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"How to cruise through the HSC with a state of ignorance" A story by Fergus
Fergus6748:
--- Quote from: Mada438 on February 28, 2018, 04:30:48 pm ---Welcome to the forums fergus! :)
Wow that sounds like an interesting mix of subjects. I take it you enjoy maths orientated subjects?
Keen to see you generate some positive vibes here on this journal ;D
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Yeah, I'm a HUGE fan fo STEM and Science!!! It's been my passion since year 7 and I would like to pursue it as a career. I used to also take Biology but I decided to drop half way through the first term of year 12 as it was becoming a huge workload and I needed to drop something. It was actually a bit of a challenge to drop, it was between that and Physics and ultimately Physics prevailed. I love Biology, it's just that since I needed to drop a subject and I wanted to keep Economics and Maths, it was the best choice. That and it was a good study line!! It was a relief when I dropped it though and defintely worth it in the end. Suffice to say I love the systematic and informative nature of STEM and I found it easy to follow and engage with it. My biggest issue is English. :( :( Which I found pretty difficult to prepare for as it's not as orientated as my other subjects but it's getting better. Just by trying harder to engage, ask questions, and listen has helped a lot!!!
Thanks for the warm welcome and all the best.
Fergus6748:
--- Quote from: fantasticbeasts3 on February 28, 2018, 05:13:50 pm ---Hi Fergus,
Welcome to the forums! So good to see you enjoying year 12 - it can be pretty stressful, but it is a good year. Is there anything in particular you're looking forward to this year?
All the best!
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I can defintely vouch for the stress, my first term of year 12 was a bit rocky. I did well in some of my subjects but in others not so well. The holidays was what really changed my perspective, during the second half of the summer holidays I attended the National Youth Science Forum. It's a two week long camp that was the best experience of my life!! It reflect on a lot of things; what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, what did I want to achieve during my HSC year, and life in general. It had a hugely transformative impact on me which my positivity and enfluasism about school is a by-product of. It's made my studies, even English, more enjoyable and it has made me a more confident and happier person. To answer the question, the part of the HSC year that excites me the most is the opportunities that I will be able to experience on my journey. The friends I'll make, the memories I'll create and the experiences I'll have make me excited and happy to be in Year 12 doing the HSC and make me excited to look toward my future. I know that sounds super cheesy but it can't be helped because its true. If you hold yourself back and don't express yourself than you only miss out on the opportunities that life pushes your way.
Thanks for the warm welcome to the forum and all the best.
Fergus6748:
Hey all, I haven't posted in this for a long while. Currently in the middle of term, nearing my mid-course exams. It's that time of term where you become really weary of studying and working and it begins to become a real drag on you. Frustratingly, I discovered that despite having two weeks for our exams, all of mine (minus Extension Maths) are in the first four days. Argh!! :'( :'( Not to mention that I was supposed to go hiking on the Easter holidays two days before my exams start, now i'm not too sure about going. Still despite being very trying, school can be very enlightening and enjoyable often, and it feels amazing when you finally get that physics concept or that annoying maths question down to pats!! Yay! ;D ;D Looking forward (already) for the exams and holidays!! Till next time.
Fergus6748:
Hey guys, it's been a while, but I'm gonna try and pick this back up again. So where to begin? Since I last posted yonks ago, I've gone through two rounds of assessments and I'm nearing the end of the year with trials just around the corner and the HSC exams over the hill, but it's been a good ride. I've since gone a bunch of different strategies and techniques to see what I can do to improve my studies and motivation and just my life in general. The lastest of which is that I've started writing a journal, not this one but an actual paper notebook journal journal, in the hopes that a paperback journal that I will carry aorund with me might motivate me to stick to it for much longer. The inspiration of this came from a story my mate told me about how his dad started writing journals around my age now and didn't stop for about 30 years. he kept it up the whole time and he got to look over his story through the journals. Thought it was a pretty cool idea and I thought I might pick it up. I'll try to maintain both that journal and this one at the very least to the end of the year. Cheers again.
Fergus6748:
--- Quote from: fantasticbeasts3 on February 28, 2018, 05:13:50 pm ---Hi Fergus,
Welcome to the forums! So good to see you enjoying year 12 - it can be pretty stressful, but it is a good year. Is there anything in particular you're looking forward to this year?
All the best!
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Yikes it's been a while, so seeing that's it's been a couple months since you asked this question, I will do be my best to oblige. Really this is a good thing, lets me reflect on my thoughts from the start of the year with the new found wisdom that I have gained these past few months. To answer your question, the thing I am most looking forward to this year and am currently looking forward for now, is the new sense of freedom that I and a whole bunch of other people I'm sure as well have gained by moving into our final year. There is much to look forward to in the final year of school. (1) The HSC!!! Woooo!!!, (2) as I go to a college of three campuses, i'm in the senior college consisting of only year 11s and 12s, this has really opened up heaps of opportunity, namely the fact that we get to meet a whole year's worth of fresh faces who will be doing the HSC alongside us. (3) as I said above the freedom is not only restricted to school but life in general, this year I've been able to try new things out and explore new opportunities throughout the past months. I hope that answers your question. I lost track of what I was saying a bit, but thanks for the reply.
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