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Title: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 04, 2019, 06:20:05 pm
Hi there!
I'm quite excited to be starting a journal on the forum and I really hope I continue on with it. I'm currently in year 11, doing English, Biology, Legal Studies, Chemistry, Psychology, Texts and Traditions and Methods 3/4.
So.. why did I start this journal? Well, it can all get a little bit too much in VCE and I would just like to have a place where I can reflect and maybe even vent.
In all honesty, I'm in a bit of a rut at the moment. I don't really have any motivation to do work anymore and I'm just genuinely tired. I'm on my last couple of days of Term 3 holidays. I had a trial exam at school for Methods yesterday and have been working hard leading up to it. I started doing practice exams and analysing them to see how I can improve. I did 6 which compared to others may not be a lot but I'm really proud of the amount of effort I put into studying for Maths early on in the holidays. However, I'm really not happy with how I'm doing with the practice exams. I've been getting around 40% for Exam 1 and ranging from 23% to 60% for Exam 2. It's really disheartening because I have a high goal for my study score in Methods but it just doesn't seem attainable anymore. To give you some context: I've been getting 80% and above for Methods SACs which also isn't spectacular but I'm happy with them because I'm working hard. And yeah, the trial exam yesterday wasn't great. It was the 2019 MAV Exam 2. I feel like I did really well on multiple choice but like I left the whole last question of the extended response blank, partly due to time but also because I was clueless and I also didn't know how to do like a handful of other questions. Everyone else in my cohort felt the same but it still sucks to feel this way. I'm trying reaaaaally hard to be positive. I mean, the more practice exams I do, generally the better I perform but it's just daunting that I only have literally 32 days (I have a countdown app rip) to go until the first exam. I just feel like I wasted the whole year with maths. I just don't understand how people start practice exams so early! I literally finished my prob SAC in the last week of Term 3. I just really want to do well because I want to make my parents and my teachers proud but I also want to make myself proud. It's just really stressful and energy-consuming and I just have super high expectations of myself.
Anyway, sorry for being depresso (especially on my first post lol), it's just getting to me. I just have to remember to be patient and persistent.
Hope you have a lovely day :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Bri MT on October 04, 2019, 06:28:50 pm
Hey! Welcome to the forums :)


I wouldn't say you've been 'depresso' in this post and even if you were that's ok - you don't owe it to us to be always 100% positive, and that would be an unrealistic standard to hold anyone to. On the plus side, it's great that you're have difficulties and learning lessons now that you'll be able to take with you into year 12 next year :)

I hope you stick around too!

Why are you doing methods early? Is this normal at your school?
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: JR_StudyEd on October 04, 2019, 06:31:46 pm
Hey tigerclouds, welcome to the forums and I greatly commend you on starting a journal!

Are you confident that you'll keep your Year 11 subjects for Year 12?

And about practice exams for Methods...Well I've completed a whopping grand total of 1 so far (2016 VCAA exam 1), so don't place any extra stress on yourself for the quantity. I'm pretty sure you'll hear this bit of info again on the forums some time down the line, but ensure that you actually learn from each practice exam you do (which you're doing, so that's great!) Also, some exam questions are designed to be super difficult, so keep that in mind.

Keep at it, stay healthy and just enjoy it (I know this is a stressful/crappy time).
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 04, 2019, 06:58:13 pm
Thank you so much for being so welcoming guys, I really appreciate it :)

Why are you doing methods early? Is this normal at your school?
So what happens at my school is at the end of year 8, you apply to get into the advanced maths class, where you complete the combined yr9 and yr10 course in yr 9 and methods 1/2 in year 10. I was lucky enough to be able to do this and so I did methods 1/2 last year and decided to finish off 3/4 this year so I can just have methods out of the way because I really do enjoy the rest of my subjects and I want to focus on them in year 12 :)

Are you confident that you'll keep your Year 11 subjects for Year 12?
Yeah I'm happy to say that I am because I actually transferred out of Lit 1/2 to do Psych at the end of Semester 1 because as beautiful as Lit is, I think it's really hard to do well in and I didn't want to pick up a new subject in year 12. I also do enjoy Psych. And haha thank you for reassuring me. You're right I do have to keep those things in mind. Best of luck with your exams!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: J_Rho on October 04, 2019, 07:50:55 pm
Hi there!
I'm quite excited to be starting a journal on the forum and I really hope I continue on with it. I'm currently in year 11, doing English, Biology, Legal Studies, Chemistry, Psychology and Methods 3/4.
So.. why did I start this journal? Well, it can all get a little bit too much in VCE and I would just like to have a place where I can reflect and maybe even vent.
In all honesty, I'm in a bit of a rut at the moment. I don't really have any motivation to do work anymore and I'm just genuinely tired. I'm on my last couple of days of Term 3 holidays. I had a trial exam at school for Methods yesterday and have been working hard leading up to it. I started doing practice exams and analysing them to see how I can improve. I did 6 which compared to others may not be a lot but I'm really proud of the amount of effort I put into studying for Maths early on in the holidays. However, I'm really not happy with how I'm doing. I've been getting around 40% for Exam 1 and ranging from 23% to 60% for Exam 2. It's really disheartening because I have a high goal for my study score in Methods but it just doesn't seem attainable anymore. To give you some context: I've been getting 80% and above for Methods SACs which also isn't spectacular but I'm happy with them because I'm working hard. And yeah, the trial exam yesterday wasn't great. It was the 2019 MAV Exam 2. I feel like I did really well on multiple choice but like I left the whole last question of the extended response blank, partly due to time but also because I was clueless and I also didn't know how to do like a handful of other questions. Everyone else in my cohort felt the same but it still sucks to feel this way. I'm trying reaaaaally hard to be positive. I mean, the more practice exams I do, generally the better I perform but it's just daunting that I only have literally 32 days (I have countdown app rip) to go until the first exam. I just feel like I wasted the whole year with maths. I just don't understand how people start practice exams so early! I literally finished my prob SAC in the last week of Term 3. I just really want to do well because I want to make my parents and my teachers proud but I also want to make myself proud. It's just really stressful and energy-consuming and I just have super high expectations of myself.
Anyway, sorry for being depresso (especially on my first post lol), it's just getting to me. I just have to remember to be patient and persistent.
Hope you have a lovely day :)

