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**MINI UPDATE** - May 1st!
Hi everyone!! Thought I'd pop in with a small update today :)
So I had my Chem SAC this week on AOS1- and I'm not happy. (we got given the questions sent to us and had a 45 minute time frame to answer the questions on paper and send it back.) It was a really long SAC for the time frame, literally less than 1 mark a minute, and I dont think I breathed that entire time. I had studied so hard, and trust me, I knew all the content on the SAC, but it was not good. I managed to answer all-ish of the questions but I know that there was so much I got wrong. (Such as the fuel cell question.....which I completely looked over the fact that it was a ceramic electrolyte....) I am also not feeling good about it at all since I had NO time to check over my calculations - which scares me so much. Worst thing is, I literally have the answers to my SAC in the same room as me. Scary! I thought I could manage a 90 after the SAC, then realised I had no chance at that and was hoping for an 80, but now, I'm literally thinking itll be like 70 or something. And worst thing is, this SAC is worth MORE now!!!
Okay, enough ranting about that SAC.
Kinda disappointed in some of the study design changes tbh. English oral was one of my hopes in redeeming myself, and its worth barely anything now! Not to mention, I literally submitted that today….also……the language analysis SAC that I have in just over a week is worth more now. Why? WHY?
With Spec, I’m sad that statistics was taken out as I really enjoyed it in methods last year and it literally SAVED me in the exam!
With Chemistry I’m sad because most of the food chem stuff was taken out and it was what I was looking forward to the most - but I’ll probably just learn a bit of it anyway.
Physics I’m not tooooooo fussed. At least its one less topic to study (kinda)
Anyway, I’ve got no SACs for next week so I’ll work on getting a a bit ahead in Chemistry and Physics. The good thing about me being at home is I’m not behind in anything…and I’ve actually been doing the textbook work for spec rather than skipping over most of it…
Im going to chill now and create some art for fun….its been a while since I drew something that wasn’t for my folio!
Hope everyone has a good weekend! (And stay warm….winters coming and I’m not sure how I feel about that)
I almost forgot this journal exists! So sorry for not replying!
Thanks for the support Geoo and ashmi! It really means a lot to me. Yes - we've got this! We will get through the year on a high!
**MINI UPDATE** - May 15th
Hey AN! Long time no see! Thought today would be fitting for an update.
I've got 2 SACs next week, Physics and English. The physics one is a test on fields and honestly I'm not the biggest fan of this topic. I think I understand it fairly well but I do need a lot more practise. I can already tell this weekend will be a weekend of smashing out countless amounts of questions!
My language analysis SAC is now this week and I'm feeling meh about it. Language analysis and I aren't the best of friends, but we are slowly building our relationship. Hopefully we'll be best friends by the end of the year! I've done 2 practise essays and I'll try get 2 more done before the SAC, as I really want to get 80 or above.
So.......the specialist application task is a thing. In LESS than 2 weeks. And we still have to cover half of chapter 7 and all of 8. I'm trying to get ahead but its kinda difficult when excercises take forever and I have other things to do! Its SO soon!!! Also its the week we get back to school so I'm not really happy about that. Honetsly this was the one SAC I wouldve love to do at home, as I feel so stressed in spec class lol. But all in all, I'm kinda enjoying spec to an extent which is a good thing. Diff was really easy and fun and made me feel good about my capabilities in spec lol.
But I hate trig functions so much......
Anyway, about going back to school. At first I was really disapointed as its SO SOON! I was kinda expecting another week though. Online schooling has been super good to me, as I feel like I've done quite a lot of work at home, and have been motivated. Not to mention, having spare time has made me more focused during my schoolwork? Because I get to sleep in I'm more ready for the day too. I like being able to work at my own pace, and SACs at home are chill! At school everyone talks about the SAC as soon as its done making me stressed ah ha. I'm also not tired 'after school,' so I get more done then too.
