Alright. So we're all finally seeing the bright blue skies of our futures a little more clearly now that the brooding grey clouds of the HSC start to float away with low marks and the word 'stress' written on them. And so the obvious thing - for me anyway - is to look back on year 12 and think about what it was like.
For me, year 12 was completely the most stressful year of my life, unsurprisingly. A call like that really means something for me as well, because before year 12 I had never, ever experienced academia-related stress. It was a completely foreign concept to me. But I feel I know stress well now, because it's pretty much always around me, whispering things like 'do work, stop watching tv, stop playing guitar, you shouldn't drink that 8th beer, do your change folder' and things like that. So that was the most prominent factor in my year 12 experience; discovering stress, being surprised by stress, and eventually wanting to smack stress in the fucking goddam head.
Another big 'thing' in year 12 was my realisation that I really love fun so very much. I've partied and gone out more so much more in year 12 than I ever have before. And I've had more fun because I'm usually stressed so when I am at the pub or at a party or at a cafe, I can really appreciate it. As far as good times and fun go, year 12 has been the best ever. I don't think everyone will share this same feeling with me though, as not everyone has my 'it's legitimately not that important, you should have fun while you're young and relatively carefree' attitude to school.
Also, and perhaps most importantly (?), I've learnt the importance of friends. Sure, that is possibly the corniest thing ever written (apart from 'i wuv cute lil bunnies and pretty flowers, awww' or something similar), but it's actually true. All of my friends are actually the best (as I hope you think of all your friends). Without them, who knows what I'd do? I definitely wouldn't be at school, that's for sure.
What else have people taken away from this year? This year that is supposed to be the definitive transitional period of adolescence, where boys become men, girls became women, and dickheads become even more annoying and often richer. What have you learnt? Just curious...
Anton
For me, year 12 was completely the most stressful year of my life, unsurprisingly. A call like that really means something for me as well, because before year 12 I had never, ever experienced academia-related stress. It was a completely foreign concept to me. But I feel I know stress well now, because it's pretty much always around me, whispering things like 'do work, stop watching tv, stop playing guitar, you shouldn't drink that 8th beer, do your change folder' and things like that. So that was the most prominent factor in my year 12 experience; discovering stress, being surprised by stress, and eventually wanting to smack stress in the fucking goddam head.
Another big 'thing' in year 12 was my realisation that I really love fun so very much. I've partied and gone out more so much more in year 12 than I ever have before. And I've had more fun because I'm usually stressed so when I am at the pub or at a party or at a cafe, I can really appreciate it. As far as good times and fun go, year 12 has been the best ever. I don't think everyone will share this same feeling with me though, as not everyone has my 'it's legitimately not that important, you should have fun while you're young and relatively carefree' attitude to school.
Also, and perhaps most importantly (?), I've learnt the importance of friends. Sure, that is possibly the corniest thing ever written (apart from 'i wuv cute lil bunnies and pretty flowers, awww' or something similar), but it's actually true. All of my friends are actually the best (as I hope you think of all your friends). Without them, who knows what I'd do? I definitely wouldn't be at school, that's for sure.
What else have people taken away from this year? This year that is supposed to be the definitive transitional period of adolescence, where boys become men, girls became women, and dickheads become even more annoying and often richer. What have you learnt? Just curious...
Anton
