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Title: Class of 2019!
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on July 29, 2016, 05:22:19 pm
I haven't seen a thread around so I thought I would make one. Is anyone in the class of 2019?
Come say hi :)

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Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: studybuddy7777 on July 29, 2016, 05:37:06 pm
Omg this is not becoming a thing!! I am in the 2016 Class, so what is that, another 3 years?? Lol, in Year 9 (if my maths is wrong, let me know) im sure i did not care about my schooling that much as to go on and get advice from geniuses about my subjects.

But each to their own and no offence, good to see all ages on atarnotes!
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on July 29, 2016, 05:50:58 pm
Omg this is not becoming a thing!! I am in the 2016 Class, so what is that, another 3 years?? Lol, in Year 9 (if my maths is wrong, let me know) im sure i did not care about my schooling that much as to go on and get advice from geniuses about my subjects.

But each to their own and no offence, good to see all ages on atarnotes!

Good luck this year!
I mainly joined AN because I was trying to decide on my subjects for year 10 but some of the topics really caught my interest. I feel like I'm the only person here that is in the 2019 class. Maybe this thread will be more active in a couple of years haha.
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Aaron on July 29, 2016, 05:52:46 pm
It's great you're so keen to get ahead. I know there's a few other 2019'ers around (mainly those that discuss in the JMSS Entry / other selective schools threads).
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: studybuddy7777 on July 29, 2016, 05:55:50 pm
Good luck this year!
I mainly joined AN because I was trying to decide on my subjects for year 10 but some of the topics really caught my interest. I feel like I'm the only person here that is in the 2019 class. Maybe this thread will be more active in a couple of years haha.
Thanks!!
Its good to see someone so dedicated to schooling in only Year 9. That is the single determining factor in achieving brilliant results!!
Im sure someone else will be in the 2019 class surely, AN is getting quite popular now!!


Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: sweetiepi on July 29, 2016, 05:58:16 pm
My sister floats around here and is currently in year 9! (Although she once said she was a year 11 tsk, tsk) :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: studybuddy7777 on July 29, 2016, 06:01:23 pm
My sister floats around here and is currently in year 9! (Although she once said she was a year 11 tsk, tsk) :)
Lol i think we can all admit that we havent always told the exact truth on forums or global chats ;D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: pi on July 29, 2016, 06:04:07 pm
It's great you're so keen to get ahead. I know there's a few other 2019'ers around (mainly those that discuss in the JMSS Entry / other selective schools threads).

Not as keen as this lad! Class of 2023 Discussion Thread! ^_^
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: studybuddy7777 on July 29, 2016, 06:05:15 pm
Omg is that someone in year 5? Wow!! (Surely that must be a troll :p)
That is some really weird forum activity going on in that forum lol
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on July 29, 2016, 06:24:08 pm
Not as keen as this lad! Class of 2023 Discussion Thread! ^_^

I saw that recently and I'm assuming that someone is joking. I understand that being on AN in year 9 is considered early and I could never imagine myself being on here in year 5.
But if it's a real person then... Wow! 
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Aaron on July 29, 2016, 07:23:52 pm
Not as keen as this lad! Class of 2023 Discussion Thread! ^_^

Funny enough I linked the IRC to this when I posted it :P It's great to have super keen people on here from all different abilities, year levels and so on :D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: sweetiepi on July 29, 2016, 07:29:38 pm
Funny enough I linked the IRC to this when I posted it :P It's great to have super keen people on here from all different abilities, year levels and so on :D

It's wonderful! :D Having such a diverse range of people on the forum is pretty amazing and allows us to see things from new perspectives. :D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Elizawei on July 29, 2016, 07:37:31 pm
This is awesome! I've got a friend who's a bit hesitant to come on AN because he's worried that he'll be the only yr 9 here :) more reason to get him to join now
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Joseph41 on February 05, 2018, 11:40:26 am
This is awesome! I've got a friend who's a bit hesitant to come on AN because he's worried that he'll be the only yr 9 here :) more reason to get him to join now

