how much study are you doing in the holidays? (1 Viewer)

[temporarylol]

I'd say 29 just to be safe

haiyaaa, if ling ling practice 40 hour a day, why can't you?

 

[raspberriesandpears]

i'm hopefully finishing up the first draft of both my major works this holidays, which i think i'm tracking towards + catching up on notes and doing some practice questions. just trying to keep the momentum going honestly. i'll properly start after christmas but i've managed to do some ee2 major work which is good
not doing 25 hours a day though so i might flunk out

 

[temporarylol]

not doing 25 hours a day though so i might flunk out

you better get a move on in that case

 

[Ccoelie]

I'm planning to do mostly work on my major projects in the holidays (Hopefully I get a large chunk of those done so I'm not worrying abt them for the next 2 terms) . I def want to catch up with math and physics notes and might study ahead so in class I'm more alert. And read English texts in prep as well as make notes. Also want to practice with my understanding of actual concepts like analysing, writing reports and equations and stuff. Prepared for the major burnout I might face but id rather be burnt out and do better then leave everything last minute and fail.

 

[elioxpeach]

don't stress about how much studying you do during the holidays if you're not aiming for 98+ atar. you can not study at all whatsoever during the holidays and still get mid - high 90s atar. the biggest regret I have of year 12 is stressing about how much I should be studying when the best thing to do (in my opinion) is take this time off and have fun. Use this time to catch up on things you might've lagged behind in during term 4, and if you're good with your marks in t4 then sleep in, hang w friends and forget studying. Term 1 is so long so you have plenty of time to study for the end of term exams and it's kind of the last extended break you'll have for yr 12. ofc if you're trying to get 99.95 and go to some selective school you do you and study 10hrs a day but for everyone else, studying during holidays is way too hyped.

 

[souli]

but reading books is a hobby of mine

AYEEE books are awesome. Love em.

 

[souli]

i'm hopefully finishing up the first draft of both my major works this holidays, which i think i'm tracking towards + catching up on notes and doing some practice questions. just trying to keep the momentum going honestly. i'll properly start after christmas but i've managed to do some ee2 major work which is good
not doing 25 hours a day though so i might flunk out

Damn extension english 2?? Can you share what you're writing about?

 

[Masaken]

AYEEE books are awesome. Love em.

are you reading any currently? i'm currently reading the secret history by donna tartt

 

[souli]

are you reading any currently? i'm currently reading the secret history by donna tartt

OOH CLASSICS! I just finished Needful Things by Stephen King and now I'm reading the Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker [recommended by my ext teacher]. It's super duper heavy.. I'm surprised she recommended it, tbh! How are you liking the secret history?

 

[Masaken]

OOH CLASSICS! I just finished Needful Things by Stephen King and now I'm reading the Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker [recommended by my ext teacher]. It's super duper heavy.. I'm surprised she recommended it, tbh! How are you liking the secret history?

stephen king is always a good choice, i haven't heard of silence of the girls but it looks really interesting looking it up

secret history is so fun, i love whodunnits and mystery, and it's really interesting how technically the 'whodunnit' isn't there (cos we 'know' who killed bunny from the very beginning). i went in not expecting much but it's very good, easily one of the best christmas gifts i've gotten

 

[raspberriesandpears]

Damn extension english 2?? Can you share what you're writing about?

yeah sure!! i've wanted to do ext 2 since year 7, I've been so excited for it. i feel like i'm at like complete odds with the rest of the bos community!!

i'm doing a historical fiction piece on the 1832 Paris Uprising, most likely writing it as a compilation of historical documents (letters, trial documents, newspaper articles). I'm trying to play on the idea of hope and legacy, focusing on a real life person who I discovered through old-timey records

I'm about 1000 words in, at the moment I'm just waiting for my teacher to reply to confirm whether this historical document idea will work, or if I should just go back to my other idea of prose fiction.

are you thinking of doing extension 2?

 

[souli]

Wow.. I would love to read it, it sounds fascinating!

