Anyone have any tips? (For VCE, 2011)

[sam.utute]

asap.. How hard did you study this year? did you see the change when you put your head down in your actual results? The thing is.. i actually have never studied before .. (well not excessively)

Mate. If you want to achieve, you do actually have to buckle down and study (like real study - on a desk, without a screen in front of you). Anybody who brags that they don't study for VCE (you know the ones - that always achieve the highest results), are lying 95% of the time.

My philosophy was based on my brother's. He also worked his butt off during the holidays (basically zero relaxing) and was able to ease off a little during the year while everyone else started studying. He achieved an ENTER of 99.75. Given this method has proven results, I also did the same.

Not studying before CAN be detrimental, but doesn't have to be. The choice ultimately lies with you. If you're willing to sacrifice your social life (During the year I went out a total of 2 times; including my 18th which consisted of merely going to the movies), you will amaze yourself with the results that you begin achieving.

VCE is not the most important thing in the world. I totally agree with everyone who says that you need to relax and rest to avoid burnout. But try for yourself and study non-stop for a while and see if you are actually "burnt out".

Sorry for my long posts

P.S. +1 for Chavi's post. You have got to be self-motivated. Find something to spur you on. My motivation was a list of things I would buy if I achieved a certain result.

[darren94]

No no nooo long posts are good.
Just needed the advice. I won't be a hermit.. but I think I can sacrifice a social life and replace it with study sessions w/ friends and I think my motivation this year will drive me.
So Asap... about the studying on holidays, you started on summer, yeah?

[sam.utute]

Started about mid-December after I got my textbooks. Ploughed through all my subjects before school started.

[Russ]

I started revision mid january, you can have a holiday and prepare. If you're willing to work consistently through semester, I don't see the need to learn the course before school starts.

I certainly don't see the need to cut your social life out entirely, that's counterproductive.

[Ghost!]

I've got a question about learning the course of the holidays. So basically, what does that entail? Is it simply going to the VCAA's site and getting the study design or, what? I'm a bit confused ><

[Chavi]

I've got a question about learning the course of the holidays. So basically, what does that entail? Is it simply going to the VCAA's site and getting the study design or, what? I'm a bit confused ><

Just read through your textbooks, do some questions, research a little on the internet. Anything to familiarize yourself with the material.

[TrueTears]

asap.. How hard did you study this year? did you see the change when you put your head down in your actual results? The thing is.. i actually have never studied before .. (well not excessively)

Mate. If you want to achieve, you do actually have to buckle down and study (like real study - on a desk, without a screen in front of you). Anybody who brags that they don't study for VCE (you know the ones - that always achieve the highest results), are lying 95% of the time.

So true, with study you might not achieve what you wanted, but if you don't study then you will definitely not achieve your goals.

Oh and I cannot study without a screen in front of me haha, mainly because I spend so much time on wiki maths articles

[Cianyx]

Also, year 12 is not as intense as people make it out to be.

[sam.utute]

I've got a question about learning the course of the holidays. So basically, what does that entail? Is it simply going to the VCAA's site and getting the study design or, what? I'm a bit confused ><

Just read through your textbooks, do some questions, research a little on the internet. Anything to familiarize yourself with the material.

For maths, try to go ahead and complete most of the exercises/chapters (I did every second or third question depending on difficulty). The textbook questions will basically never appear on exams, and are there just to help you understand the concepts. The real benefit comes from doing past exams and exam-type questions.

[Wally]

make sure you do not study to the point that will make you burn out for the second half of the year!!
and make sure you maintain some sort of a social life

[zan]

The trick is to study consistently (rather than cramming before exams and Sacs), and then at the end of the year, convince yourself that VCE is not important so that you don't feel the pressure during exams.

This is good advice.

Bring a bottle of water into the exams, it will help to relieve some stress and let your mind relax so you perform better

Last thing you want is a stressed out mind and choking in the exam.

[meefz]

Be a man.
And do the right thing

[werdna]

LOL.. sorry I just HAD to laugh at that.

[darren94]

Choking..... Fucken hate choking.
Btw, if I manage to scrape a C+ - B on my Exam, what would my SS be?
GA1: A+ GA2: A+ GA3: B

prediction? (i know, fuck my life.) ;(

[werdna]

Which subject?