HSC Journal- No Idea How This Is Going to Go...

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Hey guys!

Lol haven't been on for the past few days. Anyway, thought I will fill you in. I did get a little bit amount of work done, not much though. I found that I was really not in the mood to study for 10+ hours in one day, no matter how many times I forced myself to. So, I took time for myself to do the things I really enjoy and just had fun. I am not going to get the chance to relax properly this entire 10 week term, so may as well live it up, you know what I mean? Although it is completely against my nature to do so, I have been not as studious. Saving my energy for when school hits, which is coincidentally, tomorrow!

I'm living this day as if it is the last day I have to live lol. Basically all I have done is:

* Fully caught up on my Legal and Bio notes and completely up to date
* Did some practice questions for maths
* Finished reading English text (Why Weren't We Told?)
* Started going tutoring for eco
*

So basically, not that much. But I am happy. I am giving myself a proper break. For once I am not thinking about the amount of work I have to do. It feels so relaxing. I am so dreading going back to school tomorrow, and facing disappointments in my marks. But honestly I am over it. I just want HSC to be over. My school is amazing and I have a lot of supportive people, but honestly I just want to get Year 12 over and done with so I never have to do it again.

[StudyBuddyKJ]

I am basically procrastinating and wasting time....Here is my strategy for Term 2.

I am going to pull up my marks and ranks this term! And this is how I am going to do it!

Every week: I am going to write 6 essays. Two essays on English, two essays for Legal and two essays on Eco

Every week: I am going to complete 1 past paper per subject. So that will be 7 past papers in total per week.

Every week: I am going to spend time getting my notes done, memorising content every single day

I have already implemented a new system to keep myself organised! 

Going to be a complete workhorse this term! Let's do this! 

[Poet]

-snip-

Wow, that's dedication!
Just remember to give yourself some love and downtime, okay? <3
Being a stress monkey the whole term isn't going to help your marks, no matter how hard you're working.
And sometimes when you set goals and don't meet them, this can really pull you down.
So you do the best you can, but make sure you're not setting yourself up for disappointment and/or burnout before final exams!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Wow, that's dedication!
Just remember to give yourself some love and downtime, okay? <3
Being a stress monkey the whole term isn't going to help your marks, no matter how hard you're working.
And sometimes when you set goals and don't meet them, this can really pull you down.
So you do the best you can, but make sure you're not setting yourself up for disappointment and/or burnout before final exams!

Thank you for your kindness!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Wow it has been so long since I have updated my progress on ATAR Notes. I have been avoiding it tbh. Here is why.

The first week back to school had been terrible, because we have gotten our half yearly marks back and let's just say they were very disappointing. I have underperformed. For advanced English (usually my best subject), I got 14/20 for my essay, 7/15 for reading and comprehension, and we haven't got our creative marks yet but I know I did badly. All my marks for Advanced English were below average.

For Legal, I got 49/70 altogether. Got 11/15 for my Crime essay, 20/25 for my Family Law essay, and 18/30 for multiple choice.

For Eco, I did dismally, I passed (over 50%) but now I am currently ranked last in the cohort for Eco.

For maths, I got 75% for 2 unit and 77% for 3 unit, yet again terrible.

For English Extension 1, even though I thought I did well, I also did badly in that because I had forgotten to talk about context in my speech, which was a massive significant part of my course, After the Bomb. I got 15/25.

For Bio, like I knew I would bomb, because like I mentioned below in my previous post, I was sick the day before and stupidly enough decided to do the test because I wanted to get it over and done with.  I got the lowest in the grade, and got below fifty percent (22/55).

I cried for 3 days straight after I have been getting my marks back. I didn't want to go to school, and all I could think about was how much of a failure I was, and that I wasn;t cut out for academics and that I should just give up on high school and just drop out. my self esteem was so low that my year adviser actually called my mom at home because she saw me look very upset. My friends and my family tried so hard for three days to encourage me to get back up again. And luckily that helped. My year adviser eased my anxiety a lot by telling me that I needed to stop comparing myself to other people and to just try your best and that in uni, no one will ever care about what your ATAR was. She said that I still had a chance to do well, as long as I believed in myself.

