Better to aim low and exceed your expectations or aim high and come close?

[Furbob]

I applied the "Conservatism principle" to my VCE-mindset (for those who do Accounting )

[paulsterio]

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you will land amongst the stars

[Furbob]

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you will land amongst the stars

or collide with a meteorite?

[nacho]

^^^ LOL
yes omg accounting is such a great subject to apply to real life

[appianway]

Don't really aim for specific study scores and jazz like that. If you need a certain ATAR, aim for that, and don't change it (because if you meet it, you're in anyway). Aim for certain scores on exams and SACs - I think that's the better way to do it, because then you can focus on which mistakes need to be eliminated.

[kyzoo]

Aim really really high and stick to it despite the disappointment that comes along with it. Self doubt is the price of high aspirations.

In the end it doesn't matter if you reach the score you had, your score is going to be a lot better than it would have been without the high aim anyway.

[Greatness]

Aim high or even higher than what you need/want that way even if you don't get it you should come close! If you aim low, you may become complacent and overconfident which would result in a lower score :/

[yearningforsimplicity]

Just aim high and study accordingly throughout the year. If you're anything like me, after exams finish and the results release date is nearing in, you're gonna be like "omg I'll just be happy with x score right now even if I don't get y score" (mainly due to anxiety) - at that point it doesn't really matter if you think in this way because you've already given vce all you've got and studied your hardest throughout the year so hopefully it'll reflect in your results-  HOWEVER, don't underestimate your abilities BEFORE vce is well and truly over, otherwise it'll affect your study and your motivation to get the highest score you can. ALSO, do not give in all your effort to one subject at the cost of the others - try your best to balance out study equally

[xZero]

Aim high before exam and lower it once its over, this way you'll put in maximum effort without feeling too disappointed