Post by: You dont know me on May 31, 2018, 06:03:58 pm
I'll update whatever is going on everything 2-5 days depending on what exciting things happen throughout my week (probably nothing). I'm heading off to study for mid year exams now, wish me luck as I have them next week. ;D
Post by: Calebark on May 31, 2018, 06:07:01 pm
Post by: Aaron on May 31, 2018, 06:08:01 pm
Exams are great for practice when you have to deal with them for Unit 3/4 subjects under the strict conditions. Get yourself familiar!
Post by: You dont know me on May 31, 2018, 06:11:12 pm
Gooood luck!
Exams are great for practice when you have to deal with them for Unit 3/4 subjects under the strict conditions. Get yourself familiar!
Hey there! Wishing you all the luck with your mid-year exams. I'm keen to hear your post-exam update, that's always exciting ;)Thankyou!! ;D
Post by: PhoenixxFire on May 31, 2018, 06:16:11 pm
Post by: You dont know me on May 31, 2018, 06:24:31 pm
Told ya it was good for procrastination :P Nah but seriously go study now lol Good luck ;DI'm trying to get into it, just takes a bit, and thanks :)
Post by: sweetiepi on May 31, 2018, 06:31:09 pm
Looking forward seeing to more updates!
Post by: You dont know me on May 31, 2018, 06:42:32 pm
Good luck for mid year exams!Thankyou!
Looking forward seeing to more updates!
Post by: You dont know me on May 31, 2018, 08:54:27 pm
Post by: sweetiepi on May 31, 2018, 09:03:04 pm
I'm currently trying to fit a whole 2 terms of work into my tiny head, in 5 days... I genuinely think I'm going to explode and don't know why I didn't studying all the content throughout the semester. Thats what I get for being lazy I guess. UGHHHHH >:(Hey! It'll be okay, you'll get through the content, I believe in you! :)
A way of tackling everything in such a short space of time is to try doing the work in short, manageable 'chunks' of 1-2 hours each, with a 10-20 min breaks in between each 'chunk', and making sure that you do get adequate sleep throughout each night, so you don't accidentally sleep in or feel groggy the next morning! :)
You can do this! ;D
Post by: You dont know me on June 02, 2018, 04:25:07 pm
Days gone pretty slow thus far.
Currently studying for my exams, which is fun and all until you get to that one class... (psychology >:(). In all seriousness I'm pretty sure I'll do well in legal, biology, maths, possibly english. I do know how i'll go in pysch, didn't really prep for it over the semester (big mistake) and now I've forgotten majority of the content which is lovely.
I plan to continue studying throughout the weekend, and into the week. I have my english and maths exam on this Monday coming, legal and biology Tuesday. I did have psych that day aswell, although I talked to my coordinator and he said I could swap psych out to a further day (Thursday) which gives me more time to study! ;D.
I haven't really talked about me at all as this is my second post I believe. So here we go: I'm currently undertaking year 11, planning to do well in school, and hopefully by the end of year twelve get a high enough ATAR (85-90+) to eventually get into law at uni. I enjoy music, spending time alone in my room, and just talking to new people. I have 1 dog, 2 cats, and 2 chickens ;D. I'm currently working a part-time job, which fills in my spare time. I didn't really try in previous years, and I'm not really a outstanding student, I'm more on the average side when it comes to sac's and tests in some of my classes, which I don't mind being average for the time being. I just know I have to work harder to achieve my results that I would like.
I dont know what else to say about myself that hasn't already been said :).
I'll keep you guys and gals updated on my mid year exams ;D.
Post by: Joseph41 on June 04, 2018, 09:49:29 am
Glad to see you've made a thread of your own. :) Hope your English and maths exams go well today!
P.S. As somebody who has one dog and two cats, would you consider yourself more a dog person or a cat person? Haha.
Post by: You dont know me on June 04, 2018, 06:27:58 pm
When I was studying for Year 11 exams, I dropped my iPod in the toilet (don't ask). Hope your study has been more successful lol.
Glad to see you've made a thread of your own. :) Hope your English and maths exams go well today!
P.S. As somebody who has one dog and two cats, would you consider yourself more a dog person or a cat person? Haha.
I don't understand how people drop their mobile devices into the toilet? My friend also did it somehow, and thank you!
