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JackH10

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Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« on: October 01, 2019, 11:26:24 pm »
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Hey everyone!  :)
Just signed up and saw this thread, so I figured, why not hop on the trend and start my own journal.

So first, a bit of background,
I'm currently a Year 10 Student who is also an avid fan of soccer (if you can't already tell by my avatar) I also participate in numerous extracurriculars to relax and get away from school, although it gets a bit tedious sometimes... Especially after school orchestra rehearsals. And the odd DAV debate here and there, but otherwise, it's chill.
Year 10 Subjects:
Only got 3 electives, with everything else standardised so I'm studying Sports Science, SLA 1/2 and Latin
Year 11 Selections :)
Bio 3/4, Chem 1/2, Latin 1/2, Methods 1/2, Physics 1/2, Spec 1/2 and normal Eng
Yeah.. I know 3 sciences 2 maths... But I'll most likely drop one of those 4 in year 12.
Not sure what I'm going to drop for year 12 yet though, so I guess I'll just see how next year's 1/2s go. Not sure how I'm feeling about doing 2 maths subjects in year 12, but I guess I'll get a better taste when I get a year's experience.


Well... That's it from me for now, I know there's a tonne of stuff which I missed but you'll most likely see updates, so I'll remember and add stuff as the years progress. Feel free to ask me any questions that you wonder about.
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2019, 05:46:05 pm »
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Welcome! :)

There's absolutely nothing wrong with 3 sciences 2 maths,  if my school had offered spec I might've done that too.

Why did you decide to make bio your early subject?


Good luck with your VCE journey!

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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2019, 06:18:53 pm »
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Hey JackH10! :D

Welcome to the ATAR Notes forums and great job on starting your own journal! I think the title of this journey is pretty cool, I'm looking forward to reading it!
It sounds like you do lots of exciting extra curricular's, and goodluck this year with your VCE :D

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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2019, 06:31:54 pm »
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Hey everyone!  :)
Just signed up and saw this thread, so I figured, why not hop on the trend and start my own journal.

So first, a bit of background,
I'm currently a Year 10 Student who is also an avid fan of soccer (if you can't already tell by my avatar) I also participate in numerous extracurriculars to relax and get away from school, although it gets a bit tedious sometimes... Especially after school orchestra rehearsals. And the odd DAV debate here and there, but otherwise, it's chill.
Year 10 Subjects:
Only got 3 electives, with everything else standardised so I'm studying Sports Science, SLA 1/2 and Latin
Year 11 Selections :)
Bio 3/4, Chem 1/2, Latin 1/2, Methods 1/2, Physics 1/2, Spec 1/2 and normal Eng
Yeah.. I know 3 sciences 2 maths... But I'll most likely drop one of those 4 in year 12.
Not sure what I'm going to drop for year 12 yet though, so I guess I'll just see how next year's 1/2s go. Not sure how I'm feeling about doing 2 maths subjects in year 12, but I guess I'll get a better taste when I get a year's experience.


Well... That's it from me for now, I know there's a tonne of stuff which I missed but you'll most likely see updates, so I'll remember and add stuff as the years progress. Feel free to ask me any questions that you wonder about.
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Hey JackH10!
Super cool title! I saw that and I was like mann thats a w e s o m e.
Welcome to ATARNotes, Have you studied Latin before or did you just pick it up this year?
I'm looking forward to reading your journey journal :)
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2019, 07:27:25 pm »
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Welcome! :)

There's absolutely nothing wrong with 3 sciences 2 maths,  if my school had offered spec I might've done that too.

Why did you decide to make bio your early subject?


Good luck with your VCE journey!

Hey Bri,
Thanks for the reply :)
My school standardised most of the curriculum up all the way to the end of year 10, so the early subject selections were quite limited. (Geo, Global Politics, Bio, Chinese, Accounting were the main ones) I guess it ultimately came down to Chinese vs Biology, as I wasn't too passionate for the other subjects.
I was torn about the decision for some time as I had attended chinese school weekly since year 1, so I had made several close friends there. However, if I selected chinese I would have been placed in SLA (living in china/chinese speaking country for 3 years or more), which is significantly more competetive compared to SL, that compiled with the fact that I had moved here when I was 5, (hence no official chinese education, which made me severly disadvantaged compared to students which have a much better foundation in the language--students whom have completed grade 6 of primary school in China).
That was one of the pivotal factors, but another was the fact that I was definitely more passionate about Biology, as I had previously enjoyed the biology blocks of the science unit at my school, and ever since attending a lecture style session about the subject, I was hooked. Although I know that I'll need to put in some work to catch up (No prior Bio 1/2 knowledge and the immense content), but I believe it will definitely be more feasible to get a good score in Bio compared to Chinese due to the above mentioned reasons.
Hope this made sense :)
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2019, 07:36:04 pm »
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Hey JackH10! :D