But that being said, I'm also feeling okay about school starting now. I think it'll be nice to finish off Year 12 with a bang, rather than thinking you were home for most of Year 12 if you get what I mean. Also, sometimes I like the fast paced nature of school. Being at home can sometimes feel like a drag, and that all the days have been merged into one big clump. Also, isnt it crazy to think we've been home for longer than our summer break? I kinda feel like it went fast!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a great weekend (and enjoy the sun we have!)
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One more thing...
I've finally finished Unit 3 ART!!!!!!!
All done.
Finished.
!!!
**WINTER is here! - UPDATE** - JUNE 2nd
Okay wow its been WAY too long without an update! Almost forgot this existed oops. Anyway I hope everyone has been doing well he last few weeks, and enjoying being back at school!
Anyway, I’ve got a lot on my mind so lets see how this goes.
I loved being at home to a point that I was so sad I had to go back to school, but now that we’ve started I’m glad to be back! I love all my classes and my teachers so its been fun to reconnect with the classroom environment!
Some subject updates…….
SPECIALIST:
Application task is officially FINISHED!! The first part of the SAC was accessible and I think I did well, but when it got to the open ended ones I think I completely bombed it whoops. Luckily I wasn’t the only one who struggled! I’m actually feeling good about spec though and I’m enjoying the subject, and kinda finding it easy?
PHYSICS:
Did super super good on my fields SAC but now prepping for my SAC on AOS2 which is next week. I haven’t been focussing well in physics class lately so I have a LOT of work to do!
CHEMISTRY:
Yeah, lets not talk about this. I received my mark back for the AOS1 SAC, and my mark is atrocious. It almost doesn’t feel right. I’ve aced chemistry the past few years and enjoyed it so much, but this result just makes me feel so mad inside. I understood all the content but somehow managed to pull out a SAC so badly! I don’t really have much motivation for chemistry anymore, but I am determined to ace the next sac on equilibrium and electrolysis which will be on the last week of term.
ENGLISH:
Yeah….not feeling satisfied with English at the moment. We started Women of Troy and I HATE it. I do not understand anything and it doesn’t make sense to me at all. Not to mention, its fairly a new text so there's barely any resources on it. I’m hoping I will be able to get past the TR SAC and then I’ll never have to do it ever again!
In other terms, it doesn’t feel like Year 12. I’ve been super chill about my studies, not staying up late to study, haven’t had weeks full of SACs (although this will probs change next term ahaha) and everyone around me seems to be taking year 12 lightly too. I can’t decide if its coz I’m finding it easy or I’m not studying enough? Like I’m on top of everything/slightly ahead so I’m not sure. Its almost like I feel stressed about the fact that I’m not stressed.
Anyway, I hope school has been treating everyone else well! Have an awesome evening.
P.S. How is it already JUNE?? Winter, I'm not looking forward to your coldness. But I am looking forward to excessive amounts of hot chocolate, candles and blankets.
Yes an update from Arty 8) I can't believe winter is here already either, I feel like we were only just starting year 12 a moment ago.
SPECIALIST:
Application task is officially FINISHED!! The first part of the SAC was accessible and I think I did well, but when it got to the open ended ones I think I completely bombed it whoops. Luckily I wasn’t the only one who struggled! I’m actually feeling good about spec though and I’m enjoying the subject, and kinda finding it easy?
YES! Congrats, this is amazing! (I just finished mine too so I know the relief you feel!) Also finding spec easy?? Can you lend me your brain haha
PHYSICS:
Did super super good on my fields SAC but now prepping for my SAC on AOS2 which is next week. I haven’t been focussing well in physics class lately so I have a LOT of work to do!
CHEMISTRY:
Yeah, lets not talk about this. I received my mark back for the AOS1 SAC, and my mark is atrocious. It almost doesn’t feel right. I’ve aced chemistry the past few years and enjoyed it so much, but this result just makes me feel so mad inside. I understood all the content but somehow managed to pull out a SAC so badly! I don’t really have much motivation for chemistry anymore, but I am determined to ace the next sac on equilibrium and electrolysis which will be on the last week of term.