RIght now, I feel better, although i still have my moments of ruminating over my failures. I am just currently working on changing my study strategies. So now this term, my focus is going to be on trials because that is the only chance I have to get back up and regain my confidence. So every day, I am preparing myself for the exam through focusing on my weaknesses, working on them, getting more tutoring, practicing more past paper questions, and just doing my best. I still have days where I feel like an absolute failure and stupid, but I am working on that.

Hopefully someone reads this and feels better about themselves, because if I can screw up that badly and still continue on in doing work, then others can too.

[StudyBuddyKJ]

I am procrastinating and facing a huge drain in motivation right now. I feel so overwhelmed with all the tasks I need to do, and the fact that I am too overwhelmed to do them is stressing me out and giving me anxiety.

Someone help!!!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Still ruminating on the bad marks I got in half yearlies. I know that my rank is going to drop a lot in all my subjects. Do I still have a chance of getting 98+ ATAR?

I really want to get above 98 so I can get into commerce at UNSW. It's really high, but I will do absolutely anything to achieve it. I am really freaking out that HSC is only 5 months away, and I feel really negative about it. My nightmares involve me failing the HSC dismally and getting lower than expected. I am really really scared.

Do I still have a chance of recuperating and getting 98+ ATAR?

[Lumenoria]

Still ruminating on the bad marks I got in half yearlies. I know that my rank is going to drop a lot in all my subjects. Do I still have a chance of getting 98+ ATAR?

I really want to get above 98 so I can get into commerce at UNSW. It's really high, but I will do absolutely anything to achieve it. I am really freaking out that HSC is only 5 months away, and I feel really negative about it. My nightmares involve me failing the HSC dismally and getting lower than expected. I am really really scared.

Do I still have a chance of recuperating and getting 98+ ATAR?

Hey there!

It's completely normal to be ruminating on disappointments, I get it - but don't let that eat away at your potential for upcoming assessments, as hard as that may be.

I'm not going to sugar coat it - you will have to work much harder now, but there is absolutely still a chance of getting a 98+ provided that you implement effective study methods. You also have to take into account that you do go to a selective school, therefore, the calibre of the students are higher than the average person - and this will work in your favour later on.

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Hello everyone,

Gosh it has been so long since I have updated. Probably cause its been a hectic week. Did not get that much work done this week as I wanted to. I procrastinated for around two days after school, but most of the time I have been doing work, which is good. I have a hectic weekend ahead of me.
So basically, I have a bio practical this coming week on Thursday. In order to get over my disappointing marks so far, I know I have to really perform well. I am trying my best to just view this as a challenge, because I am not very good at handling practicals, because of the pressure it puts on me. I am really determined to overcome this barrier though. If I can do the practical, get good results and not self combust out of nervousness, that would be a huge win.

I woke up late (again) today, but I am determined to make up for my laziness and get a lot of productive work done. So today's task list will be focused primarily on preparing for the Bio practical, going to tutoring for economics, helping my sister with her school assignment, and catching up on inverse trig (which is so annoying, its killing my brain ugh). So here is the to do list of all the things I am going to do today.

To Do list:
1. Finish preparing for and revise 3 practicals for bio. Making sure I have it down pat so well I can visualise exactly how to do the practical
2. Go to Economics tutoring. Soak up as much knowledge and wisdom as I can.
3. Come home afterwards, and work on Bio practical again. Afterwards, catch up on maths homework.
4. Help my sister with her assignment
5. Watch Pretty Little Liars as a reward during dinner, provided I accomplish all the things I need to do.

Okay, the clock is ticking. Better get to it! It's going be to a hectic, but productive day!

[jamonwindeyer]

Okay, the clock is ticking. Better get to it! It's going be to a hectic, but productive day!