And all of a sudden, the Class of 2019 is in ~VCE~. How are you all finding it? ;D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Yertle the Turtle on February 05, 2018, 04:52:58 pm
Lol i think we can all admit that we havent always told the exact truth on forums or global chats ;D
Do you doubt my truthfulness!!?? :P

Anyway, welcome to VCE, Class of 2019. It's good to have you on board here on AN, hope you all enjoy this year, and just make sure that you don't become too focused on school. Have fun, and do your best, and you will be a happy person! :P
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Joseph41 on February 05, 2018, 05:06:36 pm
Do you doubt my truthfulness!!?? :P

Anyway, welcome to VCE, Class of 2019. It's good to have you on board here on AN, hope you all enjoy this year, and just make sure that you don't become too focused on school. Have fun, and do your best, and you will be a happy person! :P

Do you have any other Year 11 wisdom to share, Marvin? :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Yertle the Turtle on February 05, 2018, 05:25:11 pm
Do you have any other Year 11 wisdom to share, Marvin? :)
Sure, listen up kids:
Try to bond with your class
This may sound really cliche, but if you don't have a good strong bond within the class, you will not find Year 12 as easy as you might. In Year 11 it is a good time to make sure you have a good relationship with your classmates, and in particular your teachers. It isn't that you try to butter them up to get better marks, but psychologically if you have a good relationship with your teacher then you are more likely to be happy with doing work for them and Year 11 is the time to do that.

Get ahead, and look ahead
Cliche again, but if you have checked out the Year 12 exams before you start Year 12 then you have some idea where you are headed, and this is really key, or else you can easily become discouraged, so I would advise you to ask your teachers for the previous year's final exams, so that you know which topics are more important for you to really focus on.

Have a hobby
Make sure that there is something other than school in your life, because otherwise you will find that you become totally focused on school, and this is not healthy. Some variety is good, having a hobby or a job or a sport, something to distract you from school. Just don't let it become too distracting ;P . A job or a sport are particularly good, and I personally have a job, so this is my advice.

Enjoy school, and find applications in real life
This is particularly important, since it is so easy to get into the 'cool' attitude of "oh, school's dumb, I really hate it, it's so boring". I understand this attitude because this was me for so much of last year it's not funny. Enjoy it. Find ways that the things you learn are applicable to life. And if you don't enjoy it, then enjoy it anyway. All it requires is effort. And if even that doesn't work, you're probably in the wrong subject. If you are unsure of what to do in school, in uni, whatever, never look back. That is one of the worst things you can do in your life, since once you start to ask the "what if" questions, you will start to become unsatisfied with where you are, what you are doing, and even eventually who you are. This is THE single most poisonous thing that your brain can do, so just don't look back. Ever. Follow your heart, and your feet will follow.

Good luck, Class of '19! ;D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Omarrr_2163 on February 07, 2018, 09:30:13 pm
Hello Fellow Yearmates of 2019  :P

2 weeks into the first term of Year 11, hows everyone feeling? I personally am enjoying the challenge and knowledge that is captured in every class. What subjects are you guys doing? Would love to know!

The only hassle im encompassed by is the fact that im doing two 3/4s this year (stress levels!!). Nevertheless, that would remove an abundant amount of workload of my shouldes in year 12, making it a winning situation ;)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Joseph41 on February 08, 2018, 08:07:40 am
Hello Fellow Yearmates of 2019  :P

2 weeks into the first term of Year 11, hows everyone feeling? I personally am enjoying the challenge and knowledge that is captured in every class. What subjects are you guys doing? Would love to know!

The only hassle im encompassed by is the fact that im doing two 3/4s this year (stress levels!!). Nevertheless, that would remove an abundant amount of workload of my shouldes in year 12, making it a winning situation ;)


Nice one! I think you've chosen good Year 12 subject to do in Year 11.

