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Class of 2021 General Discussion
« on: September 29, 2019, 08:08:36 pm »
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Hello there,

Allow me to introduce myself, I am a fellow Queensland class of 2021 student.

Since I could not find a thread where class of 2021 students were able to converse with other class of 2021 students, I thought that it would be best for me to create a thread for everyone graduating in 2021. This thread is for general conversation regarding the new QCE system and anything else that comes to your mind :)

My only question for the many people that are graduating in 2021 is, how are you all feeling about this new system?

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2019, 07:08:55 am »
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Hey JerryMouse2019! I'm also class of 2021, albeit Victorian. How are you feeling about transitioning from Year 10 to QCE?

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2019, 10:36:19 pm »
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Hello laura_,

It's quite daunting to think that in only a few years I will have graduated high school albeit under a new system that I know very little about. Since we don't know what the scaling will look like for any of the subjects, it's been hard to think about how the scaling will affect my potential ATAR rank. I've heard a lot about how much of a huge transition there is between how hard year 11 is compared to year 10 since a single unit lasts one term and a half (15 weeks of studying for one subject). I can only think of ways that I can prepare for my QCE, so this is why I am planning to study a little in the coming holidays, so that I can cover some year 11 content ahead of time.

Even though English is the only compulsory subject in the ATAR system in Queensland, my school in particular also makes doing a Maths subject compulsory as well. Due to this I have to do a Maths (and I'm not particularly great at Maths even though I've been doing the Pre-Methods course in year 10 this year). The course I was looking at before needed Methods as a prerequisite (this course was at UQ), though now I've found a similar course at QUT that only requires me to study English and one of General Maths, Maths Methods or Specialist Maths. I'm hoping to do Methods in my QCE but due to my falling grades, I'm starting to think that I should do General Maths instead since that is easier and less stressful (and also because it also fulfils the requirements of the course I'm potentially looking at doing). I also wanted to point out that I'm thinking of doing either economics or finance with information technology at university (through a double degree).

I also have a friend that I made this year who moved from Victoria to Queensland, he tells me a lot about how relaxing and different he finds Queensland from Victoria. He tells me how strict the VCE is (since they use your English results in your ATAR) (though in Queensland, English is only used in your ATAR if it is one of your best 5 subjects). I feel quite unlucky sometimes since I'm a part of the second group of year 12s who have to go through this new system, though I do find it relaxing to understand that the new system is more fair to us students than the old system we had in Queensland. It's also quite amusing to think that we stole some subject names from Victoria (we renamed our English and Maths subjects to match Victoria's). I think that we can finally say that the QCE is more comparably to the HSC as well as the VCE (in terms of rigorousness).

Well that's all I can say about my thoughts on the transition from year 10 to the QCE.

How about you though, how are you feeling about moving into the phase of the VCE in Victoria?

Thanks for replying,

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2019, 10:20:48 pm »
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Where are all of the people who are graduating in 2021?
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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2019, 09:08:16 am »
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Hello,

I’m also graduating as part of the class of 2021 in Queensland. Honestly, year 11 and 12 seem pretty daunting to me, as they seem to have a way higher workload than year 10.

I’m going to be taking Literature, Maths Methods, Maths Specialist, Physics, Chinese and Modern History. Initially, I thought of taking Chemistry (as a pre-requisite for Medicine) but found that it wasn’t for me. Now, I’m struggling to find a uni course of interest so my subjects are a bit all over the place. We’ll see how it goes.

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2019, 09:15:51 am »
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Hello,

I’m also graduating as part of the class of 2021 in Queensland. Honestly, year 11 and 12 seem pretty daunting to me, as they seem to have a way higher workload than year 10.

I’m going to be taking Literature, Maths Methods, Maths Specialist, Physics, Chinese and Modern History. Initially, I thought of taking Chemistry (as a pre-requisite for Medicine) but found that it wasn’t for me. Now, I’m struggling to find a uni course of interest so my subjects are a bit all over the place. We’ll see how it goes.

Pleasure to meet you all!


