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The Depresso Expresso (fun_jirachi's HSC Journey)

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fun_jirachi:
First post-holiday post :) (i also realise i used post twice in the space of four words :( )

Holidays were a good time to kick back mostly, since I likely won't be doing the same thing guilt free for another 6 months. Still studied a bit though :) Nice enjoyable holiday, couldn't really ask for anything more, zero regrets :) Also watched endgame, stunning movie (but no spoilers because i'm nice :) )

Looking back at my exam predictions, I've done more than keep myself afloat for 4U, and predicted perfectly for 3U with that one stupid mistake where instead of finding the area, I took the whole integral :(


--- Quote from: fun_jirachi on April 10, 2019, 09:58:38 pm ---4U: I got all but one question out + one or two silly mistakes (still kicking myself, easy marks) , and judging by everyone's reaction after the exam, I've done not spectacularly but enough to keep myself afloat rankings wise. Considering I have a pretty solid cohort, this bodes well :)
3U: I think this was the exam I was happiest with. With only one silly mistake (which I am also kicking myself for, it's literally because I can't read), I could potentially get really close to 95%. Given also that I flunked ranks wise in the first assessment (even with a 59/65), this was a big confidence booster, this could go well :)

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would've gotten full marks I got that, but I didn't. I count myself lucky I got half a pity mark though :). Potentially those are marks enough to land me in the top 10 for 4U, and top 20 for 3U given my rank 50 in the first exam
4U: 56.5/61 -> 92.6%
3U: 53.5/55 -> 97.3%

Haven't gotten anything else back, but I don't really want to; from what the teachers have said, the marks are all comparatively low, so that's me terrified. More to follow as I get more stuff back :)

Hope everyone's had a fruitful April :D

fun_jirachi:
Update:

Turns out I flunked physics pretty hard. Stupid mistakes in the Depth Study exam (V E C T O R S  A R E  N O T  S C A L A R  Q U A N T I T I E S) (basically i got vectored because I forgot direction on a ton of stuff) and I had all the working but made a calculator error :(

Spoiler Except I got vectored in direction only :(
And I must've lost a lot of common sense and brainpower after 4U, because judging from physics I was way more fatigued than I thought. Rank is so damn screwed. Chemistry, I would've liked to have done better, but I'm still afloat unlike for physics, which I'm so far barely above average in. Chem is good enough and something to build on as the year progresses but physics brings back deja vu from the first assessment in modern history where I lost a whole heap of motivation. I'm really starting to worry now and the post-maths high is seriously fading. Really have to start knuckling down and stop procrastinating :(  With English to come on Monday I'm genuinely worried for a load of my ranks in a highly competitive school so um yeah. I'm very sad.

On another note, the HSC timetable came out on Wednesday. It's not kind (I have a bit too much time, and I have my last exam on Nov 11 (frustratingly, physics is uncharacteristically last)) but it could be worse. Just to give a reference point of how much time I have, from the 18th of October to the 4th of November, which is English Paper 2 and Maths Ext 1, is 17 days. In between is only one exam, Maths Extension 2. But my friends have birthdays and three exams in two days and some have some combination of both in their HSC period so I can't complain.

More to come soon! :) Hope everyone's had a great week

jamonwindeyer:
Remember that ranks aren't as important if your cohort is strong fun_jirachi! 'Competitive' schools are a good thing, it means you push each other, and a non-ideal rank doesn't matter if the class is performing really well! ;D

fun_jirachi:
Another update:
Predicted my English mark perfectly; a 16/20. It's not great but it's not terrible either, and I've been hanging around there for a while. I'm looking forward more to the next task which is a creative but it gives you a hell of a lot more creative freedom than previous years in terms of text types; so for once I might actually enjoy English :)

Also turns out I didn't flunk Physics as hard as I thought. I messed up the MC and the Depth Study, but in the longer responses I made a few mistakes, but comparatively nailed it compared to the majority of the year. Ended up marginally outside the Band 6 range based on the previous year's results, but since our cohort is better than last year, I'm still hopeful for a pretty good mark. And there's still trials to resuscitate my rank.

Best of all was probably my single digit ranks for 3U (not expecting) and 4U. The challenge here is to not make this one result a purple patch and instead keep it up for the rest of the year. If I do, there's a stunningly good E4 waiting for me. If not, I'll be dreadfully disappointed given how well I've done at this point in the year for maths. Against what is probably one of the best cohorts in the state in maths, there's loads of work to be done though, but it's doable. Just have to not choke too hard and make my exams count.

And today was a really damn good day. Pure elation throughout the whole day :D If anyone supports football bloody hell the last 48 hours have seen some absolutely stunning totally unscripted football, and about 13 hours ago I was screaming like an idiot when Spurs beat Ajax with a last minute winner. Really happy as a Spurs fan and I totally forgot the hellish first half of the week. Was watching and rewatching the highlights reel and it gets better and better every time, still completely euphoric :D

Hope everyone's enjoying their week :)

mango8:

--- Quote from: fun_jirachi on May 09, 2019, 08:23:11 pm ---Another update:
Predicted my English mark perfectly; a 16/20. It's not great but it's not terrible either, and I've been hanging around there for a while. I'm looking forward more to the next task which is a creative but it gives you a hell of a lot more creative freedom than previous years in terms of text types; so for once I might actually enjoy English :)

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Popped back onto your journal after a bit and it's still really interesting! Great job on your English mark! Yes I love creative a million times more than anything else! You can basically write whatever you want and it can't ever be 'wrong', just have fun with it! And Physics too! Congrats on all your amazing achievements! Lol I don't know much about hsc but all the best for whatever's coming up next, make sure to rest and chill out too, and take good care of yourself. Excited to hear about how the week goes.

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