Kris' wild (and incredibly scary) ride towards the HSC!

[KingTings]

POST TRIALS UPDATE!! 
It's been over a month and a half since I last updated, which flew sooooo fast.
So, I finished trials and have got my trial marks and most of my ranks back.
Trials was actually okay. It was a bit stressful at times, however it wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. Don't get me wrong, I never want to do it again. Buttt HSC is coming up in about a month so there's that.
My school creates it's own papers, taking questions from a variety of papers (CSSA, independent etc).
Here's a rundown of how I found each exam, my marks and my ranks:

English Adv: I completed paper 1 thinking I bombed the exam. I was consistently getting 10-12/20 for short answers and I was losing my mind. Paper 2 was decent, but I was shocked with my marks for both papers.
Paper 1: Section I (SAQ): 17/20, Section II (MoV): 17/20
Paper 2: Mod A: 19/20, Mod B: 17/20, Mod C: 20/20
Overall mark: 90/100. Rank: 3rd/92
I was extremely happy with my mark, considering how I thought I went. My last task was a Mod A essay which I got 14/20 for, so I was surprised with my mark. Tbh I thought Mod B was my best coming out of the exam but I realised I misinterpreted the question lol. I am worried that I was lucky with the questions we were given, since they matched my essays very well, hence I'm scared for HSC.

Maths Adv: This was probably the exam I felt the most relaxed for. I completed a decent amount of papers in timed conditions and was fairly confident. My marks have been fluctuating like crazy.
Mark: 92/100. Rank: 5th/72
I'm very happy with this mark, however it was quite an easy paper so I'm not too sure this is how HSC will turn out.

Physics: This was a weird exam. It wasn't too difficult however most of the content I studied wasn't in the exam.
Mark: 84/100. Rank: tied 2nd/33
I think I could have done better if I was confident in myself. Teacher's were not too sure on what questions to use, and how to go around the new syllabus. So I'm pretty concerned with the HSC :/

Economics: This was by far my most underprepared exam. I wrote like 2 essays the whole year and barely touched past papers. I thought I completelyyyy bombed the paper (I swear I'm not one of those kids that keeps saying they failed and got 100000%), but maybe I put a lil too much pressure on myself.
Overall Mark: 86/100. Overall Rank: 2nd/17
Um.... wut. I was so shocked with this. I would've been happy with low 70's but I'm thrilled with this. I really hope I can prepare more and perform well in HSC in this subject.

Business Studies: So I also thought this exam didn't go too amazing. I knew I was most likely going to pull off more than 80. I prepared a HR and marketing essay, and we ended up only getting operations and finance out of the 4 topics. So that kinda sucked. I was first throughout all of year 11 and some year 12, however I lost my rank and was 2nd for the rest of yr 12. Until
Mark: 93/100; Rank: 1st/66
I ended up coming first in this exam, and I'm so happy with this. Business has been one of my favourite subjects as well as economics (despite me not working hard for them), so I'm ecstatic that it was my best mark. The pipe dream is to get above 95 in business in the HSC, but we'll see what happens  .

Overall, trials were decent, and I'm fairly happy with my performance (especially compared to some results in my first post in this thread). I'm not too sure how similar HSC will be (260ish ranked school, might have been easier) so I need to work hard to reduce any risk.
I've taken a bit too long of a break (haven't studied properly since the 23rd of August yikes) but I'm trying to get back on the grind for HSC.
Hopefully these final exams go smoothly, however I can't help but feel scared and underprepared (even tho that's from my own stupidity lmao).
Not too sure I'll be able to do another update, but I just wanted to wish everyone a big good luck for the HSC exams!!!!!

[flightlogs]

this was so wholesome to read!

definitely agree with you about never wanting to do trials again -  i also did much better than i expected considering it was one of the worst exam runs i've ever gone through aha. i also thought Mod B would be my best but lost many marks in it and i can relate to thinking that we just got lucky with the exam questions! but now that it's all over, congratulations on your ranks and marks! i wish you all the best with your externals and hope you get into your preferred course! you can do it!

[emilyygeorgexx]

POST TRIALS UPDATE!! 
It's been over a month and a half since I last updated, which flew sooooo fast.
So, I finished trials and have got my trial marks and most of my ranks back.
Trials was actually okay. It was a bit stressful at times, however it wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. Don't get me wrong, I never want to do it again. Buttt HSC is coming up in about a month so there's that.
My school creates it's own papers, taking questions from a variety of papers (CSSA, independent etc).
Here's a rundown of how I found each exam, my marks and my ranks:

English Adv: I completed paper 1 thinking I bombed the exam. I was consistently getting 10-12/20 for short answers and I was losing my mind. Paper 2 was decent, but I was shocked with my marks for both papers.
Paper 1: Section I (SAQ): 17/20, Section II (MoV): 17/20
Paper 2: Mod A: 19/20, Mod B: 17/20, Mod C: 20/20
Overall mark: 90/100. Rank: 3rd/92
I was extremely happy with my mark, considering how I thought I went. My last task was a Mod A essay which I got 14/20 for, so I was surprised with my mark. Tbh I thought Mod B was my best coming out of the exam but I realised I misinterpreted the question lol. I am worried that I was lucky with the questions we were given, since they matched my essays very well, hence I'm scared for HSC.

Maths Adv: This was probably the exam I felt the most relaxed for. I completed a decent amount of papers in timed conditions and was fairly confident. My marks have been fluctuating like crazy.
Mark: 92/100. Rank: 5th/72
I'm very happy with this mark, however it was quite an easy paper so I'm not too sure this is how HSC will turn out.

