How to balance your life in VCE?

[zuko_rules!]

How do you think it should be done? is it feasible to socialise in your opinion, and to exercise for eg, an hour a day? is it practical/possible if somebody wants a 99+? what are your thoughts?

[jazza97]

In all seriousness, continue doing what you love and have been doing so far in your life.   I played competitive sport year round, never knocked back an 18th or going out with friends and spent way too much time on facebook.  As long as you listen in school (this means getting at least 8 hours sleep and not mucking around during school), use your spares well and maintain a balance in life, you will be happier and more willing and able to work hard and work smart so everything is absorbed.  I got over 99, and so did many others that i know that didn't give up their life.

[CaiTheHuman]

Good results are not a result of how long you study . It is based on how effective your study is.

[zuko_rules!]

thanks guys i really appreciate it! is it ok not to study during lunchtime though? at my school, there have been students who used to study throughout lunch every other day, and got 97.00-98.5 scores (not that these are bad in any way, but those kids were very bright, unlike me)

[b^3]

To be honest, I wish I hadn't have given up swimming before yr 11/12, it would have been soo much of a stress reliever to keep going with it. Just something to have a break from studying. I know a few people who used to still go for their daily jog/run during year 12 and still got 99+. It's just a matter of finding the right balance. All work and no play is going to make you crash and burn, all play and now work is going to put you in a position where you can't do well. Yes you will be more focussed on studying and such, but don't completely ignore everything else and don't cut everything else in your life off. Just keeping motivated throughout the year for studying and learning and whatever you use as your break will be the best way to go.

Hope that helps.

[JinXi]

thanks guys i really appreciate it! is it ok not to study during lunchtime though? at my school, there have been students who used to study throughout lunch every other day, and got 97.00-98.5 scores (not that these are bad in any way, but those kids were very bright, unlike me)

Back in year 12 me and some friends used to skip our lunch completely and head up to our sports hall to train for badminton. We also stay back after school at least three times per week for a couple of hours to train. On those particular days, when I got home, I would be so tired to I would hardly do any study before going to sleep.

However I do recommend that you eat something during lunch though. The hunger from skipping lunch probably costed me some SAC marks

[watto_22]

I suggest that you do exactly what you've been doing since Year 7-10.

Why, in Year 12, would you start going for runs or swimming or other sport if you've never done that before?
You surely wouldn't pick up a musical instrument in Year 12, similarly I don't think you should pick up your sporting involvements.

Definitely socialise. Have things to look forward to. Have events as fixtures in your diary, and use them to motivate you.
For instance, if you know that you've got a party on a Saturday night, make sure that you've done your daily quota of work during the rest of that Saturday.
Of course, work hard, but work around these events.

Don't let schoolwork consume you. It hopefully never has before, and there's no need for it to do so now.

[b^3]

Why, in Year 12, would you start going for runs or swimming or other sport if you've never done that before?
You surely wouldn't pick up a musical instrument in Year 12, similarly I don't think you should pick up your sporting involvements.

I wasn't suggesting that they pick up more sports, I was merely giving an example of what happened to me. I may have also read the initial post differently, in that they may have wanted to see if it was possible to continue with what they've been doing.