Term 4 - 31/10/2019 - 17 Hours Till Exam
Haha, the time has come. I thought I would give a quick update as to how I am feeling for the exam. I will most likely do one after as well, but for now..
So, in total I did about 16 exams, all VCAA. The lowest score I got was 47% and the highest one I got was 80% with all the rest being at about 70%. Am I super happy with these results? no. Not going to lie, all of these scores really got to me, I had a few breakdowns over the fact that I wasn't improving and that I wasn't going to reach my goal. Fortunately, I did get out of that head space two weeks ago, and have kind of come to accept that I am not going to do as well as I planned. I normally ace the multiple choice section, but I struggle with including what the VCAA examiners are looking for in order to get that mark, I am hoping that I did mark myself too harshly, and that it won't be as bad.
I am actually quite happy and the moment and stress free, and only have little flare ups of exam anxiety that only last about a minute. So I am doing quite well. I more so just feel disappointed, as I feel as if all my hard work has gone down the drain. I went into this year wanting a 45+, and now all I want in the world is a 40 (42 would be better, as it is the: Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything - Douglas Adams), but I have a feeling that I will get something above 35. And you know what, that's ok. I have done the best I can, did the exam prep, wrote notes, talked to my teacher, spent hours going over content, and that's all I can do.
Today I haven't done much, I had to do a little maths to make sure I passed the unit, which I have no idea if I have or not, and spoke to my biology teacher for my last few questions. I also made the trip up to Melbourne to be closer to school so it will only take my 40 minutes instead of an hour and a half. I have been listing to music, read a book and all I need to do is reread some of my notes and that's it. Tomorrow, I am going to walk into that exam room and do my best and that's what you guys should do to!
So I wish everyone luck with their bio exam tomorrow and what ever other exams you have over the coming weeks!
Here is a collection of all my poster that I made over the year, and my errors/tips page I made. If you want a scanned copy of all the handwritten notes, let me know.