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Title: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on May 12, 2021, 07:46:44 pm
12/5/21
I've now decided to start a VCE journal to better keep track of my habits and my education journey, rather than only my personal growth. A friend of mine told me I should start one near the start of the year but I haven't found the motivation to do so until now.

It was because of the continued 'fails' I've experienced as of late in school, and I figured it'd be healthy to recognise what I'm doing wrong.

2019/Year 10 - Started Units 1/2 Biology. Earned a High Achiever award.

2020/Year 11 - Finished Units 3/4 Biology with a 35 Study Score. Started 1/2 Psychology, Methods, Specialist, Chemistry and English. Earned a High Achiever award.
> My initial goal was at least 40 for Bio, but I fell short due to my own lack of perseverance and laziness. Even though part of the fault can be blamed on the difficult circumstances, it is not enough of an excuse to blame my whole study score on it. I am to learn from this mistake.
> I was averaging 90's for Methods and Chemistry, mid 80's for Psychology, English and low 80's for Specialist. I did not prepare enough for my exams and ended up with 60's for Methods and Specialist, 30's for Chemistry and 80's for Psychology and English.

2021/Year 12 - Current.
> Currently aiming to study between 2-3 hours a night and 10 on the weekend.
As of now, I am falling short of that goal some nights due to a need for mental rest. I've realised I'm quick to become exhausted from overworking myself, especially as my hobbies of editing and gaming are also active activities.
Realistically I'm doing about 2 hours a night and 7 on the weekend.

With a rough end to 2020 and rough start to 2021, I've started to pick up the pace a little, bringing my initial 30% scores up to an 88% most recently. What actually prompted me to start this was a panic during today's Chemistry SAC which I thought would've been easy but I'm 90% sure I failed.

End of year goals
> 40+ Scaled Study Scores all around for an ATAR around 95.

I'm looking to update this bi-weekly.
 
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: The Cat In The Hat on May 12, 2021, 09:41:34 pm
Well, hi and welcome to the forums. :)
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Marylen on May 15, 2021, 07:47:54 pm
Hello Ylsovr and welcome to the ATAR notes community!
I really like how you've decided to set down your goals for the year. (sniff sniff, I can smell an incoming 95 ATAR...) Can totally relate to the experience of doing a 3/4 and not meeting the goals for it. After all, it's just an experience that we can all remember and learn from! As of now, please do not fret if you need mental breaks. Definitely take some for a brief refresher and then hit the ground running again. Even I do this too! (unfortunately, I'm not a fellow gamer but I enjoy reading and listening to some tunes on my Spotify). I definitely look forward to seeing more 'pensive' updates. hehehe.

You've inspired me to update my own journal... which is ought to be updated  :o ;)

- Mary

PS: Can totally relate to the chemistry panic studying. This was utter hell when my teacher decided to schedule a sac on the same day as my English comparative sac. yikes.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Stormbreaker-X on May 15, 2021, 08:10:39 pm
12/5/21
I've now decided to start a VCE journal to better keep track of my habits and my education journey, rather than only my personal growth. A friend of mine told me I should start one near the start of the year but I haven't found the motivation to do so until now.

It was because of the continued 'fails' I've experienced as of late in school, and I figured it'd be healthy to recognise what I'm doing wrong.

2019/Year 10 - Started Units 1/2 Biology. Earned a High Achiever award.

2020/Year 11 - Finished Units 3/4 Biology with a 35 Study Score. Started 1/2 Psychology, Methods, Specialist, Chemistry and English. Earned a High Achiever award.
> My initial goal was at least 40 for Bio, but I fell short due to my own lack of perseverance and laziness. Even though part of the fault can be blamed on the difficult circumstances, it is not enough of an excuse to blame my whole study score on it. I am to learn from this mistake.
> I was averaging 90's for Methods and Chemistry, mid 80's for Psychology, English and low 80's for Specialist. I did not prepare enough for my exams and ended up with 60's for Methods and Specialist, 30's for Chemistry and 80's for Psychology and English.

