ALWAYS STAY AHEAD. I reccomend at least 1 year ahead, but that's just my opinion. Many of the "pro" year 12's you'll see on this site are only good because we've finished the course ages ago. Some have even finished 1st year uni either through extension programs or Olympiad summer schools. But the key message is if you want a 'guaranteed' 45+ in a subject you have to finish the entire course earlier and spend the entire year revising & doing practise exams 
. It is possible to do exceedingly well without finishing early, but can be much more stressful because it needs more work from what I've seen from other students
I wouldn't always agree with this. Yes it can help by going ahead, but there is such a thing as going too far ahead. It will vary from person to person, for some it will work better, for others it will actually come off worse. If you go ahead you need to make sure that you're understanding all the content. Some people go ahead and rush through things, don't fully understand what they need to, they think that they're really prepared but come off worse off because of it (i.e. getting a low 30 when they could have been a 40+). It just depends on the person really.
farkkk, all my confidence in VCE is gone now 
Just forget this, you shouldn't be worried what others are doing, rather you should be trying to
do the best that you can do, as if you do that you shouldn't have any regrets, and should be able to be happy with what you get.
STOP WASTING TIME! From your intro, I would really suggest you get organised. What distracts you the most? Facebook? Deactivate it. TV? Stop following every new series / season. Phone? Turn it off, only turn it on again at night or something. Too popular 
? Restrict your outing... etc etc. Make a list of all your distractions then come up with reasonable ways to circumvent them. Like going stone cold turkey from the internet because it distracts you is never going to work.. you could end up spending as much time worrying about what's happening on facebook (for example) as much as you would actually spend on it in the first place. A better strategy would be to limit your access, say to 30 min a day just before you go to bed, sort of like a reward for a good days homework.[/li][/list]
It's better to spread the breaks out across the day, rather than having it all in one hit. Say to yourself that you're going to work for 45 mins, at the end of that 45 min break you get a 10 min break for whatever. Because you know that you're going to get this break, you'll work really hard in that 45 mins, because at the end of it you get your 'reward'. When you start on this break, set a timer or something, that way it forces you to get back to it at the end of it. You still need proper breaks. It's still good to go out every now and then to make sure that you stay sane, and relax, refresh and reset yourself.
Get into a good work group, people who are just as passionate as doing well as you are. If you are always helping out people.. it can slow you down a bit. I MEAN THAT IN THE NICEST WAY, but you can't always be the one helping others. You'll need someone to rely on too.
Again, I'd partly disagree with this. It's good to go around and help others, if you're able to explain concepts and problems to them then it means that you
know and understand the material. If you can communicate it to someone else then you're doing well. Back in my day, in our methods class, those who did well were not those who worked throughout class and stuck with themselves, rather those who did well were the ones who were going around and helping others (with this being said we worked hard at home, it's not as if we didn't put the work in). You shouldn't be completely helping everyone for the whole lesson, there's a point where it becomes detrimental, but talking about and explaining questions will help you and others in the long run. It will help you as a cohort.
Keeping with staying ahead, if you're trying to self-teach, find motivation. Set yourself a goal of 1 chapter a week or something. If you really lack the motivation, ask around for a good tutor and get that person to teach you ahead. Like the whole course if possible. Some companies like Neap offer summer courses that go through the subject quickly, but I have no experience with them so I can't comment 
I would say it would be better to aim to learn a certain concept rather than a set amount of material. Yes setting a set amount of work will get you through the material, but you don't want to be getting through it for the sake of getting through it, you want to learn it properly. Saying to yourself that 'today I'm going to learn and understand what the derivative of a function means, what it relates to and how to apply it', will help you a lot more, rather than saying 'I'm going to finish exercise 11B,C,D,E just so that I can get through them'.
DO BLOODY WELL IN ENGLISH. If I go back to your link, this is what happens when you do just a bit better in english: ":"45","score[64]":"45","score[6]":"46","score[38]":"36","score[18]":"49","score[65]":"32","subject":""}]http://vce.atarcalc.com/#{"increment":"0","score[14]":"45","score[64]":"45","score[6]":"46","score[38]":"36","score[18]":"49","score[65]":"32","subject":""}You go from a 99.20 to a 99.70. Not much of a difference I hear you say? That could be the difference between getting into your course and not, or the difference between getting a scholarship and not. Every year there are always people who really well in the sciencey subjects and maths (like all 45+ raw) then get like 30 for English. Let's just say their overall ATAR wasn't as good as it could have been.. The message is DON'T get too caught up in HHD3/4 and neglect other subjects like English
This is actually something I agree with, if you need an ATAR that high, then make sure you don't neglect english. (I did, and it bit me a little in the end, not that I really needed it to be high, would have still gotten into what I wanted easily, rather doing well in english already puts you a step ahead, since it has to count).
On what your dad said, some people work their asses off and get lower than 90, others don't do too much work and get 99+. It just depends on the person and if you know how to play to
your strengths. Which is something that you will get better at working out throughout the year. One last thing, remember that this year is
for you, not anyone else. The end result of it is to get into what
you want to get into, not what anyone else wants for you. If you can get this down pat, then the motivation to work hard will come a lot easier, allowing
you to work towards
your goal.
Anyways, good luck!
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