In other terms, it doesn’t feel like Year 12. I’ve been super chill about my studies, not staying up late to study, haven’t had weeks full of SACs (although this will probs change next term ahaha) and everyone around me seems to be taking year 12 lightly too. I can’t decide if its coz I’m finding it easy or I’m not studying enough? Like I’m on top of everything/slightly ahead so I’m not sure. Its almost like I feel stressed about the fact that I’m not stressed.
Great work on your physics sac and good luck for your next SAC! And of course, one bad mark in chemistry does not indicate how good/bad you are at chemistry and I love your attitude for AOS 2 (you'll do great). You should be super proud about finding the balance between taking your subjects seriously but also not over stressing, this is something a lot of people really struggle with and in my opinion it will definitely help you in the long run.
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Its nice to hear your thoughts and it makes your journal feel so genuine. Whilst I don't really have any advice as such, you should be proud that you've stuck at it! There will always be opportunities to make more friendships in the following years and it does not mean you are any less important than anyone else ;) Choosing subjects that you enjoy is always the best way to go and I'm sorry that you don't have too many friends in your classes. Just remember you've got this and you're not alone no matter how much you feel it. (ah sorry if that paragraph wasn't helpful at all but I really wanted to reply. I love this journal so much:))
Update - END OF UNIT 3
Anddddddddd Unit 3 is officially OVER! (Apart from one SAC postponed to next term but ah well). It’s been the strangest term ever, but kind of good at the same time? I think because of the home learning period, I don’t feel as tired which means: lots of work must get done these holidays!!
Unit 3 has gone okay overall. Its honestly crazy to think that we are essentially half way through year 12 - only one full term and bit to go! Honestly kind of scary tbh. I had one very dodgy SAC score this term, but all the rest were above 80 so I’m happy!
Also this will probably be a very long post so enjoy!
Subject Recaps
Chemistry:
Well………achieved a very, very dodgy score for the AOS1 SAC. Luckily, everyone else did bad, but still. I somewhat redeemed myself on the second one - still wasn’t the best but I’m still happy and relieved! I really want to pick up my game for this subject because I do enjoy it so much and I’m hoping to pursue it to a great level in the future. I’m so excited for next semester when we do O-Chem and Food Chem, as it seems super interesting and relevant! Right now we’re working on our Investigation, but I’m looking to get ahead on at least the next AOS on the holidays. I feel like most of Chem is me teaching myself, and just consolidating my learning in class. My teacher hasn’t noticed this yet, but I do struggle to understand concepts in class, but I do love teaching myself things.
Physics:
I’m enjoying this subject a lot too! Some concepts are a bit of a drag, but I’ve had a good run with Physics this Unit. Imo our SACs were fairly easy, but I did super well on them so I’m happy. There’s not many girls in my Year Level doing Physics, making me want to try harder to make my teacher proud. I’m excited yet terrified about what’s to come with this subject.
Specialist:
Honestly felt like dropping this for Further at the end of last year, but I’m SO glad I kept it!! I’m really not exceptional at this subject or anything, but it has made so much sense to me this year compared to last year. Most of ½ feels so irrelevant! I feel like spec has a lot of concepts relevant to real life, so it does excite me. Next terms spec has a big physics flavour – not sure if I like that or not but we’ll see. Also, I did fairly decently on my Application Task! I managed to get an 80 which is a good score according to my teacher, and although not the highest in the class, I’m hoping it’s a good rank. The good thing is though, I essentially lost all the marks I did on the open-ended bit on the SAC. Makes me feel okay as I managed to get all the ‘exam style,’ questions right
English:
Yeah, let’s not go into detail. This subject is such a bore and my scores have been reflecting it – mid 80s. My TR SAC is first week back, and I have so, so much work to do before then! I do have high hopes for that and the comparative though, as they were my strongest last year. English is boringgggggg but I really need to focus more in class next term and gte more done.
Art:
We all good. Need to knock off a lot of my folio on the holidays. I worked on my last one for 6 months and now I have 2 months to finish this one. Save me!