2021/Year 12 - Current.
> Currently aiming to study between 2-3 hours a night and 10 on the weekend.
As of now, I am falling short of that goal some nights due to a need for mental rest. I've realised I'm quick to become exhausted from overworking myself, especially as my hobbies of editing and gaming are also active activities.
Realistically I'm doing about 2 hours a night and 7 on the weekend.

With a rough end to 2020 and rough start to 2021, I've started to pick up the pace a little, bringing my initial 30% scores up to an 88% most recently. What actually prompted me to start this was a panic during today's Chemistry SAC which I thought would've been easy but I'm 90% sure I failed.

End of year goals
> 40+ Scaled Study Scores all around for an ATAR around 95.

I'm looking to update this bi-weekly.
 

Hope you achieve your goals, you are doing so much better then me this year.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on May 17, 2021, 06:09:01 pm

Hope you achieve your goals, you are doing so much better then me this year.
That's not so true, we all have our different goals and perspectives. Within our mess of difficulty I'm sure we all find a light, persevering past our initial struggles and not putting our mistakes in the past, but confronting whilst not loathing on them.

Hello Ylsovr and welcome to the ATAR notes community!
I really like how you've decided to set down your goals for the year. (sniff sniff, I can smell an incoming 95 ATAR...) Can totally relate to the experience of doing a 3/4 and not meeting the goals for it. After all, it's just an experience that we can all remember and learn from! As of now, please do not fret if you need mental breaks. Definitely take some for a brief refresher and then hit the ground running again. Even I do this too! (unfortunately, I'm not a fellow gamer but I enjoy reading and listening to some tunes on my Spotify). I definitely look forward to seeing more 'pensive' updates. hehehe.

You've inspired me to update my own journal... which is ought to be updated  :o ;)

- Mary

PS: Can totally relate to the chemistry panic studying. This was utter hell when my teacher decided to schedule a sac on the same day as my English comparative sac. yikes.
Hey Mary, it's nice to hear that I have someone to relate to around here. I'm glad I was able to influence you. I took a look at your post and I can see it might be a little outdated. Just a little.

17/5/21
Other than that, thank you all for the warm welcome. I didn't expect such a community around here since I'll be honest, historically I have immediately deleted every ATARNotes email I get. Funnily enough, today was the day that changed and I look a look at a few other forum posts and motivational speeches to restore some hope in my academic life. Being away from school for 2 days does lead to me needing some catch up to do.

After feeling entirely defeated about my Chemistry SAC last Wednesday, I was relieved today to receive my score today which was not as catastrophic as I initially thought - 70% (I thought I got a 40%) - though far from my goal, I've decided to take failures into my own hands and work to fix my mistakes from any potential future errors, especially on the Chemistry exam. I realised I can attribute my failure to poor preparation for the manner of the SAC. As helpful as past exam questions are, they can only help so much when it comes to a knowledge application SAC based on practical observations.

TL;DR - I learned a lesson in ill preparation, not by time, but by nature of revision that I decide upon.

Looking forwards, I have a Specialist SAC on Wednesday and I'm dreading the practice SAC our teacher gave us. It's an application task that will take place on Wednesday, Friday and Monday during 80 minute periods. I don't understand it, pain.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on May 26, 2021, 08:26:56 pm
26/5/21
I'm back. I honestly forgot about this until this week started, but that's fine.
Just finished my first Specialist SAC which was an investigation over 3 80 minute periods. I must say, the first 2 parts were fine, but I don't know how I can describe the pain I went through in the 3rd part (none of my classmates finished).

I got my Psychology SAC back and my practice English SACs, and I can definitely see the improvement I'm starting to make after pumping in 2 hours a day. Not quite the 3 hours I want but it's the bare minimum that I'm reaching which is much better than nothing.
Also, the exam timetable came out. I have all my exams back to back except for English which I assume may actually be standard for many people.

TL;DR - Things are looking brighter. I'm putting in more hours and I've written a few practice body paragraphs in preparation for my English SAC next Friday.

Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Marylen on May 29, 2021, 12:03:46 pm
26/5/21
I'm back. I honestly forgot about this until this week started, but that's fine.
Just finished my first Specialist SAC which was an investigation over 3 80 minute periods. I must say, the first 2 parts were fine, but I don't know how I can describe the pain I went through in the 3rd part (none of my classmates finished).

I got my Psychology SAC back and my practice English SACs, and I can definitely see the improvement I'm starting to make after pumping in 2 hours a day. Not quite the 3 hours I want but it's the bare minimum that I'm reaching which is much better than nothing.
Also, the exam timetable came out. I have all my exams back to back except for English which I assume may actually be standard for many people.

TL;DR - Things are looking brighter. I'm putting in more hours and I've written a few practice body paragraphs in preparation for my English SAC next Friday.



Hey,
This is awesome progress that you're making. With the effort you're putting in, I have no doubt that you'll do well this year. I'm so happy that things are slowly improving! Better to be late than never. Man, exams being stacked back to back are a massive pain too.

Keep up the hustle!

- Mary
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on June 02, 2021, 06:31:28 pm
Hey,
This is awesome progress that you're making. With the effort you're putting in, I have no doubt that you'll do well this year. I'm so happy that things are slowly improving! Better to be late than never. Man, exams being stacked back to back are a massive pain too.

Keep up the hustle!

- Mary

Thanks for the kind words Mary, they'll be pushing me forwards. Also I realise it's probably the most normal thing to have exams back to back, oh well.

2/6/21
Looks like we're returning to school on Friday, just in time for my English SAC. I was naive enough to not revise over English in expectations that we wouldn't be returning to school. Regardless, now I'm scrummaging all my notes and quotes together to prepare for Friday. Though I've been doing at least 4 hours of English every weekend so I won't have much to do other than to remember key quotes and some vocabulary as I feel prepared for the most part - highs on my essays :D

Not too much different is going on. I've been incredibly lazy these past 2 weeks without any real reason, though I'm not falling behind at all. Mainly, I'm struggling with integration of circular functions in Specialist, though I guess I'll just have to keep practicing.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on June 07, 2021, 01:10:50 pm
7/6/21
We're finally back at school! Honestly I don't know how long I would've lasted in quarantine, but all is good now.
A majority of my cohort was under the assumption that our English text response SAC on Friday would've either been delayed or cancelled, including myself. Unfortunately this meant I was ill prepared. I'm hoping for an 80%; I chose the quote prompt and completely forgot to include the quote in my essay, probably leading to me losing a whole mark. It's not the end of the world, but I'm mad.

Today we just had the first part of our Methods investigation task. Honestly easiest thing I've done this year. I don't want to be overly confident and say I aced it, but I'd be surprised if I dropped more than 2 marks.
So far things are going relatively well and smoothly. Just printed out some Methods and Specialist practice exams from 2001, hoping to start practice exams some time next month!
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Post by: Ylsovr on June 14, 2021, 09:14:20 pm
14/6/21
Honestly, pretty good week. I feel really confident about how the Methods SAC went and I look forwards to my mark. As for Specialist, I got a 68% which is actually better than I thought and I'm satisfied.

English oral presentation coming up on Thursday. I'm talking about how sexual education should be included in our education system, so I hope all goes well.

Other than that, this week has been really productive. I started using this productivity app called Habitica, and it basically rewards your studying with in game currency based off a trust and discipline system. I'm loving it and have managed to exceed my goals this week.
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Post by: The Cat In The Hat on June 14, 2021, 10:35:52 pm
14/6/21
I started using this productivity app called Habitica

So I'm not the only one! I use it too! :)

And it's nice that you've had a good week. :D
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on June 23, 2021, 04:34:28 pm
So I'm not the only one! I use it too! :)

And it's nice that you've had a good week. :D
It is definitely incredibly helpful. I love it.

23/6/21
Huh... So much for bi-weekly.
Anyways, I received basically all my SACs back in just in the past week. I wouldn't say I'm extremely happy, but I'm satisfied with my marks that I got on my past 4 SACs. Though, to be honest, I'm more bewildered about the fact that all 4 SACs I got the exact same percentage. As much as I'd love to get back into that 90's range, I'm very satisfied with my progress this year and I only have more to look forwards to.

I've started printing off a heap of exams and I'm ready to start some trial exams near the start of the next term or during the upcoming break. It's nearly time! (If I know all my content at least)

Edit 1: Ah right... That English SAC from like 3 weeks ago... I apparently met my goal which is surprising. So there seems to be little to fear.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on June 30, 2021, 10:49:46 pm
30/6/21
I opted in to act in my friend's media film. It ended up going for 4 nights and I'm left feeling super tired, so I didn't end up doing much last week or this week up until now.
Sleepy. Homework. Must do.
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Post by: Ylsovr on July 07, 2021, 11:37:49 pm
7/7/21
I'll be completely honest, I feel out of inspiration, breath and words to say. I've come to the understanding that my ambition has not been fully met, which is okay too. Lately, I've been putting myself through some of the lectures available here and I must say, they've been for the most part very helpful.

I'm highly anticipating that the next term will require maximum efforts for every single week of it. To prepare for such, I've been chipping away hours of revision and homework most days. Our VCE journey is just over half way.
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Post by: Ylsovr on July 18, 2021, 09:38:15 pm
18/7/21
Welcome back for my overdue update!
Lately I've been working at it, clocking in around 5 hours of study a day thanks to the lockdown! I no longer have to travel 2 hours to get home, and honestly it is such a blessing. As much as I hated this climate last year, I feel like a brand new student.
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Post by: Ylsovr on August 04, 2021, 01:12:26 pm
4/8/21
Hardest. SAC. Of my life. I asked around and nobody was able to come up with any conclusive answers on the Spesh SAC. In a way, I'm relieved that it wasn't just me, but for the SAC to be that hard is a bit ridiculous.

Status: Deflated

To make matters worse, they threw both part 1 and 2 of the SAC into a single day. Part 2 is in an hour. Wish me luck.

Edit: Part 2 was actually completely fine. A 60% would be a blessing tbh.
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Post by: Ylsovr on August 15, 2021, 07:23:25 pm
15/8/21
73 days until the English Exam. Is it irrational to be stressed right now? Because I'm completely stressed out. Last week I started feeling more exhausted as each day passed to the point where I didn't study for a day. I guess we all need to stop and take a break at one point, recharge and get back into it.

I had practice exams planned to do, but I realised my expectations were probably unrealistic for last week. Recharged, ready to go.

Edit: I haven't been getting the best marks on my SACS as of late, but I found that I've been consistently towards the top quarter of each of my subjects which is promising.
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Post by: Ylsovr on September 07, 2021, 11:18:52 am
7/9/21
Ugh... I've been doing a lot of revision and practice lately leading up to the exams. Today marks 50 days until the English exam.
I've prepared myself an excel spreadsheet to track the work I've been doing over the past few weeks, but I'm becoming more afraid if I don't have enough time to prepare and improve as much as I'd like.

I'm consistently getting around 50% marks in my Maths and Chemistry exams that I've done and it's worrying me. To be fair, I haven't done that many, but if it persists over this next week I'm going to need to do a lot more than I am now...

I'm hoping to do the equivalent of around 2 exams a day... Doesn't seem too unrealistic? I'm not sure.

Edit 1: I might be going insane.
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Post by: Marylen on September 07, 2021, 12:38:01 pm
15/8/21
73 days until the English Exam. Is it irrational to be stressed right now? Because I'm completely stressed out. Last week I started feeling more exhausted as each day passed to the point where I didn't study for a day. I guess we all need to stop and take a break at one point, recharge and get back into it.

I had practice exams planned to do, but I realised my expectations were probably unrealistic for last week. Recharged, ready to go.

Edit: I haven't been getting the best marks on my SACS as of late, but I found that I've been consistently towards the top quarter of each of my subjects which is promising.


Very promising results. Dont worry, I haven't formally started exams as well (just a few questions here and there). I was like you - chose to take last weekend as an opportunity to 'do nothing' so that I can feel better prepared to smash out all of my exams and sacs. Just don't burn out. Please don't. And don't do more than 5 exams a day unless if you're willing to burn out! (Learnt this the hard way last year...)
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Post by: blueycan on September 07, 2021, 02:34:11 pm
7/9/21
Ugh... I've been doing a lot of revision and practice lately leading up to the exams. Today marks 50 days until the English exam.
I've prepared myself an excel spreadsheet to track the work I've been doing over the past few weeks, but I'm becoming more afraid if I don't have enough time to prepare and improve as much as I'd like.
 
I'm consistently getting around 50% marks in my Maths and Chemistry exams that I've done and it's worrying me. To be fair, I haven't done that many, but if it persists over this next week I'm going to need to do a lot more than I am now...

I'm hoping to do the equivalent of around 2 exams a day... Doesn't seem too unrealistic? I'm not sure.

Edit 1: I might be going insane.


Hey Ylsovr! I don't think i've ever commented on your journal but I have been a silent reader for a while (:
I would say 50% is really good around now, and theres nowhere to go but up, right? Try not to let it get to you because you're definitely ahead and doing well and should prevent burning out too early, so just do the amount that feels comfortable and is letting you make sustainable progress. I definitely haven't started exam preparation and a lot of people I know haven't or are starting to.
Have you finished all of your SACs? I have so many left to go but I wish I could finish now !!
Jeyda
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on September 07, 2021, 08:12:30 pm
Hey Ylsovr! I don't think i've ever commented on your journal but I have been a silent reader for a while (:
I would say 50% is really good around now, and theres nowhere to go but up, right? Try not to let it get to you because you're definitely ahead and doing well and should prevent burning out too early, so just do the amount that feels comfortable and is letting you make sustainable progress. I definitely haven't started exam preparation and a lot of people I know haven't or are starting to.
Have you finished all of your SACs? I have so many left to go but I wish I could finish now !!
Jeyda

Yes I've finished all my SACs! My school moves pretty quickly compared to other schools which is such a blessing, except when considering my first practice English exam is tomorrow already... I'm also really glad you've been reading and following through, and yes, you remind me about how important it is to pace myself!

Very promising results. Dont worry, I haven't formally started exams as well (just a few questions here and there). I was like you - chose to take last weekend as an opportunity to 'do nothing' so that I can feel better prepared to smash out all of my exams and sacs. Just don't burn out. Please don't. And don't do more than 5 exams a day unless if you're willing to burn out! (Learnt this the hard way last year...)

5 exams a day last year... How even..? Regardless, I've definitely thought about it (and how unrealistic it is), but its an entertaining thought. Sometimes nearing the end of the week I feel those symptoms of fatigue, but I've lately been able to learn how to (almost) regularly balance my daily schedule. I still do procrastinate a lot more than I'd like to though.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on September 16, 2021, 06:57:16 pm
16/9/21
Its been a bit over a week since I've last updated, but I've been able to improve quite a bit since last time. Specialist is still kicking me in the ass honestly, and I haven't moved on from non-CAS exams to CAS exams since I've been doing really poorly. Chemistry, Methods and Psychology seem to be just fine and I'm improving slowly.

Oh, I also did really well on my comparative SAC. (100% lol - I'm really surprised and proud of that!)
So I'm pretty hopeful in how much I can improve in the next coming weeks, except for Spesh. :(

I've also completely adjusted my schedule over the past week after finding out I'm a lot more productive in the morning. Lets hope the next few weeks only get better!
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Post by: Ylsovr on September 28, 2021, 06:48:39 pm
28/9/21
To put it simply, I've fallen back into a rut. As soon as the holidays started, I lost the willpower to maintain a proper routine which was really pushing my productivity. Not having to attend online classes really made me feel as if I had all the time in the world to achieve what I want, and yet I haven't even been completing my daily goals.

It's disappointing, but its not something to completely beat myself up over. Realistically, it's only the second day of week, and its entirely possible to bring it back together. Seriously though, my motivation levels have dropped real low. I have my 3rd English practice exam tomorrow too.
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Post by: wingdings2791 on September 28, 2021, 09:40:45 pm
28/9/21
To put it simply, I've fallen back into a rut. As soon as the holidays started, I lost the willpower to maintain a proper routine which was really pushing my productivity. Not having to attend online classes really made me feel as if I had all the time in the world to achieve what I want, and yet I haven't even been completing my daily goals.

