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Pros and the Con: angewina_naguen's Journey Waddling Through Uni

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beatroot:
omg yes I'm so keen for your uni adventures at the con! i enjoyed reading your major works journey and can't wait to read updates about your uni studies!

i know two people from the con and worked with one for a short film. it's not uncommon for the con and aftrs to collaborate on projects since we are in need of screen music and they are in need of projects. can i smell a collaboration in the future ?? ;D ;D

angewina_naguen:
21/02/2019

Hey, everyone!

Been having an awesome O Week and exploring my new homes (because I have so many friends on main campus, I'm probably going to be there more than the Con I reckon) for the next four years!

I'll be sharing my O Week adventures in the next post since I'm heading up again today with a friend to hang out on campus. One quick thing though- textbooks are bloody expensive. My partner and I have agreed to split for one of our textbooks once my scholarship money comes in because we thought of it a better idea than to buy two separate ones. I knew they would cost a lot but it was another thing coming when I was there looking at the price tag and gasping much louder than I probably should have  :-[

I wanted to say thanks for the warm welcome into the new journal! I'm excited to have an audience for it  :) It'll hopefully keep me motivated in uni and help me track my progress. I've finished off some readings for this coming week but still waiting on my timetable to be finalised  :'( I also had to change my Fundamentals of Teaching unit for this semester to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music which I'm okay with. I loved performing Indigenous music in high school so I'm completely happy with the change, resolving one of my clashes.


--- Quote from: katie,rinos on February 16, 2019, 03:47:46 pm ---I'm really excited to read your journal! It'll be cool to see the differences between unis!!   ;D


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I'm also really excited to see the differences as well! I'd imagine there would be heaps of competition here but I would think that it would be the same anywhere. I was actually thinking of going to UNSW for a while too so it would be cool to compare the two places and see what might have been  :)


--- Quote from: miniturtle on February 16, 2019, 04:02:22 pm ---Congratulations on your successes so far - I'm sure we'll see many more as this journal unfolds :)

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Thank you, miniturtle! I'm hoping to keep up what has been a pretty solid academic record but I would also like to achieve beyond with extra-curricular activities now that I have time for them. It'll be interesting for sure to see how this year goes  ;D


--- Quote from: w0lfqu33n89 on February 16, 2019, 04:13:39 pm ---Congrats girl! as a weird compliment from a stranger I am proud of you! cant wait to see more from this blog! all the best! xx

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Not a weird compliment at all  ;D I'm glad to have you on board with the journal too and hope I'll have great news and content to deliver throughout the year. Thanks!


--- Quote from: hums_student on February 16, 2019, 04:47:14 pm ---Congratulations! As a fellow music theatre enthusiast, I can’t wait to follow along on your exciting journey :) looking forward to more updates!

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Always love finding theatre people because I didn't have many of them in high school! Welcome on board  ;D I actually joined the Musical Theatre Ensemble for my first society yesterday so I'm pumped to be a part of all their shenanigans  8) Will definitely post heaps about my musical theatre adventures too.


--- Quote from: beatroot on February 16, 2019, 06:04:33 pm ---omg yes I'm so keen for your uni adventures at the con! i enjoyed reading your major works journey and can't wait to read updates about your uni studies!

i know two people from the con and worked with one for a short film. it's not uncommon for the con and aftrs to collaborate on projects since we are in need of screen music and they are in need of projects. can i smell a collaboration in the future ?? ;D ;D

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And to the person who started all of this  ;D Bea recommended me keeping a journal when I was but a wee Year 12 lass and here I am now with my university one! I'm just as keen to share all my fun at the Con  ;D A collaboration would indeed be something I would be up for  ;)

That's my entry for today! I'll be posting some time at the end of the week and will have amazing things to share soon!

Toodles,

Angelina  ;D

fantasticbeasts3:
So good to hear that you’ve had a great week so far!!

For your textbooks, have you looked into getting second hand ones (if possible)? Try StudentVIP and Facebook groups because they’ll be a lot cheaper and most of the time they’re in good condition :-)

angewina_naguen:
23/02/2019

Hey, everyone!

Is anyone still typing/writing up 2018 because I'm still doing this and we're almost done with February. It's slightly concerning.

