I am consistently procrastinating, or maybe it isn't procrastinating because I am overseas and do not have the perfect resources and places for me to study in. This is possibly the reason. I am not used to this environment. Maybe when I come back to Australia, I will be able to meticulously study all different areas of English, Math and Writing.
Happy New Years Eve everyone!!
Relax mate, just enjoy your holidays for now :)Okay :) I am just visiting family right now and buying random stuff. But now it is 10;48pm sorry. gtg sleep!! or else I will have no energy tomorrow!!
I am consistently procrastinating, or maybe it isn't procrastinating because I am overseas and do not have the perfect resources and places for me to study in. This is possibly the reason. I am not used to this environment. Maybe when I come back to Australia, I will be able to meticulously study all different areas of English, Math and Writing.
Happy New Years Eve everyone!!
Hey!!Thank you for your advice :-)
Coming from a macrob yr12 (I mean, technically speaking now that it's 2018), I'd like to offer some advice;
- don't stress to much about the entrance exam - of course you have to study but it's not worth sacrificing some of the last relaxing holidays you'll have for one exam
- as long as you're doing ~3 essays/week, and ~10 questions for each of the 4 other tests/week, you'll probably be fine. If you're still struggling with the entire exam after this much, you'll most likely have difficulties keeping up with the competitive nature of mhs
- do practise exams under exam conditions (I did 3 in the 2 weeks leading up to the real exam and I like to credit my success to them - no amount of practise questions + essays will help you as much as decent mock exams)
- take at least 2 days off to rest every week, don't burn yourself out just studying for the exam, as I said, it's realllyyyy not worth it
- by the sound of things, you're pretty dedicated to school already, so you're already at the top of the pack sitting the exam (I met someone achieving straight Cs at the exam and they thought they had a great chance of getting in, so trust me when I say you can knock out ~40% of the competition as soon as you get there)
- don't quit your extra curricula activities to study - yr10 (at macrob at least) requires an interview as well as the exam, so make sure you're not only made of book smarts (they love sports like nothing else)
- the day before the exam, stop studying at lunchtime and relax, have a healthy dinner and get to bed at a reasonable time - anything you study after 12pm is all you're going to remember on exam day, and you'll wind up doing worse
- focus on year 9 once you've sat the exam - don't get stressed about results or slack off in the hopes that you can just do well at mhs, you really need to keep up a steady pace studying right through
- if you don't get in, don't beat yourself up, it just means you weren't suited to the school and it's better that you're not there (for your sake)
- if you do get in, well done! but remember to keep a steady pace studying and do not freak out over the 2018/19 summer hols :)
Good luck!!
- if you don't get in, don't beat yourself up, it just means you weren't suited to the school and it's better that you're not there (for your sake)
That is untrue and a bit harsh. The selective schools exam is not an accurate prediction of how someone will fare in VCE (the main measurement of academics in high school) or in the school itself. There have been plenty of people who didn't get into a selective school from not overly competitive schools who ended up getting 97+ ATARs (a score which over half of Mac.rob's cohort is unable to attain) as well as people in selective schools who lose motivation or suffer from anxiety (amongst other personal issues) and ended up with < 90 ATARs (about 20% of the cohort). Some people really grow and thrive during the last few years of high school. MHS even claimed (a few years ago) that their selection systems caused them to miss out on many high potential students, which is why they sought to expand their post year 9 entry cohorts, to allow them more liberty in how they go about selecting students. I still think that the selective schools exam is a decent method, because of the differing set curriculums between schools as well as the fact that at such a young age, it's best to select students based on potential.
I do agree that going to a selective school is not a life-defining experience as some may think. Those schools do not monopolise the top ATARs and study scores. And it's the kind of thing that if you don't progress on to other things or make waves 1-2 years after completing high school (I'll admit that it going to Mac.rob did help me get certain opportunities straight out of high school), it's mostly irrelevant.
That is untrue and a bit harsh. The selective schools exam is not an accurate prediction of how someone will fare in VCE (the main measurement of academics in high school) or in the school itself. There have been plenty of people who didn't get into a selective school from not overly competitive schools who ended up getting 97+ ATARs (a score which over half of Mac.rob's cohort is unable to attain) as well as people in selective schools who lose motivation or suffer from anxiety (amongst other personal issues) and ended up with < 90 ATARs (about 20% of the cohort). Some people really grow and thrive during the last few years of high school. MHS even claimed (a few years ago) that their selection systems caused them to miss out on many high potential students, which is why they sought to expand their post year 9 entry cohorts, to allow them more liberty in how they go about selecting students. I still think that the selective schools exam is a decent method, because of the differing set curriculums between schools as well as the fact that at such a young age, it's best to select students based on potential.
I do agree that going to a selective school is not a life-defining experience as some may think. Those schools do not monopolise the top ATARs and study scores. And it's the kind of thing that if you don't progress on to other things or make waves 1-2 years after completing high school (I'll admit that it going to Mac.rob did help me get certain opportunities straight out of high school), it's mostly irrelevant.
TheSapaInca, sorry, and also, I have to fix the main message of the last post I put on your thread: you sound like a very hardworking student who is bound to do well anywhere, and if your entrance exam isn't successful, don't stress because you're bound to perform well at any school you go to :)Thank you :)
i thought I'd just add my two cents.Sorry for the late reply :( But thank you for your touching message :)
In Year 5, I applied for scholarships to two schools (one of which I am currently attending) in my regional town and failed both times.
This absolutely spooked me. I thought that my whole primary school life of excelling etc. was coming to an end and I would be just an average Joe amongst all the people who were "obviously smarter" because they got the scholarship.
In Year 8 I was awarded the scholarship anyway. I also made friends with the two other recipients of the scholarship, and not to their discredit, I outperform both of them academically.
Whether it is entry exams, scholarship exams, the UMAT or any other test, it will never measure the potential of that individual.
So, OP, if you pass then congratulations. If you don't, then that doesn't mean that you can't outperform those who did ;)
These are some excellent, well rounded goals. I wish I was as mature as you are in year 9. You are definitely setting yourself up for success. Keep it up!Thank you!
6. Learn some science stuff @cookiedream sent to me!! (Which I haven't had time to in the past month as I was overseas in a place where Google and Youtube was banned.
Ahahaha does this refer to my replies to your questions?Yesss!!! Indeed! haven't had time to do it when overseas haha