Jess who's here!!!

[Natasha.97]

Hey!

Facts about me:
-   Left-handed (pen/pencil smudgers unite!)
-   Can do the “Cadbury eyebrows”
-   Went from 13 units to 10 (Last unit was dropped the day before I had Trials!)
-   Used to have a lot of extracurricular activities: tennis, badminton, table-tennis, squash, swimming, basketball, ballet (not all at once!) in primary
-       Wake up at 6 most days of the week

Journey:
-   Definitely treated Year 11 much more seriously than required
-   Burnt out before half-yearlies
-   Pretty disappointed with my assessment results that I’ve received so far

Subjects in order of preference:
Biology/Chemistry, Maths, English, Economics

As you can probably tell from my signature, I would like to become a dietician

Not sure how frequently I will update this thread :3

Edit: Removed old username

[K888]

-   Left-handed (pen/pencil smudgers unite!)

Yessss lefties unite 🙌

-       Wake up at 6 most days of the week

This is just ridiculous.


What made you decide to drop down to 10 units, Jess?

[fantasticbeasts3]

how... do you.... wake up at 6... most mornings...

[Natasha.97]

Yessss lefties unite 🙌

This is just ridiculous.

What made you decide to drop down to 10 units, Jess?

Woo-hoo!

To be precise, 5:58 am Gotta fit in an early workout otherwise I fall asleep in class

13 → 11: Had 13 units in Year 11, and decided that the workload too much (Dropped Modern History: sorry Susie )

11 → 10: Always kept Maths Ext 1 because I wanted a unit to fall back on, but I realised that I was spending a disproportionate amount of time on it compared to my other subjects. For the amount of time I spent on it, I wasn't getting anything out of it (marks were pretty dismal) so decided to drop it (what also helped in deciding was that in Trials, I had Maths 3U in the afternoon, Biology and Economics the next day - hightailed out of there as fast as I could!)

how... do you.... wake up at 6... most mornings...

I try to sleep at around 9:30-10. By the time I'm actually asleep (and not pretending to sleep), it's usually 10:30

[Natasha.97]

24/08/17
Had a meeting with my mentor: She spent quite some time talking to me about not wallowing about poor performance in Trials which helped a lot Going to try and put those marks in the past and look ahead to the final exams in Oct ^.^

25/08/17

Had a 4-subject day today One period is 1hr and 5 mins long (technically 1 hour when accounting for moving in between classes o.0)
1. Biology: Started the 2nd last topic for "Search for Better Health"!
2. Chemistry: Did a practical and built molecular models
3. Economics: Went through some of the content for Topic 4, and did research on recent trends
4. Maths: Finished the content before Trials, so just doing past-papers in class. Going to try and complete 2 HSC papers each week leading up to the exam!

26/08/17
Spent the whole day at the Open Days for both UTS and USyd! It was basically a back-and-forth day between the two universities :B My predominant focus was USyd though, and hearing a talk on Nutrition and Dietetics cemented my aspiration to become a dietician I was also approached by 2 peeps from AN :') Also got a few freebies as recommended (water bottle, t-shirt, and pens)

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[Joseph41]

What were your thoughts on the vibes of both unis, Jess?

[Natasha.97]

What were your thoughts on the vibes of both unis, Jess?

I like the whole "Hogwarts" feel of USyd; the architecture is just BEAUTIFUL. I see the appeal of UTS though; the modern design of the buildings (esp. building 8!) is really nice to look at All the people I've met at both universities have been very friendly and helpful when I needed to locate a certain room/hall!

[Natasha.97]

30/08/17

Had 3 subjects today Discussions about giving presents occurred in Biology and Economics~

Biology: Started the last topic! So excited to finish the content the last 15 minutes drifted off into random chit-chat We also have a meme board which is pretty much filled up!
Chemistry: Did a practical to test for proteins and polypeptides, watched a video on ninhydrin test (we don't have that substance in school), and some notes
Economics: Finished content! A classmate also scared our teacher by hiding under her desk and jumping out at her

unrelated rant

The construction for the Light Rail occurs at the most awkward times (10:30pm to 3 am)
Technically, the rails in front of where I live are finished, but since High Street is pretty narrow, the road I live on is being used as a storage facility of sorts. There's been a lot of drilling/jackhammering/loud noises going on and I've been unable to sleep without waking up in the middle of the night for the past few weeks…

[Natasha.97]

1/09/17

Period 1: English
Wrote a few introductions to questions from Section 3 of Discovery

Period 2: Chemistry
Worked on notes for the lesson

Period 3: Biology
Finished content!

Period 4: Mathematics
Got through half of the 2013 paper


Out of 10 school days, I could leave early for 6 and come in late for 3 days :3

The biology meme board and my HSC timetable are attached for those who were interested in seeing them

[Natasha.97]

1/09/17

Period 1: Economics
- Got a revision booklet of sorts! (2009-2016 papers)
- Did an essay plan for one of the questions, which was really useful in terms of structuring responses

Period 2: Chemistry
- Got moved to an art room due to Prelim exams
- Worked on notes for the Option: 2 sections down, 3 to go!

Period 3: Mathematics
- Got moved to a science lab due to Prelim exams
- Finished half of the 2011 paper

Period 4: Free period
- Spent doing a Discovery Section 3 essay (which I completely forgot about over the weekend ). Anyone doing Frank Hurley as their prescribed text?

Period 5: English
- Wrote a few introductions to past HSC Module A Questions (Distinctively Visual: Poems by Douglas Stewart)
- Got cumulative ranks back (came 1st!!!!)  *celebratory dance*

[jamonwindeyer]

- Got cumulative ranks back (came 1st!!!!)  *celebratory dance*

What a legend!! Congrats Jess

[katie,rinos]

- Got cumulative ranks back (came 1st!!!!)  *celebratory dance*

Congratulations Jess! Well done-that is amazing!

[Natasha.97]

What a legend!! Congrats Jess

Congratulations Jess! Well done-that is amazing!

thanks guys~

[Natasha.97]

18th-20th September

Final week of school It's been filled with food, food, and food.

Muck-up day today! We used water guns on the younger years and placed potatoes all around the school We destroyed decorated our uniforms and had the revue, with a dance party to finish off

I properly finish tomorrow with the graduation assembly, chapel service, and valedictory dinner

[RuiAce]

18th-20th September

Final week of school It's been filled with food, food, and food.

Foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood