Any tips for years 11 and 12? (1 Viewer)

[Shoombl]

I'm a student in a comprehensive high school (￢_￢, and I'm really stressing over upcoming things like ATAR and the HSC. I was just wondering if anyone might have some helpful tips like, any subjects I should avoid choosing, how to manage my time effectively, how to study well (especially in comprehensive high school settings), and etc ٩(｡•́‿•̀｡)۶.

 

[xyyvii]

Unrelated but year 10 here, have you thought about any subjects you want to do yet since I’m genuinely so lost

 

[Jaros]

play to ur strengths for subject, if ur good at math try reinforce it from now if u have bad basics ur really gonna struggle. Be strong at things like algebra, linear, quadratics, exponents, logarithms, trig rules and trig, surds, and try always be ahead for math. If u think u can go for math ext 2, it scales good and is very much doable if u like math and the best indicator is if u do math adv and u genuinely dont find it hard and are cruising, and if u constantly get like 80+ for ext 1 do ext 2

 

[Shoombl]

Unrelated but year 10 here, have you thought about any subjects you want to do yet since I’m genuinely so lost

I'm personally thinking of choosing biology, chemistry, math adv, economics, chinese cont. and english adv ╰(*´︶`*)╯ (Never physics).

 

[Hehehe22]

I'm personally thinking of choosing biology, chemistry, math adv, economics, chinese cont. and english adv ╰(*´︶`*)╯ (Never physics).

Hey there, I graduated last year and did the exact same subjects, except maths ext 1 instead of chemistry. Unfortunately I don't have time to write out a full summary of tips (I'm sure someone on BoS will help you with those), but if you have specific questions about any of the subjects you're considering, feel free to ask me.

Also, don't stress! Try to make the most out of Yr 10, enjoy the last of your junior years, and you'll naturally pick up study skills if you put in the effort. Even your Yr 11 grades hardly matter, as it's a year of trial-and-error and doesn't count towards your ATAR.

 

[Shoombl]

Hey there, I graduated last year and did the exact same subjects, except maths ext 1 instead of chemistry. Unfortunately I don't have time to write out a full summary of tips (I'm sure someone on BoS will help you with those), but if you have specific questions about any of the subjects you're considering, feel free to ask me.

Also, don't stress! Try to make the most out of Yr 10, enjoy the last of your junior years, and you'll naturally pick up study skills if you put in the effort. Even your Yr 11 grades hardly matter, as it's a year of trial-and-error and doesn't count towards your ATAR.

I would love to ask about how you organised your study schedule, what you prioritised in studying (e.g. taking notes or doing practice exams) and simply if there are any difficult topics in any of the subjects you chose ｡ﾟ(TヮT)

 

[cossine]

I would love to ask about how you organised your study schedule, what you prioritised in studying (e.g. taking notes or doing practice exams) and simply if there are any difficult topics in any of the subjects you chose ｡ﾟ(TヮT)

I would not think to much about difficulty. As it turns out for every subject you listed there is a stackexchange which you can use for help. e.g. math stackexchange.

 

[xyyvii]

I'm personally thinking of choosing biology, chemistry, math adv, economics, chinese cont. and english adv ╰(*´︶`*)╯ (Never physics).

also planning to do Chinese continuers!! Are u going to be doing in school or outside

 

[Shoombl]

also planning to do Chinese continuers!! Are u going to be doing in school or outside

Preferably in-school (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧, I find it easier to absorb material in a studious environment.

 

[C2H6O]

I'm a student in a comprehensive high school (￢_￢, and I'm really stressing over upcoming things like ATAR and the HSC. I was just wondering if anyone might have some helpful tips like, any subjects I should avoid choosing, how to manage my time effectively, how to study well (especially in comprehensive high school settings), and etc ٩(｡•́‿•̀｡)۶.

Comprehensive high school leaver here and pls just enjoy your life hsc is not worth stressing over at all. My advice is enjoy yourself, work smarter not harder (ie do minimal work to get satisfactory results) and fit as many fun things into your probably little free time as possible (also this is probably biased due to the lack of subjects I actually did in my final year but I still feel like it’s definitely possible)
Also if you’re aiming for a crazy high atar cause you actually need it then this might not apply

 

[Hehehe22]

I would love to ask about how you organised your study schedule, what you prioritised in studying (e.g. taking notes or doing practice exams) and simply if there are any difficult topics in any of the subjects you chose ｡ﾟ(TヮT)

I honestly think it's too early to worry about these things because I think you should figure out what works well for you this (and even next) year. As for study schedules, I often would just try and keep up with all of my subject content (taking class notes and doing homework/revision) throughout the term, and then start doing past papers 2-3 weeks before exams. I'd do 2 subjects each day so that I could concentrate on them, writing them on my schedule so that I'd hold myself accountable. I'd say there wasn't one specific topic that was particularly difficult compared to the others, and you really don't need to worry about that yet

 

[Shoombl]

I honestly think it's too early to worry about these things because I think you should figure out what works well for you this (and even next) year. As for study schedules, I often would just try and keep up with all of my subject content (taking class notes and doing homework/revision) throughout the term, and then start doing past papers 2-3 weeks before exams. I'd do 2 subjects each day so that I could concentrate on them, writing them on my schedule so that I'd hold myself accountable. I'd say there wasn't one specific topic that was particularly difficult compared to the others, and you really don't need to worry about that yet

Thank you!!! ｡ﾟ( ﾟ^∀^ﾟ)ﾟ｡

 

[Reasonabledoubt]

I'm a student in a comprehensive high school (￢_￢, and I'm really stressing over upcoming things like ATAR and the HSC. I was just wondering if anyone might have some helpful tips like, any subjects I should avoid choosing, how to manage my time effectively, how to study well (especially in comprehensive high school settings), and etc ٩(｡•́‿•̀｡)۶.

dont do the subjects u dont like tbh like i chose the subjects i mostly like this included not doing math and everyone frowned upon it but i survived and got into the uni and degree i want to get in. another piece of advice is just take it day by day or term by term you dont need to perfect everything in year 11 its a learning process so if u make a mistake just take it as a lesson. next thing is just relax and have fun because you wont have that same sense of socialising in uni as u did in hs