It's disappointing, but its not something to completely beat myself up over. Realistically, it's only the second day of week, and its entirely possible to bring it back together. Seriously though, my motivation levels have dropped real low. I have my 3rd English practice exam tomorrow too.


Hi Ylsovr, I've been lurking for a while now xd
You're right, it is only Tuesday today: nearly half of the holidays still remain! At this point in the year, I don't think anybody is a stranger to falling short of their whole 70-meter to-do list, and last week ultimately won't make you achieve any less. Three full English exams doesn't sound bad at all; in fact, many people I know have barely done a single paper, so you're definitely on track. It's no surprise that VCE wears us down sometimes, but keep things in perspective and know you're doing just fine!

Don't be too hard on yourself and keep smashing exam prep :)
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Post by: Marylen on September 28, 2021, 11:20:27 pm
28/9/21
To put it simply, I've fallen back into a rut. As soon as the holidays started, I lost the willpower to maintain a proper routine which was really pushing my productivity. Not having to attend online classes really made me feel as if I had all the time in the world to achieve what I want, and yet I haven't even been completing my daily goals.

It's disappointing, but its not something to completely beat myself up over. Realistically, it's only the second day of week, and its entirely possible to bring it back together. Seriously though, my motivation levels have dropped real low. I have my 3rd English practice exam tomorrow too.


Ylsovr!


Go flex your English scores go you!!! You should be so proud of yourself - I know I am! 🥳🥳🥳 Make sure you remember to exercise your English muscles every day so that you can have the grand opportunity to flex them at the English exam. In front of your mates and especially, the invigilators. Show em who's boss.
Motivation is over rated. I reckon if you're keeping a steady work ethic and making sure you catch up with your mate called 'rest' for AT LEAST an hour every day, you'll avoid the enemy called 'burnout'. If you're not riding the waves of motivation, run on the road of discipline instead!

Hoping to see more amazing scores soon 🤠🤠🤠🤠

Mary
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Post by: Ylsovr on October 11, 2021, 08:50:16 pm
Hi Ylsovr, I've been lurking for a while now xd
You're right, it is only Tuesday today: nearly half of the holidays still remain! At this point in the year, I don't think anybody is a stranger to falling short of their whole 70-meter to-do list, and last week ultimately won't make you achieve any less. Three full English exams doesn't sound bad at all; in fact, many people I know have barely done a single paper, so you're definitely on track. It's no surprise that VCE wears us down sometimes, but keep things in perspective and know you're doing just fine!

Don't be too hard on yourself and keep smashing exam prep :)

Thank you for the reply! I'm always happy to see people even lurking around, coming to their eventual reply and input, its really valuable to me. What you've said is really reassuring and promising, coming from a student like you.

Ylsovr!

Go flex your English scores go you!!! You should be so proud of yourself - I know I am! 🥳🥳🥳 Make sure you remember to exercise your English muscles every day so that you can have the grand opportunity to flex them at the English exam. In front of your mates and especially, the invigilators. Show em who's boss.
Motivation is over rated. I reckon if you're keeping a steady work ethic and making sure you catch up with your mate called 'rest' for AT LEAST an hour every day, you'll avoid the enemy called 'burnout'. If you're not riding the waves of motivation, run on the road of discipline instead!

Hoping to see more amazing scores soon 🤠🤠🤠🤠

Mary

Ah right, it's discipline over motivation isn't it? Fascinating. This has actually stuck with me for the past while after reading what you've said, and ironically has lead me to doing more revision. Now is that motivation, discipline, or a mix of both?

11/10/21
I've kind of forgotten how I format my own replies, oh well.
Hello once again, I've returned from my grave, bed, house, hellhole, whatever it is. With school resuming and with 2 hour total travel time, I've lost many hours that I could've instead used to study my content or do an exam. Frustrating.

