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Title: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: Bri MT on October 31, 2018, 04:51:27 pm
After my VCE exams I crashed for some days, then the study guilt kicked back in again and I spent a day watching maths videos. Later, I attended a leadership camp for 18-25 y/o called RYLA and went camping a few more times (with friends and family (separately).
After these exams I'll be running a year 8 STEM camp, going camping, and  setting up a start up business with a friend

What are you hoping to do after exams?
Catch up on sleep? Indulge in gaming? Finish a project you've been working on? Go travelling?


Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: Mada438 on October 31, 2018, 04:56:34 pm
After my VCE exams I crashed for some days, then the study guilt kicked back in again and I spent a day watching maths videos. Later, I attended a leadership camp for 18-25 y/o called RYLA and went camping a few more times (with friends and family (separately).
After these exams I'll be running a year 8 STEM camp, going camping, and  setting up a start up business with a friend

What are you hoping to do after exams?
Catch up on sleep? Indulge in gaming? Finish a project you've been working on? Go travelling?
I'm hoping to really work on myself as a person
-go to the gym
-learn Italian
-get a full-time job
-catch up with old friends
-go camping and on road trips
-learn some new skills
-race motorcycles
-go travelling next year
-volunteer
-meet new people
-generally improve as a person in any way i can
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: owidjaja on October 31, 2018, 05:01:40 pm
Definitely travelling! I'll be going to New Zealand during Christmas and Indonesia in January so I can't wait to waste money lmao. I'll also be going out a lot (most likely to the city) because my dad's not even letting my mum ask me to help her take my cat to the vet -_- And I'll definitely be working towards my P's since I haven't driven since January (perhaps I'm foreshadowing a new accountability/motivation journal?). Apart from that, I can resume my volunteering with the NGO that I joined at the beginning of the year (they know that I have exams at the moment). I'll also be spending more time working out (I've gained so much weight from stress eating my mum called me out saying "Stop snacking you're getting fat" ;-;).
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: headsup on October 31, 2018, 05:12:26 pm
(I've gained so much weight from stress eating my mum called me out saying "Stop snacking you're getting fat" ;-;).
Thats funny...... i have also had high amounts of stress eating but in the process have managed to lose weight!! i am already fat ;)

Post exams - 9th
- 18th birthday + PARTY
- Get my green P's
- I have some school work placement to complete - 7 days
- Having overseas guests for a week
- Sort all my paper-work and notes
- First-aid Course
- Fork-lift license
- Contribute to ATARNotes!!

Thats the basic plan + start work in December....
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: fantasticbeasts3 on October 31, 2018, 05:16:31 pm
I don’t have finals this semester so I’ve already finished uni :-) Plans include:
- Getting a few hours on my Ls (got them August last year and haven’t started)
- Working for that $$
- Practicing my German
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: technodisney on October 31, 2018, 05:18:24 pm
I actually dunno what I am going to do. I have tried looking for a job but with no luck.

I am volunteering for Red Frogs during schoolies time and I have an interview for a course the week after exams finish and I have also volunteered to help out with my school presentation night the week after exams. But besides that I have no idea what the heck I am going to do with my life.

Oh and since everyone else is mentioning driving I have around 40 hours left and I should be able to go for my red Ps before December is finished.
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: kauac on October 31, 2018, 05:22:07 pm
Well I mean immediately the day after my last exam, getting ready for and going to my formal.  ;) But some more long-termish things:

- Travelling to Japan.
- Continuing to learn basic Japanese in lieu of this^.
- Hanging out with my friends more often.
- Working, potentially find a second part-time job.
- Trying out new recipes.
- Finishing the cushion covers for my room.
- Decorating the house for Christmas (if My Mum doesn't thwart my attempts in the mean time haha)
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: charlottemchenry on October 31, 2018, 05:28:53 pm
Quite a lot actually:

- Clean my wardrobe and room because my wardrobe has got to the point it barely closes
- Probably dye my hair because it's gone a weird dark blonde after not seeing the sun ahaha
- Going shopping for new clothes after chucking out all the ones that don't fit
- The Saturday after exams going on a trip with my close friends
- Having a family friends party for my 18th
- Turning 18
- Going to Adelaide for Lifesaving World Championships
- Having a dinner with my friends for my 18th
- Going down the south coast with my best friend that lives in Ireland
- Patrol at surf club and potentially help train new lifesavers
- Probably going overseas with my family, maybe Vanuatu
- Getting my green P's

And hopefully hang out with my friends more and begrudgingly work :( so that I can go out ahahaha
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: fun_jirachi on October 31, 2018, 05:29:53 pm
Exams are still going to be a big thing for about a year from now, so mostly going to be my plans for the summer:

- Preparing for the upcoming year
- Getting back with primary school friends
- Watching loads of Netflix
- Playing loads of games
- Walking around my neighbourhood aimlessly and staring at walls aimlessly
- Getting back into cycling
- Reading and drawing

I think I'll save driving for two summers after this one :)
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: racheljanee on October 31, 2018, 05:31:31 pm
I turn 18 during exams (the 3rd) so after mine are all done I'm planning on doing some hard-core partying, something I've been looking forward to for a LONG time.

After that, I've got Val, then I'm going for my licence (this would usually be scary, but compared to exams it's nothing), and then I jet set off to the Gold Coast for some more heavy drinking at schoolies.