Study Score Goals
As inspired by all the other awesome journey journals, here are some study score goals and dreams! They haven’t changed tooooo much from the start of the year.
Reasonable Goals:
Chem: 38
Physics: 38
English: 36
Art: 46
Spec: 34
Approx Atar: somehow gives a 96…….no clue how its so high though….
The dream:
Chem: 40
Physics: 42
English: 40
Spec: 37
Art: 48
Approx Atar: 98……yeah not much chance……
Future Plans
So I’ve been thinking more lately about what I want to do next year – as applications will probably open sooner than ever. So I have two options I think, but they’re not veryyyyy good. So I really want to go to UniMelb, as it seems pretty good for Science, and also the most convenient Uni travel wise. Monash seems like a good Uni to, but it’ll take almost 2 hours commute each morning by car, I don’t have a ride for it, and train takes too long too.
Anyway, the Plan:
1. Bachelor of Sci @ UniMelb
- Major in Bioengineering
- Masters of Engineering
Possibly become a biomed engineer. This job seems awesome and something I’ll enjoy doing, as I love design, physics, chem and helping people. The only thing putting me off is the fact that there aren’t many jobs available, and from what I’ve heard, people have struggled when they’ve entered this field. What do you all think? Do it because I have an interest in it, or don’t because there’s no jobs?
The backup plan:
1. Bachelor of Sci @ UniMelb
- Major in Chem
- Masters of Science (I think this exists)
- Lecturer/Academic
I do like teaching and I do like the prospect of becoming an academic/professor so I think this is a good option for me as well
- Doctor of Philosophy (at some stage)
Random Thoughts
I’m writing this at lunchtime on the last day of Term 2. By myself. Friends have left me and these are the times I feel that I cannot wait for school to be over. Tbh it kinda sucks, being left alone on a day that should be a happy day full of celebration. (Well not entirely a celebration but you know what I mean.) Its been a stressful week for me, with a few highs and many lows. I just felt so lost and lonely, with no one to confine in. I always seem like I'm always put together, understanding everything going on around me, working hard.
So I guess I’ll stop this post here. I have soooooooooo much work to do these holidays, so I’ll pop in with a holiday update sometime soon.
And thanks everyone for tuning into this semester. I’m addicted to reading everyone elses journey posts too, and I’m so grateful for this community.
Hi everyone! Long time no update, but I hope everyones had an awesome start to term 3! I can't believe its already term three - feels like it came so fast yet so slow!
I just thought I'd pop in with a mini update today ~ My SACs are kinda spread out across the term so I'm happy, but still got so much work to do all the same! I'm enjoying what we're learning in all my subjects (except Spec - I dislike kinematics very, very much) and for the first time ever I'm excited about english ah ha. I love comparing texts!
Note to self (written before this term started)
So, in general, apart from giving my all for all my SACs, I have some other things I need to work on.
I’m making it my intention to be happy no matter what, and try and be smiley and talkative with everyone around me.
And here’s the important one. I want to finally be myself and be an independent person. I am doing Year 12 for myself and no one else, and for once, I will STOP caring about what others think. I will study without caring about me doing more than others (big habit…need to stop), stop feeling bad because other people aren’t working as hard as me, and conquer the rest of the year as MYSELF. No one else. ME. If I don’t make this change now and don’t stop being self-conscious, I’m going to end this year with too many regrets. I can and I will.
Anyway, I’m ready to conquer this term.
English SAC disappointment
Well….I thought I was good at text response and ready for this SAC after all the preparation I had done. I was enjoying my text by the end of it, and I was ready to conquer this SAC. Like, I did SO much work for this!!
And then the SAC came.
The prompt I chose was fairly straightforward – this first issue though it was a ‘How’ question. I do generally know how to address these questions, but I hadn’t done any practices with how questions. So that screwed me up a bit – I started over complicating all my ideas, and ended up with three, very messy body paragraphs.