I'm more of a dog person as they are much more involved in your life, and I like the thought of having a dog sleeping on the end of my bed at night. I do like cats, just not as much as dogs ;D
Post by: You dont know me on June 04, 2018, 06:32:25 pm
Had my english and maths exams today. I'm fairly certain I did well on both exams, although people didn't tend to finish both english tasks presented, so I don't know if that means i'm a fast writer or just did a bad job :o.
Will keep you updated with results when I get them.
I have my biology and legal exam tomorrow, and I'm pretty damn confident with them ;D.
Post by: PhoenixxFire on June 04, 2018, 06:37:17 pm
I'm more of a dog person as they are much more involved in your life, and I like the thought of having a dog sleeping on the end of my bed at night. I do like cats, just not as much as dogs ;DGood choice. Very good choice.
Hi all!That's awesome! Good job ;D
Had my english and maths exams today. I'm fairly certain I did well on both exams, although people didn't tend to finish both english tasks presented, so I don't know if that means i'm a fast typer or just did a bad job :o.
Will keep you updated with results when I get them.
I have my biology and legal exam tomorrow, and I'm pretty damn confident with them ;D.
Post by: sweetiepi on June 04, 2018, 06:59:09 pm
Hi all!Hey hey!
Had my english and maths exams today. I'm fairly certain I did well on both exams, although people didn't tend to finish both english tasks presented, so I don't know if that means i'm a fast writer or just did a bad job :o.
Will keep you updated with results when I get them.
I have my biology and legal exam tomorrow, and I'm pretty damn confident with them ;D.
Good job with the English and maths exams! I'm sure you did well!
Let us know how you go with legal and bio- good luck! ;D
Post by: You dont know me on June 04, 2018, 08:09:27 pm
Good choice. Very good choice.Presuming you like dogs more than cats haha and thank you! :D
That's awesome! Good job ;D
Hey hey!Thank you! I most certainly will ;D
Good job with the English and maths exams! I'm sure you did well!
Let us know how you go with legal and bio- good luck! ;D
Post by: Aaron on June 04, 2018, 10:18:14 pm
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and I'm not really a outstanding student, I'm more on the average side when it comes to sac's and tests in some of my classesReminds me of me when I was in school doing my VCE.... Do you know how hard I tried not to sound like an oldie here... I am still quite young, however i'm automatically not cool because i'm a teacher so i'm on the dark side.
From my point of view, the VCE isn't the be all and end all... it took me until mid way through my first semester at uni to get my academic pathway on track. Just embrace your school years while you can because you can only do it once as a student* and those precious peer relationships are much more difficult to achieve and maintain after you leave school. Have some fun along the way but of course you're at school to learn too!
P.S - Exams take bloody forever to write, mark etc. Appreciate your teachers for that at least :P
All the best :)
Post by: You dont know me on June 04, 2018, 10:40:03 pm
Hope to hear positive results from your exams :)Marking A LOT of exams sounds so fun, how could you complain? (complete sarcasm ;D). Good luck to you if you do indeed have to mark some exams sometime throughout the year :D. Also you don't sound that old, don't worry... for now ::).
Reminds me of me when I was in school doing my VCE.... Do you know how hard I tried not to sound like an oldie here... I am still quite young, however i'm automatically not cool because i'm a teacher so i'm on the dark side.
From my point of view, the VCE isn't the be all and end all... it took me until mid way through my first semester at uni to get my academic pathway on track. Just embrace your school years while you can because you can only do it once as a student* and those precious peer relationships are much more difficult to achieve and maintain after you leave school. Have some fun along the way but of course you're at school to learn too!
P.S - Exams take bloody forever to write, mark etc. Appreciate your teachers for that at least :P
All the best :)
Post by: You dont know me on June 05, 2018, 07:10:14 pm
Had my biology and legal exam today! I feel as if I did really well on legal and was really pleased with it. By the end of it, my hand was ready to just fall off, which is a good sign ;D. I'm not so sure about biology though, at best I get 85-90% at worst i'll get possibly 60, which isn't bad, but with the amount of effort I put in to studying it'll be tough to take in, although it's only year 11 :).
I have a free day tomorrow to study psychology and then on Thursday, I'll have that exam. Wish me luck!
I'll keep you all updated with my results and what not ;D. Thanks for continuing to look at my journey thus far. I really appreciate it :D.
Post by: PhoenixxFire on June 07, 2018, 05:26:02 pm
I'm not so sure about biology though, at best I get 85-90% at worst i'll get possibly 60, which isn't bad, but with the amount of effort I put in to studying it'll be tough to take in, although it's only year 11 :).I don't remember exactly, but I got about 70% on my 1/2 bio exam so don't worry about it too much. Use it as an opportunity to learn how you should study for your exam next year
Post by: You dont know me on June 07, 2018, 11:01:30 pm
I don't remember exactly, but I got about 70% on my 1/2 bio exam so don't worry about it too much. Use it as an opportunity to learn how you should study for your exam next yearNaw how cute, I got 70% as well :), it's not bad. Would've liked higher but so does everyone else who sat every exam ever.
Post by: You dont know me on June 25, 2018, 11:43:35 am
Sorry I didn't update for a while, I had some technical issues tht ultimetely led me to buying my own laptop :).
Now, let's get to what you all wanna hear, my exam results. I know I could've done much better, but I'm happy with them compared to all the other students in my year. In legal I got the result I wanted, 93%. I was quite happy with this result, it was the highest mark in the class! For biology I only got 70%, which isn't bad compared to the year level (most people got 40-50's). For psychology, I'm certain I got 72% (I can't specifically remember it at the moment of writing this). It was a also a good grade for me as I studied for probably 30 minutes cause I don't really enjoy it and wanted to swap it for chemistry, but sadly I couldn't. Maths... I went pretty bad in maths, getting a 65%, I got into the exam and looked at the questions and realised "oh shittt, I have none of these formulas on my cheat sheet". This was entirely my fault, as I didn't really go over what we had learn as a whole, but oh well. For English I got a B, which I was happy with, because I'm not the best at English :). As a whole, I was sort of disappointed with my results, but I come to realise that they aren't so bad compared to the year level which was relief.
I'm currently in school and I really can't be bothered studying because I'm extremely tired from gaming so late last night. I just want to go home and play GMOD ;D. I'll try to keep you all updated as much as I can :). Peace out :P
Post by: You dont know me on July 04, 2018, 09:54:13 pm
Sorry I haven't been posting all that much. Nothing really exciting or "VCE journey" worthy has come by. I'm currently on school holidays and the only thing I've been doing is playing Black Desert Online, League of Legends, and watching anime and suits. So nothing too exciting really.
Hopefully I have more exciting news/things soon, I'll keep whoever is reading these updated :).
Byeeeeeee ;D
Post by: Joseph41 on July 19, 2018, 05:17:03 pm
Hi all!
Sorry I haven't been posting all that much. Nothing really exciting or "VCE journey" worthy has come by. I'm currently on school holidays and the only thing I've been doing is playing Black Desert Online, League of Legends, and watching anime and suits. So nothing too exciting really.
Hopefully I have more exciting news/things soon, I'll keep whoever is reading these updated :).
Byeeeeeee ;D
Two weeks later, I think we're now due for an update. ;) Are you back at school now?
Post by: You dont know me on July 30, 2018, 12:17:07 pm
Yes Joseph, I believe this needed an update.
I'm currently back at school in private study trying to remember the acts and specific sections for my legal area of study which is a tad frustrating to say the least. I havn't really had much to update. I havn't had any assessments lately, although I have a biology test on sexual and asexual reproduction soon which I'm kind of excited for ;D.
My legal class is heading to a massive court, which shall not be named (for obvious reasons) on Friday, which I am really really excited for because it'll be my first time going to an actual court, I actually just cannot wait ::). Later in the semester, we're heading to a prison to further understand the criminal justice system which I'm also really excited for, but sadly it wont be for a while so I'll be eagerly awaiting it :). My life outside of school isn't really all that exciting. I watch tv shows, study and work (stereotypical 16 year old) so there's nothing really to talk about. I signed up for a program through school that enables be to talk to somebody online about what I'm going to do once I finish school and university paths and what not, so that gives me something to do for an hour or so.
If anybody has any suggestions on what else I can do outside of school to kill time, that would be much appreciated ;D.
Thats all for now :), I'll try and update regularly, but I can't promise anything as there is nothing to really write about. Byeeee
Post by: Joseph41 on July 30, 2018, 12:25:08 pm
Post by: AngelWings on July 30, 2018, 08:05:42 pm
although I have a biology test on sexual and asexual reproduction soon which I'm kind of excited for ;D.Huh... sounds familiar.
I watch tv shows, study and work (stereotypical 16 year old) so there's nothing really to talk about. I signed up for a program through school that enables be to talk to somebody online about what I'm going to do once I finish school and university paths and what not, so that gives me something to do for an hour or so.Good on you for working. As for suggestions, I would highly recommend you look into volunteering (like Nick/ J41) said, crafts/ hobbies/ sports, activities to join (council usually hosts some) or join a school club. You could also go for your L's, if you really like. If you're like me and enjoy trying to improve yourself, then take the time to find/ do these things to improve on e.g. I think I type quite slow, so I try to do speed typing tests daily to get myself up to speed. If you believe you're bad at something, this is probably a great opportunity to learn or practise said activity.
If anybody has any suggestions on what else I can do outside of school to kill time, that would be much appreciated ;D.
You're also more than welcome to talk and help or PM people here on AN. You never know; you might just make a friend. :)
Post by: You dont know me on August 13, 2018, 05:23:16 pm
I still have nothing to really talk about. I've sort of been falling off in my studies and as a result of that losing marks on tests/sacs. I have little to no motivation to study up until them few days before an assessment. I just sit in my room and avoid doing anything, although I really really want to do well, I just can't bring myself to study and I have no idea why. I just feel stressed all the time for no reason whatsoever.
I know what I have to do in order to achieve high marks, although I don't do it. Sorry for the more depressing update, just thought I'd let whoever reads these know what's going on, and why I haven't been uploading as much. I just haven't felt the best these past few months.
I'm in no way a social person, although ATARNotes allows me to express how I'm feeling and how I'm doing at school and home. I wouldn't refer to it as an "escape", but it's pretty damn close to it. I haven't talked about how I feel in my previous posts, but I think I might, as I'll be able to reflect when I finish school on how I was dealing with life as a whole. I've decided to change the name of this thread, as I don't particularly want people at my school finding this, which wouldn't be hard as my name is pretty rare.
I'll try to continue to post, although I can't guarantee this.
Thankyou for continuing to read this thread even though it hasn't been very active.
Here's a picture of my cute cat to brighten this post:
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Also, I recommend you all listen to "Up and Vanished". It's a podcast about a guy who solves a cold case (a case that has existed for a long time, but has not been solved). It's VERY interesting and it passes time :).
Post by: rani_b on August 13, 2018, 07:51:04 pm
Sorry for the more depressing update, just thought I'd let whoever reads these know what's going on, and why I haven't been uploading as much. I just haven't felt the best these past few months.
I hope you're doing better now. Your health is more important than anything and I'm sorry you've not been feeling the best the past few months :(
I hope you continue to post!! ;D
Post by: You dont know me on August 23, 2018, 10:05:06 pm
This week has been a relatively better week. I got my results back for my Maths SAC: 97% and my Psychology Sac: 91%, which I'm quite happy with although both were pretty damn easy haha :). My legal studies teacher postponed our SAC we have for another full week! Which is pretty snazzy in my opinion cause I can study a lot more.
Currently procrastinating, because I cannot be bothered writing my practise essay for an English SAC I have coming up which is always lovely.
I have no idea what to write about, so I suppose I'll write about my life outside of school :). My week usually consists of me playing wow (world of Warcraft), studying, and working. Exciting right? I love reading interesting cases and watching/listening to people solve cases, particularly cold cases. They're just so interesting and thrilling to listen to. If you have any recommendations, please list them :). I hate maths and I don't like psychology, I love legal and I love biology ;D. I work at McDonalds and it's absolutely terrible. I'm into heavy metal and alternative music. I'm shy and an introvert. I like anime :o. Hoping to become a lawyer in the future. I'm really outgoing on social media believe it or not, so if you want someone to talk to, I'm the guy for you ;). I don't know what else to say about myself... There isn't much else to say.
I'll update when I get my SPA results, which is soon. Byeee
Post by: Bri MT on August 23, 2018, 10:22:40 pm
Post by: You dont know me on August 23, 2018, 11:50:14 pm
A bit ago you asked for people's advice on killing time - any reflections on how that had turned out/changed?I can usually find something to do on weekends now which is good, because previously I would sit there and just search YouTube for hours upon hours not being satisfied with any videos I watched. If I have nothing to do now, or I have time off studying/work/school I found that listening to podcasts whilst playing a game/skating around passes time in a fun way for me because I tend to enjoy those activities. I also have found a book I like reading called "Buried Lies" which is quite long so that also gives me something to do. I also recommend reading the Once, Then, Now, After, Soon book series, it's very interesting. It's a not a series that takes a lot of effort to read, compared to, for example, Bones to Ashes. It's about a boy who is a jewish, and the hardships he faces during WW2 and then the series leads onto him being an adult. It's a great read :)
I can usually find something to do on weekends now which is good, because previously I would sit there and just search YouTube for hours upon hours not being satisfied with any videos I watched. I don't know if I answered your question, I sort of just listed new ways I've found to pass time, compared to what I did before. I'm tired :P.
Nighty night :).
Post by: You dont know me on September 04, 2018, 04:02:15 pm
Sorry I'm not updating as regular as I use to. Schools been pretty dull this time of year, with me just prepping for SAC's really which is always fun. I had a maths SAC which was pretty simple, nothing really difficult. I have a biology topic test tomorrow on translation and transcription which I don't believe will be too hard, and then on Friday I have a legal SAC first two periods, and then I have a English SAC 3&4'th period... I don't know how my hand will cope, and if it doesn't fall off I'll be extremely surprised :). All jokes aside, I think I'll get a B as usual for English and possibly an A for legal although this AOS is VERY content heavy so I don't know. I'll hope for the best.
I'm currently sitting here in the senior learning centre of my school, procrastinating as always, but I find it quite convenient that I can stay back here after school and do work, because otherwise I would sit on my computer playing overwatch for hours upon hours :). Haven't really been working much, maybe 1-2 times a week so not a hefty amount.
I haven't mentioned my pets much on this really and it'll make my post longer :D. My dog Ayla is a cute little thing, she's a labradoodle, and we're allowing her to have puppies soon which should be fun! My cats Frank and Louie are the same as they always have been. Frank's a massive cuddler, whereas Louie just kind of goes about her day the same way I do, unseen and sly ;).
Have fun with your studies/work/whatever you're doing at the moment, bye bye now. ;D
Post by: You dont know me on September 19, 2018, 06:36:32 pm
I'm extremely excited for school holidays, as I get to get away from everyone from my town and I'm just sick of all the bullshit that is involved with this school and town really. Im sick of the work, having to go to work, having to wake up early and go to school everyday back to all the fake people that the school is filled with. I just want it to end (school, that is), I want to work my ass off to do really really well and begin my dream of practising law, but I have no motivation anymore. I'm achieveing outstanding results in some classes, and in others I'm doing the worse I've ever done, all I do now is lock myself in my room and just sit here, staring blankly at this computer screen for hours, thinking of what I want to acomplish with my life, though it seems impossible. I'm at the worst I've been all year. After a long break, hopefully I can pull my shit together and work my ass off for my sake. I have no words for how I feel at the moment. I'm mad, upset, angry, annoyed. I can't particularly speak to anyone about this, because I'll just be shit on by my "friends". I try to show my energy for working hard, and being determined at school, but I think I'm at my breaking point. If I had the choice, I would sit at school by myself with my music in and just sit there staring blanklessly at the ground. But I can't, because I'd be judged, and people will ask me if I'm alright which will just make it worse. I just want to be alone for a week or so, without all this negative bullshit that comes with school. I'm going away for school holidays, so hopefully some of what I desire can be fulfilled. I want to be able to be myself. I naturally a negative person. I like being alone. Within our day and age, everyone is portrayed to be really and energic, and if you aren't, you have something wrong with you, which may be the case for some. I don't know what will make me happy for the time being. I want to feel happiness. I'm not saying I don't get happy. I'm sayin, that I want to feel what it's like to be truly happy again. I don't cry. I think it's because I've been so exposed to sadness, I just feel numb. But sometimes I just want to be alone and ball my fucking eyes out, because I'm just sick of everything.