Welcome to ATAR Notes. Looking forward to seeing you around. :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on February 08, 2018, 04:39:24 pm
Sure, listen up kids:
Try to bond with your class
This may sound really cliche, but if you don't have a good strong bond within the class, you will not find Year 12 as easy as you might. In Year 11 it is a good time to make sure you have a good relationship with your classmates, and in particular your teachers. It isn't that you try to butter them up to get better marks, but psychologically if you have a good relationship with your teacher then you are more likely to be happy with doing work for them and Year 11 is the time to do that.

Get ahead, and look ahead
Cliche again, but if you have checked out the Year 12 exams before you start Year 12 then you have some idea where you are headed, and this is really key, or else you can easily become discouraged, so I would advise you to ask your teachers for the previous year's final exams, so that you know which topics are more important for you to really focus on.

Have a hobby
Make sure that there is something other than school in your life, because otherwise you will find that you become totally focused on school, and this is not healthy. Some variety is good, having a hobby or a job or a sport, something to distract you from school. Just don't let it become too distracting ;P . A job or a sport are particularly good, and I personally have a job, so this is my advice.

Enjoy school, and find applications in real life
This is particularly important, since it is so easy to get into the 'cool' attitude of "oh, school's dumb, I really hate it, it's so boring". I understand this attitude because this was me for so much of last year it's not funny. Enjoy it. Find ways that the things you learn are applicable to life. And if you don't enjoy it, then enjoy it anyway. All it requires is effort. And if even that doesn't work, you're probably in the wrong subject. If you are unsure of what to do in school, in uni, whatever, never look back. That is one of the worst things you can do in your life, since once you start to ask the "what if" questions, you will start to become unsatisfied with where you are, what you are doing, and even eventually who you are. This is THE single most poisonous thing that your brain can do, so just don't look back. Ever. Follow your heart, and your feet will follow.

Good luck, Class of '19! ;D

Thank you for the advice!
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on February 08, 2018, 04:47:56 pm
Hello Fellow Yearmates of 2019  :P

2 weeks into the first term of Year 11, hows everyone feeling? I personally am enjoying the challenge and knowledge that is captured in every class. What subjects are you guys doing? Would love to know!

The only hassle im encompassed by is the fact that im doing two 3/4s this year (stress levels!!). Nevertheless, that would remove an abundant amount of workload of my shouldes in year 12, making it a winning situation ;)

Hi! I'm doing two 3/4s this year as well and am currently drowning in homework. But it will be great next year when we only have to do 4 subjects and have heaps of spare periods.
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Omarrr_2163 on February 08, 2018, 06:54:01 pm
Hi! I'm doing two 3/4s this year as well and am currently drowning in homework. But it will be great next year when we only have to do 4 subjects and have heaps of spare periods.
Yeah ahaha its got its highlights and challenges :P What do you plan on doing in the near future?
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on February 08, 2018, 10:26:32 pm
Yeah ahaha its got its highlights and challenges :P What do you plan on doing in the near future?
After VCE I am hoping to do medicine or biomedicine. What about you?
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Omarrr_2163 on February 08, 2018, 11:05:40 pm
After VCE I am hoping to do medicine or biomedicine. What about you?

ahaha same same  ;D

Nice one! I think you've chosen good Year 12 subject to do in Year 11.

Welcome to ATAR Notes. Looking forward to seeing you around. :)

Thank you! Yeah it was a prolonged calculated decision I made after consulting with innumeral amount of peoples. I personally felt I could do well in both subjects and would be a great sacrifice to do 2 3/4s in year 11 and reap the benefits in year 12 :P
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on February 10, 2018, 10:54:36 am
ahaha same same  ;D

Thank you! Yeah it was a prolonged calculated decision I made after consulting with innumeral amount of peoples. I personally felt I could do well in both subjects and would be a great sacrifice to do 2 3/4s in year 11 and reap the benefits in year 12 :P

I have noticed that quite a lot of people on AtarNotes are interested in doing medicine actually.
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on February 11, 2018, 01:49:32 pm
Have you guys had any SACs yet? My first SAC, which is actually two SACs combined into one, is this week.
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: TheAspiringDoc on February 11, 2018, 02:02:34 pm
Adding on to Marvin's advice.