Welcome to the ATAR Notes forums and great job on starting your own journal! I think the title of this journey is pretty cool, I'm looking forward to reading it!
It sounds like you do lots of exciting extra curricular's, and goodluck this year with your VCE :D

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Hey Coolmate,
Thanks for that! Hopefully I can manage my time well and minimise the procrastination :)
Saw your study guide as well, very informative and helpful, will definitely try put the techniques into practice.
Good luck for your HSC as well!  ;D
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2019, 07:50:59 pm »
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Hey JackH10!
Super cool title! I saw that and I was like mann thats a w e s o m e.
Welcome to ATARNotes, Have you studied Latin before or did you just pick it up this year?
I'm looking forward to reading your journey journal :)
Hahaha thanks for the reply and the welcome J_Rho!
I have studied latin since year 7 (only half the year during year 7 though) so I'm in pretty deep (nearly finished with the Cambridge latin course... onto the last chapters of last book :)), but still tough to not forget grammar and vocab after a while.
I saw your journal as well, damn, it was impressive, the organisation was immaculate and the joke of the week is such a clever component. Seeing that you are undertaking Bio 3/4 this year, I just wanted to see just generally how you found the subject and if that changed at all throughout the year(seeing that you've completed most of it already)
Thanks so much!
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2019, 09:02:00 pm »
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Hey Jack! A fellow debater here- what do you enjoy most about it? Also, what speaker are you normally? ;D Look forward to learning more about you!

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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2019, 11:34:22 pm »
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Hey Jack! A fellow debater here- what do you enjoy most about it? Also, what speaker are you normally? ;D Look forward to learning more about you!
Hey Laura, great to hear.  ;D
I'm normally 3rd speaker, and I mainly enjoy the spontaneous challenge which being the 3rd speaker poses and being able to conclude and rebut in a manner to swing the debate. I also relish finding the multi-layered thematic rebuttals to major clashes which can challenge my thinking skills and make the difference.
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2019, 08:01:41 am »
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Hahaha thanks for the reply and the welcome J_Rho!
I have studied latin since year 7 (only half the year during year 7 though) so I'm in pretty deep (nearly finished with the Cambridge latin course... onto the last chapters of last book :)), but still tough to not forget grammar and vocab after a while.
I saw your journal as well, damn, it was impressive, the organisation was immaculate and the joke of the week is such a clever component. Seeing that you are undertaking Bio 3/4 this year, I just wanted to see just generally how you found the subject and if that changed at all throughout the year(seeing that you've completed most of it already)
Thanks so much!