I'm sorry you had to read this, I really am. I just needed to express how I feel truly. I probably wont update this for a while, and for that I'm also sorry. Just going through a rough patch at the moment.
Goodbye for now.
Post by: Bri MT on September 26, 2018, 04:40:04 pm
It sounds like you've been experiencing a lot of stress and that that's having a paralysing effect - I hope that this gets better for you soon. Try not to beat yourself up if you aren't very productive these holidays; taking time to invest in yourself is important. If you do decide to spend time on academics it might help to set smaller goals (eg. less than 10/15 minutes to complete), which you may or may not be able to build on.
It's great when you do participate in this journal (and I hope that this helps you), but you also don't owe us entries. No need to feel bad or apologise if this takes a back seat.
Post by: You dont know me on October 28, 2018, 01:54:16 pm
This update wont necessarily be about my "VCE Journey", but more so on how I've been feeling as a whole.
It's been a while since I updated this due to how I've been feeling for the past month or so. My mood as been very weird and just fluctuates because of what I believe to be anxiety. As a kid I always worried, more so than I needed to, and its only gotten worse as I've progressed throughout life really. I don't know how to let it pass. I feel like I just need to let out how I've been feeling. I think I might need to start looking around for places to go where I can talk freely with someone and understand why I feel the way I do, and pathways I can take to begin feeling just better. I haven't really been focusing on my school work a whole lot, but more myself. Although I don't think that's the best way to go about things, because now I just feel secluded and I only really keep to myself. I miss being genuinely happy at school with my mates, and having a good laugh without thinking about something that totally ruins me. I find myself at the moment worrying about a particular person who I care very much for. But they've help me have my happiest moments of this whole year so far. I know I'm only 16 and people say that I have nothing to worry to about, because why should I have the need to worry? I have my whole life ahead of me to do as I please with a lot of hard work and determination, but some days I don't know that'll I'll make it to that point where I'm happy at the point I'm at. I know this post has just been a lot of random shit about feelings and my thoughts, but I want to be able to look back at this. I'm not saying this stuff to get some sort of praise, I'm not saying it so people reach out to me to see if I'm doing okay. It's purely for myself, and just being able to let out all my feelings, although to update people that read this pointless thread just whats going on.
Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read this if you do. I'm sorry if I've upset anyone because of this post. I think I'll just update this to keep track of my feelings and thoughts. With the occasional sac/exam results.
Post by: You dont know me on January 15, 2019, 11:19:45 pm
Hello all, wasn't gonna post again but I think I might start restart my VCE journey as it's a new year and I really want to have something to look back on when I finish year 12. Late last year (2018) things got a bit rough. I was dealing with a little bit, which really put me off doing anything altogether (school, going outside, seeing people, you get the idea) I didn't end 2018 the way I wanted to. I sucked at exams, and just went into a little depressed shell I created for myself. I eventually went and talked to someone about it, and ultimately led me to cut out/block what had impacted my life so much at that point in time. The moment I did that, things slowly got better. Sitting here now I'm a little anxious typing this, even though there is no reason whatsoever why I should be feeling this way. Anyways, enough with the sad stuff :). New year, new me am I right? ::). I liked the start of this year much better than last years start. I felt free and happy (I know this emotional shit is probably cringe and obnoxious, but I wanna remember it okay :)). Only really started on my homework tonight, which is a horrible idea but oh well. I'm looking forward to trying really hard this year and getting the results I aim for, it'll be hard but I know I can do it. I also actually looking forward to just going back to school in general, it'll give me something to do besides working 24/7 and watching really pointless youtube videos. I'll keep this updated every week or so, no promises though ;).
Catch ya later alligators,
S
Post by: Bri MT on January 17, 2019, 05:08:14 pm
It's good to see your optimism and I hope that it's a relatively smooth path to less anxiety and more fulfillment for you :)
Post by: Snow Leopard on July 27, 2019, 05:58:44 pm
Post by: You dont know me on August 14, 2019, 11:33:46 am
How've you found Year 12 so far?Deadly
Post by: illuminae on October 27, 2019, 08:19:22 pm
good luck on your exams!
Post by: caffinatedloz on October 28, 2019, 04:30:43 pm