Hey, tigerclouds!
Glad to see another journey journal, no need to apologise for venting about VCE! This is what your journal is for.
I can very much relate with this, as I am doing 3/4 Bio and averaging 55% on my SACs and desperately wanted that 40 ss :'(
having high expectations of yourself isn't always bad - I personally want to achieve a 99 ATAR but realistically I just have to be happy even if I get an 80 point being have high expectations but understand it may not always become a reality
you got this 8)
Can't wait to read more of your posts!!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 05, 2019, 12:20:44 am
Hey, tigerclouds!
Glad to see another journey journal, no need to apologise for venting about VCE! This is what your journal is for.
I can very much relate with this, as I am doing 3/4 Bio and averaging 55% on my SACs and desperately wanted that 40 ss :'(
having high expectations of yourself isn't always bad - I personally want to achieve a 99 ATAR but realistically I just have to be happy even if I get an 80 point being have high expectations but understand it may not always become a reality
you got this 8)
Can't wait to read more of your posts!!
Having high expectations and being ambitious is good, I agree. It can just be crippling at times and therefore defy its purpose of being a source of motivation. I’m learning to deal with that which also ties in with comparing myself to others. I heard a really nice saying today that I would like to share here: ‘Compare yourself with the person you were yesterday not another person today’. I found that really powerful. Anyway I’ve gone on a tangent haha, thank you for your reply J_Rho!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 07, 2019, 08:15:07 am
Hey tigerclouds!
Can't wait to hear more about youre journey. Have a great first day back- hopefully a fresh(ish) start to school will jumpstart your motivation! ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 08, 2019, 12:43:42 am
First day of Term 4!!
(I'm gonna have so much fun playing with these layouts)

Alright, in all honestly, it was a pretty bland day. I had two doubles today: English and Legal and they were just draining. I don't have study periods by the way, I know it sucks. Year 11s used to last year but our year level copped the changes. They call us the guinea pigs of the school because so many changes happen to our year level. It has its pros and cons but that's that. I also had Bio and Methods today. We're preparing a DNA Fish Barcoding prac in Bio so that's a little exciting. Methods wasn't too bad. We got our prob SAC back - I got an 87%. Not gonna lie, bit disappointed because I actually really enjoyed probability and was aiming for a 90+ but hey it's methods and I'm bound to lose marks on silly mistakes. At least I know what to look out for now. Something really nice happened in Methods today tho. So our teacher marked the multiple-choice section of our trial exam and the class was just hysterical because we knew we were so screwed for it. Our teacher actually ended up announcing what each person got out of 20 for MC in front of the whole class. Just a tad intimidating! A lot of people got 10/20. So she says XYZ you got .../20 and I just respect my Methods teacher so much because she wasn't at all judgemental when she was saying what we got. She kept reassuring us. But she reads the marks out and she gets to mine, pauses, smiles and tells me that I got 16/20. Now, I know that's not extraordinary but I am so proud of myself because that's the highest I've gotten on MC so far and it's also nice to get the highest mark in the class, as selfish as that sounds. It's just moments like these that I work towards. That look of pride on my teacher's face. That's when I feel like my work is paying off. So that was lovely!
So that was my school day. I came back home and actually had a nap. A one hour nap. I never take naps. It was very strange but also much needed because I was so tired the entire day (that may or may not have to do with me sleeping at like 1:00 AM to finish off some hw). I've also realised that I turn a bit distant and down when I'm on little sleep, yet here I am typing past midnight. I really do need to change that though. It just takes so much willpower to start doing my work. Oh I just realised, I'm technically talking about yesterday since it's past midnight. Let's just not. But yeah I woke up at like 8:00 from my nap (healthy sleep patterns who?) and did the MAV 2019 trial exam my teacher gave me today. As always there were a handful of questions that I did not know how to tackle but hey it's actually getting more manageable. I just wish I started doing practice papers earlier but I know I couldn't have. I don't know how to describe what I'm feeling with maths. I almost don't want it to end because I'm finally starting to appreciate it and enjoy it. Almost. I'm also frustrated because I feel like it's too late now to sort of redeem myself from my SAC marks even if they are relatively good. Maybe, if I had developed a liking for Methods early on then I would have performed better but I can't really control that. I think it's just because I'm putting a lot of effort now and I'm committed to understanding everything. That's something I'll keep in mind for next year: once you put the work in, it's not too bad. It's just that I would love to get a 40 raw and a huge drive for that is our teacher telling us that no one has gotten above a 40 during the years she's taught at my school and I think it would be so cool to accomplish that, mainly for my self-esteem because if I can do well with Maths, I feel like I can do well at anything and that's purely because of how challenging I've found Maths to be over the past 3 years.  Anyway, I know that realistically, I won't be getting a 40 but one can dream or rather aspire. I just want to get above a 30.
So that's my day :)
Also,
Hey tigerclouds!
Can't wait to hear more about youre journey. Have a great first day back- hopefully a fresh(ish) start to school will jumpstart your motivation! ;D
Thank you Laura for your kind words, I think I do have a little more motivation now :D

Tomorrow is a nice day. I have nice subjects - Chemistry first period! I love Chemistry, I genuinely look forward to going to Chem class.
Anywho! Thank you for tuning in!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 11, 2019, 11:43:33 pm
Friday Oct 11:

I had a Chem excursion at VSSEC all day today which was very exciting! It was probably the best excursion I've ever been on. It's just so cool to see how prevalent Chemistry is in our environment, especially since most of the work done in class is theory-based (which I still don't mind, just a nice change).

I was also in a pretty good mood today. I think it's because of my sleep. I've been prioritising it and trying to sleep early(ish) even if I still have work to do. I have to. I felt really low and lethargic on Wednesday, literally sleeping in class, in Chemistry! That's how you know it's bad. My teacher joked about getting me a cup of coffee or some sugar hehe. It's an awful feeling, like you're trapped somehow. So it had to stop. I do feel more sluggish in the mornings for some reason but I feel like my mood is increasing throughout the day. So that's good!
As for schoolwork... yikes. I planned to do so much today and full-on organised a minute-by-minute schedule but I just couldn't stop procrastinating and I hate myself for it especially because I didn't do anything yesterday either. Oh well. Tomorrow is gonna be more productive, I promise.
Hope your week went well!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 13, 2019, 08:08:35 pm
I. don't. want. to. work.
I have a Tat assignment due tomorrow and I just don't want to. It's a group assignment and my partner has done close to nothing so that's that. I don't take this subject seriously (as in I try to do the least amount of work possible) because our school forces us to do it in year 11 and I'm not doing it next year. Still. I just can't scrap an assignment, I literally can't. I have to put in my best effort and be satisfied. It's not like the school made it easy for us either. It's a recorded artwork analysis so I not only have to worry about research but also the script, the slides layout and the voiceover.
Kill me.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 17, 2019, 10:32:23 pm
Thursday Oct 17:


Feels like ages since that last assignment I was talking about. So I got it done if you’re wondering haha after lots of frustration and attempts at patience. So much has happened since then.