So I essentially thought of my three paragraphs, wasn’t too convinced with my third one but I thought I’d start writing. I seriously under estimated the time I had, didn’t have time to change my last idea, and everything just turned into a big mess. I was literally trying to chuck in quotes in my essay because I needed too, didn’t analyse in depth, didn’t mention all the characters even though I really wanted to, and ended up with a big messy essay with 3 ideas that weren’t even clear. And I don’t even think I talked about author intent enough. I love text response essays, and this was just hopeless. I’m so disappointed – I wasn’t entirely planning on writing on this text for my exam, but with the amount of work I put in I’m so disappointed it ended like this. I had so much good vocab I wanted to use, so many key analyses I had thought of, but it really didn’t work out.
I’m disappointed – hoping for the best but seriously not expecting much. I usually feel like this after most English SACs, but this time – I really, really, really mean it.
Anyway, thats all I have for today. COVID seems so so scary and I really hope it gets better soon! I feel so worried going to school (but yes, do applaud the school and children trying their best. Mask use was quite good this week, everyone's slowly getting used to it now)
Stay safe everyone!
Hey Arty!! 😊
(Why am I so late seeing journal updates from my fav journalers on AN?)
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You know when you start seeing things in a spoiler it's going to get juicy. 8)
First of all, YOU GO ARTY! You got this and I love your determination to better yourself without worrying about what others think. You are definitely going to smash this year and your efforts are not going unnoticed. I believe in you and I'm pretty sure anyone that reads your journal also has your back!!
Second, English. As whys has said above, I think we may all be the same person spiritually. I know that feeling when you have so many ideas before a SAC but as soon as you get in your mind goes foggy and everything becomes a mess you can't save. It is alright Arty because as whys has already said (fantastic advice), it's a learning experience! (Plus everything gets moderated by exams but lets not go there... ). You will be fine in the end Arty and I'm pretty sure you will do exceptionally well in the end of year exams!
Thanks for the update Arty and enjoy the rest of your weekend and get pumped for another week of school!💖
Hi everyone! Long time no update, but I hope everyones had an awesome start to term 3! I can't believe its already term three - feels like it came so fast yet so slow!
I just thought I'd pop in with a mini update today ~ My SACs are kinda spread out across the term so I'm happy, but still got so much work to do all the same! I'm enjoying what we're learning in all my subjects (except Spec - I dislike kinematics very, very much) and for the first time ever I'm excited about english ah ha. I love comparing texts!
Note to self (written before this term started)
So, in general, apart from giving my all for all my SACs, I have some other things I need to work on.
Im making it my intention to be happy no matter what, and try and be smiley and talkative with everyone around me.
And heres the important one. I want to finally be myself and be an independent person. I am doing Year 12 for myself and no one else, and for once, I will STOP caring about what others think. I will study without caring about me doing more than others (big habit
need to stop), stop feeling bad because other people arent working as hard as me, and conquer the rest of the year as MYSELF. No one else. ME. If I dont make this change now and dont stop being self-conscious, Im going to end this year with too many regrets. I can and I will.
Anyway, Im ready to conquer this term.
English SAC disappointment
Well
.I thought I was good at text response and ready for this SAC after all the preparation I had done. I was enjoying my text by the end of it, and I was ready to conquer this SAC. Like, I did SO much work for this!!
And then the SAC came.
The prompt I chose was fairly straightforward this first issue though it was a How question. I do generally know how to address these questions, but I hadnt done any practices with how questions. So that screwed me up a bit I started over complicating all my ideas, and ended up with three, very messy body paragraphs.
So I essentially thought of my three paragraphs, wasnt too convinced with my third one but I thought Id start writing. I seriously under estimated the time I had, didnt have time to change my last idea, and everything just turned into a big mess. I was literally trying to chuck in quotes in my essay because I needed too, didnt analyse in depth, didnt mention all the characters even though I really wanted to, and ended up with a big messy essay with 3 ideas that werent even clear. And I dont even think I talked about author intent enough. I love text response essays, and this was just hopeless. Im so disappointed I wasnt entirely planning on writing on this text for my exam, but with the amount of work I put in Im so disappointed it ended like this. I had so much good vocab I wanted to use, so many key analyses I had thought of, but it really didnt work out.
