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KatieWolf

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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #30 on: March 25, 2020, 12:42:04 pm »
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Hi all, just a super short update
I got my chemistry result back and scored 38/50 (76%). I'm super conflicted about it.
I'm happy I got above 50% like I wanted to, but everybody else did super amazing so it kinda threw me off. All of my friends scored above 80% and I was really hoping I would too for this sac since I put in so much effort for it.
I'm hoping I improve for the next SAC to come and I get back on track, but at the moment it's not looking good for me
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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #31 on: March 26, 2020, 06:14:00 pm »
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I'm not in a very good place at the moment
I've received marks I'm not very happy with for both chemistry and English.
You see, I'm happy with the actual percentages themselves, don't get me wrong
The thing is though, I'm super SUPER competitive.
Well, it's more so that I just compare myself to others too much
I put in a lot of effort into my studies. For my English creative sac, I did several practices, I read A+ creatives for my chosen text, I asked my teacher for help etc. I did the most I possibly could and to be frank I was super happy with where I was at.
I received my score, which initially I was really happy with.
However, I started to get upset realising what everyone else got. Basically, everybody else got higher than me.
The thing itself that upsets me is how others barely put any effort into their work and still get higher. One of my friends did the sac the night before and still got higher than me. Jeez, someone even did only 1 practice sac and called it a day and got 100%. I just don't understand why I'm getting punished for my marks.
The same deal happened with chemistry. My mark isn't horrible but it isn't what I wanted. However, others didn't put as much effort as I did and still got amazing scores.
I don't really know what to do at this point. My subjects are ridiculously hard and the worse I do the more unmotivated I become. I've had several mental breakdowns within the past week and I just find it so hard to manage myself at this point. I was really hoping with all of this hard work I've put in, I'd be happy at the end of term 1. I just feel like I'm being treated unfairly and I don't know what to do anymore. I know maybe my study habits should change, but I don't know where to start. I've been following every piece of advice -- do practice questions, do practice essays, ask for help etc. I do everything you could ever imagine and my efforts still pay off.
I've constantly heard of people say "if you put in the effort the results will show" but I call bullshit at this point.
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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #32 on: March 26, 2020, 08:26:23 pm »
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I'm not in a very good place at the moment
I've received marks I'm not very happy with for both chemistry and English.
You see, I'm happy with the actual percentages themselves, don't get me wrong
The thing is though, I'm super SUPER competitive.
Well, it's more so that I just compare myself to others too much
I put in a lot of effort into my studies. For my English creative sac, I did several practices, I read A+ creatives for my chosen text, I asked my teacher for help etc. I did the most I possibly could and to be frank I was super happy with where I was at.
I received my score, which initially I was really happy with.
However, I started to get upset realising what everyone else got. Basically, everybody else got higher than me.
The thing itself that upsets me is how others barely put any effort into their work and still get higher. One of my friends did the sac the night before and still got higher than me. Jeez, someone even did only 1 practice sac and called it a day and got 100%. I just don't understand why I'm getting punished for my marks.
The same deal happened with chemistry. My mark isn't horrible but it isn't what I wanted. However, others didn't put as much effort as I did and still got amazing scores.
I don't really know what to do at this point. My subjects are ridiculously hard and the worse I do the more unmotivated I become. I've had several mental breakdowns within the past week and I just find it so hard to manage myself at this point. I was really hoping with all of this hard work I've put in, I'd be happy at the end of term 1. I just feel like I'm being treated unfairly and I don't know what to do anymore. I know maybe my study habits should change, but I don't know where to start. I've been following every piece of advice -- do practice questions, do practice essays, ask for help etc. I do everything you could ever imagine and my efforts still pay off.
I've constantly heard of people say "if you put in the effort the results will show" but I call bullshit at this point.
Hey Katie,
I know that right now, you probably feel quite bad about your results, but try not to dwell on them too much. At the end of the day, these are only the first SACs of the year and you still have quite a while to improve and redeem yourself!

In regards to feeling like you put more effort in and still your peers did better than you, you've got to remember that sometimes people aren't completely honest about how much they're studying for SACs etc and the only reason that they say that they did the bare minimum and at the last minute is probably to dissuade you from studying and make you feel overconfident. I think that it's important to find a balance before SACs. You shouldn't be too stressed otherwise you'll make silly mistakes but you also shouldn't be overconfident otherwise you'll miss important parts of questions. This is a saying that I heard, that I thought was really true: "Snakes don't hiss. They say they didn't study for the exam and then get 100%.". Also, maybe you're doing more revision, but it's not as effective as the revision that your peers are doing? Maybe you could try to get info about how your peers studied for this SAC and also obviously ask your teacher for feedback.