Methods:
We got our trial exam back early on in the week... major LOL. I really didn’t do well and that got me down that day but you know what, it’s fine. It’s just a benchmark for where I’m at. I now know how much work I need to put in. I’ve done 12 exams so far but I need to properly correct a couple. So it’s fine. We’re also going through them in class so that’s good cause it forces me to do it.

Legal:
We got our Rights SAC back. My mark was meh, not the best but the feedback I got was so touching! So my teacher for Legal is amazing. She gives us so much feedback, is so knowledgeable and she’s just amazing at what she does. She doesn’t give marks out just like that though. You have to really put the effort in to get like full marks for a question. So I was reading through my SAC and there was a question asking us to explain how a case has influenced constitutionally protected rights. So I looked at the comments and at the bottom, my teacher said that it was a great answer and told me to hold on to it for next year. She then also told me in person that it was like the best answer she’s seen in like 10 years of her teaching. HOW SWEEET. It made me so so happy. This is what I work for. The moment where I feel that almost overwhelming sense of pride in myself, when I see how my work has paid off. ☺️

Bio:
We did a SAC on a prac we did. Initially I thought it was horrible but then I did some research to understand the concepts and it’s actually super cool! We were learning about DNA barcoding, PCR, DNA extraction, so much! Such a cool process! I love it when things make sense and when I can tie chemistry with it hehe like how the hydrogen bonds break during denaturation. Makes so much sense!!

Psych:
I’m conducting an experiment on the impact of music on behaviour and it’s taking ages. It’s cool but there’s just so much to do.

Other:
I literally just came back from school. I stayed back because I was helping out with the preparation for the year 12 graduation as part of next year’s leadership team which we call the Student Exec. I don’t know if other schools call that too but yeah I’m next year’s Social Justice captain so we’re needed for after school functions every now and then. It was nice, we were preparing the decorations, helped with moving the food and got to play around with a photo booth hehe. The ceremony took longer than expected though so we couldn’t stay around longer unfortunately because it was getting really late. It sucks because I really wanted to see the supper in action. I guess a lot of our work is gonna be behind the scenes. That’s alright. It was my first official event as part of the team so it’ll be interesting to see how next year plays out.


Anywho that’s all! I try to make these updates short but I just keep rambling on hehe. Alright I really need to get some sleep. Toodles!


Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 19, 2019, 11:52:16 am
Major problem. I can't find my Methods summary book and it has like 4 practice exams I wanted to correct over the weekend. I can't even do any exam 2s now either. UGH I'm so mad. Could you imagine if I don't find it... Ohhhhh boy :-\
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 20, 2019, 05:05:40 pm
Psych:
I’m conducting an experiment on the impact of music on behaviour and it’s taking ages. It’s cool but there’s just so much to do.
Sounds very cool! I'd love to hear more about it. Best of luck this week!  ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Joseph41 on October 21, 2019, 05:34:31 pm
Anywho that’s all! I try to make these updates short but I just keep rambling on hehe. Alright I really need to get some sleep. Toodles!


Sometimes we all need a good ramble!

Enjoying your journal so far. :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 22, 2019, 10:37:55 pm
Alright. To be honest, I'm really irked at the moment. I just did a practice exam 1 from Insight and got a 22/40. I'm just so frustrated because I've been stuck at this score even though God knows how hard I've been working and how dedicated I've been to understanding my mistakes and how to solve the question. I do lose quite a few marks for silly mistakes but there are just questions that I just genuinely don't understand and don't even know where to begin with them.
I'm also kind of neglecting the rest of my subjects so I can focus on Methods and do well in it but like the work still isn't paying off so I feel guilty for not putting enough effort for my 1/2 subjects. It's like my 1/2 subjects and Methods are in a tug of war except none of the sides are winning and the rope is so close to just being torn in the middle. I don't know if I make sense. I'm just really annoyed with myself and am so close to giving up on this subject.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 23, 2019, 07:18:36 am
Alright. To be honest, I'm really irked at the moment. I just did a practice exam 1 from Insight and got a 22/40. I'm just so frustrated because I've been stuck at this score even though God knows how hard I've been working and how dedicated I've been to understanding my mistakes and how to solve the question. I do lose quite a few marks for silly mistakes but there are just questions that I just genuinely don't understand and don't even know where to begin with them.
Have you tried posting the questions you don't understand in the methods thread to get some help? ;D Being stuck around halfway would be super frustrating. <3
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 23, 2019, 08:52:27 am
Have you tried posting the questions you don't understand in the methods thread to get some help? ;D Being stuck around halfway would be super frustrating. <3
No I haven't, I might give it a try. It's just that I sometimes find it hard to understand online solutions. Thank you though :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Bri MT on October 23, 2019, 09:24:27 am
Alright. To be honest, I'm really irked at the moment. I just did a practice exam 1 from Insight and got a 22/40. I'm just so frustrated because I've been stuck at this score even though God knows how hard I've been working and how dedicated I've been to understanding my mistakes and how to solve the question. I do lose quite a few marks for silly mistakes but there are just questions that I just genuinely don't understand and don't even know where to begin with them.
I'm also kind of neglecting the rest of my subjects so I can focus on Methods and do well in it but like the work still isn't paying off so I feel guilty for not putting enough effort for my 1/2 subjects. It's like my 1/2 subjects and Methods are in a tug of war except none of the sides are winning and the rope is so close to just being torn in the middle. I don't know if I make sense. I'm just really annoyed with myself and am so close to giving up on this subject.

It's very normal to start off practice exams and  find that you aren't getting the scores you would like. I'd definitely recommend trying to stick through the process of correcting your answers in depth and building up your practice.

