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[Ask Me Anything] #3: jamonwindeyer
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: a.t on August 25, 2016, 06:26:31 pm ---How was your day today? :)
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Busy! Woke up at 5:30am to get on the road by 6:00 (2 hours to Uni in the Sydney traffic), at Uni from 9:00am-9:00 pm, only got home 20 minutes ago ;) but very productive thanks! ;)
--- Quote from: pi on August 25, 2016, 09:25:01 pm ---As someone who can't look at Ohm's law without getting palpitations, I commend you on choosing electrical engineering! Why that over the other streams?
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And it only goes downhill from there ;)
To be honest, I was leaning more towards Civil initially. But I went to a Civil Engineering lecture at UTS Open Day and was bored senseless (nothing against anyone, not my thing). I walked out of the room and Electrical Engineering was in the lecture theatre next door. Rest is history ;)
I'd considered Electrical before then of course, but I never really know what it was about! That lecture showed me just how broad it was, just how much you could do with it, which was really attractive to me. I'm really into my Math, which helps immensely with some of the disgusting things I'm asked to do for some of these subjects. Plus, I've always been into my technology. Once I'd made the decision to go to Electrical, it just seemed very natural. Should have been my aim from the get go ;D
--- Quote from: HighTide on August 25, 2016, 09:50:22 pm ---Perhaps it is an electrifying experience? ;)
SpoilerI'll show myself out
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You win this thread ;D
AngelWings:
Here's a few more questions for you, Jamon.
1. What's your best study tip, particularly for younger students?
2. What's your favourite motivational quote?
3. Would you rather live in the ocean or live in the sky, if both were habitable and just as equally accessible?
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: AngelWings on August 26, 2016, 06:46:10 pm ---Here's a few more questions for you, Jamon.
1. What's your best study tip, particularly for younger students?
2. What's your favourite motivational quote?
3. Would you rather live in the ocean or live in the sky, if both were habitable and just as equally accessible?
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1. Practice, Practice, Practice. It's boring, but it works ;) also, record video lessons after big sections of content (or whatever), then watch them back for revision! Who better to teach you, then yourself? ;)
2. Succesful people don't try to succeed. They work hard and then succeed on purpose.
Or alternatively, for a chuckle, this gem supposedly from Einstein:
Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe.
3. I would definitely much prefer to live in the sky. The oceans got some pretty messed up stuff ;)
Joseph41:
Jamon, do you have any advice for students struggling to stay motivated toward the back end of their VCE/HSC?
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: Joseph41 on August 30, 2016, 03:13:08 pm ---Jamon, do you have any advice for students struggling to stay motivated toward the back end of their VCE/HSC?
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I'd say to keep some specific goals in mind. ATAR goals, degree goals. Even just mini personal goals, either immediate (EG - I'm going to do a past paper this morning) or long term (I want to do every Math past paper from this decade before the exam). The point being, give yourself specific targets and goals to meet and achieve. If you lacking motivation, you can't just fly "on a whim," you need to have achievable tasks and reasons that you want to achieve them.
Having a long term goal is best to keep yourself feeling optimistic. Many people would have degree goals by now, do some research into those degrees! Go to Open Days! Immerse yourself, and remind yourself why you are still doing the HSC in the first place. Everyone has a reason, find yours ;D
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