ATAR Notes: Forum
National Education => General National Education Discussion => Topic started by: tiluu on December 23, 2011, 11:27:10 pm
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I'm quite fond of the art of procrastination.. are any of you? How did you overcome it?
Tips on how to keep going, and push through the stress/giving up?
Thank you.
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Never overcame it, still an ongoing demon.
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I'm quite fond of the art of procrastination.. are any of you? How did you overcome it?
Tips on how to keep going, and push through the stress/giving up?
Thank you.
1. Didn't have Facebook to distract me, I only recently made it.
2. Up untill just before mid year exams I didn't have AN to distract me (although its a good form of procrastination, you may learn something relevant while not wasting time).
3. One of the bigger factors that motivated me was that since my family isn't financially "well off", I tried to push myself so that I could have a chance at a scholarship, otherwise it would have been difficult to afford uni books next year. In the end I ended up getting and "excellence and equity" scholarship to Monash Uni so it all worked out. Everytime that I was getting to the point where I was ready to get up and leave, I thought of aiming for this.
4. Having a Goal/Aim for what you want to achieve. If you have this goal, you work harder to achieve it. Those who do not have a goal seem to slack off until exams near closer. e.g. mine was ATAR: 95+ and 40+ SS in everything but English
5. You only get to do this once, don't take the time for granted.
6. All in all you need to keep it balanced, otherwise you will burn out, you still need to have a bit of fun every now and then (to keep you sane :P)
7. Don't study with the computer on, put your phone on silent and away from you, find a quiet place to work with no distractions.
8. On stress, if things don't/didn't go to plan it's not the end of the world. There is always tomorrow.
Good Luck and don't forget to have fun, the year flies by quickly.
EDIT: Might have gone slightly off-topic.
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I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
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The shame that will befall me if I do not
get at least 95+. You know how
asian parents work...
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I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
For some reason, I found that hilarious, even though I should be offended.
And correction, bitches love intelligent and somewhat socially awkward men. (Oh shit, not this again)
Anyways, OP: just think of how shitty you'd feel if you got a result you were disappointed with. Some people I know actually had their aims written around places, like their diaries or a noticeboard. It seemed to have worked for them.
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^Disagree (sorry kaz).
IMO, women who display, let's say,
'extremely crude' tendencies don't dig intelligent,
socially awkward men, for fairly obvious reasons.
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LOL Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure what Nirbaan referred to as 'bitches' is the female sex, rather than promiscuous women.
Unless your calling me a slut and telling me what I look for in a guy :S
OP: This is what I should have done- taken a picture of myself looking sad and put it in random places to remind myself of how I'd look at the end of the year, being disappointed with what i got. Meh, I do weird shit like that.
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I'm quite fond of the art of procrastination.. are any of you? How did you overcome it?
Tips on how to keep going, and push through the stress/giving up?
Thank you.
Procrastination <3
To overcome it you really have to have a reason to do so. For this reason you should set clear and attainable goals to improve motivation.
It's also probably a good idea to take away all the things which will offer a 'way out' e.g. getting someone to change your facebook password, having your parents take away your gaming console etc.
bitches love intelligent and somewhat socially awkward men. (Oh shit, not this again)
WHAT. Why the f--- was I not informed earlier.
Nah, I'm not that socially awkward but if you ring me on the phone (doesn't matter if you're guy/girl/other?) prepare for the conversation to go silent within in 20 seconds. Yeah, I really don't like talking on the phone.
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@kazdawg
totes just stalked your tumblr and found this:
http://lolsofunny.com/post/14506080984/lets-not-beat-around-the-bush-here-or-shall
hahaha^ so good
EDIT:
SORRY FOR GOING OFF TOPIC
For motivation, my desire to be dux played a bit of a role
A bit of friendly competition can also help
For example:
Four of us in the specialist maths class made a bet (slap bet) with four of the further mathematics students that our scaled scores would beat their scaled scores
And we fucking romped them
But yeah i guess stuff like that can push you a little further
But my main source of motivation was my desire to beat this other kid and make him my bitch
xoxo
Nirbaan
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LOL you really did stalk me! Shit how far down did you have to go to find that!!!
