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Re: bw304's vce journey!
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2022, 05:42:35 pm »
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term one, week 5/6
hi guys!
i completely forgot to do an update last week so i'll try my best to remember what's been happening  ;D
this week i had my bio sac (last one for the term!), and i feel kind of good about it??  i think i knew what i was doing but there is still a ~looming~ sense of doubt.
i also got back my chemistry mark today and i'm mostly happy (32/35). i'm a bit annoyed about the little mistakes i made but overall did better than hoped/expected so i guess that's all that matters really!
i'm still waiting on my english mark so i hopefully i find that out soon...
for the rest of the term, i think i'm gonna dedicate small blocks of study for 2ish subjects each night, so i can start getting ahead for next term while also revising previous content.
other than that, not much has really happened, so i guess i'll end it here.
hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week!
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Re: bw304's vce journey!
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2022, 06:03:18 pm »
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term one, week 5/6
hi guys!
i completely forgot to do an update last week so i'll try my best to remember what's been happening  ;D
this week i had my bio sac (last one for the term!), and i feel kind of good about it??  i think i knew what i was doing but there is still a ~looming~ sense of doubt.
i also got back my chemistry mark today and i'm mostly happy (32/35). i'm a bit annoyed about the little mistakes i made but overall did better than hoped/expected so i guess that's all that matters really!
i'm still waiting on my english mark so i hopefully i find that out soon...
for the rest of the term, i think i'm gonna dedicate small blocks of study for 2ish subjects each night, so i can start getting ahead for next term while also revising previous content.
other than that, not much has really happened, so i guess i'll end it here.
hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week!

Congrats on chem!! That's great!

I have my first chem sac tomorrow  >:( >:( >:(

Good luck with your english too  :D
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Re: bw304's vce journey!
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2022, 06:38:22 pm »
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term one, week 5/6
hi guys!
i completely forgot to do an update last week so i'll try my best to remember what's been happening  ;D
this week i had my bio sac (last one for the term!), and i feel kind of good about it??  i think i knew what i was doing but there is still a ~looming~ sense of doubt.
i also got back my chemistry mark today and i'm mostly happy (32/35). i'm a bit annoyed about the little mistakes i made but overall did better than hoped/expected so i guess that's all that matters really!
i'm still waiting on my english mark so i hopefully i find that out soon...
for the rest of the term, i think i'm gonna dedicate small blocks of study for 2ish subjects each night, so i can start getting ahead for next term while also revising previous content.
other than that, not much has really happened, so i guess i'll end it here.
hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week!
That chemistry grade is amazing!!
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« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2022, 05:09:07 pm »
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term one, week 7
hello all! happy friday  8)
i can't believe it's the end of week 7 already?? i just blinked and now it's suddenly mid-march...
things weren't very busy again this week. i've just been chugging along i guess! i'm gonna do a recap for each of my subjects because i haven't done so in a while!

english
i got my english mark back (28/30) and i'm very happy with it! i tend to feel a bit demotivated in english, compared to other subjects at least, so this first sac mark is definitely encouraging me too keep pushing through.
methods
i got 94 on my methods test which was nice too. i have the application sac next term and i feel like i ~could~ start some proper revision but there aren't many resources available on my school page. i don't want do all the practise sacs too early and then not have anything to work with for next term!
spesh
not much has happened tbh... we're starting differentiation soon which means i'll be doing calculus in both methods and spesh. i mean... who doesn't love doing calculus every day for months?   ;)
chem
i made a rookie error and forgot to check the outline before getting ahead on the next topic. so i did about 5 chapters of content that isn't being covered until next term. whoops. luckily i realised in time to do some work on the correct chapters...
bio
nothing much has happened in bio either... we've been doing photosynthesis for a little which is fun

anyways, that's my kinda boring recount
hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
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Re: bw304's vce journey!
« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2022, 08:02:28 pm »
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i can't believe it's the end of week 7 already?? i just blinked and now it's suddenly mid-march...

Yes WHAT is with that??? They say Y12 is a marathon but what is this???

english
i got my english mark back (28/30) and i'm very happy with it! i tend to feel a bit demotivated in english, compared to other subjects at least, so this first sac mark is definitely encouraging me too keep pushing through.

Wohooooooo!! Nice one! I also tend to feel demotivated in english lol, even though it's pretty much the most important subject because it has to be top 4...

spesh
not much has happened tbh... we're starting differentiation soon which means i'll be doing calculus in both methods and spesh. i mean... who doesn't love doing calculus every day for months?   ;)
chem
i made a rookie error and forgot to check the outline before getting ahead on the next topic. so i did about 5 chapters of content that isn't being covered until next term. whoops. luckily i realised in time to do some work on the correct chapters...