Great to have you here! :)

It's great to think about, but try not to stress too much about uni degrees and the like. You still have a lot of time to find something you're interested in and passionate about, and even if you don't, no stress! I didn't know what I wanted to do even right at the end of Year 12, and even through uni itself. It'll all work out.

How are you finding your subjects so far?

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2019, 05:00:39 pm »
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Thanks for the wise words, Joseph41!

I’m actually quite excited about my subjects; its great to (mostly) be able to choose the courses I can study during my senior years. Though the external exams for some subjects, such as Chinese (my third language), seem slightly daunting, I think all the preparation from this year will serve us well.

Just wondering:

What subjects did you take in high school? Would you recommend taking uni course/s in high school?

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2019, 11:15:18 pm »
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Hello Ereh,

You should only take uni courses while you are at school if you can handle the extra work load and considering the fact that we don't know exactly how much harder year 11 and 12 will be currently it wouldn't be a good idea to do so. Though if you can handle the extra workload and if you are interested in it then you should go for it. I'd also like to point out that some scholarships at some universities may not apply to you if you did the uni courses at school program. Also if you have no idea of what career you want, then have you tried doing any career quizzes by any chance? If not then have a go at these ones below:

https://match-my-skills.qut.edu.au/

https://joboutlook.gov.au/CareerQuiz

https://myfuture.edu.au/

Also if you didn't know already, if you want to find out which uni gives you the best experience in terms of your chosen career field or degree then check out these websites. They use official survey data taken from students annually to rank universities in terms of teaching quality, learning resources, learner engagement, student retention rate, graduate salary etc. These surveys are conducted by the government annually.

https://www.qilt.edu.au/

https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/university-ratings-rankings (This website uses the QILT data and ranks the universities accordingly and it awards 5 star ratings to those that are in the top 20 percent)

I hope you find these websites helpful.

Thanks for replying,

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2019, 03:44:32 pm »
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Thanks so much for this vital information JerryMouse2019!

This is SO HELPFUL!!!

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2019, 03:48:36 pm »
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Just wondering:

What subjects did you take in high school? Would you recommend taking uni course/s in high school?

A bit of a range! I had an English subject, a maths subject (General), a science subject (Psychology, if you want to count it as a science), a creative arts subject, and a couple of humanities. Certainly not subjects that scaled up overall!

Uni courses - good question. I didn't do one myself, and have no regrets about that. If in your position, I probably wouldn't personally, but that's absolutely not to say that you shouldn't. Does your school have a careers counsellor or anything along those lines? :)

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2019, 06:19:40 pm »
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Hey everyone,

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https://issuu.com/refractionmedia/docs/cwcode19_01

It's free to read and it tells you about some amazing ways people are using technology to solve global problems.

I hope you enjoy reading it :)

Also I wanted to point out that apparently they are delivering 50 copies of this magazine to every high school in Australia and NZ for free :)

Thanks,

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2019, 04:13:27 pm »
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Thanks JerryMouse! This looks super cool! I'll have to give it a proper read soon. ;D What were your thoughts on it?

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2020, 04:06:30 pm »
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Hello there ATAR Notes forum moderators,

Could you guys do me a favour and pin this 'Class of 2021 General Discussion' forum to the main page of the 'Queensland Education Discussion'?

I just want more 'class of 2021' people to see this forum.

Thanks for reading this post :),

Kind Regards
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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2020, 04:27:11 pm »
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Hello there ATAR Notes forum moderators,

Could you guys do me a favour and pin this 'Class of 2021 General Discussion' forum to the main page of the 'Queensland Education Discussion'?

I just want more 'class of 2021' people to see this forum.

Thanks for reading this post :),

Kind Regards
JerryMouse2019



Sure thing - done! :) We'll also include a link in a QCE newsletter when they start up again for the new year.

How is everything going, JerryMouse2019?

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Re: Class of 2021 General Discussion
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2020, 04:41:07 pm »
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Everything is going great Joseph41.

I can't wait until the lectures begin.

Also thanks for completing the favour that I asked you guys to do for me (and for every 'class of 2021' person) :)
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