It can be incredibly frustrating, but one you do start to see progress and feel more confident it's great.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 23, 2019, 10:28:16 pm
It's very normal to start off practice exams and  find that you aren't getting the scores you would like. I'd definitely recommend trying to stick through the process of correcting your answers in depth and building up your practice.

It can be incredibly frustrating, but one you do start to see progress and feel more confident it's great.

Thank you so much. I know you're right, I just really need that confidence boost now. Do you have any suggestions on how I could see more progress, perhaps something other than doing practice exams? Sorry to put you on the spot haha, anyone is free to reply as well:)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Geoo on October 24, 2019, 11:29:17 am
Alright. To be honest, I'm really irked at the moment. I just did a practice exam 1 from Insight and got a 22/40. I'm just so frustrated because I've been stuck at this score even though God knows how hard I've been working and how dedicated I've been to understanding my mistakes and how to solve the question. I do lose quite a few marks for silly mistakes but there are just questions that I just genuinely don't understand and don't even know where to begin with them.
I know exactly where you are coming from! I started doing practice exams for bio this year and got 47% my first go. I was so upset about this. Then I started revising more and studying and I got my average mark up to 70%. I have stayed at 70% for the past 11 practice exams I have tried, so I know exactly how you feel! It can feel a but soul crushing, but as long as you keep trying, and you feel as if you are learning from your mistakes, you will do okay.

Good luck, it gets better, you can do!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Bri MT on October 24, 2019, 02:35:22 pm
Thank you so much. I know you're right, I just really need that confidence boost now. Do you have any suggestions on how I could see more progress, perhaps something other than doing practice exams? Sorry to put you on the spot haha, anyone is free to reply as well:)

No worries at all!

I used practice exam questions a lot in VCE and one way that I was able to see progress was doing the same question multiple times until I'd get it right. Have you tried redoing any of your exams? 
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: apollomelo on October 24, 2019, 03:05:08 pm
Sorry to bud in, i'm averaging the same marks as Geoo for the past 14 papers that i have completed, i would like to know how to boost my score by filling in the rest of the 30%.
The questions that i get wrong should i revise the content? or should i redo my papers?   
I'm in a state of complete blankness on what to do next.   
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 24, 2019, 05:06:34 pm
I know exactly where you are coming from! I started doing practice exams for bio this year and got 47% my first go. I was so upset about this. Then I started revising more and studying and I got my average mark up to 70%. I have stayed at 70% for the past 11 practice exams I have tried, so I know exactly how you feel! It can feel a but soul crushing, but as long as you keep trying, and you feel as if you are learning from your mistakes, you will do okay.

Good luck, it gets better, you can do!

That's so good that you were able to have such a huge jump with your scores! We can both do it as long as we strick through with the process :)

No worries at all!

I used practice exam questions a lot in VCE and one way that I was able to see progress was doing the same question multiple times until I'd get it right. Have you tried redoing any of your exams? 

No I haven't redone any of my exams yet. I'll do that and see if it helps :) It sounds like a great idea, I'm just wary of time because I know quality really matters but I'm still trying to grind through as many exams as I can, so I can get that exposure too. Thank you so much for the advice :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Bri MT on October 24, 2019, 06:24:59 pm
Sorry to bud in, i'm averaging the same marks as Geoo for the past 14 papers that i have completed, i would like to know how to boost my score by filling in the rest of the 30%.
The questions that i get wrong should i revise the content? or should i redo my papers?   
I'm in a state of complete blankness on what to do next.   

Hey, happy to help out I just don't want to derail tigercloud's journal; if you post in the relevant subject's section I'll happily help you out there.

That's so good that you were able to have such a huge jump with your scores! We can both do it as long as we strick through with the process :)
 
No I haven't redone any of my exams yet. I'll do that and see if it helps :) It sounds like a great idea, I'm just wary of time because I know quality really matters but I'm still trying to grind through as many exams as I can, so I can get that exposure too. Thank you so much for the advice :)

I can see your logic, and exposure is good but you'll probably be more motivated (and thus maybe do more exams?) if you can get more out of each exam. Particularly for methods, I would recommend doing exams multiple times. If you are worried about time you might start off with a vcaa exam relevant to the current study design to be repeating.

No worries at all :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 24, 2019, 06:45:00 pm
Hey, happy to help out I just don't want to derail tigercloud's journal; if you post in the relevant subject's section I'll happily help you out there.

I can see your logic, and exposure is good but you'll probably be more motivated (and thus maybe do more exams?) if you can get more out of each exam. Particularly for methods, I would recommend doing exams multiple times. If you are worried about time you might start off with a vcaa exam relevant to the current study design to be repeating.

No worries at all :)
You're right. I'll try doing that :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 26, 2019, 08:56:31 pm
Ah!!!!!!! I'm so happy right now! I got a 35/40 for the 2017 VCAA exam 1 NHT. Talk about a jump! I'm so so grateful for all the advice and words of encouragement I got from here. I never thought this was possible. Everyone was right, it is all worth it when you reach your goal. If I can do it, you can too.

I do want to clarify something though and I don't mean to be a debby downer or discredit my achievement lol but do the northern hemisphere exams tend to be easier? I just want to make sure that it is actually my work paying off not just because of the difficulty of the exam.

Still, I'm super happy :) and trying hard not to let self-doubt kick in.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 28, 2019, 04:09:14 pm
Ah!!!!!!! I'm so happy right now! I got a 35/40 for the 2017 VCAA exam 1 NHT. Talk about a jump!
Congratulations!! ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 28, 2019, 08:50:16 pm
Congratulations!! ;D

Thank you so much!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 28, 2019, 11:00:59 pm
Monday Oct 28:

Methods: And...... we're back again. So it turns out that result I was really happy with was an outlier. I did the 2017 VCAA exam 1 today and got a 24/40. Damn it. I was really enjoying that confidence boost. But hey, I heard that it was a nasty exam so.... At least it's still higher than a 22. It's ok though, we're gonna get back into the 80% range. I promise. I took the day off school today so I can do some more work on methods. I ended up completing 2 exams: the one I just spoke about and an exam 2 and I actually ended up getting my highest score yet on an exam 2 which was quite exciting. But yeah, I was hoping to get 3 exams done but I spend so bloody long correcting and making sure I get it. That's a good thing though right? Quality over quantity (though I really want the quantity)
Just for reference, I'm aiming for above a 30 ss and above a 35 would be amazing!

