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The HSC Marathon: Stride by Stride
kauac:
Hi...
Holidays have been pretty neat so far!
1 week in, and I am actually surprised at how much I have achieved! Have written a few english essays, my mod b notes, revised my other english notes, have done maths past papers, a bio past paper, and worked on my food tech assignment, which btw, has been a real pain! Its due early next term, on food product development, but we had go through the whole design process, including multiple surveys, making three different pie recipes with sensory evaluations, before optimising the product and then having an in class practical the make it again! I'm glad this is the last food tech assignment (except the trial, of course), as I find the practical assessments slightly stressful! I mean, they are pretty fun, (but tedious).
I have been trying to pace myself in the holidays though... Have a good routine where I do all of my school work in the mornings and then relax in the afternoons, so it doesn't feel like each day is clogged up with studying. In my spare time, I also found a formal dress, which is pretty exciting. Though I must say, its kind of sad that the formal shop industry is dying from all of these online stores! I always prefer to try something on before I buy it, so I honestly don't understand how people can just buy their formal dress online haha.
Also got my mod b speech back at the end of last term, and I am really, really happy with my results. :) I kinda knew that I would do better in this assessment than my others because I'm pretty practiced in speeches/performing, so glad that my marks reflected my confidence towards it.
Finally, less than one week count down until I leave for Vanuatu. ;D We were given the itinerary at the end of last term, and it's actually pretty cool. We will be visiting some local schools and villages, a hospital, a Bible translator, as well as doing a bit of sight seeing too! I actually mostly packed already, so feeling pretty prepared and pumped to go! So keen to have like a whole week where I don't have to think about schoolwork at all!
Will be at the lectures tomorrow! Though, no one knows what I look like, so I will be there incognito. ;D
kauac:
Hi...
It's come to that time - my flight is in less than 24 hours!! Still feels pretty surreal to be going, so I think I will get a bit of a shock when I arrive haha - in the middle of the night!
I am actually really proud of myself for knuckling done this holidays to do some of the study tasks I have put off for ages. Really happy with how my creative is tracking... Especially with some lovely positive feedback from my friend who was a 4 unit English student last year! :) All my notes are up to date and even managed some past papers for each of my subjects. Now I won't have to feel a single inch of guilt for not studying for entire week, since I have already worked so hard. ;D
I went to the ATAR Notes lectures on Tuesday, and was a pretty sweet day! Didn't even get lost getting to UTS from central, which is astounding, considering my sense of direction ( I will definitely be getting 'Lost in Japan' in a few months hahaha). Loved the interactive marking that Emily did, and it was cool to hear the study methods from someone who topped the state. Naomi had some great insight onto the tricky parts of Bio, and had some nice revision for Malaria - which is lovely, considering I am going to a country that is full of it!! :o A bit disappointed I didn't have time to get to Jamon's Maths lecture, I'm sure it would have been bomb!
So that's it for me tonight. I won't be around the forums for a while - definitely will have no wifi while I'm there. For those of you who have school next week, and if your trials start next week, I am deeply sorry! I will send you all some chill island vibes from Vanuatu. ;D
kauac:
Hi...
Back from Vanuatu, launched straight back into the hectic course of term 3! I officially got back last Saturday, but haven't been on the forums really much since... Had a bit of reverse culture shock coming back to Australia, and I needed to get my act together for school!
Was such a wonderful experience for the short time we were there! I learned so much about the Ni-Van culture and everyone was so friendly and easy to talk to! One thing I loved about being there was that it was probably one of the only places in the world where you can visit as foreigners, but the locals treat you like family. :) It probably also helped that we lived like the locals - more than just your typical 'tourists' haha. It was pretty freeing travelling on the back of a truck everywhere we went - the locals would always smile and wave to us (yes, no seatbelts and basically no road rules in Vanuatu ahahaha!)
I've really been missing the sense of community, and the simple, yet fulfilling lifestyle they have. Makes me wonder a lot of my own concerns are really not important in the scheme of life...
Anyways, my trials are not until week six. :o So, I still have plenty of time to prepare, though I still have a few assessments for my compressed courses due before then... I am not too concerned about anything at this stage, (we'll see about that when I get closer to trials haha), as long as I keep consistently on my game in revising. I also have to be super careful on the forums ATM, cause I am pretty sure we will be using the CSSA papers, but after the official CSSA trial period, so I don't want to accidentally come across any info from the exams!!
Also, super pumped for university-related stuff! I've already submitted my UAC application. I actually put USYD's B Science/M Nutrition & Dietetics on my preference list, (even though the ATAR was previously 97) because the 2018 UAC guide showed they still let people in under the cut-off - around 92, from memory. And I will hopefully be accepted for the Future Leaders Scheme as well. So, I do have a chance, which is nice. :D
I have started my UOW early admission application, which opened on the same day as UAC, but I have been chasing some biology marks. It's pretty annoying, because I haven't received any results back from HSC biology, even though I did two assessments last term. So I basically have no idea how I am tracking in the subject at ALL, 4 weeks out from trials - eek! Anyways, hoping to get that application done soon, well-before the cut-off date. Also not sure whether I should apply for scholarships now, as I will likely be taking a gap year - or whether I should wait until just before I start at the end of the gap year? I'll have to look further into it.
So yeah, a mixture of hype from Vanuatu and uni stuff, and a bit of anticipation leading up to trials. Oh, and of course, some nostalgia as my last term of school goes by. ;D
PhoenixxFire:
--- Quote ---Also not sure whether I should apply for scholarships now, as I will likely be taking a gap year - or whether I should wait until just before I start at the end of the gap year? I'll have to look further into it.
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There are a lot of scholarships that can be deferred if you take a gap year, but also some that can’t so definitely take a look at the terms and conditions for the scholarships you want to apply for.
kauac:
--- Quote from: PhoenixxFire on August 04, 2018, 01:16:27 pm ---There are a lot of scholarships that can be deferred if you take a gap year, but also some that can’t so definitely take a look at the terms and conditions for the scholarships you want to apply for.
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Ah, ok! Thanks for clarifying. Will definitely have a thorough look back at the requirements when I have finished juggling my other applications. :)
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