Loooove that you are making time for family and rewards on top of your productive stuff. That's the way to schedule

Best of luck on the Bio Prac!!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Loooove that you are making time for family and rewards on top of your productive stuff. That's the way to schedule

Best of luck on the Bio Prac!!

Thanks Jamon!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Okay so here is the update on what I have accomplished today. Good news!

1. I covered three practicals as promised for bio. I have also accessed a past paper I can do as prep.

2. I went to tutoring and soaked up as much knowledge as I could. Ended up walking away with a numb brain, aching wrists from writing a lot, but satisfaction from having learnt something new and useful.
3. I helped my sister with her
assignment as promised. Got a
significant portion done.

The only thing that I wasnt able to check off my list was getting to my maths hw (inverse trig) but honestly speaking maths takes so much energy which I dont have now. I am so tired and I can feel myself getting a bit sick already. My head is currently hurting and I am getting the sniffles. My stomach also hurts from having eaten too much food too fast. I find that I forget to eat food, so my body goes into starvation mode. And then when I eat, I eat so much that I become too full. And most of the food I eat is unhealthy. I can literally feel my health deteriorating and me gaining more fat. I need to develop a consistent routine so I can lose weight and get into shape before I become an oompa loompa lol.

anyways, gonna call it a night. I am watching pll rn as a way of relaxing and am planning on sleeping early. Gn. Hustle hard everyone. It will be worth it in the end (hopefully). praying for the high atar!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Good morning guys!

Feel so much more refreshed and well rested. I woke up earlier than usual, went for a short run, washed my hair, ate breakfast and now I really need to start doing work. Let's get to what I want to accomplish today!

To do List:
1. Revise and make notes for 4 practicals for Bio (due Thursday)
2. Make a good start upon English Extension 1 assignment (Due next to next week)
3. Catch up on inverse trig homework (not really due but still need to do it otherwise I wont know anything)
4. Complete one exercise for tutoring homework (due Wednesday)
5. Study for Economics test (in three weeks).
6. Make time for one hour of dance practice
7. Do questions for Advanced English (due Monday)
8. Help my sister with her assignment
9. Go to bio tutoring today (maybe)- not compulsory nor that important

Once I finish doing all  of the tasks, then I can do extra prep which will come in handy for trials. This can be:
1. Attempting past papers for 2 unit maths
2. Writing an essay plan for Legal
3. Write an economics essay
4. Write one discovery based creative (in time limit)
5. Work on improving Mod A essays
6. Practice writing responses to unseen texts for discovery
7. Find a related for Mod B and getting to work on essay prep

Well I have a busy day ahead of me. Let's make today the most productive day of all! Stick around for the update on how I go! Hustle hard and have a productive Sunday everyone!

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Hey guys!

Well sorry, but today I wasn't as productive, although I tried to be. I seem to have caught the cold. My head has been spinning and my nose has been running.

Basically what  I did today was:
1. Revised on two practicals for Bio
2. Completed half a maths exercise for tutoring
3. Worked on creating scenarios for E1 creative

I have no strength in me to keep working. it's my own bad luck that I am slightly sick. Hopefully I will get better before my bio practical, or I am going to have to get a med certificate.

I am trying not to beat myself up for it. But yeah, really disappointed in myself for not getting enough work done. Hopefully I get better overnight so I can catch up

[StudyBuddyKJ]

Hey guys!

Well, just about to start on my work. Got loads to do. I need to:

1. Cover notes for 4 practicals for Bio (there are 15 practicals and I have covered 7)
2. Finish Maths HW
3. Complete one maths exercise for tutoring
4. Start studying for Maths (test) by completing a past paper
5. Work on English Extension 1 assignment
6. Start on Legal Assessment
7. Learn the Beadle and Tatum's one gene one polypeptide hypothesis fully

A lot of work, but let us see how we go! Hope you guys have a productive Monday! Let's start the week off right!