Yo everyone
After reading everyone's VCE Journal and being stuck in quarantine, I decided that it would probs be a good idea to start my own VCE Journal since I've got a lot of time even though it's pretty late.
I'm currently in Year 12 and doing 5 subjects. I did 3/4 Geography last year as my early entry subject and got a 41 which I was quite surprised about since my Sac results weren't amazing.
Current Subjects:
English
Methods
Chemistry
Biology
Psychology
Here are some of my goals for this year:
I'm aiming for a 98.5 atar although deep down, I hope for a low - mid 99 atar. I hope to get into Medicine at Monash which is my dream course although I'm also considering Bachelor of Science, Biomed, Physio or Optometry.
English:
I've done 2 Sacs for far but I haven't got my results back due to Covid and schools being closed. Regardless, I'm alright at English and enjoy it to an extent however I find it's harder to study for English than my other subjects just because its more open-ended and creative. Aiming for a 43+ study score for English just cause it's in Top 4.
Methods
I hate Methods with a passion and I'm only doing this subject for prereqs for some of the courses I'm interested in. I pre much failed 1/2 Methods so not expecting much for this subject. Aiming for a 30 although would be really happy with a 35. Don't really care though since this is gonna be in my bottom 2.
Chemistry
I found 1/2 Chem quite difficult but 3/4 Chem has been slightly better. Despite this, I was pretty lazy for term 1 and stuffed up my first Chem Sac. Was a pretty depressing experience but I've decided that I still want to try and do well in this subject. Aiming for roughly a 42+ study score.
Biology
This is probs my 2nd favorite subject. Despite certain parts of Biology being rather boring like Photosynthesis and not caring much for it in Term 1, I'm determined for this subject to reach my Top 4. Once I understand the concepts, it is actually alright. Haven't had any Sacs for bio yet so I've still got a pretty clean slate to work with. Aiming for a 45+ study score.
Psychology
This is my favorite subject and I'm really enjoying it so far. Did Year 10 Psych and really enjoyed and kinda regretted not choosing 1/2 Psych tho it's not that relevant to 3/4. I'm finding Psych to be pre relevant to school and life in general which other subjects I do don't exactly do except maybe Bio. I have done a Sac for Psych and got a pretty decent result although I was slightly disappointed that I couldn't have gotten higher because I made a few dumb mistakes. Regardless, aiming for a 45+ study score.
I will try and post weekly. How's everyone dealing with VCE during this Corona pandemic?
Welcome to ATARNotes ThunderDragon!
That's a nice VCE choice overall. I'm doing similar subjects to you, except I did psych last year, and I cooked it, ooft, but it's alright cuz I have my other subjects to boost my ATAR. I'm currently doing four of the Asian 5, apart from physics, and I'm striving to get 98+ for my ATAR (I'd be thrilled if I get 99+ tho), just for my satisfaction. I'm not going for med cuz I'm TERRIBLY bad at dealing with gore, so I can't perform any dissections unfortunately. I'm still deciding with my uni preferences, and I'm still sitting on the fence between
BSc. at UoM (pharmacology / bioengineering - leaning more towards bioengineering cuz it's more diverse) OR
double BSc. (major: pharmacology) and BE (major: materials or mechatronics engineering) at Monash (had to underline them just to avoid confusion). I want to become a bioengineer, a researcher in drugs and mental health, and perhaps a writer.
Tbh, I kinda do regret my VCE choices cuz they're not v well rounded, so I would instead do literature (I'm a fan of classic books, especially cuz the language captures me a lot, and I enjoy writing. I actually wanna do BA too, but I'm already planning to do double degrees, might do it in the future tho), chem (one of my fav subjects), methods, spesh (another fav subject), glopo (I like politics and I care about justice, but don't ask me anything about it cuz I haven't been bothered with keeping up with it for ages, oops lmao), and probs psych (p interesting - it has changed my perception of the society a lot tbh, but not much of a memory person, more of a logic person).
Not sure what else to say, but good luck with VCE and your future endeavours!
From mi-xao-14 (you already know who I am from the beginning lmao, but dun expose me pls, kamsahamnida) ^^