Hey whys!
How are you doing?
Thanks for checking in
. It's been a while, so at least I'll have quite a bit to say in this update.
Hey whys!
I can absolutely relate to taking most of high school for granted and not realizing how valuable it is! I wish I had really understood VCE in like year 9 or 10, and not wasted my years of english cause now i cant write an essay to save my life! It's so good that you want to continue your passion for creativity you are actually inspiring!
It's awesome that you love your subjects and I cant wait to see your journey, you'll do amazing!
Thank you J_Rho for the reply! We have a year to go, might as well make the most out of it! I'm a big sayer of not letting go of what you love no matter how much you have to study
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Hello folks, sorry for the lack of updates. I've been really busy!
I'd like to start off by saying that (almost) a month of school has gone by so quickly and I feel like I'm struggling to catch up with all my subjects despite only doing 4. Chemistry is my first sac, and although it is my worst subject, I am quite confident I can score highly as it is just a prac write-up - no complicated content to know except galvanic cells and redox reactions, which is pretty easy anyway. I'm most nervous for the English sac. I feel like I've forgotten how to write - my sentences are disjointed, my writing isn't specific, and I have no idea how I'm going to pull through in the actual sac, which is coming too soon than I would like. But, the most I can do is try my best and hope for a good outcome. I want to feel satisfied I did the most I could and tried my absolute best rather than mope about it and regretting not studying.
On a more positive note, my ucat game has been going quite strong and I feel that I'm steadily improving. I've been doing approximately an hour a day for the past week, but I still have so much to improve on. It's unusually relaxing to practice ucat questions after a long, tiring day, despite it being a timed exam and having to do timed practice. My worst section is abstract reasoning, but I've been told that it's the easiest section to improve on so I'm crossing my fingers for the best. I love vr and dm - the sections I lose the least marks in. Perhaps I'm more of an English student than I like to admit. I've always considered myself a stronger maths/science student but I guess we'll have to see.
Methods is very therapeutic too, perhaps due to the repetitive nature of the textbook questions. Instead of thinking "wow, these are boring" I've slowly shifted my mindset to "this is relaxing, it's satisfying when I know what I'm doing and get it right". It's sort of like mindful colouring, except you have to put in slightly more effort to be able to understand the concepts during a more difficult question. Chapter reviews are different - not very calming and relaxing; more challenging, which is fun nonetheless. I'm excited to see how the year will unfold in terms of maths. We don't have our methods sac till term 2, similar to majority of schools in Victoria. I hope this will allow me ample time to perfect my maths skills and learn how to apply simple concepts to difficult application questions (our sacs are notorious for a handful of extremely difficult questions, courtesy of one of the maths teachers who helps write the 3/4 methods exam). I feel like the maths teachers at my school are super willing to help. They won't hesitate to spend their lunchtime or time after/before school to help you out. They seem the most enthusiastic about their subject when compared to other teachers
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I've slowly been falling behind in biology. My bio sac isn't for another 5 weeks, but I need to get on top of my game before the frantically-studying-before-chem-and-english-sacs period comes around, because I know during that time my focus will be anywhere but bio. The content is fairly interesting and hasn't been difficult so far, which is good. It feels more content-heavy than psych - perhaps because I enjoyed psych so much it didn't feel content-heavy at all. I hope I can enjoy bio at least half the amount I enjoyed psych - that will aid immensely in studying for the subject. There's not much else to say about bio - it's been pretty neutral and I'm looking forward to learning about immunity later on.
I don't actually think I have much else to say in this update (pfft... so much for thinking I had lots to write about) that is related to academics. On a side note, I am looking to reread my favourite book series soon. It's about time I reread it - 10 billion times is obviously not enough
. I also still haven't watched Parasite, which I desperately need to see. Maybe soon? I can't seem to find time to fit into my schedule to watch a movie, so it might have to wait till the school holidays. I also got a new calendar so I can finally keep myself organised with regards to sac dates and other important events.
See you guys later!