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A series of stressful events (HSC journal)
Joseph41:
If anything, I think your results in trials show why you should feel confident in your abilities. You clearly have the potential to score well, and you should embrace that where you can.
Is it bad to feel nervous or anxious before exams? I don't think so - it's natural. But as you've identified, you don't want to let those feelings impact your performance. :) Either way, I'd try not to worry about it too much; how you feel on the day will take care of itself.
dcesaona:
So I'm getting back into full mode studying right now, but not too much as I don't want to burn myself out. I have been getting reallyyyyyyyy bad neck pains from stress these past few days because I feel like I don't know everything! All the information is supposed to be there by now and it's stressing me out like nothing else. I'm honestly having such a hard time coping with it because I feel as though I'm running out of time now. This is the last thing that I wanted to happen. It doesn't help that everyone I know is basically feeling pretty relaxed at the moment as everything from trials is still fresh in their memory...but it's not for me!!! I feel like I'm the only one!!!!
I need to be careful because I don't want to stress myself out to the point where I'm actually tiered and angry all the time, because a negative mood around the HSC just won't be good for me. I want to perform my best. UGGHHHH this has been the most stressful journey....
dcesaona:
Welp, I had my UOW early entry interview today. I guess it's my fault that I should have been more organised. But I didn't realise that I had to have a form signed by my principal for validation of my results, instead I brought my reports (which are signed). However, I also didn't realise that I was meant to have brought my year 11 report as well. My interviewer spent about 6 minutes sorting through my papers trying to figure it out, and all I could do was sit there and apologise and try to keep my hopes up. I brought along my awards and everything too...she didn't have time to look at them. After that kerfuffle she seemed really annoyed and very short with me. I'm not going to get this early entry, which is okay. I suppose I understand...I just wish it had gone better. I guess the fact that my parents are also very disappointed in me makes matters worse. This experience has just put me in an awful mood. Before leaving I felt confident with my knowledge for my exams and I was revising in the car, and then on the way back I've just been miserable and got into this really negative mindset where I just feel like I'm so screwed for these exams. I don't know why but suddenly I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm going to sit in my room for the rest of this afternoon and night and study I guess, to make up for the time I lost at the university.
Maybe that was too much personal info, but I just feel like I needed to have it acknowledged, because I have no one else I can tell really :-\
kauac:
--- Quote from: dcesaona on October 03, 2018, 04:51:07 pm ---Welp, I had my UOW early entry interview today. I guess it's my fault that I should have been more organised. But I didn't realise that I had to have a form signed by my principal for validation of my results, instead I brought my reports (which are signed). However, I also didn't realise that I was meant to have brought my year 11 report as well. My interviewer spent about 6 minutes sorting through my papers trying to figure it out, and all I could do was sit there and apologise and try to keep my hopes up. I brought along my awards and everything too...she didn't have time to look at them. After that kerfuffle she seemed really annoyed and very short with me. I'm not going to get this early entry, which is okay. I suppose I understand...I just wish it had gone better. I guess the fact that my parents are also very disappointed in me makes matters worse. This experience has just put me in an awful mood. Before leaving I felt confident with my knowledge for my exams and I was revising in the car, and then on the way back I've just been miserable and got into this really negative mindset where I just feel like I'm so screwed for these exams. I don't know why but suddenly I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm going to sit in my room for the rest of this afternoon and night and study I guess, to make up for the time I lost at the university.
Maybe that was too much personal info, but I just feel like I needed to have it acknowledged, because I have no one else I can tell really :-\
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Oooh! I was there today too. What faculty were you at??
Try not to be too hard on yourself about the interview. Early entry is only one of many ways of getting into your desired course. :)
Also with remembering your content for the exams, studying is a constant cycle of revising information than practicing. So it is okay if you forget something, you might just want to revise that area again. I will tell you this: I'm 100% sure that I do not remember everything from my notes. And I'm okay with that. It shouldn't have to be a major stress point, but knowing the areas where your knowledge is weaker will help you to effectively prioritize your study. Even if you don't feel like you remember everything from your notes, it is still helpful to try practice questions, so then you can diagnose which areas you might want to consolidate. You might even surprise yourself on questions that you thought you couldn't remember knowledge for.
With any exam: we will always feel an element of being 'under prepared'. Like J41 said before, let your trial marks remind you of how well you have prepared, despite how you may feel. You have done so well already, and there is only a few more weeks to go, and you are bound to smash these last exams. :)
dcesaona:
--- Quote from: kauac on October 03, 2018, 05:13:10 pm ---Oooh! I was there today too. What faculty were you at??
Try not to be too hard on yourself about the interview. Early entry is only one of many ways of getting into your desired course. :)
Also with remembering your content for the exams, studying is a constant cycle of revising information than practicing. So it is okay if you forget something, you might just want to revise that area again. I will tell you this: I'm 100% sure that I do not remember everything from my notes. And I'm okay with that. It shouldn't have to be a major stress point, but knowing the areas where your knowledge is weaker will help you to effectively prioritize your study. Even if you don't feel like you remember everything from your notes, it is still helpful to try practice questions, so then you can diagnose which areas you might want to consolidate. You might even surprise yourself on questions that you thought you couldn't remember knowledge for.
With any exam: we will always feel an element of being 'under prepared'. Like J41 said before, let your trial marks remind you of how well you have prepared, despite how you may feel. You have done so well already, and there is only a few more weeks to go, and you are bound to smash these last exams. :)
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I was at the faculty for law, humanities and the arts. Which one were you at?
And yeah, I know there are other ways and I keep reminding myself that, but I just know that I could've tried harder for this interview, as I really neglected it. I guess it's just the guilt that's taking over, that I could've secured my place there but I f*cked up due to me just not caring enough. Anyways, trying not to dwell on it too much!
Honestly, your message about revision and content has reassured immensely! I was feeling really shit about my knowledge, as I think of things as a whole in my head. I go, "okay, USA - effects of the depression, what can you remember" and my head just feels empty, save for an odd statistic here and there. But then I study it really hard and revise it, going over and over it at different periods of time (often a few times a day) and the info is retained. There's still a small bit for my histories (modern and ancient) that I haven't revised yet - but I'm definitely prioritising them. Those ones are the harder ones to revise as it's my first time going over them and I immediately expect to have them stuck in my head. But just like you said, it's all about that constant cycle of revising information.
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