Hey whys! I love Sarah J Maas' books! We have a lot in common
I love her Throne of Glass series and ACOTAR series, but I'm kinda meh with her Crescent City book. I also love urban fantasy books (especially the Kate Daniels series it's sooo good). Thank you!! All the best for your exam revision, you're so hardworking you'll succeed in meeting your goals for sure <3
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Throne of Glass is by far my favourite! ACOTAR is alright in my opinion, and I much prefer TOG. I do love Rhysand though. I haven't read Crescent City yet because I want to read it when a few books are out (I hate being left on a cliffhanger). I've never heard of that series before - I'll add that to my to-read list! Thanks potato, and the same can be said about you as well. I have full faith that you'll do amazingly. Thank you for the reply, and stay safe!!
Sunshine she's here, you can take a breakHi guys! I'm almost 18 so I wanted to make a celebratory update. Of course, I've got a whole lot of depressing news to share, but I want this update to be lighthearted and fun, rather than documenting all my misery (which I've been doing for basically all my past updates). Maybe my next update can talk about how unprepared, unconfident and scared I feel with exams coming up!
We got our English trial exam scores back that we did on the holidays, and I got 52/60. I'm really happy with this because English is my second-worst subject (second-worst to none other than the wonderful chemistry) and it was apparently marked with the same harshness VCAA marks with, as it was marked by the Chief Examiner (or ex-chief examiner, I'm not too sure). I was absolutely shocked when I saw a 10/10 for section A, because it is by far my worst section and I'm very used to the way my teachers mark. I was really disappointed with my performances in section B and C though because I actually thought I was doing decently well in them but apparently not.
Oh wait, I forgot - this is an update of positivity! Well, all I can say is that I'm going to work really hard on all sections so that by exam time I can feel confident in my writing abilities. I also got my comparative SAC back, and I also did well on that (surprisingly). So, I'm really happy to say that I've improved a ton in this subject.
Now, to biology. I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but I've been more and more upset with my performance in this subject. I've been dropping so many silly marks in all my SACs, and I could sense the disappointment within the way my teacher spoke to me. I did talk to her about it and she helped me feel a bit better and gave me advice though, so that's a plus! I enjoy biology and I'm going to try my very best to relearn all the content and all the little details in the content in time for the exam. There are just so many details, it feels so overwhelming. Especially plant defence and plant hormone stuff, I can never remember the information about auxins and gibberellins and all the other plant hormones.
Chemistry. Ah, my old friend. Now, I don't particularly enjoy chemistry. I do like unit 4, though. However, I'm going to get through practice exams and questions to identify everything I don't know so I can go and learn it. I need to get a grip on this subject, and I want to actually know what's going on in unit 3. Otherwise, I'm just sitting there, clueless all the time, while everyone else knows what's going on. This is my worst subject so I'm not expecting to do well, especially since I've slacked off during the year, but I want to do my best now so I'm somewhat prepared for the exam.
There really isn't much to say about methods. I've only done a few practice exams, and for maths, it's all about practice. Honestly, the only thing I'm going to be doing for methods is adding to my bound reference and doing practice exams. I keep making silly mistakes in exam 1, which is preventing me from getting the marks I want to, so I definitely need to somehow stop making silly mistakes. There isn't much content to this subject, which is very reassuring, but I know there's still a lot I need to revise for me.
Overall, I think I need to start studying for longer and stop procrastinating (though, I'm not sure I can ever stop procrastinating, which is the problem here). I'm not aiming for any specific ATAR anymore, I just want to try my very best now and give my best performance on the exam. That being said, I still have a specific ATAR and study score goals in my mind, something I don't think I can get rid of, but I'm trying to ignore these expectations so I can focus on quality study. Right now, it feels so overwhelming thinking of everything I don't know, but I'm going to work towards fixing the holes in my knowledge and perfect my exam technique for each subject. I also encourage all of you guys to look at the positives in your life. Sometimes, our pessimistic outlook can preclude us from realising how far we've come - something we should all definitely celebrate!
Predicting study scores is super fun (even if they make me sad), so here are my predictions:
English - 42
Biology - 45
Methods - 43
Chemistry - 37
I still remember last year when my predictions were wayyy off my actual study scores, and I ended up underestimating the score of one subject and overestimating the score of my other subject. Anyways, I want to see how accurate my guesses will be this year. Predicting is fun but I think it's important to always aim for the best study score so that you can do as well as you possibly can, and sometimes predictions prevent you from doing that.
I hope everyone is going well with exam prep, and remember, it's never too late to improve!