Ahahah to stay motivated: DO NOT MAKE A TUMBLR HALF WAY THROUGH THE YEAR!
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I just clicked 'previous page' and that was the first thing that popped up
It took like 20 seconds, cool it bro x
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I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
this is possibly the greatest post I have seen on VN.
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I just clicked 'previous page' and that was the first thing that popped up
It took like 20 seconds, cool it bro x
Oh LOL fair enough. Nah, I have it on queue, so things I reblogged from a week ago are posted today sorta thing, so I have no idea when everything comes up. I couldnt remember when I put it, so I assumed it would have been from ages ago. Do you by any chance watch Gossip Girl?
I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
this is possibly the greatest post I have seen on VN.
I'm pretty sure I've seen you say that before LOL
Also to stay motivated, dont stay up until 4 in the morning, when all this crap comes out of your head. Like my attempts at staying on topic.
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I just clicked 'previous page' and that was the first thing that popped up
It took like 20 seconds, cool it bro x
Oh LOL fair enough. Nah, I have it on queue, so things I reblogged from a week ago are posted today sorta thing, so I have no idea when everything comes up. I couldnt remember when I put it, so I assumed it would have been from ages ago. Do you by any chance watch Gossip Girl?
lol no, the closest thing I've seen to that is Veronica Mars
but recently I've been thinking that I might try to watch Gossip Girl despite my heterosexuality
edit:
ohh I get why you're asking my if I watch Gossip Girl, it's cause of the 'xoxo nirbaan' thing
yeah no, I'm more of a Dexter/House/Breaking Bad/Scrubs/HIMYM/New Girl/South Park/Desperate Housewives/Futurama/Old School Simpsons type of guy
sorry to disappoint </3
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I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
For some reason, I found that hilarious, even though I should be offended.
And correction, bitches love intelligent and somewhat socially awkward men. (Oh shit, not this again)
*looks at kennybhoy*
anyway - have a good read through the VTAC guide and/or uni websites and have a rough idea of what you may like to do and set that as the 'ATAR I need to (at least) achieve'. Now use that as your goal for the whole year and when shit gets tough just remember 'your goal' and never let it get out of sight~ *farts out inspirational glitter*
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Its simple. Either ....
a) Procrastinate your procrastination.
or
b) Think of all those bitc**es who were horrible to you in school and resolve to kick the flying shit out of them in VCE.
Seemed to work for me :)
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Sometimes you need a bit of time to yourself, when i found myself procrastinating i would just take a break from study/hw and watch tv, go for a run, check fb etc. After which you will feel refreshed and you can hit the books again.
But you dont need to be cnostantly studying - well i dont think so anyway. So dont feel guilty if youre not studying.
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Sometimes you need a bit of time to yourself, when i found myself procrastinating i would just take a break from study/hw and watch tv, go for a run, check fb etc. After which you will feel refreshed and you can hit the books again.
But you dont need to be cnostantly studying - well i dont think so anyway. So dont feel guilty if youre not studying.
+1 This is the right kind of thinking. Plus you work better and feel better if you gave yourself the break and you feel as if it was ok, you don't feel guilty about it and so you are able to work freely and more efficiently than if you are feeling guilty about "wasting time" (the break is not a waste of time, it is shall we say ....compulsory).
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Motivation: the holidays I'm in now
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b) Think of all those bitc**es who were horrible to you in school and resolve to kick the flying shit out of them in VCE.
This.
Though I probably wouldn't word it that way...
But yeah, mostly agree with Romperait. I never got it under control, I just learnt to accept that I would forever be staying up til 4am doing last minute homework...
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Motivation to do med, then motivation to redeem a UMAT score that did not look so good for Med at Monash :)
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My motivation to learn German is that if I don't go on memrise every few days, my crops die!
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My motivation to learn German is that if I don't go on memrise every few days, my crops die!
