25ers, what is one thing you would tell incoming seniors? (1 Viewer)

[quokka]

but even then don't put too much pressure on urself cause there's still other ways to get to where u want to be in life. And also if things don't work out your way maybe there's another door that will open that u may have never realised if u didn't get the atar u wanted to

exactly twin, dont try too hard next year and burn urself out. sometimes theres things out of your control that affect your study and it wont allow you to study like everyone else and thats okay (honestly im just saying this cuz no one told me this in year11 so im burnt out now)

 

[Study to success]

exactly twin, dont try too hard next year and burn urself out. sometimes theres things out of your control that affect your study and it wont allow you to study like everyone else and thats okay (honestly im just saying this cuz no one told me this in year11 so im burnt out now)

yeah that's why I'm trying to take it chill cause honestly even if I get a low atar I don't really care cause I'll find ways to get where I want to get

 

[quokka]

yeah that's why I'm trying to take it chill cause honestly even if I get a low atar I don't really care cause I'll find ways to get where I want to get

exactly thats the best mentality, just try your hardest so you dont walk out of that exam with regret (alltho im abt to do that for trials but idgaf tbh)

 

[Study to success]

exactly thats the best mentality, just try your hardest so you dont walk out of that exam with regret (alltho im abt to do that for trials but idgaf tbh)

yeah I'm gonna just try my best whilst not burning myself out and if I do shit idgaf

 

[quokka]

yeah I'm gonna just try my best whilst not burning myself out and if I do shit idgaf

yes amazing, also random but dont let the high ego graduates with 90+ atars come and tell u that any atar below an 80 is a fail they r losers and probably dont have a life outside of school

 

[Study to success]

yeah I'm gonna just try my best whilst not burning myself out and if I do shit idgaf

But it might be hard cause like everyone will be expecting me to do good and everyone else will be stressed which will kinda influence me to put more pressure on myself but at this point Idc what people will think or their opinions cause I'm doing this for me

 

[Study to success]

yes amazing, also random but dont let the high ego graduates with 90+ atars come and tell u that any atar below an 80 is a fail they r losers and probably dont have a life outside of school

omg was that directed at the people who told u that stuff on the 25 chat last week lmao

 

[quokka]

i say this because my fuck ass cousin with 98 atar got on my ass for wanting a 75 or 80 atar FUCK HIM AND THOSE LOSERS LAST WEEK

yes amazing, also random but dont let the high ego graduates with 90+ atars come and tell u that any atar below an 80 is a fail they r losers and probably dont have a life outside of school

 

[quokka]

But it might be hard cause like everyone will be expecting me to do good and everyone else will be stressed which will kinda influence me to put more pressure on myself but at this point Idc what people will think or their opinions cause I'm doing this for me

EXACTLYYY like my dad wants me to get a 90 atar nah sack teaching min most time is a 65 im not gonna try for a number that i dont need

 

[Study to success]

EXACTLYYY like my dad wants me to get a 90 atar nah sack teaching min most time is a 65 im not gonna try for a number that i dont need

yeah lowkey I kinda got caught up by others working so hard to do well and also people telling me to do that stuff but I feel like that never was what I really wanted to do

 

[iloveeggs]

um honestly just live your life atar wont matter next year so live and study the way you want to dont let others dictate you

this. as someone trying for med (this year's chances look bleak for me, ill have to retry next year) i think i had this really sad epiphany that i both grinded too hard and sacked everything for this one goal but realised i could literally get perfect grades and still not make it (there are real people with 99.6+ atars an great ucat scores that dont make it). just know if high school sucks that your life will move on and you will get many many more opportunities to get to your dream uni course so its never that deep.

 

[C2H6O]

If you’re able to pick up a hobby to take your mind off studying and make it a routine/goal oriented. It really helps to give you a drive when you’re not completely motivated by the hsc and there’s other things to achieve. In yr 11 and still now I aim to knit a beanie every few months which I work on whenever I do pomodoro, I play piano/guitar to take my mind off things, my friends and I play soccer before the start of every term… and there’s so much more, you could set gym goals, go bushwalking if there’s tracks near you, get your Ls/Ps… life is so much more than just hsc so make some variety

 

[C2H6O]

this. as someone trying for med (this year's chances look bleak for me, ill have to retry next year) i think i had this really sad epiphany that i both grinded too hard and sacked everything for this one goal but realised i could literally get perfect grades and still not make it (there are real people with 99.6+ atars an great ucat scores that dont make it). just know if high school sucks that your life will move on and you will get many many more opportunities to get to your dream uni course so its never that deep.

OMG EGGS YOURE BACK

 

[Hehehe22]

this. as someone trying for med (this year's chances look bleak for me, ill have to retry next year) i think i had this really sad epiphany that i both grinded too hard and sacked everything for this one goal but realised i could literally get perfect grades and still not make it (there are real people with 99.6+ atars an great ucat scores that dont make it). just know if high school sucks that your life will move on and you will get many many more opportunities to get to your dream uni course so its never that deep.

Exactly!
I've also found that soft skills matter a lot more than these numbered grades that you keep getting. The only thing you'll get from your ATAR is entry into a course, but even that isn't absolute, and there are many other pathways to the same degree. Keep growing your interpersonal and social skills because those are what will actually allow you to succeed take your place in the world. Become someone who is interesting and unique, and that people (and employers) will want to get to know, instead of burying your head in your books

 

[quokka]

this. as someone trying for med (this year's chances look bleak for me, ill have to retry next year) i think i had this really sad epiphany that i both grinded too hard and sacked everything for this one goal but realised i could literally get perfect grades and still not make it (there are real people with 99.6+ atars an great ucat scores that dont make it). just know if high school sucks that your life will move on and you will get many many more opportunities to get to your dream uni course so its never that deep.

YEp my cousin who got 99.90 didnt get into med and ranked like top 30 for ucat or something, hes in dentistry now

 

[daisyjones123]

do subjects you actually enjoy It'll make studying not as bad... also start your PIP on time bc it goes a lot faster than u think (you spend more time editing than writing)

 

[hellokitty48920]

do subjects you actually enjoy It'll make studying not as bad... also start your PIP on time bc it goes a lot faster than u think (you spend more time editing than writing)

yep lol mine is due in a few days and I havent even finished.............

 

[daisyjones123]

yep lol mine is due in a few days and I havent even finished.............

so real LOL still have to do my references

 

[hellokitty48920]

so real LOL still have to do my references

thats not even bad im still doing my CM.... heheheheh oopsies

 

[banigul@30]

if you're going to do anything in year 11, please let it be figuring out what your english teachers prefer, your essay may be the a really good one, but if your teachers don't like it, then you're doomed. learn what they like and don't like. what you're planning to write for the hsc may not look like what you write in your internals because of different preferences, but it really comes down to your school. as a general rule of thumb, try not to write your paras on themes, more so on value statements or arguments