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Kris' wild (and incredibly scary) ride towards the HSC!
r1ckworthy:
--- Quote from: KingTings on June 22, 2019, 09:57:21 am ---Back it it again with another update!!
So, I just finished all my assignments for term 3, and I have nothing left until trials ;D
Maths and then english were my last two assignments, I felt like I did okay, but I guess I won't know until I get marks back.
It's kinda scary knowing that I will never get another marking criteria for high school, no more hand-in assignments or anything
I just booked some lectures for trials prep! Keen to see some of the ATAR Notes staff deliver some awesome stuff (thanks for adding economics!).
I really need to get my study notes done before the term finishes, so I can grind past papers and revise over these holidays. I'm very behind on notes for physics, the nature of light really messed me up lol.
But so far so good! I'm trying to stay confident, and enjoy year 12. I'm not hating it so far, and its gotten to the point where I'm lowkey scared of graduating. Maybe trials will change that :P. Stay tuned!
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Damn, never really about the marking guideline being the last we’ll ever receive in highschool... hopefully you get those study notes in order! It’s great to see your emphasis on just doing questions!
KingTings:
Term 3 over!!!! One more term to go, with trials coming up in like 5/6 weeks >:(
This term was a bit of a drag. I've got a bit demotivated since I didn't go so great. Business and Economics were fine, with my rank still secure.
Though, math is what really got to me. I came out of the exam somewhat confident (expecting above 80%), but it turns out I missed 3 questions (easy ones as well that I could've done with little/no problem) and some other dumb mistakes (wrong signs, forgetting constants etc) :-\.
Ended up getting low 70's after asking for extra marks, dropping pretty big from the 96 I got in the last one. Now I'm lowkey depresso since its preventing me to get into that band 6 range in my school, where I have to get mid-high 90's in trials to even consider
Although, I'm not tooo sad about it since I know where I can improve and it didn't drag my overall mark that much due to its weighting.
Other than that, I'm dreading these holidays since it's just a pathway to trials, where I'm gonna have to work my butt off practicing papers and finishing notes (which should probs be done already by now oops).
I WILL keep grinding though, so I can remove that doubt of being able to achieve above a 93 ATAR. I can do this!!
Hopefully all of the Class of '19 is going okay!
I'll keep y'all posted :)
Joseph41:
I agree - you definitely can do this!
Often the hardest bit is thinking about stuff before you actually get into it. You'll be sweet. :)
KingTings:
--- Quote from: Joseph41 on July 08, 2019, 04:40:09 pm ---I agree - you definitely can do this!
Often the hardest bit is thinking about stuff before you actually get into it. You'll be sweet. :)
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Thanks so much for the support!!
UPDATE:
Soooooo, the first week of my holidays is coming to an end. I've had a lot of holiday school lessons, and haven't had the chance to attend all of the AN lectures :'(.
Though, I managed to go to the economics one today!
Loved seeing all you AN staff work together and provide the great opportunity for us anxious students (someone plz get me a Jamon who delivers coffees and food to me, thanks).
But yea, I haven't been studying too aggressively... I've been trying to get at least one practice paper in a day, dedicated to a single subject. I've also been doing some slight revision and shamefully catching up on my notes (probs a really poor time to be doing this, oh well).
I get these bursts of motivation every so often where I grind so much work, which usually lasts for 30 minutes. Then I'm stuck on Netflix, taking trips to my beloved fridge and browsing the forums for the next hour ;D. (I found myself viewing posts from 2010 the other night, I have a problem).
Hopefully from now I can put my head down and focus, since I've finished binge watching most of my favourite shows (Stranger Things and Jessica Jones oops).
Fingers crossed I don't find myself stuck writing Mod 8 Physics notes the day before trials.
Wish me luck!!
'till next post :D
KingTings:
END OF HOLIDAYS UPDATE/rant:
So I'm about to go back to school and, I'm not gonna lie, I'm verrryyy worried about what's ahead of me. During these holidays I didn't manage to do as much as I wanted to. I had so much time and many opportunities to do something. I sat at my desk for most of the holidays and still struggled to do the work I set for myself.
Only doing 5 past papers for math and bits and pieces of past papers for phys, business and economics, and a couple short answer questions for english across two weeks. I really didn't do enough, and I'm kinda scared that I'll go back to school and find kids so far ahead and I'll just be brought back.
I recently saw r1ckworthy's post about ambition and over-relying on marks for self-assurance in his journal, and I related to that so much.
I have these moments where I am not worried at all, that despite what marks I will get, I will still be where I want in the future. Though my overly-competitive mindset keeps adding anxiety, where I feel as though I am not doing enough and my ATAR will determine how happy I am in the next 4 years or so. Since year 10 I've been thinking about results day. Thinking that I'll come on these forums and post my results and ATAR which I am ecstatic about.
For some reason I assume that a 4 digit number and a degree and university name will impress people and affect the person I am, it's strange and stupid.
I love school because of the people I hang around and the valuable relationships I am creating, though it is affecting my mindset and the things that I value in life.
Hopefully a couple motivational clips will get me back in to the right groove.
Just needed to rant a bit, hopefully by the next post my mentality will have improved ;D.
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