Had a big week with Welcome Week up at USYD and the Con. I went up to the Con on Monday early and walking up the slope to the university made me think "my goodness, I am going to dread this." This was immediately something I took back when I considered the walk to and from Redfern for the USYD peeps and I experienced this firsthand on the days I went up to campus for Welcome Week. I don't particularly hate walking but I do get tired easily from physical activity so hopefully that's something I can work on over the next few years  ;D

I will have to say I am a little overwhelmed by how much work there is already. I was on the Canvas website just having a look at what I have to prep for and I was surprised at how much there is to do just for this first week. I've been powering through my Harmony work because I know for sure it's going to be my hardest subject and hoping to get ahead so I can take in content easier during the lecture and tutorial I have on the first day. I'm excited for Music in Modern Times because I did Modernism in Year 11 for English and Visual Arts which I found really interesting. It's going to be great to look at it now in terms of music in particular  :)

My timetable has finally been sorted out too! I don't have to come in on Tuesday so I can reserve that for any homework from the other days, as well as to keep it open for any work I may need to do for Tutesmart. It works out perfectly in that instance. I do have one 2 hour class on a Friday from 2pm-4pm which slightly annoys me but at least it's in the afternoon  :) That's not too bad.

I had heaps of fun exploring campus, going to my first uni party and meeting new people. It's certainly a different environment from high school but one I think I'll get used to quickly because of how much freedom there is. I'll also have my partner with me! We share Music in Modern Times and will be doing Choir together so I won't feel so alone even though I barely know anyone on campus. I'm excited to spend time with him at uni and to study together.


--- Quote from: fantasticbeasts3 on February 21, 2019, 10:07:43 am ---So good to hear that you’ve had a great week so far!!

For your textbooks, have you looked into getting second hand ones (if possible)? Try StudentVIP and Facebook groups because they’ll be a lot cheaper and most of the time they’re in good condition :-)

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I checked out both and none of them had the resources I needed  :'( Luckily, an ex-student I'm friends with has given me two of the textbooks I need so I'm forever grateful for her! I will definitely make the most of them. I think music students get the short straw but there's always ways around it  :) Thank you for recommending me to check them out!

That'll be all for today's entry. I look forward to checking in about my first week soon  8) Have a great weekend, all!

Toodles,

Angelina  ;D

angewina_naguen:
28/02/2019

Hey, everyone! Bit of a late night impulse post from me. First week of uni is almost over so I'll recap my experience on the weekend after my last class tomorrow!

As for this random entry, I just realised I never actually gave some background about myself on the forum! With the recent mod promotion and my aim to make this journal more of a personal, growth-orientated one, I figured it would make sense to give a little origin story before the "university" part kicks in!

The story of how I found ATARNOTES is on a separate thread but for those who haven't seen it, I encountered AN through its Headstart lecture series in 2017. I didn't know they were on at all; I was just coincidentally in the city when the first one was running. As I was walking past the building, I heard a screaming Jamon ushering people into the lectures and came across that big ol' ATARNOTES logo slapped on the building with an arrow pointing inside. I thought "hey, I'm doing the HSC next year. Why not see what's up?"

I ended up signing up for English Advanced with Elyse and Modern History with my new gal pal Susie who I aspire to achieve a vice-chancellor memelord role with. The lectures completely motivated me, especially after Year 11 being quite exhausting, and I decided to invest on the forums as a result. While I initially wasn't posting much and used it more for resources, I gravitated towards the "giving" aspect of the community and really found myself benefiting through it.

From then, I attended basically every Advanced and Modern lecture there was after that, as well as Emily's Extension 1 English lecture (which I credit to getting me my unprecedented 48) and Maddie's Visual Arts (one of my favourite additions to the lecture series). It was nice to be surrounded by people who were also eager to learn and I felt very comfortable with the vibe AN had going. This is why I'm still here today  ;D If it weren't for these brilliant lecturers, I wouldn't have been as compelled to this forum as I am and even working now with AN as a Tutesmart tutor. I owe a lot to the forum for my HSC success and intend to give back in every way I can  ;D

To end this, my username and DP! I have actually used angewina_naguen as a username for many accounts. My niece (who is now a lot older than she was when this came to be) couldn't pronounce my name and just called me "wina" for a solid four years. I got accustomed to it and asked her how she would pronounce my surname (Nguyen) and hence, this was born  ;D

And my beloved Waddles! The infamous pig I have in my DP is from one of my favourite cartoons Gravity Falls. I watched Gravity Falls throughout Years 7-9 and despite being a very moody and, quite frankly, an insufferable teenager, I was ultimately a child at heart trying hard to reconcile my love for watching cartoons with growing up. The show followed me through this journey and made a huge impact on me. When I first started dating Alex, it was also the first show we binge watched together because of that. This picture of Waddles is Alex's favourite screenshot and as someone who likes to collect patterned socks (yes, I do that), I just found it perfect to represent my account.

That's my backstory I guess all in one go! Looking forward to sharing my start of uni experience with you all soon!

Toodles,

Angelina  ;D 

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