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The HSC Marathon: Stride by Stride
kauac:
--- Quote from: fantasticbeasts3 on November 15, 2018, 01:57:28 pm ---Congrats on the uni offer!!! That's so exciting :-) Hope the rest of your break is amazing!!
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Thanks! It definitely has been amazing so far. :)
kauac:
Hi...
Just popped in to say a little goodbye (for two weeks) before heading off to Japan tonight. :)
A few things have passed since my last entry...I got my other early admission offer yesterday (B Nutrition Science UOW), so still working out how to deal with that. My birthday was on Sunday, so I had a cute mocktail and garden party on Saturday. Still don't feel 18 yet haha. Applied for a part-time job at my own school - that's was a bit of a weird experience!. It was a support staff position for food tech, so basically the ideal job for me.
Haven't decided whether I will look at my results while I am in Japan, or wait til I get home (results are released on my last day, atar comes out the day I get back). Might lurk AN if my data sim card works. Nevertheless, I am keen to get lost several times in incidentally the biggest and busiest city in the world!
- Katie
jazcstuart:
Crongrats on both your offers!!! They sound fairly similar, what is the difference between them? Do you know which one you are leaning towards?
Also happy birthday, and hope you have an awesome time in Japan!
kauac:
--- Quote from: jazcstuart on November 30, 2018, 03:33:09 pm ---Crongrats on both your offers!!! They sound fairly similar, what is the difference between them? Do you know which one you are leaning towards?
Also happy birthday, and hope you have an awesome time in Japan!
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Thanks! :). The Nutrition & Dietetics is my preferred course (as it provides accreditation for becoming a dietitian in the one degree - rather than having to do an undergrad and post-grad).
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Wow, what a crazy few weeks have gone by!
For starters, Japan! (I won't write too much about this for the sake of boring any readers to death, but some highlights:)
- Disneyland
- Catching up with my friend who I haven't seen for over 2 years!
- Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine and the Golden Pavilion Temple - both really pretty spots to explore.
- Free hotsprings footbaths in Oita!
Just got back today, from an overnight flight. Very interesting: our flight was delayed for 3hrs, and we had to change planes after boarding the first one because the engines had problems. :o Flight didn't leave until 1.30am, but I am surprisingly not that tired (yet!!!)
And, of course, results & ATAR release. A little anecdote:
SpoilerThough technically I could have looked at my results from 4am (due to time differences), I didn't look at my results until lunch time, when my sister convinced me. My hands were shaking as I logged into my email, and I checked the bands first. I was relieved to see 2 band 5's and 2 band 6's, as I had been dreading my Maths mark would fall under my band 5 goal. I knew instantly that bio and food tech were the 6's seeing as they had been my best subjects all year. But I was surprised that food tech was 94, and bio was 90, as I thought it may have been the other way around - due to scaling.
English I was really happy about, as an 88 was a lot higher than I was anticipating. Maths, 82 was a solid mark. A little higher than the band 5 minimum, so that was a nice finale. :)
And I can finally confirm that according to these results, one would say that I am better at Maths than English, even though I prefer the former over the latter.
ATAR today! I didn't get out of the airport until about 1.30pm, so I ended up checking it in the car. But, before I even had a chance to do so, out of the blue, I got a call from USYD with an invitation to Dalyell Scholars. So was NOT expecting that hahaha, and also a little bit confusing, because I thought that this program was for like 98+ ATAR people, and no way would I have gotten that ATAR.
I finally checked UAC to find that I had received an ATAR of 95.75! (I worked out that the Dalyell invitation was due to my future leaders scheme nomination, as the ATAR needed for that was 95. This solved the mystery!) So I guess I will probably go to the USYD info day tomorrow for the Dalyell session. Too bad there aren't any bullet trains in Sydney - that would make the 1.5hr commute a lot faster. ;D
So, since all this USYD craziness, I still prefer the UOW course at this stage. But having the option to study at USYD, as a Sydney-sider, would be more convenient. So who knows what will be my final pick.
kauac:
Hi...
It's been a while, and I guess this shall be my last post in this HSC journey journal.
Officially got the B Sci / M Nutrition & Dietetics @ USYD in the first round offers. Never expected to get this at the start of the year, oh how the tides have changed! Which leaves me with decision of choosing between USYD & UOW - uggh! I hate making decisions, so good thing I have a year to think about it!
This year I begin my Year 13 gap year on the 4th of February - a little earlier than uni time. O-week constitutes a week-long camp at a conference centre. It will be pretty intense, with lots of extra classes and having to get to know 60 odd people, but I guess I like a challenge every now and then. I am pretty terrified about it though, as I get socially drained very easily, but hopefully it will be better than I expect.
I might start a gap year journal, if I am inclined. I would definitely have a lot of content to write about in the Fiji mission in July, but I don't know if I would have internet access there.
Nevertheless, I have run the HSC marathon, jumped over many hurdles, and made it to the end, being very proud of what I have achieved and learnt along the way. It seems that what looms ahead is a giant decathlon, as life becomes busy and pulls me in a dozen different directions.
[Insert squeaking of the PA system at the athletics centre]
Katie has passed the finish line and is signing off on her HSC Journey Journal. Please give a round of applause as she runs her victory lap. :)
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