Ohh boy, big fat update time
So firstly I thought I'd say just in general how I'm feeling towards pRoPeR VCE, and that is pretty darn positive honestly. I really like the feeling of independence gained now, and being just in the swing of things has been great, I feel like I always have something to do and it's enjoyable.
Subject reviews (so far!)
Further mathsOoh, year 12. Tbh it's pretty just idk, mixed so far. It seems pretty easy atm, but at the same time it's pretty boring. The teacher will write about one whiteboard worth of notes every two periods, and that's about it. Doesn't help we already went over most of data analysis last year, but honestly I find statistics rather interesting aaanyway, so its pretty ok? VERY yucky feelings about having a real SAC in a month, a bit nervous, a bit scared, but I know if I can get content done in a week or so, then I should be good to go for the SAC, and at the pace I'm going for this subject I'm confident I'll smash it
Overall so far maybe 6/10?
EnglishEeeeeeeeeeeh. So far "learning" argument analysis again, for what seems like the millionth time, and as usual I never really feel like what I'm learning is sticking to my brain. Something about the way English is taught at my school just doesn't quite click right for me, for some reason. The class is pretty childish too tbh, often talking over the teacher, but mostly ok? I also never really feel like I learn anything in English class. On the up side, at times it can be a welcome break from the notes > textbook >check infinite cycle.
Rating so far, 4.5/10
PhysicsPretty dang good so far! I quite enjoy the concepts we are going over currently (thermodynamics), and it's quite interesting to learn about things like latent heat etc. It really is like an advanced class on...things we experience daily? if that makes sense. The questions can be dry but also pretty interesting at the same time. However I have the nagging feeling what we are learning isn't the "real" stuff, as in it almost feels dumbed down. Conceptually I get it pretty well but my classmates are mostly struggling so who knows. Maybe I have a physics brain
Rating: 7.5/10
MethodsI don't have too much to really say about methods? Thinking about it, it's like continuing what we did in year 9/10 standard maths. A bit wierd and absolutely not my thing. So damn dry! like jeez man, factorizing and simultaneous for the billionth time? Also had a mini practice test and kind of choked it. For some reason I don't feel like I'm taking this subject as seriously as I think I should, especially as a self proclaimed maths guy. Something about pages of algebraic manipulation makes me want to explode.
Rating: like 3.5/10
Specialistwooohoo! Absolutely freakin love this subject. Easily my favourite. I don't find it intimidating, or anything like that. It's honestly super interesting to learn high level maths concepts or at least high level for me. Went over infinite converging series today and that's like the coolest thing. I also find the textbook work pretty interesting, having to put on my thinking cap so to speak.
Rating: 9/10
Overall thoughts on VCE again: I don't quite have the super motivation I had at the start of me posting this, but I feel like the motivation is coming back. The competitor in me can't see myself do worse than others...
Also getting a bit of a weird feeling at night time, as if my time is getting sucked away at an alarming rate. Go to school, get home, half hour, study, eat, holy ^^^^ it's already 8pm! Who knows.
Hope someone enjoyed reading this
Cheers,
Logan