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HSC Journey- From Prelims to HSC
owidjaja:
Hey guys,
Today was my final day of classes. It feels a bit weird. A lot of people were crying and taking photos but I think I'm more in denial over the fact that my HSC is coming in a month. I'm too stressed to do proper studying, which is stressing me out because I need to actually study. I've done some past papers and practice essay plans but I haven't been timing myself. I feel like I'm not in exam mode when I time myself in my room, which is even worse because I start stressing if I don't know how to do a question and then start crying and then I don't want to study anymore.
Apart from that, I got an early offer from Macquarie Uni for the Global Leadership Program. I've accepted the offer but then I realised I needed a Tax File Number for my HECS. I'm so lost with the enrolment stuff so I'm just going with it- I feel like an adult -_- Since I'm aiming for UNSW, I may defer it but we'll see. I've also registered to go to the GLEP Orientation Session, which happens to occur after formal. I'm glad I get to sleep in after formal but I'm too lazy to leave my house since I need to catch a train at around 3pm.
This is gonna be a short update because I'm a bit tired, even though I barely did anything today.
Anyways, see you soon!
- Olivia
owidjaja:
Hey guys,
I've officially graduated today! Kinda. Still gotta do my HSC exams of course but I just had my graduation mass. To be honest, I had no clue what was happening. So I got 2 academic medals since I cam first in History Extension and Modern History, but then I got some certificates for being 3rd in SAC and some consistent effort awards in English, Physics, Maths and a perfect attendance award. But then I got called up again for the Reuben F Scarf Award- anyone have any idea what in the world this is?? I didn't know this existed, nor was I expecting this award so I'm not sure what this means or what to do with it. It says that if you fill out the claim form you can get a cheque but it says to give it before 30th June- am I still allowed to claim this? I'm so confused.
After graduation, I spent a good 2 hours taking photos with my friends and then suddenly get dragged into other photos with people I don't talk to as often. But then my friend's mum decided that we should go take a photo in front of the 2018 class balloons and dragged in my year coordinators, assistant principal and principal, which was kinda embarrassing- and she's not even my mum lmao. My mum and I kinda got dragged to eat dinner with two of my friends and their parents. My friend and I shared a steak. Even though it was 350 grams and we split it in half, we were both full lol. Apart from that, we were just talking about tomorrow because we might stop by at Lindt Cafe because the food at the place is gonna be bad -_- It's almost a tradition to be fed bad food whenever the school organises something.
Anyway, I'm gonna go and binge watch Youtube videos lmao.
See you soon!
- Olivia
fantasticbeasts3:
Yay congrats on graduating!! With that award thing, I reckon you should ask your school about it -- or if there's contact numbers on the claim form, maybe the people there? Claim it if you can lol extra money doesn't hurt
Hope you have a great week - don't study too hard, celebrate a little!
beatroot:
--- Quote from: owidjaja on September 24, 2018, 07:07:49 pm ---Hey guys,
I've officially graduated today! Kinda. Still gotta do my HSC exams of course but I just had my graduation mass. To be honest, I had no clue what was happening. So I got 2 academic medals since I cam first in History Extension and Modern History, but then I got some certificates for being 3rd in SAC and some consistent effort awards in English, Physics, Maths and a perfect attendance award. But then I got called up again for the Reuben F Scarf Award- anyone have any idea what in the world this is?? I didn't know this existed, nor was I expecting this award so I'm not sure what this means or what to do with it. It says that if you fill out the claim form you can get a cheque but it says to give it before 30th June- am I still allowed to claim this? I'm so confused.
After graduation, I spent a good 2 hours taking photos with my friends and then suddenly get dragged into other photos with people I don't talk to as often. But then my friend's mum decided that we should go take a photo in front of the 2018 class balloons and dragged in my year coordinators, assistant principal and principal, which was kinda embarrassing- and she's not even my mum lmao. My mum and I kinda got dragged to eat dinner with two of my friends and their parents. My friend and I shared a steak. Even though it was 350 grams and we split it in half, we were both full lol. Apart from that, we were just talking about tomorrow because we might stop by at Lindt Cafe because the food at the place is gonna be bad -_- It's almost a tradition to be fed bad food whenever the school organises something.
Anyway, I'm gonna go and binge watch Youtube videos lmao.
See you soon!
- Olivia
--- End quote ---
Hey Olivia!
We had the Reuben F Scarf Award at my school too and basically it's an award that they give to the student they think has improved greatly in terms of grades and have shown a consistent performance throughout the year. My friend got this same award last year. In that case- well done on getting this amazing award!!
Congratulations on graduating as well!! Be sure to relax and study smart. I know you will absolutely smash your HSC exams Olivia!!! Good luck ;D
owidjaja:
Hey guys,
I'm so exhausted. Formal was last night. It was pretty fun. I had my hair and makeup booked at 11am yesterday but I didn't anticipate having my hair and makeup done in 3 hours (and this was done at the same place). It was a bit difficult to eat lunch with liquid lipstick because I was paranoid that it would crumble. The MUA used a Stila Liquid Lipstick, which actually smelt nice (like the Nyx Butter Glosses) and I was hoping that it would be comfortable to wear but it felt dry so I had to use my nude lip gloss to make it a bit more comfortable. I looked up a couple of reviews for Stila Liquid Lipsticks and there were some who said it was very drying -_- I knew Stila had great products, especially with their eyeliners and liquid eyeshadows but their lipsticks weren't that good. This is my second bad experience with liquid lipsticks- the first time with Nyx Lip Lingerie.