English: I have a point of view SAC tmrw in the form of a letter of the editor. I'm writing about anti-vaxxers. It's been fun having a go at them. I haven't finalised my piece yet and it's 10:55 pm. Very characteristic of me. Should probably go do that...

Till next time!


Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 29, 2019, 05:59:50 pm
English: I have a point of view SAC tmrw in the form of a letter of the editor. I'm writing about anti-vaxxers. It's been fun having a go at them. I haven't finalised my piece yet and it's 10:55 pm. Very characteristic of me. Should probably go do that...
That sounds like fun (the having a dig at antivaxxers, not the sac) How did it go? ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 29, 2019, 07:05:45 pm
That sounds like fun (the having a dig at antivaxxers, not the sac) How did it go? ;D
It was good! I had already written a draft so I just ended up memorising and writing that. Oooooh, should I post my piece here?
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: ArtyDreams on October 29, 2019, 09:42:33 pm
Monday Oct 28:

Methods: And...... we're back again. So it turns out that result I was really happy with was an outlier. I did the 2017 VCAA exam 1 today and got a 24/40. Damn it. I was really enjoying that confidence boost. But hey, I heard that it was a nasty exam so.... At least it's still higher than a 22. It's ok though, we're gonna get back into the 80% range. I promise. I took the day off school today so I can do some more work on methods. I ended up completing 2 exams: the one I just spoke about and an exam 2 and I actually ended up getting my highest score yet on an exam 2 which was quite exciting. But yeah, I was hoping to get 3 exams done but I spend so bloody long correcting and making sure I get it. That's a good thing though right? Quality over quantity (though I really want the quantity)
Just for reference, I'm aiming for above a 30 ss and above a 35 would be amazing!

English: I have a point of view SAC tmrw in the form of a letter of the editor. I'm writing about anti-vaxxers. It's been fun having a go at them. I haven't finalised my piece yet and it's 10:55 pm. Very characteristic of me. Should probably go do that...

Till next time!


youve got this.

yes, it is so much better to make sure that your getting the most out of doing the practice exams. I honestly feel like I've been doing it for the sake of it at this point - I think just keep going at the pace that is most comfortable to you!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 29, 2019, 10:10:46 pm
youve got this.

yes, it is so much better to make sure that your getting the most out of doing the practice exams. I honestly feel like I've been doing it for the sake of it at this point - I think just keep going at the pace that is most comfortable to you!
Thank you! I'm trying not to give up lol
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 30, 2019, 05:12:17 pm
It was good! I had already written a draft so I just ended up memorising and writing that. Oooooh, should I post my piece here?
Yes, yes, yes!!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 30, 2019, 05:48:51 pm
Yes, yes, yes!!

Enjoy 8)
No Jab, No Sway: they’ve gone astray
Have a seat. Let’s see what’s on the news. Perhaps we can get an update on the climate change strike or see if the wars in the Middle East have calmed. Instead, what’s on Channel 7? Meryl Dorey, a notorious anti-vaxxer, preaching about how all vaccines are contaminated and calling parents whose child had died from a vaccine-preventable disease “whining liars”. What a sight to behold!

This is only a microcosm of the beliefs anti-vaxxers follow religiously. Another famous one is the misconception that vaccines cause autism. Time and time again, science has proven this theory to be blatantly wrong. Studies in Denmark involving over 500,000 children have proven that vaccinated children are no more likely than unvaccinated children to develop autism. You can’t dispute scientific facts. Furthermore, the article that first suggested this link between autism and vaccines was retracted and the ‘doctor’ who published it was declared a fraud and lost his medical license. Still, one uninformed article and the whole world goes into a frenzy. Can it get any more 21st century than this?

Now, I get that anti-vaxxers are all for that alternative lifestyle but vaccines aren’t deodorant, you can’t substitute them for essential oils.

Diseases can spread like wildfire in crowded environments like schools and small towns. Take the New South Wales town of Mullumbimby as an example, where “only 52 per cent of five-year-olds … were fully immunised in 2015-2016, compared with 92.9 per cent nationally”. This town actually belongs to a region that initiated the 2009 whooping cough outbreak in Australia. Shock.

Australia is to be commended for its efforts in raising vaccinations rates by enforcing the “No Jab, No Play” policy in 2015. This policy banned unvaccinated children from attending school and cut off welfare payments from families who choose not to vaccinate their children. Whilst this is a great initiative as it essentially forces people to vaccinate, it’s still very restrictive. What about the wealthy non-vaxxers who don’t need any welfare payments? We need a solution that applies to everyone and we need it now, not when a pandemic emerges.

We have officially reached a point where we have to beg people to worry about their health.

They’ve missed the shot on this one.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Geoo on October 30, 2019, 08:01:22 pm
Haha, good on you!
I get so railed up about anti vaxers, and as someone who does know one in real life.......

Plus what they seem to ignore, is all these "chemicals" in these vaccines are found in natural elements of our life, like formaldehyde is also found in apples....
As someone who is a but on the compromised immune system side, vaccines are really important for herd immunity to protect so many vulnerable people, it just pisses me off.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Bri MT on October 30, 2019, 08:05:52 pm
Enjoy 8)
No Jab, No Sway: they’ve gone astray
Have a seat. Let’s see what’s on the news. Perhaps we can get an update on the climate change strike or see if the wars in the Middle East have calmed. Instead, what’s on Channel 7? Meryl Dorey, a notorious anti-vaxxer, preaching about how all vaccines are contaminated and calling parents whose child had died from a vaccine-preventable disease “whining liars”. What a sight to behold!

This is only a microcosm of the beliefs anti-vaxxers follow religiously. Another famous one is the misconception that vaccines cause autism. Time and time again, science has proven this theory to be blatantly wrong. Studies in Denmark involving over 500,000 children have proven that vaccinated children are no more likely than unvaccinated children to develop autism. You can’t dispute scientific facts. Furthermore, the article that first suggested this link between autism and vaccines was retracted and the ‘doctor’ who published it was declared a fraud and lost his medical license. Still, one uninformed article and the whole world goes into a frenzy. Can it get any more 21st century than this?

Now, I get that anti-vaxxers are all for that alternative lifestyle but vaccines aren’t deodorant, you can’t substitute them for essential oils.