I don't know how that would help, but whatever floats your boat :P
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Sometimes you need a bit of time to yourself, when i found myself procrastinating i would just take a break from study/hw and watch tv, go for a run, check fb etc. After which you will feel refreshed and you can hit the books again.
But you dont need to be cnostantly studying - well i dont think so anyway. So dont feel guilty if youre not studying.
If I tried to check FB as a short break I always ended up on it for multiple hours reading up on what I missed out on whilst studying. Yeah, I pretty much had no self control...
My motivation to learn German is that if I don't go on memrise every few days, my crops die!
(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/128320993454987500dudewaitw.jpg)
I never got it under control, I just learnt to accept that I would forever be staying up til 4am doing last minute homework...
^ This
It was inevitable...
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Friendly competition, personal aspirations and the simple fact that 13years comes down to four digits; might as well make it good (:
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The fact that we only gete one shot at it, its only a year of study anyway and you don't have to lock yourself up all year :-)
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For me it's mostly the desire to get into my course and maybe get a scholarship :).
Friendly competition, personal aspirations and the simple fact that 13years comes down to four digits; might as well make it good (:
I disagree. 4 digits get you into Uni, it's not what school comes down to... if you honestly think 13 years of education is all for a uni entrance then you've probably wasted your time at school.
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For me it's mostly the desire to get into my course and maybe get a scholarship :).
Friendly competition, personal aspirations and the simple fact that 13years comes down to four digits; might as well make it good (:
I disagree. 4 digits get you into Uni, it's not what school comes down to... if you honestly think 13 years of education is all for a uni entrance then you've probably wasted your time at school.
this.
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For me it's mostly the desire to get into my course and maybe get a scholarship :).
Friendly competition, personal aspirations and the simple fact that 13years comes down to four digits; might as well make it good (:
I disagree. 4 digits get you into Uni, it's not what school comes down to... if you honestly think 13 years of education is all for a uni entrance then you've probably wasted your time at school.
this.
?? this isn't a thread about the purpose of school but how to keep motivated. In the end school results in 4 digits - on the way there are many other things to learn but the product is what is called the ATAR; it "sums up your education".
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Sometimes you need a bit of time to yourself, when i found myself procrastinating i would just take a break from study/hw and watch tv, go for a run, check fb etc. After which you will feel refreshed and you can hit the books again.
But you dont need to be cnostantly studying - well i dont think so anyway. So dont feel guilty if youre not studying.
If I tried to check FB as a short break I always ended up on it for multiple hours reading up on what I missed out on whilst studying. Yeah, I pretty much had no self control...
Lol i had fb/msn/an running most nights on my computer which just sat on my desk. Yeah it can be a distraction, but if you get your hw and study done then you dont have to worry ;)
Tis a skill you have to master.
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I was on facebook/AN for like 6 hours a day everyday without fail during VCE and still did aight. Learn to multitask well and life in general becomes better :P
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A girl.
No joke.
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The desire to beat my sister and be the dux of my school kept me going throughout the entire swotvac period. (Literally slept for 2 hours per day cramming it up during swotvac)
Best feeling in the world when I found out that beat my sister AND at the same time, get the dux by a margin of 0.05 (yes my sis got the same ATAR as the 2nd highest score in my school) Freaking trolled them so bad lolol.
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I knew and know exactly what I want to do. That was seemingly enough.
Freaking trolled them so bad lolol.
I'm confused as to how you studying incredibly hard and being incredulously motivated = trolling your sister and whoever else you "trolled so bad"? Or maybe I'm missing something.
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Trolled is used for anything nowadays unfortunately.
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my dream course
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I completed VCE 2 years ago and I believe motivation actually came from results.
If I got a Result I wasn't happy with , it was just further motivation to study harder.
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I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
why do you think i love maths? :P
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I did it for the pussy
bitches love mathematicians
why do you think i love maths? :P
Are you a bitch?
Jokes brah, chill.
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beating some asian kid at my school. not even kidding
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To smite those with 6-7 subjects.
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Motivational videos like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9dpTTpjymE
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I started studying a week before exams, and the night before SAC's. I found nothing to motivate me :(