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HSC Journey- From Prelims to HSC
dcesaona:
Omg that sounds so hectic but glad you had fun! My formal is on the day of my last exam ughhh!! That means I finish the exam at 2 and then have 2 hours to do hair and makeup to get to the photo venue with my friends! I think I might miss it, but it's okay I guess.
I've got an early entry interview to UOW too! Tbh I'm going to go just so I have a backup if I need it. It will give me peace of mind knowing that it's there if I do get it, even though it's certainly not my first choice. I just want to keep my options open. I also think if you did go you'd get interview experience out of it I guess? Not a bad opportunity. The interview only takes about 30 minutes so you'd still have time that day to study for the HSC if that's what you're worried about.
owidjaja:
--- Quote from: dcesaona on September 27, 2018, 05:30:31 pm ---I've got an early entry interview to UOW too! Tbh I'm going to go just so I have a backup if I need it. It will give me peace of mind knowing that it's there if I do get it, even though it's certainly not my first choice. I just want to keep my options open. I also think if you did go you'd get interview experience out of it I guess? Not a bad opportunity. The interview only takes about 30 minutes so you'd still have time that day to study for the HSC if that's what you're worried about.
--- End quote ---
It's more like, I already accepted my offer at Macquarie Uni so why would I need to go all the way to UOW. It's really inconvenient for me to drive for about 1 hour down there and do an interview where I'm not guaranteed a place at UOW. And as for interview experience, this would be my second interview with a university (my first one being UTS). Idk, I'll see if I'm gonna cancel it or not.
owidjaja:
Hey guys,
I had to go back to school today lmao. We haven't finished going through the content for Modern so we had to finish it. We finished earlier than expected so I spoke to the career adviser about my early entry offers. I was in a bit of a dilemma whether I should cancel my interview with UOW. My career adviser agreed with my rationale: considering how I'm already enrolled to Macquarie Uni, there wasn't any point driving down to Wollongong for 1 hour and do a 15 minute interview. I need to send them an email saying that I would like to decline my interview.
Speaking of which, I'm officially a student at Macquarie Uni! I had to call them to help me enrol without my Tax File Number since I still haven't got it. I just need to remember to let them know to change the settings and add my Tax File Number. However, I need to keep in mind the steps on deferring. Since Macquarie Uni is 4th on my UAC preferences, I'm still keeping my options open (UNSW is my first preference). But Macquarie Uni is a good backup. And because of this, I decided not to apply for the WSU Global Leaders Program. They insisted on me providing a certified copy of my Year 11 report, even though I offered scanning the original copy of my report (which kinda confuses me because isn't the original version better?).
On another note, I got notified of my outcome for my UTS Women in Engineering scholarship. I was unsuccessful for getting the scholarship. Not sure how I feel. Didn't think I would get it to be honest- this is me looking back, and I kinda realise that the interviewer got kinda bored overtime (she started off enthusiastic and then got bored- maybe that was an indication of something?). Not sure. Anyway, I could always apply for UNSW or USyd Women in Engineering scholarships.
Anyway, I should go back to studying (even though my Society & Culture teacher suggested to me today to take a break and get back into studying on Monday. She's such a mum to me).
See you soon!
- Olivia
owidjaja:
Hey guys,
It's been a while since I've updated here. So two exams are down, 6 more to go. At this point, I just want my exams to be done and over. I keep reminding myself that after exams, I get 3 months of holiday and I get to waste my money to skincare and makeup. A lot of teachers say that 'time will go really quickly' but this exam period is going really slowly. I want to get math done and over. I'm hoping at least a Band 5 in math (yes I've lowered my standards)- hopefully a Band 5 in a subject can still help me get at least a 93 ATAR for engineering.
At this point, my room and desk is a mess. I have loose leaf papers scattered all over my desk and books scattered near my bookshelf. I really wanna clean it up but a lot of them are loose leaf sheets for math. I can't wait for math to be over so I can throw away all of my past papers- seriously though, these math papers take up so much room. Even though I want math done and over, I'm also scared that I'm gonna make silly mistakes. I made a lot of silly mistakes in Trials so I'm hoping that I don't make the same mistake this week. Math and physics are also the only subjects where I break down, cry and get panic attacks so there's another con. I feel like once my math exam is over, I'm just gonna run to the office, pick up my phone and leave because I know a lot of people will be like "Hey what did you get for question ___" or "How did you work out question ___"- that will make me even more anxious just listening to people talk about the exam. And then I'm gonna have to prepare for History Extension afterwards -_- It's not like I don't like History Extension- I just never feel prepared for History Extension. I know Susie said that I shouldn't ever feel fully prepared for History Extension but it makes me really anxious.
And then I'm dreading next Monday because of Modern and SAC on the same day. I don't feel prepared for Modern or SAC. Mostly the Conflict in Europe section in Modern, and I need to memorise statistics for SAC (also haven't done a lot of past papers for SAC). But after next Monday, I would have 2 more exams left, which is what's keeping me from going insane now. When SOR's done, I'm just gonna curl up in a ball and sob from the built up stress- I already broke down and cried after Paper 1 because I didn't understand the poem and was stressed over the creative and essay.
Anyway, I'm gonna go back and study.
See you soon!
- Olivia
owidjaja:
Hey guys,
So this is it- today was my last exam and I have a lot of mixed feelings about it. I'm glad that my exams are done and over but I also feel like NESA wanted to throw all of under the bus this year. Supposedly they're doing this to justify why they're changing the syllabus? I don't know, that's a rumour going around my school at the moment. I still feel a bit salty over everything and I feel like I could've done more. But at this rate, I'll probably forget about school and wait for my ATAR.
At the moment, I'm planning to fix up my body clock because it's been screwed over by stress and exams. But I'll also be working out a lot more. My waist is really sore from sitting down for way too long and I've been stress-eating from pre-Trials to now and I feel really out of shape -_- But I'll also be going out a lot and travelling for the next few months, so there's something to look forward to.
It feels strange to think that this marks the end of my HSC journey.
Anyways, see you soon!
- Olivia
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