Omg we just started calculus in spesh and I actually love it (mostly because we haven't got to the hard stuff yet  ;D) but yeah I think it'll be good to have done it in both spesh and methods.

As for chem at least you've done some extra, right..? Totally one step ahead.

Have a good weekend!

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Re: bw304's vce journey!
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2022, 05:19:49 pm »
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term 1, week 8
hello everyone! hope you've had a good week.
i have a love-hate relationship with literally everything at the moment. my mood has been allll over the place...
i wake up in the morning; it's dark and the weather is getting colder. love it because it feels cosy, but hate it because i have to get out of bed. i'm excited to go to class, but then the bell rings and i'm walking around like a slug because i realise i can't be bothered doing anything  :P.
methods is especially irritating me at the moment. it's like this unwanted presence on my timetable that just sits there like a parasite. the content is fine, mainly because it's literally a repeat from last year. it's the questions that are the actual bane of my existence. why are they SO repetitive??? i think i'm gonna try and get an entire topic ahead before the holidays, just so i can lowkey forget about it for a while (oops).
idk, this was a bit of a rant. i realised the other day that this term has been one of the longest periods that we've been at school in person since covid started. i'm very grateful for that to be the case, however it does explain why everyone is beyond tired at the moment. i'm just counting down the days until classes end!

anyways, i hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
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« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2022, 10:32:24 pm »
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term 1, week 9
this week was once again very chill. i'm so so tired at the moment and just want this next week of classes done so i can make up for this term's lost sleep. i got my bio mark back today (37/40) and overall i'm very happy! i think the questions i lost marks on will actually be good indicators for which areas need improvement as i move into my next sacs. sometimes when i lose marks for silly things i feel like i don't really learn from my mistakes. instead i just get frustrated lolll.
that's all i really have to say i guess. i'm struggling to keep my eyes open as i write this, so sorry if it makes no sense.
enjoy the rest of your week everyone!  :-*
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« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2022, 01:16:05 pm »
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term one, holidays
hi all! i hope everybody is enjoying their break thus far :)
i can't believe i've already been on holidays for a week... i feel like I've been busy but also done nothing at the same time - anyone else?

if i'm being honest, I've found these holidays to be a tad stressful. my entire routine has gone out of wack, and not feeling the pressure of my school timetable just makes me 10x lazier. I've been letting myself sleep in, because this term really tired me out and i need to relax. but at the same time, waking up at 9/10 rather than 6/7 just makes me feel even more sleepy. then it takes me so much longer to actually get out of bed and start the day...

as a result I've been getting very little work done, which i think is understandable because if i went full work grind these holidays i'd be burnt out before term 2 even started. i'm honestly pretty content with just doing little tasks each day, but a small voice in the back of head refuses to switch off with the rest of my body. whenever i have a day that feels unproductive i find myself thinking that i won't get my work done in time, i'm gonna mess up my next sacs and fail vce, blah blah blah. which is very dumb.

so what I've been doing to combat my stress is to question these types of thoughts. what makes me think i won't get my work done? i can't remember a specific time where I've had important tasks overdue... and how is one unproductive day going to affect my overall score? taking days off is going to benefit me in the long run...

i think for the rest of the holidays i might take a slightly different approach towards my homework. i'm planning on blocking out certain days when i have nothing on and using that time to focus on just one subject to get it out of the way. I've just finished off my maths work, so i'm thinking i might get bio done tomorrow, chemistry done early next week, and English done late next week (yes i'm procrastinating english as per usual.)

generally i tend to break down my tasks more and complete smaller activities for at least three subjects each night, but this seems to work better during school time rather than on holidays...

