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--- Quote from: kauac on April 12, 2018, 03:51:01 pm ---My creative writing was my downfall in English - but it was the one that I have spent the most time preparing for RIP!

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Relatable haha!! Except it was for Module B ;w; the 2017 question for Eliot was horrendous because they chose "Journey of the Magi" (ew)

Enjoy the holidays! (damn all you high schoolers; still have 6 weeks until some break ;~;)

kauac:
Hi...

So it's been a while... Holidays were pretty intense (in a good way) as I was away a lot...I went to a conference in Katoomba for one weekend, and then my duke of ed hike was in the second week of the holidays... The hike was really fun! We went to a place called Newnes, which is an old coal mining town. In addition to the strenuous hours of walking duke of ed requires, we visited a glow worm tunnel, historic ruins, and a cool abandoned property (which we didn't realise was private property until we left it, oops!  ;D)

I did manage to get a bit of study done - I structured my notes for bio and food tech - a real time saver. Did a bit of English, finished my AOS notes, a little maths. Nothing too consuming... Kinda didn't get around to my creative though, but I have a few ideas brewing.

This week has been pretty hectic! I got my bio prelim exam back, and super happy with that. We started the HSC component for bio and food tech, and I am really enjoying bio atm! On Wednesday, our food tech class went to Sydney tower buffet for a tour and a meal - as we are learning about the Australian Food Industry. It was super fun, and the food was pretty cool! I even got to try an oyster (and it was actually pretty ok  :)). Today I had my assessment day for ADF. It has been a long day - I got up at 5am to catch train, didn't get home til 5.30pm rip! I think it went well - the interviewer recommended me for the next stage, just have to send a few medical reports back before anything can progress.

So I actually haven't had that much time this week to do school work, but I am planning on catching up this weekend hopefully. Not too much stuff to do atm, just have a food tech assignment and an english listening task in a few weeks... Have been in a pretty good rhythm with balancing school work lately, so I don't want upset it back procrastinating too much haha. And of course, I want to use my less busy periods to brush up on my weaknesses (enter: the creative).

 ;D Keen for an early night, my brain and eyes are fading as I write this. Doei!

kauac:
Hi...

Feel like I haven't been on AN in ages!

I have been tracking pretty well lately, nothing major has happened recently...

English has been a bit funny lately, because it seems that the less I try, the better I do (classic sign of an over-thinker  ;)). I would like to eventually see some improvement in my English marks, as they have been consistent since my first HSC assessment (just got marks back for my 3rd), but I need to remind myself that they are actually pretty good marks, and consistency can be a good thing. I have made some progress on my creative and am pumped to continue yet, however I haven't had as much time to spend on it as I would have liked...

Food tech is going alright (pretty straight-forwards, as usual). We made oreos yesterday to compare domestic vs industrial manufacture, and they are so moreish!  Really loving the content for Bio lately, and I have developed an amazing ability to crank out bio research assessments. Maths is going well, almost finished all of the content. Have a test in a week and a bit, feeling pretty confident about it (but just hope I don't make too many silly mistakes - seems to be about 99% of where I lose my marks in a test).

In other news, I decided to withdraw my application for the ADF gap year. Because I wasn't able to get my first preference due to a medical condition, I came to the conclusion that I didn't want to take the other jobs away from those who would be really passionate for them (whilst they would have been a great opportunity). Keen for early applications for my preferred uni courses, but why does august seem like an eternity away??

And something really exciting: Have confirmed that my graduation trip will be to JAPAN for 2 weeks!! So excited for this, and I have been binge-watching Japan travel blogs!! Also, my school formal date was confirmed today, and it is the day after my last exam - food tech. I literally don't finish the exam until 5pm, and then have my formal in less than 24 hours! YAY! - but eek, cause its going to be very hectic!!

So yeah, a random bunch of my thoughts lately - hope what I have written actually makes sense!
Only 6 months till freedom!  :)

kauac:
Hi...

School hasn't been too intense lately, which is good! I have finished most of my assessments for this term, except for an English speech and a bio prac. I am hoping to use the next few weeks to focus on revising content and other specific areas i.e. creative writing for English.

I thought I was making progress again with creative writing, as I had come up with a whole new story, but then, my teacher didn't think it would work. So, it's back to the start again. Funny thing is, it's not that I am that bad at creative writing. In fact, I would consider myself a very creative person (it's probably hard to believe by my subject choice, but I'm a hardcore perfectionist, so any major works would have been problematic). I think the issue for me is coming up with a good plot, and science fiction is not helping the process (even though it's my fav genre to read). So my teacher has just asked me to change genres  :'(. I'm just hoping that the next one I write will be a) not cheesy, b) 'knock-your-socks-off' worthy, and c) the one I will be able to use for the rest of the year.

Enough about creative writing, really happy about my  recent maths test. It was just a topic test for trig and exponential/logarithmic functions, but I wasn't expecting the mark I got, so it was a lovely surprise! Brings my average up to where I would like it to be heading into trials (and hopefully I can maintain this). But best of all, my maths average is finally > my english average, reflecting how confident I feel in each subject.

Bio is going well, I have found the latter half of the genetics topic really interesting! For my research assignment, I turned Watson, Crick, Franklin and Wilkins into the Fantastic Four, for some random reason. I have this weird knack for making analogies for bio, but it actually really helps me to remember things. I think I should definitely do this more often, since bio can be a bit of a content dump at times!

Food tech is, well food tech. I enjoy it, and getting to cook something each week is a nice break from the rest of my subjects. I don't spend too much time on it, as the content is pretty self-explanatory. Though, I probably do need to start doing more practice questions - and write my study notes for Food Manufacture.

Keen for monday, as our class is running 'Cultural Day' at school, where we are selling lunch orders from different cuisines, and also dressing up in traditional costumes - I'm wearing a kimono. Our class will be going on a cultural trip in the july holidays to Vanuatu, so the day will be raising money for some of the local schools we will be visiting. The trip is 5 days long, with about a day on either side including travel, but's its in the last week, right before school starts. Although it takes up a big chunk of the holidays, I'm not too worried that I won't be able to study as much. I still have the other two weeks for my four subjects, and my trials should be spaced apart. Maths and english will be first, as they are not compressed, then the other two. Anyways, it hasn't really sunk in that I am going yet, but I know it will be an awesome time! And it will be a good (but intense) week to rejuvenate before the chaos of term 3 & beyond.

kauac:
Hi...

School has been pretty basic, and I just went to an UOW info session, so I have given myself the rest of the night off.  :)

At the session, I was fortunate enough to be able to have a good chat with a fourth-year student doing the exact degree I am aiming for (B Nutrition & Dietetics), so it was great to hear some insight into this particular degree, instead of generic info from a careers rep. Definitely will apply for early entry, as I don't want to take any risks - and I mean, who doesn't love early relief?  ;D On a side note, I went to USYD for the first time last week for an ETA English day, so it was good to scope the place out. Though one thing that annoyed me was that the benches in the lecture rooms (chemistry and 1 other building I can't remember the name of) were really far away from the seats and I had to really stretch to be able to write! Not sure if I could survive 5 years worth of those lecture rooms  :o (as an alternative course).

Keen for the ATAR notes lectures in the holidays! Definitely going for english and bio, not sure about maths yet (gotta check the dates). Trying to convince some others in my class to go, but they are not very interested, oops.

A random fact I found out last week: HSC results release day will be my last day in Japan, and ATAR results release will be when I am literally on the plane on the way back. Not sure if I will look at these straight away,  I would rather have a chilled end to my holiday :) - and of course, I want a day in between finding out each, so I can fiddle with ATAR calculators to my heart's content.  :)

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