Whilst your 1/2s are important foundations for next year, I'd highly recommend that you put most of your time (maybe 60-80%?) into your 3/4's that you are doing this year. You'll actually learn a lot about the VCE just by really hamerring a 3/4(s) this year. Plus if you can manage to get a score you're really happy with this year, you only need to prioritise 3 more subjects next year to fill out your top 4.

Anyway, don't get too hung up thinking about this though, and enjoy your year :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Aaron on February 11, 2018, 02:40:27 pm
Enjoy this year while you can folks! Use the 3/4's you currently have as a learning opportunity to get an idea of what you'll need to do next year. Try and model good study habits/routines and work hard in them while you only have 1 or 2.

Remember, VCE / Year 12 (and parts before hand) is temporary pain for long term gain (hopefully entry into a uni course that you want and then ideally a career that will fulfil you emotionally and financially).

The ATAR means pretty much NOTHING after you get into your uni course (unless of course you need to use it for a mid-year transfer or as a marketing tool for tutoring).. Stress less, eat breakfast, stay healthy, do something else every once in a while that isn't school related, and hopefully this will all combine to make you succeed.
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on February 11, 2018, 04:26:28 pm
Adding on to Marvin's advice.

Whilst your 1/2s are important foundations for next year, I'd highly recommend that you put most of your time (maybe 60-80%?) into your 3/4's that you are doing this year. You'll actually learn a lot about the VCE just by really hamerring a 3/4(s) this year. Plus if you can manage to get a score you're really happy with this year, you only need to prioritise 3 more subjects next year to fill out your top 4.

Anyway, don't get too hung up thinking about this though, and enjoy your year :)
Enjoy this year while you can folks! Use the 3/4's you currently have as a learning opportunity to get an idea of what you'll need to do next year. Try and model good study habits/routines and work hard in them while you only have 1 or 2.

Remember, VCE / Year 12 (and parts before hand) is temporary pain for long term gain (hopefully entry into a uni course that you want and then ideally a career that will fulfil you emotionally and financially).

The ATAR means pretty much NOTHING after you get into your uni course (unless of course you need to use it for a mid-year transfer or as a marketing tool for tutoring).. Stress less, eat breakfast, stay healthy, do something else every once in a while that isn't school related, and hopefully this will all combine to make you succeed.

Thank you for the advice!
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: tahaberkcimen on February 13, 2018, 08:53:39 am
It has been 2 weeks but I am so hyped about Vce.Although I am an IS.I am too worried about english.Let's see how it goes.. :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: ash1198 on April 11, 2018, 07:32:02 pm
A little late but fellow 2019'er here!
I wish you guys all the best with your future studies.  ;)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Yertle the Turtle on April 11, 2018, 10:18:43 pm
So how's the first term shaped up for all you Class of '19ers? Enjoying your Units 1&3? If you have any questions, thoughts or requests for advice, just remember that there are a vast number of places to ask, just go ahead and ask on the forums, or feel free to chuck me a PM. Good luck, and above all, remember to have fun this year.


Cause it'll be the last chance you have... Mwahhahaha
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: astuteham on May 29, 2018, 08:17:09 pm
Hello, I'm also very late by now. Would like to know my classmates before next year :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: PhoenixxFire on October 29, 2018, 06:16:31 pm
Hey ;D

How’s year 11 been for you guys?
Do you have a favourite or least favourite subject?
Looking forward to next year or stressed about it?
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: rani_b on October 30, 2018, 09:30:48 am
How’s year 11 been for you guys?

So far so good! Exams are coming up soon which is kind of scary but I'll be glad to have them over.

Do you have a favourite or least favourite subject?

At various points throughout the year I've found myself hating and loving each subject, so I really couldn't say...

Looking forward to next year or stressed about it?

