These "holidays"

[bec]

What's the best way to approach these holidays/"teacher-free period" as my school calls it? People who've been through Year 12, what worked for you and what didn't?

Some of my friends have plans to take a week off, some are working to their school timetables and some are wanting to work 14 hours a day (but they won't)...I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet.

[cara.mel]

Heh, one of my teachers called it a "non-instructional period"

Don't work 14 hours a day

All I can really suggest is have a rough plan so you don't end up spending 90% of your time on one subject. Other then that, it's up to you Different things work for different people.

I tended to study starting from 9-10am until some point in the afternoon when I felt I had done enough with an hour off for lunch in the middle. So maybe 4-5 hours after all my fiddling/day.

[Eriny]

Working to your timetable is a good idea, that's the advice my school gave us.

I didn't exactly follow that advice though, I did way more than was suggested which probably hit the 'excessive' range.

[ninwa]

lol I made up a study timetable which meant I would get in 10 hours a day of study ... and I ended up with an average of 1.5 hours per day. Mostly because I'm a very lazy person and prone to procrastination (I spent my time re-reading the Harry Potter books, I mean honestly ...)

My advice would be to be realistic in your goal setting >< otherwise you'll just feel like shit at the end of the holidays because you'll feel like you haven't done anything.

Also, don't spend 90% of your time on one subject like caramel said but also don't feel like you have to divide up your time evenly. English was easy for me whereas chem was something I needed to work at so I spent a lot more time on chem than on English (and ended up with the same study score for both subjects!)

[Noblesse]

I like it how you put holidays in quotation marks

[clinton_09]

i think i will make up some sort of time table and try to follow that

[jsimmo]

I've just made a list of everything I need and want to get done for each subject - and when I have completed each one i'll just cross it off. I think this method is better than a study timetable because I find timetables hard to stick too and also like people said above if you say you want to do 10 hours a day study and only end up doing 3 hours, you feel like crap and your motivation dwindles.

[Eriny]

Also, don't spend 90% of your time on one subject like caramel said but also don't feel like you have to divide up your time evenly. English was easy for me whereas chem was something I needed to work at so I spent a lot more time on chem than on English (and ended up with the same study score for both subjects!)

I was similar. I spent the least amount of time on Lit, then Psych and spent the most amount of time on Methods, then Economics. There is little if any correlation between time spent on a subject and results.

[melaniej]

I'm taking the first week off, going on holidays to queensland. But I'll take my english books up there to read, as well as some light reading material for other subjects. I just believe i need a break before getting into the serious study for the second week.

[Rietie]

I don't really have to make a study plan. It's already made for me.
First week is coming in to school to go to subject revision lessons.
Second week is full of practice exams.

[excal]

I wonder what I'll do...I'm taking 3 days worth of annual leave.

I think I'll run a trivia night.

[JL_91]

I'll probably take the first weekend off (I need to go skiing or else I'll go insane!), and then study like mad over the next 2 weeks. Over the last 2 years I've established clearly what works for me in terms of studying, so I'll just be using similar methods for each subject. For me, getting final summaries done according to the VCAA study designs is a crucial last step. I did one for Unit 3 Bio and it got me the result I wanted so I'm definitely doing some for my Unit 4s. Arrgh I cannot wait until all of this is over though! I feel pretty burnt out and unmotivated right now

[vce01]

given the amount of study i've done over the year...

im probably going to be putting in a minimum of 10 hours per day

[Voltman]

I did one for Unit 3 Bio and it got me the result I wanted so I'm definitely doing some for my Unit 4s. 

Out of curiosity, what did you get for bio?

[marbs]

I'm planning on sticking to my school timetable.