Im disappointed hoping for the best but seriously not expecting much. I usually feel like this after most English SACs, but this time I really, really, really mean it.
Anyway, thats all I have for today. COVID seems so so scary and I really hope it gets better soon! I feel so worried going to school (but yes, do applaud the school and children trying their best. Mask use was quite good this week, everyone's slowly getting used to it now)
Stay safe everyone!
response to 1st spoiler
Happiness is an emotion, so like other emotions I don't think it's possible or good to be that all of the time but there's certainly nothing wrong with adopting a positive mindset! (Sorry if that was me being overly pedantic I'm just a bit cautious about the expectation to always be happy - whether that's self-imposed or not.)
Best of luck with relying more on yourself for how you view your actions & for practicing new perspectives!
You dislike kinematics?? Noooo that wounds the physics part of me :'(
I found using a disposable mask fairly annoying but now I have a reusable one which is much more comfy :)
Luckily I don't really need to go outside much anyway.
Hi AN! Thought I’d pop on for an update today since it’s been 2 weeks since my last update and a lot has happened since then! I’ll keep this short though, I’m lazy to type ah ha.
So…….my plan was to come back today with a positive update as I had a pretty good start to online learning and was happy with my progress. But today for the first time in a while I seriously feel down and a bit unmotivated and disappointed with myself as the dodgy SAC marks just keep coming…
I did a fair amount of work last week, and I think I’ve disciplined myself to do work without getting too distracted! I was so happy with my progress – online learning suits my learning style as I feel like I’m much more productive at home, and as I get less tired, I’m able to stay working for longer!
Okay now for the disappointing stuff….
For context, I was doing prettyyyyy well in my subjects by getting roughly above 80 (A) in all my SACs. So first annoying thing was my text response SAC (ranted about it in an earlier post if anyone remembers.). I studied SO hard for that SAC, I thought I’d do well as I’m usually good at text response. Then SAC came and everything fell on my shoulders. Ended up with a sad 75% and my rank has def fallen as it seems people did really well on it……just why. As I get motivated for English everything just seems to fall down again…so now I don’t have much motivation for this. Our comparative SAC is in the last week of term (which is reasonable.) I’m really stressed because the English Exam is so soon and I haven’t even started prepping and the text I’m planning to do for text response was the one we did for creative which means I pretty much need to re-learn all of it and write a ton of practise essays and I don’t feel like I have enough time…. Arghhhhhhhhh……
Okay next annoying thing. I’m so done with physics and its killing me and I’m not enjoying it and its hard. I loved Unit 3 but Unit 4 is just bad. So I did well in Unit 3 Physics with an A+ average. Last week I had an online SAC and I did study so much but I just found it so hard to manage online with lots of typing questions. It was my first completely online SAC and it just didn’t work out for me. I got my mark back today to see a 80%. I can’t even express how bad I feel. The average was quite high which means everyone would’ve done well and I didn’t do as well as I usually do. I did so many stupid mistakes and overcomplicated things….just WHY????? I feel so doomed right now :(
I have my Spec SAC next week and Chem a bit later on. I was feeling good about them but now I’m just nervous and Chem feels so so rushed as we haven’t even finished AOS1 and I have so much to revise and I want to do well but nothing seems to stick in my head and I’m nervous because I cannntttttt screw up another SAC!! If I do reallllyyyyyyy well on my exams (which I am capable of seeing that I understand stuff but need to stop making stupid mistakes) will these SAC marks even matter? Did anyone manage to get high SS with a few odd SAC marks? Like I know SACs get scaled and in the end it doesn’t matter too much, but I just cant help feeling deflated with the amount of effort I’m putting in.
Anyway sorry for this update. It was probs really all over the place but I just had a lot of feelings on my mind. Everything seems so far out of reach atm and I’m getting so nervous about the next few weeks. I work so so so so hard but it just doesn’t seem to be paying off anymore. Like, what more can I even do.
