You might think that 98% is a good mark, but if everyone else got 99%, you're still at the bottom of the pile. You might think that 80% isn't so good, but if everyone else got 60%, then you've gotten yourself a top class mark.

Second bit of advice I can give is to just be confident, you know what you know, you can do what you can do, whatever happens will, essentially just happen, you just have to believe in your own ability and just use the exam as a means to show everyone what you know and what you can do, you can only give as much as you have, so once you've given that, why still feel bad?

Mindfulness - I highly endorse this!

Mindfulness...yea, I kind of get what you mean. Kind of like, paying attention to everyday tasks instead of letting your mind wander?

I have physics today. YAY.

I did the 2011 VCAA exam, (after scoring well on the 2009 chem) and realised that there were quite tricky questions(worded questions...its always those)..I have done quite a lot of questions, but doing that exam made me uneasy

Dont worry too much about VCAA 2011, the mc questions on that exam put me down. I scored well on VCAA 2008,2009 and 2010 and was confident until i sat VCAA 2011. I didn't do too bad, but it was lower the the other 3, because of the unexpected mc questions.
Just remember, examiners aren't out to get us, they just want to see what we know. The questions on the exam aren't stuff that we haven't learnt but instead are just questions worded differently to see if we can produce an answer on the spot. Examiners are humans, teachers who have a heart and want students to do well. Obviously not everyone can do well because of the ranking system, but just keep in mind that they are on our side, not against us. If you know you have done your best than that is all you can ask. Plus, what's the point of freaking out, it's just 27 pages of ink sitting on a table. It's harmless. Just go in there and beast it! Beat the crap out of that bad boy!!!

[thushan]

look at that paper and say "COME AT ME BRO"

[nisha]

LOL

That made me smile:)

I so should do that..... Kodak moment

[Shenz0r]

This has made me feel so much better, even though I'm still shaking a bit with half-excitement and half nervousness

[pi]

look at that paper and say "COME AT ME BRO"

And then get kicked out of the exam for talking

[WhoTookMyUsername]

ah it's good not having pressure on you for an exam (Y) as i don't expect (or need) anything amazing from chem so i can just give it my best shot

[thushan]

ah it's good not having pressure on you for an exam (Y) as i don't expect (or need) anything amazing from chem so i can just give it my best shot

Says he who writes 45+ on his sig for chem...

[charmanderp]

It's just 45 now, he's lowered his goals!

[WhoTookMyUsername]

Hnggggg

AIM HIGH AND FALL AMONGST THE CLOUDS