TBH, I'm looking forward to it! This whole year has actually been fun and the only part I'm dreading is the whole September- exams period, where it's going to get really stressful.
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Yertle the Turtle on October 30, 2018, 09:52:29 am
For anyone here doing any Yr 12 exams in the upcoming weeks, good luck to you, and make sure that you keep the stress levels down. Just focus and have fun, and I look forward to following your Yr 12 journeys next year! :D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: HighSchoolerRS on October 30, 2018, 07:35:50 pm
For anyone here doing any Yr 12 exams in the upcoming weeks, good luck to you, and make sure that you keep the stress levels down. Just focus and have fun, and I look forward to following your Yr 12 journeys next year! :D
Thanks!
Good luck from me to the year 12s and fellow year 11s for the exams :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Joseph41 on November 13, 2018, 09:17:55 am
Hey hey, fellow 2019 graduates!! Are you guys all done with your 3/4 exams? I just had my last one a few hours ago. What do you guys think is the best plan to prepare for next year, now that the 3/4s are done? Chill for a month (or two), or start looking over year 12 content now to stay ahead of the pack?
(Would you guys say that doing the entire methods textbook in the holidays is a bit of an overkill or necessary to get good marks?)

hope everyone's exams went well :) :)

Congrats for finishing your 3&4s! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: t.tsagarakis on December 03, 2018, 04:38:06 pm
And all of a sudden, the Class of 2019 is in ~VCE~. How are you all finding it? ;D

oh my god. I dont know whether to be excited or scared for the year ahead, but theres definitely some good things to look foward too.  anyways good luck class of 2019 !
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Bri MT on December 03, 2018, 04:41:39 pm
oh my god. I dont know whether to be excited or scared for the year ahead, but theres definitely some good things to look foward too.  anyways good luck class of 2019 !

What are the key things you're looking forward too? Academic moments?  Community ones? Both? 
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: t.tsagarakis on December 03, 2018, 04:44:12 pm
What are the key things you're looking forward too? Academic moments?  Community ones? Both?

well, i am definitely interested some of the content next year and of course social events as well, just got to make sure i have a balance :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: Bri MT on December 03, 2018, 05:33:18 pm
well, i am definitely interested some of the content next year and of course social events as well, just got to make sure i have a balance :)

Exactly! I think balance is one of most crucial aspects of year 12 - too far in any direction and things start sliding. If you can maintain some of that interest and prioritisation of balance I think you'll be off to a good start :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: sam.hooper on December 03, 2018, 06:45:09 pm
Ok NOW this thread can become relevant lol 
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: sweetiepi on December 03, 2018, 08:35:43 pm
Ok NOW this thread can become relevant lol 

It's always been relevant, but hopefully it'll be more active now as well! :))
(Also I see that this is your first post- welcome to the forum! :) )
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: sweetiepi on December 03, 2018, 09:04:35 pm
So glad to see this thread finally active!
I was getting slightly insulted by the fact that the class of 2020 thread has more discussion going on.

Get excited guys! We're the graduating class now!!!! ;D ;D ;D
I understand that feeling haha!
How's the prep for the (very) busy year ahead going for you so far, colline? :D
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: sweetiepi on December 03, 2018, 11:28:40 pm
It's actually been pretty chill *so far* but I'm picking up the pace. It's mainly chem 3/4 that I'm worried about as I didn't do 1/2, so I've been spending the holidays so far working through all the 1/2 content. Confusing, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it!
By the way I absolutely love your thread on chemistry facts!! Can't wait to impress my peers with all those knowledge once school starts ;)
That's certainly fair!
I understand the worry, just be careful for some of the 1/2 content, from memory some of it isn't that useful for 3/4, but is good for background knowledge! ^-^ I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon! :)

I'm glad you do, haha :) (a bit of extra knowledge doesn't hurt anyways ;) )
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: AlphaZero on December 03, 2018, 11:41:01 pm
...
It's mainly chem 3/4 that I'm worried about as I didn't do 1/2, so I've been spending the holidays so far working through all the 1/2 content. Confusing, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it!
...

Hey there, I graduated in 2017 and did Chem units 3&4 without units 1&2. I've got a suggestion for you. I ended up doing this and it was a huge benefit in the long run. Initially, this sounds crazy, but here me out.

