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Getting a 99+ ATAR: Tips from a 99.80 Student

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Neilab:
This was really interesting! How much study did you do every night in terms 1 - 3 of the HSC? and did you ever dedicate a specific day where you did "no work" as a way of cleansing?

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jamonwindeyer:

--- Quote from: Neilab on February 12, 2017, 01:13:19 pm ---This was really interesting! How much study did you do every night in terms 1 - 3 of the HSC? and did you ever dedicate a specific day where you did "no work" as a way of cleansing?

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Glad you enjoyed the read! For just regular weeks I wouldn't do a heap of study - I'd do my homework, work on my assessments, study for any class tests coming up, and work on study notes, with little bits of extra study here and there. My homework was my study - I had great teachers and their homework was really all I needed to get extra practice and revise, at least until we got close to an exam block ;D

All up, all of that probably came together to about 20, maybe even 25 at a stretch, hours a week of extra work at home, on average ;D it was like 2-3 hours a night then extra on weekends, so that sounds about right :)

I always gave myself Saturday night off to hang out with my girlfriend. That was my cleanser (and if I needed a day off elsewhere I took it). I did a lot of extra stuff; part time work and similar; that kept the variety and kept me refreshed ;D

Diala:
Hey there, you absolute legend!
My gosh your tips are one of a kind😁 I'm curious as to when you're doing past papers, particularly with essays, how do you mark them? I know there's sample responses but I was advised that they're actually pretty terrible - worth about a band 4. I know I can send them through here only if I get the point thingys (sorry I forgot what it's called😂) is there also another way? I definitely want to submit some of my sample responses here seeing how it has boosted so many people's marks, but I also want to try different methods.
I'm not sure if this is relevant but I'm currently doing Advanced English, Legal Studies, Modern History, Ancient History and Biology and they are quite content-heavy so I know I need to start getting my shit together :)) Any tips?

Thank you!

jamonwindeyer:

--- Quote from: Diala on February 18, 2017, 01:32:37 pm ---Hey there, you absolute legend!
My gosh your tips are one of a kind😁 I'm curious as to when you're doing past papers, particularly with essays, how do you mark them? I know there's sample responses but I was advised that they're actually pretty terrible - worth about a band 4. I know I can send them through here only if I get the point thingys (sorry I forgot what it's called😂) is there also another way? I definitely want to submit some of my sample responses here seeing how it has boosted so many people's marks, but I also want to try different methods.
I'm not sure if this is relevant but I'm currently doing Advanced English, Legal Studies, Modern History, Ancient History and Biology and they are quite content-heavy so I know I need to start getting my shit together :)) Any tips?

Thank you!

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Hey! Thanks for your kind words ;D

No doubt that essays are a little tougher to mark. It's hard to know whether you've fulfilled criteria correctly, semi-correctly, or otherwise. I did self mark my essays, and I used the criteria that a HSC marker would use. Obviously I would never know for sure, but often if you are honest with yourself, you can give a solid estimate based on the requirements for certain mark ranges. This does come from getting feedback from more knowledgeable people in conjunction - Us, teachers, tutors, etc etc :) once you've gotten feedback for a subject a few times, you start to know what a 20/20 essay looks/feels like, what an 18/20 feels like, and so on. This comes from lots of practice - It might not be something you can do right now, but down the track it definitely will be ;D

Definitely would be keen to read some of your responses as you get more posts and start to qualify for feedback! ;D

Damn, sounds like some really content heavy subjects. Make sure you are writing your notes as you go so you don't have a big scramble to get them done in the lead up to an exam block (or alternatively, just use notes from some other source, writing your own does help a lot of people but not necessarily everyone) ;D if you do write notes, keep them succinct - 150 pages of notes for 5 subjects is rough reading - Think shortcuts like posters and palm cards! Beyond that, do lots of practice - I know it is probably all you hear but practice is really that important :)

Mary_a:
Hey Jamon,

This was so helpful and I will definitely use this advice!!
As someone who suffers from severe anxiety, I have been granted permission to sit exams with special provisions. Do you happen to have any tips on approaching exams in the least stressful way whilst still completing really effective studying?

Thank you so much,

Mary

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