Diseases can spread like wildfire in crowded environments like schools and small towns. Take the New South Wales town of Mullumbimby as an example, where “only 52 per cent of five-year-olds … were fully immunised in 2015-2016, compared with 92.9 per cent nationally”. This town actually belongs to a region that initiated the 2009 whooping cough outbreak in Australia. Shock.

Australia is to be commended for its efforts in raising vaccinations rates by enforcing the “No Jab, No Play” policy in 2015. This policy banned unvaccinated children from attending school and cut off welfare payments from families who choose not to vaccinate their children. Whilst this is a great initiative as it essentially forces people to vaccinate, it’s still very restrictive. What about the wealthy non-vaxxers who don’t need any welfare payments? We need a solution that applies to everyone and we need it now, not when a pandemic emerges.

We have officially reached a point where we have to beg people to worry about their health.

They’ve missed the shot on this one.

Highly engaging read but I'm not sure what the purpose of your speech is, which may cost you marks.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on October 30, 2019, 08:20:39 pm
Haha, good on you!
I get so railed up about anti vaxers, and as someone who does know one in real life.......

Plus what they seem to ignore, is all these "chemicals" in these vaccines are found in natural elements of our life, like formaldehyde is also found in apples....
As someone who is a but on the compromised immune system side, vaccines are really important for herd immunity to protect so many vulnerable people, it just pisses me off.
Tell me about it ::) They have no facts to base their arguments on.

Highly engaging read but I'm not sure what the purpose of your speech is, which may cost you marks.
What do you mean? We just need to outline our point of view on an issue persuasively.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 01, 2019, 08:17:18 am
Bloody hate Methods. (It’s gonna be so funny looking back at my mood swings lol). Seriously tho, no matter how many exams I do and how many unfamiliar questions that I learn to understand, those last few pages of the exam always throw me off. It’s something different every time. How on earth can people just know what to do?! I want to understand it, I really do but I just can’t make the connections I’m required to. You know what, let’s focus on the positive. I’ve grown to like and be pretty good at probability (it just makes sense!) and I’ve been able to apply some associations that I learned to make from other questions, I’m getting better with composite functions. Multiple choice I do pretty ok in. It’s just those last questions.
You know what, it’s fine. Maths is definitely my weakest subject, I love my other ones and I’m just so excited to just finish Methods and go back to focusing on subjects that I love and make sense to me.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Bri MT on November 01, 2019, 08:29:15 am
Tell me about it ::) They have no facts to base their arguments on.
What do you mean? We just need to outline our point of view on an issue persuasively.

I could break my question down into two questions:
- who is your audience?
- what do you want them to change as a result of your speech?  (I.e. what are you persuading them of)

I dare say your audience isn't anti-vaxxers since you alienate them from the start,  so who is it?

Are you trying to convince your audience to support vaccines in general, to support no jab no play,  to support mandatory vaccinations for everyone?  To mistrust anti-vaxers?

You don't have to explicitly state this but your contention should be clear throughout your speech.


Maybe this isn't something you need to worry about at your year level but I'd check the assessment criteria to be sure.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: ArtyDreams on November 01, 2019, 09:21:47 am
Bloody hate Methods. (It’s gonna be so funny looking back at my mood swings lol). Seriously tho, no matter how many exams I do and how many unfamiliar questions that I learn to understand, those last few pages of the exam always throw me off. It’s something different every time. How on earth can people just know what to do?! I want to understand it, I really do but I just can’t make the connections I’m required to. You know what, let’s focus on the positive. I’ve grown to like and be pretty good at probability (it just makes sense!) and I’ve been able to apply some associations that I learned to make from other questions, I’m getting better with composite functions. Multiple choice I do pretty ok in. It’s just those last questions.
You know what, it’s fine. Maths is definitely my weakest subject, I love my other ones and I’m just so excited to just finish Methods and go back to focusing on subjects that I love and make sense to me.
It will all be over in 5 days - youre nearly there!! I guess if youre realllyyyy thrown off with the last few questions, and struggle really badly with them, just try and do the first half of the paper as BEST as you can. The majority of people will struggle with the last few, so dont stress toooo much.

Also, I've grown to like probability too ha ha.

Anyway, best of luck next week. I'm like you too - I cant wait to finish methods so I can concentrate on my other subjects which I love so much more!

Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 03, 2019, 02:12:36 pm
I could break my question down into two questions:
- who is your audience?
- what do you want them to change as a result of your speech?  (I.e. what are you persuading them of)

I dare say your audience isn't anti-vaxxers since you alienate them from the start,  so who is it?

Are you trying to convince your audience to support vaccines in general, to support no jab no play,  to support mandatory vaccinations for everyone?  To mistrust anti-vaxers?

You don't have to explicitly state this but your contention should be clear throughout your speech.


Maybe this isn't something you need to worry about at your year level but I'd check the assessment criteria to be sure.
Oh ok, yeah I didn’t really take that into consideration because there was no mention of it in the criteria. Regardless, it’s still important, so I’ll keep it in mind for future tasks. Thank you :)
It will all be over in 5 days - youre nearly there!! I guess if youre realllyyyy thrown off with the last few questions, and struggle really badly with them, just try and do the first half of the paper as BEST as you can. The majority of people will struggle with the last few, so dont stress toooo much.

Also, I've grown to like probability too ha ha.

Anyway, best of luck next week. I'm like you too - I cant wait to finish methods so I can concentrate on my other subjects which I love so much more!


Yeah we’re so close! Good luck to you too :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 03, 2019, 02:32:54 pm
Sunday Nov 3:

Methods: 3 days. You know what, right at this second, I feel ok. I’m going through practice exams, their solutions, learning some CAS tricks. My marks have drastically increased from what I was getting at the start. So that’s good. The questions at the end are not necessarily getting easier but they seem manageable.

Other subjects: Pretty good! I handed in all 3 SDIs for Psych, Bio and Chem. So glad I was able to finish them before the long weekend. I also had a Legal Remedies SAC. Haha. A joke. No one was prepared for it but it turned out a tad better than expected (based on how I felt, haven’t gotten marks yet). I like that Legal SACs tend to be predictable.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Evolio on November 03, 2019, 06:24:06 pm
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My marks have drastically increased from what I was getting at the start. So that’s good
That's great, tigerclouds! That's really motivating to see!
Best of luck for Tuesday and Wednesday! I know you're going to do amazing!  ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 03, 2019, 06:38:03 pm
That's great, tigerclouds! That's really motivating to see!
Best of luck for Tuesday and Wednesday! I know you're going to do amazing!  ;D

Aw thank you so much! It means a lot  :) How are you feeling about it?
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Evolio on November 03, 2019, 07:35:40 pm
Aw thank you so much! It means a lot  :) How are you feeling about it?
I feel okay. It's crazy to think that we'll be done with methods after Thursday! But, it is sad that we'll never do methods again.

Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 03, 2019, 08:23:52 pm
I feel okay. It's crazy to think that we'll be done with methods after Thursday! But, it is sad that we'll never do methods again.
Ooh, I can't say I feel the same way about not doing methods again. That's been my motivation to do well hahaha. I get what you mean though. I think there will be a small tiny miniscule part of me that gets nostalgic when I see my other friends doing methods next year.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 06, 2019, 12:09:20 pm
Methods Exam 1 debrief
It’s so crazy that this day is already here. Oh my goodness. First VCAA exam! I’m happy :D That was not so bad! I know I did some algebraic errors but like I actually understood what the questions were asking me to do. There weren’t any questions that were like woah how do I do that. It was way better than I expected. I actually also guessed the last question right eeek!!! I’m just kinda mad at myself for stuffing up my working out because like I said, I knew what I had to do and all these little marks are gonna accumulate. For example, I couldn’t put the prob question in the required form and I had the right idea of the area question but working out was wrong. I  hate that I keep remembering some things that I got wrong. I really want to focus on tomorrow’s exam. I just hope they don’t throw something feral at us tomorrow. Still, I’m happy with how I went on this one :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: ArtyDreams on November 07, 2019, 08:10:16 am
Methods Exam 1 debrief
It’s so crazy that this day is already here. Oh my goodness. First VCAA exam! I’m happy :D That was not so bad! I know I did some algebraic errors but like I actually understood what the questions were asking me to do. There weren’t any questions that were like woah how do I do that. It was way better than I expected. I actually also guessed the last question right eeek!!! I’m just kinda mad at myself for stuffing up my working out because like I said, I knew what I had to do and all these little marks are gonna accumulate. For example, I couldn’t put the prob question in the required form and I had the right idea of the area question but working out was wrong. I  hate that I keep remembering some things that I got wrong. I really want to focus on tomorrow’s exam. I just hope they don’t throw something feral at us tomorrow. Still, I’m happy with how I went on this one :)

thats so great to hear!! Good luck for tomorrow!!

I agree, the exam wasnt toooo bad - although I know I made a lot of algebra questions, like with the triangle question, I didnt diff it properly and then had NO time to fix it - and yay great job guessing the last question right! I had so much relief when I found that out too.

Good Luck for Today!!!
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: Geoo on November 07, 2019, 10:43:52 pm
How did you go with exam 2?
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 07, 2019, 11:01:51 pm
thats so great to hear!! Good luck for tomorrow!!

I agree, the exam wasnt toooo bad - although I know I made a lot of algebra questions, like with the triangle question, I didnt diff it properly and then had NO time to fix it - and yay great job guessing the last question right! I had so much relief when I found that out too.

Good Luck for Today!!!
Thank you :) How did you go?
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 07, 2019, 11:14:46 pm
How did you go with exam 2?
To put it simply, not so great. After yesterday, I raised my standards and expectations but things just didn’t go to plan today. I completely blanked out on a whole question that was worth 9 marks but managed to scrape a mark or two just by trying to do what made sense at the time. I don’t feel great. I broke down as soon as I hopped into the car and I’ve just been trying to distract myself by doing whatever. It’s just that I’ve worked my neck off this past month and I just really wanted it to pay off. I mean it did for exam 1 and to be fair, (based on the suggested solutions), I got the mark that I was averaging at for my practice exams lately which was a humongous improvement from what I was starting with. I guess I’m just disappointed.
In brighter news, I’m SO bloody glad that methods is done! Finito! No more crying over questions in the exercises, no more frustration, no more spending hours upon hours of maths and letting it consume all my studying time, no more stupid practice math exams. Now I can FINALLY give the rest of my subjects the respect and love they deserve. Oh man, this week has been so stressful.
So glad it’s over.
Thank you for asking Geo :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 08, 2019, 12:34:28 am
So I just want to say this: These past couple of weeks have taught me a lot, both knowledge wise and things about me personally. Even though I’m quite disappointed with how exam 2 went and I’m so glad it’s all over, all the exam prep has led me to develop an appreciation for maths. I don’t know, something happened the day before Exam 1. Like it just clicked, that’s the best way I could describe it. I just realised that there really wasn’t anything stopping me from doing well. If anything, it was just me and my self doubts. No matter the score I get, I’m proud of myself because I can honestly say I tried my best in the time frame I had. I actually managed to do 30 exams and raised my scores by about 30% That’s crazy. After spending the past 3 years despising maths, I was still able to motivate myself to try my best and finally get it and it’s so satisfying when you do reach that point (even if it’s literally a day before your exam). I want to use this as motivation for myself in the future because if I was able to understand and improve at maths, my weakest subject, I can do anything. I did all I could and blanking out in the exam is a factor that’s beyond my control. I’m so glad I got the hardest thing out of the way in year 11. It has taught me so much for next year in terms of goals, time management and work ethic. It was a journey. A long and energy-consuming one but it’s over. I feel like I’m closing a chapter of my life. It feels so strange. Serene almost. Alright, farewell maths...
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on November 13, 2019, 05:31:40 pm
Wow, that's so cool to hear! (Still waiting for that to click with me...) Congratulations of finishing your first VCAA exam! You should be so proud!!

How are you feeling about your 1/2 exams? <3
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 13, 2019, 07:20:32 pm
Wow, that's so cool to hear! (Still waiting for that to click with me...) Congratulations of finishing your first VCAA exam! You should be so proud!!