You may (or may not) be surprised to know that units 1&2 and units 3&4 are somewhat disconnected. There's a decent amount of material in units 1&2 that could be considered useless for units 3&4. So, once you have learned the basics of chemistry, the most important concept being stoichiometry and basic calculations regarding simple reactions, I suggest you learn units 3&4 and units 1&2 together. I taught myself from the units 3&4 textbook (and had some help from a tutor), and, when presented with theory that required prerequisite knowledge, I consulted the units 1&2 textbook, and then went back.

Now, I'm not saying that the remaining content in units 1&2 is useless. In some cases, it's somewhat helpful to know and completes your VCE Chemistry knowledge, but given the limited time you have, I think the more important concepts and theory should come first :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019?
Post by: TheAspiringDoc on December 04, 2018, 11:22:03 am
Haha I like how it's called Class of 2019?
...

Congratulations on more or less finishing year 11 guys!! I know you've probably got Early year 12 classes now but my main advice is take a month (or more) to chill and have fun in the summer, in then if you feel like it do a week or so's work leading into year 12. Come into it fReSH!  ;D
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: sweetiepi on January 29, 2019, 09:40:09 pm
Hey hey y'all, best of luck for term 1!

Feel free to post here anytime, we're all here for you! <3
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: mango8 on January 29, 2019, 10:38:28 pm
hello how are all of you feeling??

Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Yertle the Turtle on January 29, 2019, 10:45:17 pm
Good luck for the start of school all of you, and just remember if things don't work out that people are your biggest blessings in life. There are so many people around who care about you. Even total strangers on the internet are looking out for you. That sounds creepy when you put it like that. Your friends and family care about you, but if you need even more love, then you can come here and feel sure of being looked after. I know that that was me sometimes last year, so know for sure that we're all here for you. Good luck, and have fun, Class of '19! :D
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Joseph41 on January 30, 2019, 08:02:38 am
Looking forward to all your day one reports. :D
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Macrophagee on January 30, 2019, 03:37:27 pm
I start year 12 tomorrow!!!
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Joseph41 on January 30, 2019, 03:47:50 pm
I start year 12 tomorrow!!!

How are you feeling atm? 🤐
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Macrophagee on January 30, 2019, 03:57:35 pm
How are you feeling atm? 🤐

Nervous actually!
Didn't manage to reach my goals with further and bio last year so really hoping to improve this year.....
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: sweetiepi on January 30, 2019, 03:59:24 pm
Nervous actually!
Didn't manage to reach my goals with further and bio last year so really hoping to improve this year.....
I'm sure you'll improve! :)

Best of luck for the year ahead, friend! :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Joseph41 on January 30, 2019, 04:01:50 pm
Nervous actually!
Didn't manage to reach my goals with further and bio last year so really hoping to improve this year.....

That's one of the biggest benefits of starting Unit 3&4 subjects early - the chance to improve! Anything in particular you learnt from the experience? :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Macrophagee on January 30, 2019, 04:11:52 pm
Yeah tbh I learnt that too much stress is detrimental (my fm score is proof), not to worry about predicted scores and not to waste time writing heaps of notes  :)

I'm sure you'll improve! :)

Best of luck for the year ahead, friend! :)
Just saw this! Thank you

mod edit: merged posts :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: sweetiepi on May 03, 2019, 09:32:37 am
Bumping to check in with all of you!
How's it going?!
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: JR_StudyEd on May 03, 2019, 05:52:12 pm
Don't you just love coming home to AN?  ;) I certainly do.

Just a quick question for everyone, do you all study every single day? Or do you take a full and complete break from all study-related tasks for a day, which is what I'm trying to do? I.e. using Sunday as my rest day.

Can't believe there's only ~6 months till it's all over! A mix of stress and apathy is how I would describe my thoughts the moment.

What I would say to fellow Year 12s is that it's not important, but ESSENTIAL to keep up a healthy lifestyle. Health is the one of the greatest resources of all.
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Bri MT on May 03, 2019, 08:40:01 pm
Don't you just love coming home to AN?  ;) I certainly do.