anyways, that's all i have for today... i hope everyone enjoys the remainder of their holidays and has a happy easter if celebrating it!
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« Reply #23 on: May 23, 2022, 08:54:18 pm »
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term 2, weeks 1-5
soo it's been a while since I've posted an update... oops. i think I've just been really focussed on staying organised and ahead this term that i haven't really had time to sit down and reflect so far.
i was expecting this term to be overwhelmingly busy, since i have triple the amount of sacs compared to t1, but it honestly hasn't been that bad. by the end of this week i will be halfway with this term's sacs, which is kinda crazy because i feel like i've barely been back at school yet. ugh this year is going so fast.
a recap on my sacs so far:
- eng text response: i barely finished... i didn't even get to read over my work. the questions were just meh and my motivation levels for eng were literally in the ground. i'm hoping for a 25+/30 or so help me god. we've started analysing now which i definitely prefer so i'm feeling alright about it now.
- bio sac: it was a bit harder than the last one but still relatively straightforward. there were a few strange questions but i think that's typical of bio. i'm hoping for like a 35/40. just excited to do the research investigation now because its so much more chill.
- chem sac: it was pretty tricky ngl, but i think everyone found it hard. it was about 30 marks in 50 minutes, so i was honestly expecting it to be short... i was wrong. the questions that should be worth 2-3 marks were all one markers and it ended being 6 or 7 pages long  :-[ i'd love to get around 90% (i cant remember the amount of marks) but im probably looking more around low 80s? idk
i've got methods this week. 2x2 hour blocks 2 days in a row. i think i might combust.
anyways that's all from me, i hope everyone's term is going good so far!
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« Reply #24 on: July 16, 2022, 10:30:34 pm »
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 term 3, week 1
okay... i've become very slack with keeping this journal up to date... oops. i feel like i go through phases where all i wanna do is write down every minor moment of my life, and other times i just can't be bothered. some non-school related things I've done recently include making a new music playlist (very monumental thing for me as i have very specific taste), developed an iced matcha latte addiction, purchased more notebooks that will remain blank for a very long period of time, cleaned out my desk and drawers, and bought A LOT of craft items like cross stitching kits and gem art lmao.

my goals for this term are:
- to give myself an hour of screen free/leisure time each night before i go to bed (kind of have been doing this but got slack)
- go to bed at a decent time (again slack)
- begin some kind of exam prep
- study for sacs 2/3 weeks out

now onto my specific subjects:

english
so i got 27/30 on my text response which i am extremely relieved about. i still haven't gotten a rubric back yet or anything so idk what to work on lol. I've done both my analysing arguments and oral sac but haven't got either back... i feel good (?) about both i think. we've started comparative now and i'm already crippling. it's my least favourite area but a lot of people are in the same boat ig
bio
bio just treats me right idk. like I've never had a rage over the subject so it's a blessing. i got 39/40 on my last sac which was kinda of a shock but definitely pretty motivating for me. i'm enjoying the responding to pathogens unit too... it's a bit to take in but since i actually like the content it makes it a lot easier to process
chem
chem is love-hate as per usual. I've got 31/35 and 37/40 on my last sacs which was okay with but i just don't know how to improve in chem atm. i feel like i haven't been progressing lately. idk? i don't mind the organic chemistry stuff; i think i'm getting the hang of it now. it just irritates me sometimes lmao
methods
methods is good atm. we're doing integration which I've just finished in spesh so it's a good recap and makes it easy to get ahead. I've also had a look through the probability/statistics unit and i don't mind some of it thank god. i got 99% on my u3 sac which again was a shock but very glad about
spec
spec is nice as usual. i'm feeling a bit nervous because we're beginning kinematics/mechanics which was definitely my weak area last year and caused more than one mental breakdown. so i will brace myself. i got 91% on my u3 sac which i was genuinely so happy with lol. my marks last year for spec were very inconsistent and not what i was aiming for so to hit a 90 was extremely rewarding!

this term is definitely going to be a big one but i can't believe how quickly the year has gone! it's quite nerve-racking to think this is our last full term after more than a decade of school. while it's definitely scary, i'm also very excited to start uni next year.

speaking of unis... I've decided i don't wanna do direct entry med. i was signed up for the ucat and everything but I've since withdrawn and glad i did so. i could already tell the pressure of direct entry wasn't going to be beneficial for me at this point in time due to a number of reasons and also felt that a broader degree of biomed or even science might be better for me. i just want to be entirely sure that med is what i wanna do. i feel so much better after making the decision - all i need is an 85 and i'll be able to get into at least one of the degrees i'm aiming for

anyways... i hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and has had a smooth start to term 3. best of luck to everyone!
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Re: bw304's vce journey!
« Reply #25 on: July 17, 2022, 09:57:12 pm »
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term 3, week 1

speaking of unis... I've decided i don't wanna do direct entry med. i was signed up for the ucat and everything but I've since withdrawn and glad i did so. i could already tell the pressure of direct entry wasn't going to be beneficial for me at this point in time due to a number of reasons and also felt that a broader degree of biomed or even science might be better for me. i just want to be entirely sure that med is what i wanna do. i feel so much better after making the decision - all i need is an 85 and i'll be able to get into at least one of the degrees i'm aiming for


I resonate with this so much!! Congrats on some amazing SAC scores, if you need some advice on the post-grad med route or other pathways in healthcare, feel free to send me a pm I'd be happy to share my experience/journey (as well insights from my peers) about this!

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