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Archived Discussion => Exam Discussion => Victoria => VCE Exam Discussion 2020 => Topic started by: Joseph41 on November 07, 2020, 10:28:40 am
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Which ones are you most/least looking forward to? What's on your mind?
In order, I probably felt most confident for my Units 3&4 exams in this order:
- HHD 3&4
- Psych 3&4
- Further Maths 3&4
- English Language 3&4
- Business Management 3&4
- VCD 3&4
And that was probably a decent reflection of how I think they went in hindsight, too - except I did better in BM than expected (did it in Year 11, so had no idea what to expect), and VCD didn't go as well as planned.
How about you? Where are you at?
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Hmm that's tricky. I'd say I'm most confident in this order:
Chem 3/4
Spesh 3/4
Englang 3/4
Health 3/4
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Hmm that's tricky. I'd say I'm most confident in this order:
Chem 3/4
Spesh 3/4
Englang 3/4
Health 3/4
Nice! Are there any in particular you're looking forward to getting through? Or looking forward to in general?
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My Order - most confident to least confident:
Chemistry 3/4
Physics 3/4
English 3/4
Specialist 3/4
Art 3/4 (in general...just worried for this one....prepared...but worried)
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My Order - most confident to least confident:
Chemistry
Physics
English
Specialist
Art (in general...just worried for this one....prepared...but worried)
What's on your mind re: Art?
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What's on your mind re: Art?
Well....it almost feels like I've had an expectation/almost a source of pressure to get at least 45+ over the last two years. My practise exams haven't been as good as I would've liked, only because dropping one mark in art is a big deal. Its a tight exam for time, and it really depends on the artworks I get! Sometimes I do okay, but if the artworks are a bit abstract, I tend to fall. I'm not a very history/sophisticated person, so I do struggle a bit.
Lol sorry for this mini rant ;D
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Most to least confident
- Chemistry
- Methods (I'm kind of expecting this to be a bottom 2 so I don't know if I'm "more confident" but definitely less stressed about it)
- French (Never thought I'd put this before english but I think that's because english is a lot more pressure!)
- English
- Specialist
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1. Bio
2. Methods
3. Chem
4.English
Alright, I know, I’m the biggest disappointment when it comes to chem and I still haven’t learnt the content fully, but I mean, somehow I feel more confident for it than English. Like the others have said, it’s probably because English matters so much, but it’s also my worst subject in terms of sac scores so I really need a decent exam score for a 40+. I feel like I can do well in English sometimes but other times my essays are just crap and make no sense and the expression is horrible. I guess at this point it’s just luck that I get good topics and do well on AA that I’m desperately hoping for, otherwise I practically have no chance. Methods I’m not even confident for but I’m more confident with it than I am with chem and English. Now that I think about it I feel like I can only say I’ll get a 40+ for bio with certainty - it’s the only one I’ve done over 10 practice exams for so far so yikes. Anyways, I am literally dying for exams to be over - I’ve got a whole list of stuff I want to do and it’ll be amazing to have a period of a few months where I don’t need to study any content!!!
All the best for everyone’s exams.
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Most to least confident:
1. Psychology (I'm most confident for this but my exam scores haven't been that great and they keep fluctuating like crazy. It's my first exam so I guess it's good that I'm doing this one first though so that it doesn't ruin my mood for the rest of my exams, unless I mess up the exam, that is)
2. Chemistry (I'm making so many silly mistakes in practice exams and it's not even funny. The worst part is that I know the content but I keep stuffing up questions. I'm praying this problem gets resolved before exams)
3. Specialist Maths (SO many silly mistakes as well and don't even get me started on exam 2 multiple choice...)
4. Literature ( I'm freaking out so much about this one. Hopefully I can pull myself together and do decently in the exam).
Good luck everyone. You can do this.
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Biology
Methods
Psychology
Specialist
English
Absolutely unfortunate how I have all my sciences in one week then all my maths in the second. But at least I finish in 13 days isn't that insane?? Methods is a hit or miss depending on if I understand the scenario or not... let's hope I get scenarios that I can understand what's happening. Content-wise I know biology best. In psychology, I don't even know what I don't know so there's that. Specialist is just HARD, as there are some questions I come across that I just don't know how to progress. Either way, not as prepared as I would have hoped to be but either way, looking forward to exams just so I can get them over and done with.