Hey Arty! Very nice to see an update from you, I really love reading them!! ;D
I was so happy with my progress – online learning suits my learning style as I feel like I’m much more productive at home, and as I get less tired, I’m able to stay working for longer!
OMG, I'm so glad someone feels the same way!! I thought I was the only one who preferred online learning to face to face. I prefer online learning as well as I have so much more time to do everything I want! It's great that this is working for you! Good job on staying disciplined and working hard!
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I'm sorry you're feeling this way. It's a very very tough & stressful situation to be in, but you still have time to redeem yourself (even though it seems there is little) and get the results you want for your upcoming sacs and of course, the exam. Keep practising and doing whatever you can, even when it might feel demotivating to even try. I feel this with spec a lot, and well the way I like to think about it is to just keep doing everything you can, that is, looking at your mistakes and trying to improve, even when it feels like it doesn't seem like enough. Just try your best and you will definitely be greatly rewarded! I believe in you!
Yeah, silly mistakes suck, don't they? But, you are definitely NOT doomed. You still have the exam and that's what counts the most as you've said.
Good luck for your chem and spec sacs! Go and smash them!
I’m nervous because I cannntttttt screw up another SAC!!
I feel this in my soul as well. There's a really big burden but I'm sure you can pull through.
And no need to apologise, these are your raw thoughts and it's your journal, so you can express whatever you're feeling right now.
YOU'VE GOT THIS, ARTY!! 💪💪Just keep trying and you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel even though it feels like there's no light left.
Well….I wasn’t going to do a journal post today, but then I saw the date and decided that the date looks cool and therefore I should do a journal post just so I can write the date. Lol.
10/10/2020
So….just a smallllll update today!
General: So I have did a fair amount of work on the school holidays – I think I did about one exam a day. (Not entirely full exams though…….since most content from older exams aren’t relevant). This week as been a bit more chill, as we just had school trial exams. I’m actually looking forward to going back to school – I’ve finally lost a fair amount of motivation and haven’t really been as productive as I should be. So hopefully going back to school will fix this! I love my classes so I’m excited to reconnect with my teachers again.
Subject Updates
English:
Welp. ONE MONTH until the exam. 30 days. Not enough time. Too close. Am I prepared? Absolutely not. I’ve been doing like no English lately, my vocab is dying and I am soooo lazy to write essays. Well…I can rant on English for ages but I’ll save you all from it ah ha.
At this point I’m just hoping for some magic fairy dust to fall on me during the exam and magically make words appear on the paper.
Specialist:
Another subject I don’t want to talk about. My results for this have been going up and down as much as a sine graph does and I’m kinda over this. Like I know what I’m doing to an extent but I’m not getting the results I want. Exam 2 has been so difficult to finish in 2 hours and I’m making the stupidest mistakes. Throughout the year I’ve kinda been putting in the same amount of effort for all my subjects, but I think I’m just going to accept that this will be in my bottom 2 (well….scaling will probs save me though) so rather than stressing on spec I think I will concentrate heavily on physics and chemistry because I have a better chance in those subjects.
Chemistry:
I will forever and always loveeeee chemmyyyyy. Unit four is seriously the best. But anyway, I’ve been doing well and this is the only exam I can go through fairly quickly with minimal frustration. Sometimes I feel like I can get a 45, yet most of the time I feel like a 38 is where I’m sitting at. I guess time will tell – but I do love doing exams for this subject.
Physics:
Not going too bad with this either – but mostly because I’ve just made a pretty and practical and colourful and satisfying cheat sheet lol. Pretty much similar comments to chemmyy….but not as loved ah ha.
Art:
Exams are annoying to do. Too much writing. Can’t finish in time. Not fun.
Anyway… I might update this journal just before exams start with some feelings, but anyway, that’s all from me today! I’m excited to leave the house for the first time in a long time….and I’m actually getting excited to finish school! (even though I am quite connected with my school and love my teachers and the community.) It still blows my mind that if this was a normal year next week would’ve been my last week.
Better go do English now.
Byeeeeeee – hope everyone has an awesome week!!