Hi everyone
Good luck to those who are still doing their HSC. I finished mine today and I wanted to ask for some help dealing with my post-exam sadness.
I have a huge passion for ancient history. It was my favourite subject all year, my teacher was amazing.. I really wanted to do well for the final exam. I put 110% effort in and ranked first internally with a 99 for my trials so I really invested my time into studying for the HSC exam with the aim of state ranking. I prioritised it so much that messing up my other exams was not a concern as doing well for ancient would have made up for it in the end.
Long story short, my exam didn't go that well. Maybe it was the pressure, but I trashed my multiple choice for Cities of Vesuvius (3/5 gone!), they were the silliest mistakes ever. I struggled with my Ancient Society short answers and I don't feel confident with any of the essays I wrote. These may seem trivial, but I know I'm not going to get the state rank I wanted, and considering the effort I had put in all year just for this one moment, I'm very upset this is how it ended. I loved the course so much.
I had to ignore my sadness until my HSC was done. I know there's nothing I can do now and we will never know how everything turns out to be until results are out, but any tips on managing my current state?
Thanks