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1.Biology
2. Methods (maybe cause I just want a 25?)
3. Psychology (neglected one favour of English and bio)
4. Chemistry (I’ve been neglecting for my 3 exams in three days next week wooh)
5. English I’m absolutley depressed because I’ll either get a 40 or I won’t :( my teacher thinks I can’t but my tutor thinks I can and feel hopeless. I mean ugh
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Most confident to least:
1) Biology - I did this last year, and I still think I was the most prepared for exams when I did bio compared to this year.
2) Chemistry - I'm very confident in the content, but I keep making so many dumb mistakes which costs me alot of marks. So, since I know content, I know i'd be okay, it's just whether or not I can cancel down these really stupid mistakes.
3) Food Studies - I haven't done practice exams yet as I've been revising content, but i'm pretty confident with this subject. Not as much as chem, since food studies is a bit like english where it really depends on how you justify your responses, as there is never really a right or wrong answer. I think to that the multiple choice can be a bit annoying, in that you have to pick the most correct answer, kind of like the GAT.
4) English- I have done alot of prep for this subject, but i'll never feel confident walking into an exam. It depends on the topics I get, how fast I can think and write, and how i'm personally feeling on the day. . Also memorising quotes has not been fun, and I won't be surprised if I forget many on the day. However, i'm very much looking forward to getting it over with,
5) Methods - I literally know nothing and borderline don't care anymore. This subject scares me so much as I really have no idea what i'm doing, and some of the questions just go over my head. But i'm just holding on for the 25.
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Most confident to least:
1. Texts. Despite my exam being the last one, I feel - and have done since about my trial - I could walk into it now and be perfectly prepared. This is partly because of a surprisingly high trial mark (86%, which the teacher said would probably get me a 40+ in the real exam! which surprised me) and partly because it's about the Bible (Luke), which I've grown up knowing a lot about (we follow a plan that allows us to read it in a year, and have done ever since I was a kid). I rather wish the exam was first up, but I do know I can therefore improve my mark a bunch (hopefully) since it's my last exam with eight days between it and Methods e2. However, I don't expect Texts to be my highest subject - I hope not, anyway... (I have high hopes for English).
2. English. This is mainly because of finally thinking I've grasped what I need to do. However, it takes second place to Texts because I probably have to try out my slightly different exam strategy to get higher marks according to my teacher... on the day, and hope it works (lengthening my essays and getting better vocabulary). So I'm ready for English... or will be after tomorrow, when I plan to re-read both my comparative texts (not Pride and Prejudice, though! too long!).
3. Methods exam 2. This comes a long way after. I feel I'm improving here, even though my marks are a long way below what I want (especially combined with my abysmal exam 1 scores...!). All I need to do is learn probability. All of it. Inside out. And make my bound book. And do another five or ten practice exams. Okay, I'm not ready here.
4. Revolutions. There's so much content. I've absorbed a lot in the past couple of weeks and whatever, but I'm not prepared. And it's on Wednesday. Excuse me while I quietly run in circles screaming.
5. And last, and a long way last at that, comes Methods exam 1. I can't seem to improve with this, and I'm not happy with sub-50% - I want a raw 35 here! though that doesn't seem to be happening.
And if we're including last year's ones - HHD comes in at sixth, but I don't really know - I wasn't stressed for it because I didn't know I didn't know so much. So. I was clueless with VCE subjects back then. And didn't take advice, even of a smart 50-er like heids.
So, I'm ready for English and ready for History to be done but not for the exam itself, and... kinda same for the others (except Texts which is a great subject; but I'll be ready for it to be over just to end the stuff, end exams, end VCE). :)
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Most confident to least:
1. Chemistry - surprisingly, this was the subject I struggled the most with this year in terms of sacs and revision, but I think I've finally wrapped my head around it and am consistently getting 85+ scores so fingers cross for 40+
2. Physics - same as above, have been getting consistently high scores
3. Methods - I'm actually the best at this subject overall - I won an award for it and everything , and my scores are looking pretty nice. The one thing that scares me though is how unpredictable this subject is and my scores have definitely fluctuated a little, and on top of the fact that I'm counting on this subject to boost my atar (aiming for 45+), so very nerve wrecking
4. spesh - similar as above, maths is usually my strong area but the exams can be pretty unpredictable
5. English - oooof it's in two days yikes. I have done quite a lot of revision and is averaging around an 8 for all my essays but time management definitely is something I'll have to watch out for. It's also very , very unpredictable so fingers crossed for 41
6. Unimaths - haven't really done much for it since it's a few days after my last VCE exam, but actually I think I'll be ok with just a bit more work - aiming for a 4.5
Anyways, good luck guys!
