Secure my Yr 12 insecurities.

[kyzoo]

overestimate the difficulty, work hard and think that despite the 1000 hours work you put in you still need to do more and you'll come out of the exam pleasantly surprised.

that happened to me for Methods, except I came out of the exam cringing at myself

[carolynt]

1000 hours, really? Given there are 14*~300 hours you have in the new year minus say 10 hours of sleep!

[Romperait]

lol I underestimated how hard it would be to get over 45 for environmental science. I'd say having the mindset that every mark counts is of equal or greater importance to actually putting in the hard yards.

[slammy]

i think the most important thing is to do enough practice exams and leave enough time for that...i learnt the hard way by cramming them in
and don't procrastinate. im one of those procrastinators and it sucks hahahah

but even more importantly, when it's all over, make sure you have no regrets and can think to yourself that you did everything you could and just be happy 

[thushan]

We need to learn our stuff down to first principles, then studying a subject becomes not only manageable, but enjoyable!

For example whenever I study a topic in EngLang the only things I have committed to memory (besides examples and metalanguage) are:

1. Functions of language: communication, identity, action, cognitive development, social
2. The important bit of using language is: is your function fulfilled most efficiently?
3. It is the associations people make with language that cause effect, not the words or sounds themselves

It's also not too hard to remember: point 1 was off a textbook and points 2 and 3 I derived. So try and derive some principles that you can link all of your knowledge to, like an anchor

Then whenever I study a topic I can bring it down to those first principles and it becomes really enjoyable because you see how the topics link and it becomes fascinating!

So, in short, forget that you're studying VCE, just enjoy the goddamn subject a bit!

[physics]

there r some ppl who try their ass off and study and throw away their social lives for YEar 12 and dont end up doing well.aka me.
but just because u try hard or too hard and pressure urself TOOO much ont make it any better. too late now. for me.

[Predator]

Just remember to keep it simple.
Don't go over the top with study otherwise you will burn yourself out by studying too much.
This will lead to you having a negative mindset in that you need to keep studying when you really don't.
All in all work smart not hard and have a good year. All the best bud .

[iffets12345]

Yes, thank god some people have sense. There's too much of this "hardcore" face on VN where people do 1000 practice essays/exams and it really bugs me. You don't need the numbers to crunch. You need consistence practice or confidence that you've consolidated your knowledge. Grinding only works on Dota/Wow/COD guys.

[thushan]

Just remember to keep it simple.
Don't go over the top with study otherwise you will burn yourself out by studying too much.
This will lead to you having a negative mindset in that you need to keep studying when you really don't.
All in all work smart not hard and have a good year. All the best bud .

What do you guys mean by burning out? People throw the term around but I'm not sure what it means...I've asked my parents and they reckon that only lazy people 'burn out'... :S

If it means "just fed up with study" then i've burnt out a few times :S

[Russ]

Burnout is not when you're fed up with study (that's being temporarily demotivated or disinterested)

Burnout is when you study so much that you feel physically sick when trying to do more and you have no energy left to do anything. I suppose if you're conscientious about study then you won't need to cram to the point that it becomes an issue but if you're caught during SWOTVAC needing to revise the semester's material then it can happen.

Happened to me a couple of times, usually takes a good solid night's sleep to get anywhere near functional

[Predator]

Yes, thank god some people have sense. There's too much of this "hardcore" face on VN where people do 1000 practice essays/exams and it really bugs me. You don't need the numbers to crunch. You need consistence practice or confidence that you've consolidated your knowledge. Grinding only works on Dota/Wow/COD guys.

I thought I was the only one . But you are right consistency is what is needed and it ties very importantly with confidence. Whilst some people are best suited to a lot of study there are people who are the polar opposite. That is they may think that they need to do alot but they really don't have to if they have faith and confidence in their learning and studying habits.

Just remember to keep it simple.
Don't go over the top with study otherwise you will burn yourself out by studying too much.
This will lead to you having a negative mindset in that you need to keep studying when you really don't.
All in all work smart not hard and have a good year. All the best bud .

What do you guys mean by burning out? People throw the term around but I'm not sure what it means...I've asked my parents and they reckon that only lazy people 'burn out'... :S

If it means "just fed up with study" then i've burnt out a few times :S

Some say it is to the point of being sick that you have no energy whatsoever. It could also be seen as the point where one does not feel any motivation at all to study or do any work. The definition varies greatly among students and teachers.
Mainly caused by a lot of study and doing nothing else such as exercise, breaks and time out with family and friends.
I know someone that all they did was study study study for their exams this year. They ended up getting very very tired before the exams and thought they could fix this by studying more to do better on their exams.

It is best to take rests and have a balance of exercise to get your mind in a good state and also get out and about if thats your thing if not read a book or play a game. Can only be solved by doing minimal study and getting your mindset back to a simple state.

[iffets12345]

Burning out is worst in English. I don't think you can truly burn out in Maths besides just hating on doing it, because it's basically numbers upon numbers.
When you burn out in English, you churn out the same essays, have no sense of feeling when you write, are not really thinking or stimulated in your brain when writing, and have no fresh material. You feel dry.

[Kennybhoy]

PROTIP:

Don't break up with your girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other in order to concentrate on school.

Doesn't work.

[taiga]

PROTIP:

Don't break up with your girlfriend/boyfriend/significant other in order to concentrate on school.

Doesn't work.

Yeah because you're two ended up with 99.95 and you got 96. suck on that :D:D:D

[taiga]

Sorry ken that was a low blow (but true).

OT, it's not worth it. It's little things like sport, involvement, girlfriends, and whatnot that keep you looking forward to things in your year 12. Have those little mini things to look forward to as your motivation to do well, and you'll find you're doing alot  better than you would have.

You'd rather end up with a girlfriend/boyfriend, an important place in a sports team, an involvement prize, and a good atar, rather than a great ATAR and nothing else. That's not to say that there are some people out there who manage both

You'll also find that some of those involvement things will help you out in your Uni applications and whatnot. Oh yeah, and to bring y'all down to earth, VCE only has two utilities, getting you into your Uni, and if you're ethnic, preventing aunties bitching about you.