Bio 3/4 is different from 1/2 in terms of workload (there's more) and I would say Unit 4 is easier then Unit 3 as the concepts are a little more straightforward and you don't have to go into as much depth. Despite being difficult at times it is extremely enjoyable and easily relatable to the outside world! If you want I can email you my 3/4 notes from this year :)
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2019, 10:40:30 pm »
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Bio 3/4 is different from 1/2 in terms of workload (there's more) and I would say Unit 4 is easier then Unit 3 as the concepts are a little more straightforward and you don't have to go into as much depth. Despite being difficult at times it is extremely enjoyable and easily relatable to the outside world! If you want I can email you my 3/4 notes from this year :)
Ok, that's great to know! If that last bit is possible I'd love to, think it'll be great to get a better view of what's ahead of me  ;D
Thanks
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2019, 07:41:49 am »
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Ok, that's great to know! If that last bit is possible I'd love to, think it'll be great to get a better view of what's ahead of me  ;D
Thanks
If you wanna pm me your email I can send you through my notes :))
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2020, 10:03:14 pm »
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UPDATE #1:
Exam and Holidays
I realise that I have not been active at all since about October, but it was really fun starting this VCE journey journal so don't ditch this journal just yet :). I did pretty well in exams and have finished some of my holiday homework and have started the Bio 3/4 course with help from the Doutchy's Biology on Edrolo. Having said that, if anyone's done 3/4 with Edrolo, especially without previously doing 1/2, I would love some advice on generally how much the online course actually covers (and also perhaps major gaps in knowledge as a possible result of not undertaking 1/2), as I have realised that I often found external note sheets tend to have quite a lot of extra information, which isn't explained on the online videos so it would be really helpful if anyone can just provide a general guide on how I should be using Edrolo as a resource (and also any other helpful resources I could use). I also managed to get my hands on a PDF version of Cambell's biology, after seeing a previous thread on how to do well in Bio. However, I'm not quite sure how to efficiently and effectively utilise the textbook as it is very lengthy and various portions are more advanced than what I expect would be expected at VCE Bio. And our school generally doesn't really adopt a textbook oriented style of teaching (They mainly make their own booklets for topics covered in science, without any textbook), so tips to tackle it will be extremely helpful.
Otherwise, my work on other subjects (no order) is as follows:
Latin: No assigned homework, planning to start revising grammar/vocab 1.5 weeks before school starts.
Chem: Quite a lot of homework, but most of it is straightforward, self explanatory, haven't done it yet, would take a day max to complete (complete next week?)
English: Read 2 books... VS litchart summaries?
Methods: Homework was very straightforward, pretty much just revision, COMPLETED :)
Spec: Some parts were alright, some parts were actually quite challenging :-\ 1-2 Questions left
Physics: Like chem, but less, will complete at same time as chem.
Looking back... I realise I haven't really done that much work  :(
Extra note: I would also appreciate any notetaking tips/general approaches to the subject, especially geared towards Bio.
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2020, 11:49:01 pm »
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Hey Jack!

Good to see this update. Don't feel too worried about updating this too often, sometimes life gets in the way! I know my own Year 12 VCE journey journal wasn't nearly as packed as I hoped to make it, but that's the nature of VCE. That said, I do hope to hear lots more from you!

I love your choice of Latin! May I ask what led you to that decision? Definitely in line with that 99.9 aim, and is beneficial because it not only scales up so much, but it doesn't contain the speaking element which traditionally poses a lot of pressure, as well as the fact you're basically on an even ledger with the rest of the people taking the subject!
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Re: Memes, Dreams and Teams of getting that 99.9
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2020, 06:47:31 am »
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Hi Jack,

I did biology last year and worked through Edrolo 3/4. I would say Douchy is rather good at covering most aspects of the study design, (that said, there are definitely things that he skims over and a few aspects where he goes into too much detail). I used Edrolo to introduce myself to new topics, supplemented with the reading of the textbook. I also wrote notes for the whole of the Edrolo course, jotting down all the important things I wanted to remember from the videos. While this is certainly not necessary, I did this because I know I personally learn most efficiently when I am actively writing stuff down (although obviously this takes a bit more time). Thereby, my primary suggestion to you would be to find out how you learn content best and work out how Edrolo fits into the equation. However, you should at least write a key bits of information that you may be likely to forget from the videos and any questions which arise from watching the videos (you can then review these points later without having to re-watch the entire Edrolo course  ;)).

The best way to efficiently use the text book is to USE the study design at the same time. It literally notes down, in dot point form, exactly what you will need to know for the end of year exam. So, print one off and put it beside you when you are reading your textbook. That way, if the book begins to delve too deep into certain topics (e.g. some textbooks go into too much detail about cellular respiration), then you won't have to worry because you know whether you will need to know it or not. Personally, I found that my school powerpoints were rather good at covering the course (most but not all of the time), so I primarily used the textbook to introduce myself to new topics (light reading) and to clarify anything I was unsure of when writing notes. Also I did write a guide with lots of other resources/tips if you'd like to look here

In terms of what you missed in 1/2, I wouldn't worry too much. In my experience, most of the stuff that you need to know from 1/2 is taught again in units 3/4 anyway. But there is an easy way to be sure  8) just check out the study design to make sure your class is covering everything you need to know.

Hope this helps, I'm excited to follow your journal through 2020.
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