Anyway, we drove to the city since my formal was in Darling Harbour. I can never get over how expensive parking is in the city. It was $25 between 5pm-11pm but Formal finished at 11pm so it was $50 -_- Anyway, I met my friends in front of Lindt Cafe and took a number of photos with my friends. It was funny how whenever a couple of parents would take photos of us, other parents would encourage other people to join in, even though we don't really interact with them.
The food was mediocre. For entree I had chicken schnitzel with salad and croutons- the chicken was alright but I was so put off with the knife and fork. Apart from steaks, I can never get used to eating with a knife and fork. I struggled trying to figure out a system on how to use those utensils, especially when trying to cut up the massive chunk of lettuce on my plate. For main we had sirloin steak, baked potatoes and vegetables. The main was alright as well but the steak was quite tough- probably well done, and I prefer my steaks medium. The baked potatoes was actually good- slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. As for dessert, well, it was too sweet. I'm not a sweet tooth and the lemon meringue was too sweet. I didn't finish it anyway because they gave out dessert when everyone was on the dance floor.
A lot of us were loitering on the balcony and taking photos. I wish I took more photos but I had a couple of people ask to take a photo with me, which was a bit awkward because I don't like being in photos (since I was wearing false lashes, I don't think you could even see my eyes lmao). I took my shoes off pretty early on in the evening, even though my heels aren't really heels- they're like 5cm in height, which isn't too bad in comparison to the boots/wedged sneakers that I've worn. I also lost my phone halfway throughout the night. My phone was in my pocket but I think I was dancing too much that it fell out of my pocket. My friend called my phone (which was on vibrate) but I managed to find it on the dance floor. I felt so out of shape after dancing for like 2 hours because my legs grew tired so I would sit down with my friend for a bit until I heard a song that I liked. I mean, when Earth, Wind, Fire's September came on and Shakira's Hips Don't Lie came on, I'm not missing out on those songs so I went to my friends on the dance floor and danced with them (more like jumping around and singing rather than dancing lol).
Anyway, my mum was pretty pissed that I didn't leave the venue early because we finished at 11pm and we didn't want to arrive at home at like 1am. Part of it was because I didn't want to miss out on anything at the end and part of it was because my right foot started cramping, probably because I was jumping around too much. My friend had to massage the cramp out and I had to wait until my foot was a bit better. So I was walking out bare foot and as I stepped onto the escalators I dropped my phone. Me being dumb, decided to run up the escalators and trip on the escalators. I managed to reach the top of the escalators and grab my phone. By the time I met my mum, my left foot started cramping and my mum pointed out that my foot was bleeding. I couldn't walk so we had to sit there for a while to stop my foot from cramping wipe off the blood (and I was bleeding intensely) and use my bandaid to stop the blood. I was half limping to the car park because I just wanted to go home.
So this morning when I checked my foot again, I think the source of the blood came from when I tripped on the escalators, the edge of those stairs dug into the skin in between my toes. My mum thought it was because of the "heels" but I had to keep reminding her that I tripped on the escalators since I wasn't bleeding when I was with my friends. Anyway, I've got some bruises on my knees and shin but the bruises are even worse near the balls of my feet. Usually, bruises are a light purple colour but mine are quite dark. My legs are also quite sore, which doesn't help because I went to the Macquarie Uni GLEP Orientation Session.
I mentioned in my previous post about being offered an early entry at Macquarie Uni through the Global Leadership Program. So I went to Macquarie Uni for that and I wasn't prepared to socialise. To be honest, I struggle talking to new people face to face- to people I'm familiar with, I'm cool with. It's not that I don't like talking to people, I get exhausted really easy. With social events where I'm required to talk (career expos, Open Days, volunteering), I mentally prepare myself to talk to new people- you know, get myself to talk with a bit more enthusiasm, try to be welcoming. Today was just not my day. They really encouraged us to talk to the people next to us but I was too tired to talk to anyone. My legs are very sore from last night, I arrived home at about 12.30am and I was just exhausted from talking to people in my year group that I usually don't talk to. So yeah, the presentation was quite useful but I wasn't feeling it today.
Speaking of which, I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I've already accepted my offer at Macquarie Uni (I just need my Tax File Number to enrol to my classes) but I also have an Early Admission Interview at UOW. To be honest, I'm not sure if I should still go to the interview. At the moment, I'm leaning more towards Macquarie Uni because I want to spend the holidays studying for the HSC and I don't think it's guaranteed that I would get an Early Admission. I also think that if I don't get the ATAR I need then I'd need to consider alternative pathways to UOW whereas with Macquarie Uni, I've already got my Student ID. At the same time, I've been applying to a lot of scholarships and early entry offers and I don't want to miss out on opportunity. Should I just cancel my interview?
Anyways, I'm very tired so I'm heading to bed.
See you soon!
- Olivia
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