How are you feeling about your 1/2 exams? <3
Thank you Laura☺️ and don’t worry, as long as you genuinely work hard and try to understand the theory behind your maths work, it should click.
Unit 2 exams!
I am thriving at the moment. I mean, yes I’m super underprepared because I’ve just been drained since the Methods exams and haven’t done much revision but I am freaking enjoying it. I’m learning new study techniques, reviewing my notes, refining my answers for legal and I’m just doing good. I’m actually enjoying the process and I’m not placing too much pressure on myself because really these are the last set of exams that don’t matter. Everything onwards counts towards my ATAR. Oh wow, yikes. But yeah, I’ve developed a new found passion and love for bio in the process so that’s great.
Also! I got my mark back for the English point of view task I shared here and it actually ended up being my highest mark this year for English! 28/30! That made me really happy because I submitted the task the week before my Methods exam and I was pretty much neglecting all my subjects that week so that was nice  :)
So my first exam is this Friday. I have Legal and English. Legal, I’m okay with how I’m doing but English is a major lol. I’m really excited to get exams over with because I have quite a few exciting plans coming up.

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for what I can get my Methods teacher? She’s been a gem and has helped me so much throughout the year so I really want to show her how much that means to me and how much I appreciate her. I’m thinking of getting her like a mug, some protractors (she explicitly said that if we were gonna buy her gifts, we should get her this haha), chocolates, and filling that mug with home made chocolate popcorn because she really likes it. I really wanted to get her like a dorky, maths-related gift or just anything that’s personalised or teacher-related but I don’t where to get her any.

But yeah! That’s life at the moment☺️
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: caffinatedloz on November 13, 2019, 09:40:15 pm
What about a maths mug with homemade popcorn? (And maybe also a protractor?) Gift-giving is so much fun. It's beginning to look a lot like.... ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 13, 2019, 11:30:07 pm
What about a maths mug with homemade popcorn? (And maybe also a protractor?) Gift-giving is so much fun. It's beginning to look a lot like.... ;D
Yeah I might do that  :) CHRISTMAS! I. love. Christmas. It's such a beautiful time of the year.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on November 22, 2019, 03:49:30 pm
First day of year 12 classes
Head start began today and honestly, I’m stressed. I no longer have a blanket to fall back on. I have always wanted to achieve my best and set high goals for myself but it wouldn’t be a huge deal if a thing or two didn’t  go to plan in the past. No more. It doesn’t feel right, I don’t feel ready. I’m honestly still recovering from exams which ended literally two days ago. I will say though, I had less than 6 hours of sleep today and whenever I do that, the next day is completely ruined for me because I’m too lethargic to be bothered for anything. I know I’ll feel better next week. In other news, i received an invitation for an awards night my school holds annually so that was nice :) I’m curious to see what I got it for.
That’s all for today, I’m gonna try to rest tonight and hopefully get onto some homework over the weekend.
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on December 12, 2019, 01:10:33 am
Day before results
Hi! A lot has happened since my last post! So I’m sorry to say that my two weeks of Headstart were not productive, I wasted my time every day but it’s fine because I’m only human. School finished last Friday and on Saturday, myself, two of my friends and two teachers flew to Perth to celebrate the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. It was a great and memorable experience and I would definitely recommend because I was able to grow the connection I have with my faith and God. So I’m still at Perth and results come out tomorrow at 4 am here. I’ve decided that I’m not gonna check it until I get back home because I would not like to associate my trip with something negative so I guess that must be why I don’t feel nervous about it. Like I really don’t feel anything. I have a friend on this trip who also did 3/4 Methods with me this year and she’s checking hers here and she’s stressed, I really do hope she does well. I know I’m gonna get nauseous before opening it. Oh I just realized my teacher is gonna see my scores before I do. Great. I literally deleted Gmail just so that I make sure that I can’t see my score in any way. Anyway, in brighter, lighter news: I ended up getting the academic awards for Chemistry, Legal Studies and wait for it... you won’t believe this.. Methods 3/4! Yeah I know who is she. I also got a social justice award which was very nice. Yeah I definitely was not expecting some so it was a really nice surprise. My parents were so so proud and it made my heart so happy. Hope I don’t disappoint anyone with my Methods study score. Anyway, that’s about it from me. Hope results day goes well for everyone and if not, it’s okay because your learning journey does not end here :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on December 13, 2019, 02:32:33 am
Results day
I made it guys! But boy was it a journey. I ended up waiting over 17 hours after results were released to check my study score. 17 hours of anxiety and agony. My cold and Perth's 39° weather did not help either. So yeah, a complete contrast to my mental state the day before and I was stressing myself out even more throughout the day by checking how other people went, including looking at the results thread here on the forum. So I arrived back home at around midnight and I was dying, like I didn't think that I was able to check it because really it's arguably the most important part of my academic journey thus far and I was just so scared. Alright, I'll stop beating around the bush. I ended up getting a 35!!! B+, A, B+ respectively (hate that my SACs went down). I am stoked about that because that's what I was hoping for so it can hopefully scale up to a 40. I know younger me would've been disappointed to see this score but then again younger me had the luxury of not being exposed to VCAA. There are so many things I've learnt from this year: for one, finish the content and start practice exams way earlier than I did. Overall, I know it's not the prettiest score and I can't help but have regrets but you should've seen me when I got it, I filmed my reaction and predictions (I literally said I just want a 35 and my dad predicted that too but I urged him not to put his expectations so high) and I just started jumping with joy when I saw my mark because maths was tough and I hated its guts for 90% of the year and I didn't give it my 100% throughout the year, it was only the month and a half before the exams that I went ham on revision so I'm just really glad I've passed all the prereqs and I don't have to repeat the subject. If anyone reading this is aiming for 35 but are not doing well atm, know that it is definitely achievable. I started off by getting 30%s and 40%s on my practice exams but managed to get into the 70s and 80s before the exams. With persistence and strong will, you can do anything. So yeah that's that, I'm so glad I waited till I got home because my parents were so so supportive and proud and I needed to be around them to have a good support system and so I can either cry freely or celebrate freely. Glad it was the latter :)
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: ArtyDreams on December 13, 2019, 08:04:31 am
Congrats! You should be soooo proud of how far youve come in such a short amount of time! You've achieved a great score, and I'm sure all the things you've learnt this year will help you next yaer!

Yay! And no more Methods!!!  ;D
Title: Re: The Odyssey of VCE :)
Post by: tigerclouds on December 13, 2019, 11:56:50 am
Congrats! You should be soooo proud of how far youve come in such a short amount of time! You've achieved a great score, and I'm sure all the things you've learnt this year will help you next yaer!

Yay! And no more Methods!!!  ;D
Thank you so much rr28! Well done on your amazing score too! We did it! It’s so good that we’re already done with like one of the hardest subjects, life is gonna be so darn good without Methods!!!!