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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #33 on: April 09, 2020, 08:33:06 pm »
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Hey Katie,
I know that right now, you probably feel quite bad about your results, but try not to dwell on them too much. At the end of the day, these are only the first SACs of the year and you still have quite a while to improve and redeem yourself!

In regards to feeling like you put more effort in and still your peers did better than you, you've got to remember that sometimes people aren't completely honest about how much they're studying for SACs etc and the only reason that they say that they did the bare minimum and at the last minute is probably to dissuade you from studying and make you feel overconfident. I think that it's important to find a balance before SACs. You shouldn't be too stressed otherwise you'll make silly mistakes but you also shouldn't be overconfident otherwise you'll miss important parts of questions. This is a saying that I heard, that I thought was really true: "Snakes don't hiss. They say they didn't study for the exam and then get 100%.". Also, maybe you're doing more revision, but it's not as effective as the revision that your peers are doing? Maybe you could try to get info about how your peers studied for this SAC and also obviously ask your teacher for feedback.

So sorry for the super late reply, but thank you so much :) I really appreciate hearing your words and it cheers me up a lot!
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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2020, 08:36:55 pm »
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A short holiday update!

I've definitely taken a lot of my time to recover this holidays and I've only recently started getting back into school work now that theres one week left until school!
At the moment, I have completed:
- Chapter 9 for Methods
- All of my HHD homework (yay!)
- Chemistry chapter 4 and 5 notes
- English analysis papers
I haven't done a whole lot, and to be honest our school is super behind in terms of content compared to other schools (which is quite worrying... T_T)
Here's what I plan to get done before school begins again!
- Complete at least 3 practice essays for English
- Complete spesh
- Complete all chemistry questions from chapters 4-7 and notes for chapters 6-7
- Rewatch lectures
- If I have time, hopefully, complete my chapter 5-7 flashcards for HHD?
I know this is a super tough time for everybody at the moment, I hope everyone is staying safe!
And thank you all for your support during times of hardship thus far, I really appreciate how kind everybody is here on ATARNotes!~
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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #35 on: June 13, 2020, 01:12:19 pm »
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hi all, it's been quite some time since i last posted - roughly over two months now...
the reason why i haven't been posting is because i've been struggling with a lot of mental health issues, i've been dropping off at school quite a lot and it's really impacting me. i've had a lot of mishaps occur in my life and it's been really hard trying to get through life at the moment, i've sort've accepted this year isn't going to end as well as i wanted it to because of what's been going on and at this rate as long as i get into my course i'm not fussed because that would be a huge achievement. my scores have been dropping from 90s to 50s and 60s, unit 3 is looking really horrible for me in terms of my averages across all subjects. i've just been in a super emotional place and i can't find myself to have any motivation to try anymore, i've been slacking off ever since the last post i made.
i'm not seeking for people's sympathy or anything of the sorts, i just thought that perhaps it'd be good to look back on this one day and be proud that i could climb out of it, i know it's not a permanent thing but at the moment it's not looking like it'll be over any time soon...
i hope everyone else is doing well with their studies, be safe out there :)
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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #36 on: June 13, 2020, 03:07:04 pm »
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Hey Katie, what your going through must be really tough but I just want to say that I believe in you and that your grades don't define you!

I know that it's really difficult not to compare yourself to others, especially when you're not in the best headspace, but some things that I've found help me are staying off AN (don't get me wrong, I love this community, but  sometimes I need to take a break from it otherwise I'm just gonna be comparing myself to others way too much) and maybe social media as well.

I hope things get better for you and make sure to stay safe as well! :)

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Re: Katie's Year 12 Journey
« Reply #37 on: June 13, 2020, 04:31:16 pm »
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Hello Katie!  :) Nice to hear from you !

I agree with everything Snow Leopard said and I hope you feel better soon. It may take a long time but I assure you, things will get better even though they don't seem that way at the moment.
I know you can get through this and if you ever need anything, we're here to support you.

I haven't been feeling that great either but I've found that doing things you like and taking a break from studying helps a bit and I've also found that writing about what I've been feeling in my diary is really helpful as it clears my mind. You could try these things if you wanted to.

Stay safe as well!
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