Physics: This was a weird exam. It wasn't too difficult however most of the content I studied wasn't in the exam.
Mark: 84/100. Rank: tied 2nd/33
I think I could have done better if I was confident in myself. Teacher's were not too sure on what questions to use, and how to go around the new syllabus. So I'm pretty concerned with the HSC :/

Economics: This was by far my most underprepared exam. I wrote like 2 essays the whole year and barely touched past papers. I thought I completelyyyy bombed the paper (I swear I'm not one of those kids that keeps saying they failed and got 100000%), but maybe I put a lil too much pressure on myself.
Overall Mark: 86/100. Overall Rank: 2nd/17
Um.... wut. I was so shocked with this. I would've been happy with low 70's but I'm thrilled with this. I really hope I can prepare more and perform well in HSC in this subject.

Business Studies: So I also thought this exam didn't go too amazing. I knew I was most likely going to pull off more than 80. I prepared a HR and marketing essay, and we ended up only getting operations and finance out of the 4 topics. So that kinda sucked. I was first throughout all of year 11 and some year 12, however I lost my rank and was 2nd for the rest of yr 12. Until
Mark: 93/100; Overall Rank: 1st/66
I ended up with an overall rank of 1st and I'm so happy with this, since I was able to secure a good rank at the last minute. Business has been one of my favourite subjects as well as economics (despite me not working hard for them), so I'm ecstatic that it was my best mark. The pipe dream is to get above 95 in business in the HSC, but we'll see what happens  .

Overall, trials were decent, and I'm fairly happy with my performance (especially compared to some results in my first post in this thread). I'm not too sure how similar HSC will be (260ish ranked school, might have been easier) so I need to work hard to reduce any risk.
I've taken a bit too long of a break (haven't studied properly since the 23rd of August yikes) but I'm trying to get back on the grind for HSC.
Hopefully these final exams go smoothly, however I can't help but feel scared and underprepared (even tho that's from my own stupidity lmao).
Not too sure I'll be able to do another update, but I just wanted to wish everyone a big good luck for the HSC exams!!!!!

Dude you are AMAZING!! Those marks are outstanding and you have definitely put yourself into a ridiculously good place going into the HSC!

You got like a Band 6 mark in almost all of your subjects (let's exclude eco because that subject is ridiculously hard) like you are insane!!

Also resting up is good, you deserve it before going into this intense period. Genuinely believe you are going to smash it, but if you do ever need help feel free to ask me!

Hope to maybe see you at my business lecture??!?!

[KingTings]

Dude you are AMAZING!! Those marks are outstanding and you have definitely put yourself into a ridiculously good place going into the HSC!

You got like a Band 6 mark in almost all of your subjects (let's exclude eco because that subject is ridiculously hard) like you are insane!!

Also resting up is good, you deserve it before going into this intense period. Genuinely believe you are going to smash it, but if you do ever need help feel free to ask me!

Hope to maybe see you at my business lecture??!?!

Thank you so much!! It means a lot.
I've ordered a ticket, but I need to make sure I can make it down to Macquarie on the day, bit of a trek.
I'll try my best bc I feel like it'll be one of those main ingredients for a band 6 

[KingTings]

This moment has finally come..
13 Years of schooling completely finished, and I am d u m b f o u n d e d.
I seriously can't even fathom it, but yea, it happened 

I haven't posted on this journal as much as I would have liked. Nonetheless, here's my HSC in a lil summary:
English Adv Paper 1 and 2 wasn't a great start lmao. It's crazy how slightly different questions can change how you perform in the exam, my teachers will not be happy lol.
Maths Adv: Actually a decent paper. I definitely could have done better since I knew how to do most questions, just silly mistakes. I'm hoping my internal rank doesn't drag me too far down.
Business Studies: This kinda hurt me lol. I was aiming for a high band 6 but I don't think my extended responses were on par. I'm praying I can still do well. The whole exam wasn't a total disaster tho.
Economics: Was actually a decent exam. A couple dumb mistakes here and there. However I'm worried about my extended responses once again. It was relatively easy compared to past years, but I'm not too sure on how I went..
Physics: This was kind of a disaster. I've been working hard on physics the whole year, and I thought I was fairly competent. However, some of the questions in the exam completely threw me off and if I was able to slightly understand some questions I could have bettered my marks immensely. It is what it is, I may surprise myself.

Trials were definitely a whole lot easier than HSC for me. I feel as though I did slack off a bit near the end and could have done much better.
On the whole, I'm just so glad I'm done!!

ATAR Notes has been awesome and I wanted to thank the staff especially for holding such awesome lectures and operating such a cool community (also ur notes and topic tests saved me tyty).

As of now, I have so much spare time. I was planning to start going gym and be more productive but let's be real most of us will binge all of our favourite shows or catch up on some video games.
In terms of results and Uni, I've got a conditional offer for USYD Commerce (e12), but I'm hoping I can achieve my atar goal for UNSW Commerce 
This has indeed been a wild and low-key scary ride, but it's over!
I can't believe I'm moving on. Hopefully the world doesn't eat me up 
Hopefully I can remain active in the ATAR Notes family, it's awesome!!

Congrats to the Class of '19!!!

[caffinatedloz]

CONGRATULATIONS!!I agree, the AN staff are absolutley incredible and it's so awesome to have access to such a wonderful community!

As of now, I have so much spare time. I was planning to start going gym and be more productive but let's be real most of us will binge all of our favourite shows or catch up on some video games.
In terms of results and Uni, I've got a conditional offer for USYD Commerce (e12), but I'm hoping I can achieve my atar goal for UNSW Commerce 
This has indeed been a wild and low-key scary ride, but it's over!
I can't believe I'm moving on. Hopefully the world doesn't eat me up 
Hopefully I can remain active in the ATAR Notes family, it's awesome!!

Hahaha, enjoy those TV shows and video games. You've earned it.

Best of luck with the Uni course.