And yes, I'm thinking of ext.2 but I'm not sure what to do because interpretation is subjective; one marker may like and the other mightn't. And there's so many options
AHHHH

 

[souli]

stephen king is always a good choice, i haven't heard of silence of the girls but it looks really interesting looking it up

secret history is so fun, i love whodunnits and mystery, and it's really interesting how technically the 'whodunnit' isn't there (cos we 'know' who killed bunny from the very beginning). i went in not expecting much but it's very good, easily one of the best christmas gifts i've gotten

Same!! I love a good whodunnit especially for reading before bed. I'm so happy it's one of your fav Christmas gifts D
I finished Silence of the Girls last night and had a good cry. Truly heartbreaking..
BTW, do you have any good recommendations? At the moment my friends are only giving me cringe romance recs by Colleen Hoover and Penelope Douglas Booktok things smh

 

[Masaken]

Same!! I love a good whodunnit especially for reading before bed. I'm so happy it's one of your fav Christmas gifts D
I finished Silence of the Girls last night and had a good cry. Truly heartbreaking..
BTW, do you have any good recommendations? At the moment my friends are only giving me cringe romance recs by Colleen Hoover and Penelope Douglas Booktok things smh

god on my list of what to not trust tiktok for, books is absolutely one of them . but i'll recommend my two favourite books ever - the midnight library by matt haig (+if you liked that, how to stop time was also very good, by the same author) and good omens by neil gaiman and terry pratchett. i like historical fiction, if you're into that you should check out fatherland by robert harris (alternate history detective novel on germany post-ww2 had they won), it's a detective thriller and starts off with a murder that branches out into a much bigger conspiracy, it was really good.

have you got any recommendations? i really want to read a ton before school starts, i miss reading a lot

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

Same!! I love a good whodunnit especially for reading before bed. I'm so happy it's one of your fav Christmas gifts D
I finished Silence of the Girls last night and had a good cry. Truly heartbreaking..
BTW, do you have any good recommendations? At the moment my friends are only giving me cringe romance recs by Colleen Hoover and Penelope Douglas Booktok things smh

god on my list of what to not trust tiktok for, books is absolutely one of them . but i'll recommend my two favourite books ever - the midnight library by matt haig (+if you liked that, how to stop time was also very good, by the same author) and good omens by neil gaiman and terry pratchett. i like historical fiction, if you're into that you should check out fatherland by robert harris (alternate history detective novel on germany post-ww2 had they won), it's a detective thriller and starts off with a murder that branches out into a much bigger conspiracy, it was really good.

have you got any recommendations? i really want to read a ton before school starts, i miss reading a lot

Although I am not the biggest reader (in comparison to what you two seem to be.

I do like the 'Nevermoor' series by Jessica Townsend, don't know if you've heard of it

 

[Aeonium]

but i'll recommend my two favourite books ever - the midnight library by matt haig (+if you liked that, how to stop time was also very good, by the same author) and good omens by neil gaiman and terry pratchett.

hot book taste
but why are books so expensive

 

[Masaken]

hot book taste
but why are books so expensive

i can deal with books being $20 or so (i used to only buy books from big w or target when i was younger, those were around $12-$16, but all the good books i want are much higher than that (one book i wanted was $35... )

 

[Masaken]

Although I am not the biggest reader (in comparison to what you two seem to be.

I do like the 'Nevermoor' series by Jessica Townsend, don't know if you've heard of it

i read the first book (the trials of morrigan crow i think???) a few years ago and i have it at home, i think i'll reread it again, i never went past the first book so let's see if that'll change

 

[raspberriesandpears]

Wow.. I would love to read it, it sounds fascinating!

And yes, I'm thinking of ext.2 but I'm not sure what to do because interpretation is subjective; one marker may like and the other mightn't. And there's so many options
AHHHH

thank you omg!!! if i do okay i might upload it to bos. yeah choosing subjects is stressful, i'm really enjoying it so far. the objective thing is definitely a worry but i do a lot of history and english which can have similar issues so i'm sort of used to it

 

[raspberriesandpears]

i love like all of those books, except nevermoor - i never really got into it
i really liked six of crows and song of achilles (booktok pulled through with those ones!). les mis is a good classic to read if you have a bunch of time. i loved if we were villians if you can stomach shakespeare. femina is a fun history book

currently reading atlas six and probably going to read hamnet, sistersong and trinity next, if i can get them done with everything happening!