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StudyBuddyKJ:
Well today was my bio practical. Don't know whether I should feel good about it. I feel like I totally stuffed up in one station as I ran out of time and got frazzled. Just got to wait before I get my marks back I guess. I'm trying not to be negative about it. The good news is, I didn't combust under pressure, nor did I run out of the exam room, and also all the pracs I revised came in the test so I wasn't shocked as to what it would appear, so my preparation was worth it. The bad news, I completely forgot to read the instructions on the back page because I hurridly was trying to get all the instructions done for Station 1. My hands started to shake a bit, and for a moment I almost forgot to add one key ingredient. I ended up running out of time and having to fudge all the results and hurriedly write my answers. Luckily, I answered every question.
I have this sick feeling in my gut. I felt I was going to vomit. But the good news is, I survived and the practical is over. I just have to wait for the results to come out. i am doing really badly in Bio, and have a not so good rank. I probably will have to drop Bio soon.
StudyBuddyKJ:
YAY its Friday! I made it another week! Really proud of how I managed to keep myself together all week. Today, I have two free periods after lunch. So I can use that free time to my advantage and really getting a move on improving my maths marks. My maths marks have been atrocious so far. No matter how much I study, I keep getting marks in the 70s, which is not good enough as per my standards. I want to push myself to get high 90s. My rank right now for 2 unit is 50th. I need to be in the top 30 to get a Band 6 in 2 unit. For 3 unit, I need to be in the top 40. I am rank 85th. So, obviously I need to improve a lot.
Here is my new strategy.
1. Focus on the fundamentals of each exercise. I will go through, write down important formulas that I need to memorise. Do a few practice questions just to jog my memory on how to solve them.
2. Start on a past paper. See how much time I take to finish and how many I can get right. The ones I get wrong or the ones I dont understand, I will circle. After I finish the whole paper, I check my time. I will try to solve the questions I didn't understand. Afterwards, I will do the whole question again, and try to beat my time. Sort of like a game.
I am aiming to finish all the past papers, go through them again, and make sure I get high 90s in all of them. Let's hope this will work :)
If you have any strategies to help me get better at maths and studying for tests efficiently, please let me know
StudyBuddyKJ:
Hey guys
Wow it has been so long since I updated. Let me fill you all in.
I got my half yearly report ages ago, and it was BADDD. I mean the worst I have ever done in my entire school life. It was so bad that I full on started crying in front of my year advisor. My ranks and my marks were all so low. My marks are ranging from mid 50s to low 80s, and I came last in legal, second last in eco and 5th last in bio. :'( :'( :'( I am trying my absolute hardest to bring them up.
I really still want to get 97 ATAR to get into the course I want and the co-op scholarship. I really need advice from a fellow co-op scholar on my goal. Is my goal too unrealistic, or is it still possible?
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: StudyBuddyKJ on June 25, 2018, 10:04:54 pm ---Hey guys
Wow it has been so long since I updated. Let me fill you all in.
I got my half yearly report ages ago, and it was BADDD. I mean the worst I have ever done in my entire school life. It was so bad that I full on started crying in front of my year advisor. My ranks and my marks were all so low. My marks are ranging from mid 50s to low 80s, and I came last in legal, second last in eco and 5th last in bio. :'( :'( :'( I am trying my absolute hardest to bring them up.
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Really bummed for you my friend, that's a rotten situation. Love your last sentence though - That should be your immediate thought, improvement! Try and channel the negative thoughts into motivation for some hard work ;D
--- Quote ---I really still want to get 97 ATAR to get into the course I want and the co-op scholarship. I really need advice from a fellow co-op scholar on my goal. Is my goal too unrealistic, or is it still possible?
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Absolutely still possible! A tad harder, perhaps, but still possible. You'll need to work really hard to swing your results around for Trials - Do you know where your weaknesses are? Any plans in place to improve in any specific ways? :)
StudyBuddyKJ:
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on June 25, 2018, 11:37:42 pm ---Really bummed for you my friend, that's a rotten situation. Love your last sentence though - That should be your immediate thought, improvement! Try and channel the negative thoughts into motivation for some hard work ;D
Absolutely still possible! A tad harder, perhaps, but still possible. You'll need to work really hard to swing your results around for Trials - Do you know where your weaknesses are? Any plans in place to improve in any specific ways? :)
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Hi Jamon!
I am actually glad you responded. You are exactly the person I wanted to ask, seeing as you have achieved everything I want currently (the Co-Op scholarship for example). And yes, I do know what my weaknesses are.
For Biology- I got super sick the day before the exam and that contributed to my poor performance. I shouldnt have done the paper, but I did anyway. Bad decision. Plus, I left studying to the last minute because I was studying for other subjects, and I crammed. Definitely not wise. For trials, I am going to focus on learning the content consistently, and perfect my practice responses. And also do a TON of past papers
For Maths- Again, a weak point of mine. More past papers, more mastery of the content is needed.
For Mathematics Extension 1- More past papers are needed!
For Eco- Again cramming. Stress was also a factor.
For Legal- there was an essay question that I was not prepared for. Again stress was a factor. Also, my essay writing skills in Legal are very weak.
For English Advanced- Screwed up whilst interpreting the question
For English Extension 1- Forgot to include a significant component from the module (After the Bomb).
For Trials, I have a whole different strategy:
Maths- As many past papers from different sources as possible. Keeping a mistake book with the hardest questions that i couldn't solve.
Mathematics Extension 1- Same as above
English Advanced- Writing practice essay plans and sending them to the teacher to mark. Practicing past papers to different questions in time limit consistently. Memorising quotes and ideas. Refining essay writing technique
English Extension 1- More analysis on context. Same as above with past papers. Write more creatives and get them marked
Biology- Writing notes down, memorising, past papers, getting them marked
Eco- Writing notes down, memorising, past papers, keeping up with the news, getting them marked
Legal- Might be dropping because legal takes up so much of my time and I am not getting better by a lot. But if i still keep, it then just writing essays and getting them marked, getting a good technique
Do you have any tips jamon? I can't afford to screw up trials. And also, would you be willing to assist me in applying for the Co-op? Let me know!
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