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  • QCAA JOURNEY - 2024

My Last Year of School

First Day was Tuesday, sick on Wednesday, Back today!

My subjects are: General English, Study of Religion, Chemistry, Biology and Maths Methods.

For every subject except Maths we have started Unit 3.

    22 days later

    Almost end of Week 4... Started Unit 3 for everything. I'm feeling OK, I've been keeping up with study for science and math.. We got our IA2 task sheet for English. I only got a 19/25 last time so hopefully will do better.

    Out of nowhere I started thinking about taking specialist maths for U3 and U4. My school has only just started U3 spec. Right now I'm probably doing 1.5 hours studying per night including my spare which is 4 hours a week. If I take spec, no spare. I guess I could study at lunch. And I would have to change my Bio and religion classes which doesn't really matter.

    From the atar calculator I think it would raise my atar by 1 max 2 points if I took it. My estimated atar for yr 11 was 92.

    Chemistry: 87/100
    I did put a lot of time into chemistry mostly watching Edrolo vids but I didn't really do many questions. Data test: 9/10. FIA2: 19/20 FIA3: 17/20 and exam: 84%.

    Biology: 84/100
    Got a 90% for exam but didn't do too well on reports (15/20 and 17/20) but more experience now so I think I'll do better.

    Gen Eng: 83/100
    This was with a low effort and I'm really gonna try to improve it.

    Study of Religion: 81/100
    Again minimal effort. Definitely going to try harder.

    Methods: 72/100
    I did really well for UNIT 1 and for U2 we had 3 exams, got A's on the first 2 but on the third I slacked off because it was the holidays and I kinda forgot to study. I think I can get at least an 80.

    At the moment I'm deciding whether I want to be a vet or a teacher. Big difference I know. If I get my estimated atar I could be a vet it would just take a bit longer. And getting into teaching is easy but I think I would really like it. (Maths and Science areas of course). Plus paid holidays...

    25 days later

    sonia
    U chose the same subjects like me
    but im doing specialist not methods

        3 months later

        Week 4 of Term 1.

        Starting to get into the groove of school again, I got my marks back for assignments completed last year.

        english IA2 (persuasive speech): I got 23/25. I'm happy with that its higher than the mark I got last year (19/25).
        We just got our IA1 task sheet; online article comparing The Crucible and JoJo Rabbit.

        Study of religion IA1: I got 21/25. Not too happy about that its lower than my mark from last year by 1. Hoping to drastically improve lol.

        We also did our Data tests for Bio and Chem last year, I got 9/10 and 10/10 respectively. So thats good.

        Maths PSMT is due next week, I'm pretty confident about mine.

        Chem IA2 due this week, I hope I get a good mark.

        I have started revising U3 for Bio and I will start revising for U3 math exam as well. The exam will be first week back next week.

        -Reminder: work hard for these last 8 months!!!!!

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