How to avoid disasters on exams and sacs?

[kenhung123]

Yeah, unfortunately as seen from several people in past years. They may be the best from year 7-10 but in VCE it really comes down to more than just 'studying' a lot. Its not all about knowledge either.

[SoarBeyond]

Yeah, unfortunately as seen from several people in past years. They may be the best from year 7-10 but in VCE it really comes down to more than just 'studying' a lot. Its not all about knowledge either.

Then it's about...

[vexx]

Yeah, unfortunately as seen from several people in past years. They may be the best from year 7-10 but in VCE it really comes down to more than just 'studying' a lot. Its not all about knowledge either.

yeah, and like i said on the other page, you may be really smart and all, but its in a few years from now, a lot could change, getting 45+ in chem, meth, spesh, english, and 40+ in latin is a very high goal for someone your age. and even mine! i'm not even aiming as high as you are because i know the reality of it... i think it's best to have your goals for your subjects when you know how hard it really is.

[EvangelionZeta]

Yeah, unfortunately as seen from several people in past years. They may be the best from year 7-10 but in VCE it really comes down to more than just 'studying' a lot. Its not all about knowledge either.

Then it's about...

Luck+being able to not drop marks on exams.  People with low 40s in Methods like M@tty and myself probably know the whole course inside out; it's just being able to not drop marks on really stupid mistakes which counts in the end at the higher levels.

And agreed at your predictions being perhaps a bit too hasty at this stage - it'd probably be better to try again in a few years time.  Notably, nobody at MGS has gotten higher than 45 in Chinese since 2003, and we had two years (2006-2007) where our highest score in Spesh was 45.  It's nice to be ambitious and everything, but for the sake of realism it'd help to have an understanding of how everything works first.  :p  Of course, you're still in year 8, so being a bit "dreamy" is to be expected.  ^^;

BTW, do you have an older brother of any sort?  Just wondering.

[Akirus]

I think confidence is good, so long as it's not overconfidence due to delusion or ignorance.

[kenhung123]

Yea, its like mood, confidence, luck, exam technique its all been mentioned quite a lot

[Greggler]

Prior to both my biol exams; like the few days leading up to it i probs only did around 1-2 hours a day. Just re-read, re-summarised, and went over past vcaa exams and analysed the style of answers that examiners want by reading the examiners report. on the day before both exams i did nothing, just chilled out and took it easy.

For history i practically did hardly any work 4-5 days prior to the exam. i was just doing a few questions (which only take 10 minutes) here and there. And i did plenty of reading, which i already did as a pastime since i love history so much.

I got plenty of sleep before each exam. But then again i've never tried to pull all nighters etc before SACS and exams. Throughout this year i always had a policy where i vowed to stop all work at 10pm and go to sleep by 11-11:30. Closer to exams i might have studied to 10:30, but not often as i didnt feel i required any more time.

Overall i'd say the key to avoiding disasters is keep up and staying prepared, and furthermore, continually studying and reviewing. By constantly reviewing material i was able to still achieve a 25/25 for one Biol SAC that i had completely forgot about as i was too busy worrying about a Revs SAC, simply because throughout the semester i would review material each week, do soem checkpoints, exam questions etc. so that i was never forced to cram towards the exam when things started to get a bit more stressfull.

I got 44 for both my subjects

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Yeah, unfortunately as seen from several people in past years. They may be the best from year 7-10 but in VCE it really comes down to more than just 'studying' a lot. Its not all about knowledge either.

Then it's about...

Your study score targets are achievable, but you need to work pretty hard for them. I wanted 45+ in all my subjects too, and achieved my goal for four of them. I think this distorted my perception of what a 'good study score' is. See that this doesn't happen to you, because you will end up beating yourself up about a good study score because it doesn't meet your expectations. Good luck

[SoarBeyond]

Ok, let's get this straight. Those are by no means my predictions for my subjects. I am aiming for those as goals. I neither expect nor imagine I'll go anywhere near them. Just for the sake of the "realism" you guys seek, I shall remove them.

[SoarBeyond]

And no, I don't have a big brother. :p

[m@tty]

Ok, let's get this straight. Those are by no means my predictions for my subjects. I am aiming for those as goals. I neither expect nor imagine I'll go anywhere near them. Just for the sake of the "realism" you guys seek, I shall remove them.

If I did that I'd put 50 for everything

[kenhung123]

I think he changed accounts..is he really year 9...i find that strange

[methodsboy]

I am currently a year 11 student, going onto year 12 next year. I want to ask previous VCE students about mistakes they have made/or mistakes others have made, and how to avoid them.

In your opinion, how do you avoid disasters while studying and preparing for your final exams?
What i mean by disasters is mistakes that you could have avoided, or things you could have done better to achieve a higher enter score.

I really look forward to reading your replies

ummm try studying...lol

[amirite?]

Shit dont worry about VCE til end of year 10. So much could happen in the meantime. And trust me cleaning up in year 7/8 is nothing. I used to get A+ for everything without doing any homework, 75% attendance and limited effort during class. My attitude got a whole lot worse and a lot of shit happened. Only now am I getting it all together again. Just in time for year 12. 95+ is not a given though and my advice would be to not worry about working on your results. Worry about working on your attitude. Get your homework in on time basically. You can breed a good work ethic but you dont need to be getting a leg up for year 12 this early.

[methodsboy]

Shit dont worry about VCE til end of year 10. So much could happen in the meantime. And trust me cleaning up in year 7/8 is nothing. I used to get A+ for everything without doing any homework, 75% attendance and limited effort during class. My attitude got a whole lot worse and a lot of shit happened. Only now am I getting it all together again. Just in time for year 12. 95+ is not a given though and my advice would be to not worry about working on your results. Worry about working on your attitude. Get your homework in on time basically. You can breed a good work ethic but you dont need to be getting a leg up for year 12 this early.

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