Just a quick question for everyone, do you all study every single day? Or do you take a full and complete break from all study-related tasks for a day, which is what I'm trying to do? I.e. using Sunday as my rest day.

Can't believe there's only ~6 months till it's all over! A mix of stress and apathy is how I would describe my thoughts the moment.

What I would say to fellow Year 12s is that it's not important, but ESSENTIAL to keep up a healthy lifestyle. Health is the one of the greatest resources of all.

Not a current year-12 but you definitely don't have to study every day. One of my friends who also got 98 always took a minimum of one day off from studying a week. Not saying that this is the answer for everyone, but it's certainly effective for some :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: NomotivationF on May 04, 2019, 04:30:13 pm
Don't you just love coming home to AN?  ;) I certainly do.

Just a quick question for everyone, do you all study every single day? Or do you take a full and complete break from all study-related tasks for a day, which is what I'm trying to do? I.e. using Sunday as my rest day.

Can't believe there's only ~6 months till it's all over! A mix of stress and apathy is how I would describe my thoughts the moment.

What I would say to fellow Year 12s is that it's not important, but ESSENTIAL to keep up a healthy lifestyle. Health is the one of the greatest resources of all.

I tend to procrastinate a lot. However, something that has significantly improve my study habits is by actually studying less often but for more time. This tends to keep my productivity when I study relatively high due to me being able to refresh myself often. Personally, I do have atleast 1 spare everyday in which I try to do study in, however, in terms of 'home'work I tend to not study on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. I feel like this gives me a lot more time for my hobbies, and also keeps my motivation levels high. However, when exam period approaches I will definitely be studying everyday (with breaks).
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Seamus Wong on May 04, 2019, 06:20:03 pm
Don't you just love coming home to AN?  ;) I certainly do.

Just a quick question for everyone, do you all study every single day? Or do you take a full and complete break from all study-related tasks for a day, which is what I'm trying to do? I.e. using Sunday as my rest day.

Can't believe there's only ~6 months till it's all over! A mix of stress and apathy is how I would describe my thoughts the moment.

What I would say to fellow Year 12s is that it's not important, but ESSENTIAL to keep up a healthy lifestyle. Health is the one of the greatest resources of all.

I could never not study for a whole day. I don't think you can really afford to do so in year 12 - However, we're all different so I guess it's just up to how you work. I personally thrive off of knowing that I am ahead of the class in terms of content, since I know that I can get more questions done and be familiar with the content for a greater period of time than everyone else. I study in 1-1.5 hours blocks and then just take a 5-15 minute break and get back into it again. Although I must admit, my efficiency does tend to decline over the duration of the day due to mental fatigue.

The one thing that I do that isn't study but that really keeps my mental and physical wellbeing high is that I try to exercise at night at around 9 or 10 o'clock for 45 minutes to an hour, listening to music and just going over my day in my head to see what I can improve for the next day and thinking about what I did well. This kinda resets my body and gets me fresh for the next day.

Also, when you know that you've used all the time you had in the day productively, it motivates you even more to maintain the work ethic - making it harder to procrastinate and be lazy
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Remy33 on May 05, 2019, 09:07:32 pm
Anyone else getting bombarded by a shit ton of SACs? :'(

For any unfortunate souls out there doing methods, how do you study for it? Like, just smash out a ton of practice questions and trial exams?? I find that I can understand things but after moving onto another topic all previous knowledge leaves my brain.
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Sine on May 05, 2019, 09:21:49 pm
Anyone else getting bombarded by a shit ton of SACs? :'(

For any unfortunate souls out there doing methods, how do you study for it? Like, just smash out a ton of practice questions and trial exams?? I find that I can understand things but after moving onto another topic all previous knowledge leaves my brain.
not in year 12 currently but yes for methods you want to be doing a lot of trial exams  (not studying theory too much). However, if you do find yourself getting certain types of questions wrong it might be valuable to review the theory.
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: NomotivationF on May 05, 2019, 10:15:33 pm
Anyone else getting bombarded by a shit ton of SACs? :'(

For any unfortunate souls out there doing methods, how do you study for it? Like, just smash out a ton of practice questions and trial exams?? I find that I can understand things but after moving onto another topic all previous knowledge leaves my brain.