But as easy as it is to get lost into the routine and trap of doing exams on end, I've forgotten how important it is to not just do exams, but revise, and also interact with my peers for possibly the last few times of my life; Supposedly my recent results have been promising according to my teachers, so I've toned it down a little and given myself a little more time to do what I want, productively.

Thank you all for reading this, our English exam rapidly approaches just over 2 weeks. I wish everyone best of luck in their revision and studies, you'll be hearing more from me soon.
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Post by: Ylsovr on October 26, 2021, 05:40:07 pm
panic
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Post by: Marylen on October 26, 2021, 06:02:48 pm
panic

Can DEFINITELY relate... but you know what?... You GOT THIS! You'll get your 40s+ I promise you you will!

I'll be cheering you on tomorrow! 🦾🦾🦾

Mary
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Post by: blueycan on October 26, 2021, 07:17:42 pm
panic
Felt this on a spiritual level.
You got this!
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Post by: Ylsovr on October 27, 2021, 01:16:54 pm
27/10/21
Sorry for not directly replying to you guys, I just don't have the energy to really go through that right now, but...
IT WENT WELL! (for the most part), and thank you for your messages. They really helped me out the night before and morning of.
My essays I felt were really well done, I finished all of them down to the conclusion, but for part C, I foolishly forgot to include the 2 images... I think I'll be fine regardless though. I don't need to write an english essay ever again now. It feels freeing.
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Post by: wingdings2791 on October 27, 2021, 02:38:27 pm
Wow that's so good to hear! It must be such a huge relief to have conquered English (I seriously think I'd drown in tears if I did mainstream), congrats on smashing it Ylsovr!!

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Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on November 03, 2021, 03:48:29 pm
3/11/21
Thank you guys for the kind messages again, it has definitely been rough over the past few days. The Psych exam went really well honestly, I had no issues with it except a few marks I know for sure I lost, but not too many.
Methods however... I don't know if I'm over stressing, I thought I did alright, but all the chatter behind it just makes it worse and I can't help but feel increasingly worried about tomorrow's exam and the Spesh exams. Scary.

I don't know if I should be preparing any more, I've done quite a few exams for Methods, but I could definitely do some more for Spesh. I might be feeling the signs of burnout yet again - I'm feeling lost.

But it will be over soon! Best of luck to everyone in their upcoming exams.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on November 09, 2021, 01:12:26 pm
9/11/21
I've done it. I've gone through the depths, darkness and chains of what they call VCE and its ruler VCAA. Through the lengthy journey, VCAA threw at us absolute abominations - SACS, studying, insanity, hardship, an unmodified study design and ultimately, exams.
Today I am proud to say that I've gone through it all. I've persevered and put in all the effort I could. I learned from my mistakes and hopefully on December 16th, not crying of shame, but of being proud of everything I put in.

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Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: caffinatedloz on November 09, 2021, 02:03:06 pm
YAYAYAYAYAY!! How are you celebrating? ;D ;D I had my second last exam today as well- I can't wait for it to be over! Congratulations (and an extra bit congrats for surviving yesterday afternoon lol).
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on November 18, 2021, 02:05:34 pm
18/11/21
Hey! Late reply, which you would think I've been using to celebrate, but I haven't done much as of late to be completely honest. I've gone out with some mates maybe like 2 times now, but just building up that excitement towards December for all out celebrations.
Congratulations to you and everyone else as well! Everyone should be done now and we've earned the independence we've sought for so long. I suppose this will be a close for this VCE journal until ATAR results show up and we all reflect on our start of year goals and the achievements throughout the year.

Thank you all!
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: Ylsovr on December 16, 2021, 10:57:45 am
One final post. It's ATAR day, and I reached all those goals I set for myself at the start of this thread.

I hope everyone else has had an at least manageable day. There will be lots of tension around, so look after yourselves, your friends and most importantly, be proud and celebrate! These years were not easy, and its easy enough to reflect back on what you did in belief that you should've done significantly better, but remember thay you did all you could given your circumstances.
Title: Re: ylsovr's vce journal :pensive:
Post by: lm21074 on December 16, 2021, 10:59:45 am
Yay Ylsovr! Congrats :)