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Hahaha im definitely not a regular uploader here but it did make me feel better reading everyone's projections because we are all fearful and nervous about these horrible exams - so I'll write out my expectations
1) English has to be top - I wrote a good amount of essays last week, smashed scores I was happy with, and just wanna be done with it so I don't have the pressure of my teacher looming over me. I think it will feel great not having to worry about performing at my optimal but it's my strongest subject rn for sure
2) Australian History - I struggled to memorise quotes and got a decent trial exam score so I'm excited to tackle this exam and get a strong 40+ score - I know I have to bedazzle (as my teacher put) the examiners bcos my cohort is failing badly but I'm not too worried
3) Further Maths would be second if I did more trial exams... I think this subject is a nice, breezy subject for me BUT those last matrices and financial questions still get me so we shall see
4) Chemistry - I wish I could incorporate chem revision into my studying but it's such a burden/chore - I'm just trying to get a mid 30 scaled score for this subject atp
5) Methods - we pray that I can clinch a 25 - sometimes I do questions and I think 'I wish I spent more time actually absorbing it' bcos the theory makes sense and then I don't practise the theory and then the theory doesn't make sense anymore HAHA
GOOD LUCK!!! - it's been such a crazy year and even making it so close to the end is highly commendable so congrats to you and may we all smash our exams :)
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1. Global Politics - I think I've been going pretty well and my sac marks have been pretty good throughout the year.
2. English - I think I've been decent at sacs but I'm just really worried that I'll not know what to write once in the exam.
3. Methods - I've been doing decently but I really need to get my stuff together for end of year especially finishing my bound reference and going through some key concepts again.
4. Chemistry - I've been doing not-so-great on my sacs this year but I feel like since then I've slightly improved in terms of understanding. I need to get into doing a few more and I might be ok.
5. Biology - I've neglected this the entire year and don't really plan to do much studying leading up to the exam :/
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honestly, I'm not feeling confident for any of my exams but if I had to rank them, it would go like this:
1. psychology - I feel like I know my content mostly but I struggle with answering concisely and writing exactly what the examiner wants.
2. English- I've done a decent amount of practise at school and I have pretty good unit 3/4 averages but I'm concerned about not being able to adapt to the topic in the exam or just recycling my practise essay for each part. I also don't think i know enough quotes
3. chemistry- I hopefully want a scaled 40 or a high 30 study score. I've done a decent number of practise exams and there's still time left so I feel alright about it.
3. Biology- I have retained absolutely nothing from this year and I'm full-on panicking. I've literally been relearning the entire year's worth of content by doing exam questions per topic and re-reading notes (5 chapters a day in time for the exam) so I have little to no hope.
4. Methods- I can't approach a practise exam without having a breakdown and my practise exam marks are ABYSMAL. I want that 25 but i REALLY doubt that'll happen.
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Order of preparedness:
1. English (most prepared)
2. Biology
3. Further
4. Physics
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10. Legal
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1. CHEMISTRY [by far] hoping around 47 or more
2. specialist maths [good]
3. math methods [ehh]
4. English [been grinding]
5. Economics [didn't really care probs cram before exam] (bottom 2)
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1. Psychology 100%! I've enjoyed it this year and am looking forward to getting it done.
2. Computing (SoftDev). honestly....... the exam isn't looking so great, but I'm confident I can make up some ground since it's in a while (27th).
3. EngLang. Actually quite nervous about this... especially since it's only 2 hours after psych and my hand is going to die. I'm hella nervous about the essay, but i'm hoping the SAQs and AC will be fine.
4. Chemistry. We literally don't speak about this- the more practice I do the worse I'm getting. It'd be a miracle to get 30
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10. Psychology and HHD