God yes the amount of SACs I have this term is insane, and I've heard it gets worse in term 3!!! I'm pretty sure I have 1-2 Sacs a week from the end of next week till the end of the term.
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Joseph41 on May 06, 2019, 10:22:43 am
Don't you just love coming home to AN?  ;) I certainly do.

😍😍😍

Re: your question, I certainly didn't study every day!
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: JR_StudyEd on May 06, 2019, 11:31:23 pm
Anyone else getting bombarded by a shit ton of SACs? :'(
*raises 2 hands high in the air*
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For any unfortunate souls out there doing methods,
Hey! Don't call me unfortunate!  :'( Jk I feel your pain.

Speaking of, are there ways to make studying less of a pain? Like, ways to make it tolerable and even, dare I say, F-U-N?
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: NomotivationF on May 06, 2019, 11:58:24 pm
Speaking of, are there ways to make studying less of a pain? Like, ways to make it tolerable and even, dare I say, F-U-N?

I think the key here would be doing subjects that you're genuinely interested in. I was lucky to pick out two subjects that I genuinely enjoy this year, so I don't struggle too much to do work for them. For subjects that I don't enjoy though, if there's a way to make it 'fun' I think it'd be revolutionary to the world. 
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Nadeen.beh on May 08, 2019, 05:25:50 pm
Heyy guys, if anyone has noted for business unit 3, outcome 2 pleaseee send throughhhh!!!
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: thecandidfrog on May 08, 2019, 07:01:59 pm
Heyy guys, if anyone has noted for business unit 3, outcome 2 pleaseee send throughhhh!!!

You might wanna check the notes that people have already uploaded to the website. Just click 'notes' next to the ATARNotes logo, chuck Business Management in as the subject and you should find something helpful :)
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Bri MT on May 09, 2019, 07:21:38 am
*raises 2 hands high in the air*Hey! Don't call me unfortunate!  :'( Jk I feel your pain.

Speaking of, are there ways to make studying less of a pain? Like, ways to make it tolerable and even, dare I say, F-U-N?

I find that that's fairly dependent on you and the subjects you're doing.  Eg a friend & I were highly competitive about memorising exact values for methods & would race eachother on quizlet which made learning them egaging.

My advice would be to skim through a bunch of studying advice for your subjects and see if anything resonates with you
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: JR_StudyEd on June 20, 2019, 06:22:15 pm
Who here just wants the school year to end already? I just don’t care too much anymore. I have literally no reason to ‘do well’. I know that sounds incredibly selfish of me, and I know life will only get more difficult, but will it be worth it? Even if I have no set goal?
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: yourfriendlyneighbourhoodghost on July 31, 2019, 12:04:10 pm
Do not give up guys! We are so close to the end, you've done so many years of schooling just to give up right at the end?
This is your last year, there is only like 7 weeks left.
We can do this.
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: PhoenixxFire on September 06, 2019, 11:39:46 am
How are you all feeling now we're starting to get towards the end of the year?
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: undefined on September 06, 2019, 12:53:00 pm
How are you all feeling now we're starting to get towards the end of the year?
Each sac is like a scooter to the ankle
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Macrophagee on September 06, 2019, 07:13:13 pm
How are you all feeling now we're starting to get towards the end of the year?
My anxiety is getting worse  :'(
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: JR_StudyEd on October 11, 2019, 09:52:26 pm
Anyone else been feeling flat for a little while or is it just me?
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Macrophagee on October 29, 2019, 12:08:29 pm
How is everyone feeling for English tomorrow?
Title: Re: Class of 2019!
Post by: Stormbreaker-X on October 29, 2019, 01:56:28 pm
I too want to wish the class of 2019 the best of luck, I am starting my vce soon too :) :) :)
GET READY GUYS FOR THE CLASS OF 2021 IN TWO YEARS TIME.  :) :) :) :)