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Life of a Chronically Stressed HSC Student
alice343:
--- Quote from: Justin_L on May 20, 2020, 08:55:25 pm ---Wow, that sounds pretty hectic! Good luck with your essays, you're really lucky that your teacher is so open to accepting practice responses!
That's so cool! I'm applying to ANU as well, only for international security. TBH, the fact that it's interstate is one of the reasons I want to study there, since I want to get out of Sydney for a while. Accommodation was super confusing, but the application was otherwise really streamlined.
What sort of International Relations role do you want to do in the future? Diplomat, Politician, etc? It definitely seems like a field with a lot of potential.
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Thanks! I've given in my essays, phew.
What exactly does International Security entail? The first and only time I've heard of it was when I came across it on the ANU website. Also, all of the 'international' courses are confusing me - like at USYD, they offer International and Global Studies, as well as International Relations. AND ACCOMMODATION WAS THE WORST PART OF THE APPLICATION. I hope I didn't mess up anything hehe. I also signed up for the scholarships - writing those personal statements was also pretty hard ngl.
I'm not too sure what role I'd like to work in, but diplomat sounds alright!
Justin_L:
There's a fair bit of overlap between the two courses but from my understanding, International Security is a much more specialized course which is more case studies based, whereas International Relations is much more theoretical and about the politics side of things. You can take a look at the specific units to get a better idea of what each course is about, since you can "customize" the course to a pretty large degree.
TBH I don't know what the international means either and holy heck I completely agree, accommodation was like ? ? ? It doesn't make sense why they would ask us that before even giving an offer? I'm keeping my fingers crossed as well that it'll all work out.
Best of luck for your application, let us know how it goes!
alice343:
--- Quote from: Justin_L on May 22, 2020, 11:49:02 am ---There's a fair bit of overlap between the two courses but from my understanding, International Security is a much more specialized course which is more case studies based, whereas International Relations is much more theoretical and about the politics side of things. You can take a look at the specific units to get a better idea of what each course is about, since you can "customize" the course to a pretty large degree.
TBH I don't know what the international means either and holy heck I completely agree, accommodation was like ? ? ? It doesn't make sense why they would ask us that before even giving an offer? I'm keeping my fingers crossed as well that it'll all work out.
Best of luck for your application, let us know how it goes!
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Good luck to you too! Just read an email from ANU that says accommodation deposits need to be settled by September 7... that sounds scarily soon :-\
All the different majors and minors and electives and units and whatnot confuse me so much lol. Hopefully, it'll make more sense to me soon.
alice343:
Week 4, Term 2 Update
English assessment has been moved to our senior day! (Friday is off for seniors fortnightly, alternating between Year 11 and 12). This means I have a little extra time to prepare - I've been working on a detailed evidence bank, and it looks so good that it actually makes me want to study.
I'm working on an essay for S&C. Sometimes I really dread studying for this subject, since everything is so vague. Essays in particular!!!
This week I felt pretty unmotivated. Even though I kept on top of school work, I don't think I was putting my all into it. Next week I will definitely be more mindful of my producitivty, and how I can improve it.
ATTACHED: a screenshot of my evidence table because I think it looks so pretty!! (It's orange because of Screen Shader - read below)
alice343:
Chrome extensions that will change your life
ALSO!!! I just discovered the beauty of Chrome extensions. I want to share them with you guys because THEY'RE SO REVOLUTIONARY.
- OneTab: it will collect all of your tabs into one page. It removes clutter and saves you from opening and closing tabs. This is great if you always have 100s of tabs open, or if you're doing a lot of research. WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
EDIT: just realised that this is basically the tab feature that exists on Microsoft Edge lol
- Email Tracking for Gmail: when I found out this existed, I was absolutely baffled. It lowkey sounds like it's infringing on people's privacy, but I guess not since it still exists! It allows for you to see when someone has opened your email - some of my teachers are notorious for not responding to emails, so if you can see if they've chosen to open it and not respond, you can send a follow up email.
- Google Dictionary: highlight any word on a page, press the icon and it'll define it!
- Google Translate: same kinda deal, except it'll translate it for you!
- Weava Highlighter: enables you to highlight text on any page! You can also add notes to the text you highlighted, and it automatically saves so you don't need to worry about it disappearing if you close the page!
- Cite This For Me: even though this is a website, this extension makes it so much more easier. Log in with your account, click the icon on the page you want to reference, boom. You can choose to copy it or add it to your account's bibliography.
- Todoist: a to do list on your Chrome browser! I know there's TONS of other ways you could store your to do lists (phone, book, sticky notes etc.). I like to use it for very short term tasks, instead of having to open Sticky Notes on my laptop because I use Chrome for everything.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
- Grammarly: if you haven't already downloaded it, download it now.
- Dark Reader: changes every page to dark mode! It helps when you're working at night and don't want to strain your eyes.
- Screen Shader: also allows you to change the colour of your page, so you don't strain your eyes.
- Volume Master: this isn't really productivity-related, but it boosts your volume by up to 600% (I KNOW).
- Any type of ad blocker: it's 2020, what are you doing if you don't have this?
- Any site blocker: if you really want to focus, block all of your Netflix, Instagram, Youtube, etc. I like using Block Site, since it has a Work Mode: you can set a time period for when these websites can be blocked.
- Any type of screen capture or record: I only use this to capture, I don't really use the video features. You can annotate and record your own voice or face on it too!!! (Great for tutorials and the like.)
- Momentum: not really productivity-related, but quite lovely and inspiring. Every day, a beautiful picture of scenery will show as the background, along with an inspiring and motivational quote on a new tab!
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