hey i finally untracked the ‘hsc’ tag am i a big kid now?

basically good luck 2013 hsc-ers. work hard, play hard, don’t stress too much. the hsc isn’t the end of the world. 

Aww yiss, got an early offer. BA Business and Commerce (Marketing) at Parramatta, come @ me. also yay for free iPads.

I have a level of acceptance about my marks now. I’m happy with them. They’re not my best, but you know what? It’s too late to change them. So there’s no point stressing about them. ATAR calculator gave me exactly what the cut-off for my course was last year, so if it’s around there, after my ten bonus points, I should be fine.

There’s no point stressing about them. I realise that now.

Except this one art teacher who did Extension Two English when she was in school. I told her my Advanced mark, and she was like “Oh you could’ve done better.” Then I told her my Ext 2 mark, yeah I beat her so that’s whats up~

so i just got my text. bit late BoS~

and we have results-induced vomit yay

and i never actually got my text message, lol whoops? did anyone else not get it, or did they just feel sorry for me~

this is so fucking bullshit

fuck

seriously fuck the hsc im so fucking upset right now

why the fuck did i have to screw around so much and put all my leadership before fucking schoolwork

i got one mark that i’m happy with

fuck this bullshit

Extension Two is a lot of work, I’m not going to lie. And depending on your medium (I did critical response), it can be a hell of a lot of research. You will, and should be sick of your piece. But that is good. It means you’ve worked damn hard on it.

Looking back now, Ext 2 was my favourite subject. Seeing my piece bound and ready to be mailed off was one of my proudest moments throughout the HSC, knowing that I had written 6000 words, and I was damn happy with them. 

It can be stressful, but if you enjoy English, and you are happy to work hard, it is so, so worth it. If you’re good at/enjoy English, I would recommend it 100%. Only if you’re going to put in the work, though.

Just for the record, I did:

• English (Advanced)
• English (Extension One)
• English (Extension Two)
• General Mathematics
• Business Studies
• Society & Culture

After getting through these ten units, gonna give a heads up to all you 2013 HSCers.

1. Unless you feel you absolutely need to, DO NOT deactivate, delete, or whatever your Tumblr. It is not only a great resource and way to get others opinions and help, but you make some really great friends who know EXACTLY what you’re going through.
2. If you have a Major Work, don’t leave it to the last month or two to really start working on it. The sooner you start and get to the editing process, the better. I promise, you will be sick of your work by the end of it. And you should be, but that’s what you need to do.
3. Stay positive. Do not focus on the things getting you down. Look at all the things that you are doing right, and focus on them.
4. It is never too late to bring up your marks. Study hard and effectively. If you don’t learn well by going over notes, etc., then do something different. Studies have shown, though, that the most effective way to study and learn information is to teach someone else. If you can explain it to someone who has no idea what you’re talking about, and they understand it, chances are you know it pretty well.
5. THE HSC DOES NOT DEFINE YOU, YOUR INTELLIGENCE, OR YOUR FUTURE. Always remember that.