In terms of some more long-term activities, I'm looking forward to going to lots of festivals with my friends next year, hopefully a holiday with my boyfriend (undetermined but must-be-cheap location), getting back into reading and heading off to Uni.

I honestly can't wait! 16 days left!
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: kauac on October 31, 2018, 05:33:39 pm
Quite a lot actually:

- Clean my wardrobe and room because my wardrobe has got to the point it barely closes
- Probably dye my hair because it's gone a weird dark blonde after not seeing the sun ahaha
- Going shopping for new clothes after chucking out all the ones that don't fit
- The Saturday after exams going on a trip with my close friends
- Having a family friends party for my 18th
- Turning 18
- Going to Adelaide for Lifesaving World Championships
- Having a dinner with my friends for my 18th
- Going down the south coast with my best friend that lives in Ireland
- Probably going overseas with my family, maybe Vanuatu
- Getting my green P's

And hopefully hang out with my friends more and begrudgingly work :( so that I can go out ahahaha

Oooh Vanuatu! Can definitely recommend.  :)

Also are you competing at the championships? If so, that is pretty astounding!
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: charlottemchenry on October 31, 2018, 05:41:52 pm
Oooh Vanuatu! Can definitely recommend.  :)

Also are you competing at the championships? If so, that is pretty astounding!

Yah hoping to get to go there, was meant to last time but a cyclone came :(

Yeah I am, it's open to anyone for many disciplines and you complete for your surf club (IRB for me) but should be fun :)
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: katie,rinos on October 31, 2018, 08:03:06 pm
My last (and only) exams next Tuesday!!  ;D

At the moment my plans are:
- Sleep in
- Get a job & also start volunteering
- Do the safer drivers course, and get more hours on my L's.
- Practise my clarinet, and learn more saxophone/piano.
- Do the LANTITE test at the end of November
- Meet up with friends (& hopefully an AN meet up!!)

Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: RuiAce on October 31, 2018, 10:56:32 pm
Everyone has all of these fancy plans and I'm just like
- TuteSmart
- UNSW MathSoc


But I'm also set to get my fulls this December/January (hopefully) so that'll be awesome.
Also hopefully spend time with a special someone
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: Aaron on October 31, 2018, 11:02:02 pm
Quote from: katie,rinos
- Do the LANTITE test at the end of November
Have fun with that. It's.... interesting to say the least. Are you doing both the Lit & Num on the same day or separately? I remember when I did mine, did them on the same day and had about a 90 min gap in between.
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: Jakeybaby on October 31, 2018, 11:12:21 pm
Take a break and do something relaxing everyone!
The best thing that you can do is take a break after all the hard work that you've all put in other the last 10 months!
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: katie,rinos on October 31, 2018, 11:22:53 pm
Have fun with that. It's.... interesting to say the least. Are you doing both the Lit & Num on the same day or separately? I remember when I did mine, did them on the same day and had about a 90 min gap in between.
Yep, blasonduo and I are doing them both on the same day. When we booked the morning ones were only available so we have to go in at 7:30. Tried a practise one tonight and it was really boring.
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: Aaron on October 31, 2018, 11:32:50 pm
Yep, blasonduo and I are doing them both on the same day. When we booked the morning ones were only available so we have to go in at 7:30. Tried a practise one tonight and it was really boring.

Whole thing is boring. Literacy one was painful - reminded me of NAPLAN. Reading big slabs of text on a screen is terrible.

They don't allow you to have your own calculator for Numeracy, the only permitted one for the calculator section is an on-screen one that works really badly. I'm sure it'll be an experience (not in a good way) for you both. GL
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: appleandbee on November 15, 2018, 09:45:09 pm
Since I'm finishing my final essays soon (have an extension) and I should get the all-clear from the doctors this coming Monday:

-Get Bumble (it's apparently better than Tinder)
-Get a twitter account (while I'm not a very public person it''s use for journalists-like I don't have Linkedin)
-Complete a few applications for various things (uni and Teach for Australia jobs, hospital volunteering, editorial internships, theatre stuff) as well as ask for opportunities with various people in public health and Neuroscience who I would love to gain experience from (may be a long-shot but it's worth a try)
-Watch Sabrina (watched half of the first ep)
-Try to get a day jobs of some kind (although I missed the boat for Christmas casual apps since I was sick but still busy with everything else)
-Break down a bunch of TV pilots
-Study for the GAMSAT
-Work on some of my public health projects that I've recently managed to discuss with hospitals about collaborating
-Volunteering in a community violence education project
-Learn data science and epidemiology
-Write plays, teleplays and long-form journalism (and submit them to places that I really like)
-Do a few spoken word open mics
-Have an Anthropology reading group every 1-2 weeks at uni over the summer holidays
-Theatre
-Get back into Spanish again and continue Arabic
-Practice Cello (haven't been doing so in ages)
-Maybe start transitioning back into uni debating by judging at a few tournaments
-Exercise (not sure in what form, but since the whether will be nice, long-distance walking is probably a good start, I used to do long-distance running ages ago but probably won't get back into it anytime soon)
Title: Re: What are your plans for after exams?
Post by: spectroscopy on November 16, 2018, 01:49:42 am
dont have exams anymore cos I got a full time job but over the summer shutdown period I am going to hibernate on a beach for 2 weeks and watch every show on netflix. enjoy holidays while you can guys :)