FH
That's perfectly understandable, I hope the cold goes away soon. But you're free now! Go out and explore the world as an adult, or just sit back and take it easy. You deserve it

    hi all!! as rey did suggest, i probably have hit the exhaustion stage of the GAS model. feeling pretty alive compared to last night, but i did not want to spend my first day of freedom in my room unwell. exams are finally done i am so happy, it is beyond explainable how relieved and calm i feel. i went out for a celebratory dinner with my family last night and it was super nice to have a meal without worrying about having to go back to study again.

    the english exam was quite alright. i had a lot of brain fog so i didnt write like i wanted to, but if i can pull 7’s i’ll be fine with that.

    general math was concerningly easy. i got 37/40 on the first exam and couldn’t check the second exam, but you can tell they put so much effort into making sure errors were not present like last year. there’s this controversy with the hungarian algorithm and how it could be done on cas if a software is installed, and i had it installed so it saved me time, but not so much those who didn’t have it.

    psychology exam was straight out of hell. it was wordy, it was overly sophisticated, and i didnt even get to finish. i’m so disappointed because i worked so hard this year to do well for psych and my hard work has gone down the drain. expecting that to be my 10% subject now lol.

    and business exam last night was fun, i found it quite easy and was curveballed with the compare efficiency and effectiveness but i managed to get two points of similarities and differences down from pure bs LMAO.

    FinFin-3rdYearUni in response to this, my 18th is in exactly 3 weeks and it would be nice to get my remaining 24 hours of driving up. i have my year 12 formal next week too which is fun, but my social battery is super drained so i want to stay at home a lot while i can. i want to find a job, because i need money for self fulfilment haha, but i also want to consider tutoring which pays well. but mostly now until uni i want to relax because im so exhausted.

    it’s such a big change between having and not having school— i feel so voided and am unsure what i can do other than work and enjoy life i can do. school was the biggest component of my life, and it’s gone forever.

        FH
        When I finished my exams, I kept thinking "Oh man, I gotta study now" and then I sat down at my desk and then think "Wait... study for what?"
        I recommend taking up a hobby or doing something you haven't done in a while to keep your brain active. It's gone from thinking about exams 24/7 for a few weeks to little mental stimulation. I'm sure you know what you need though

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          FH I definitely get the not knowing what to do after VCE, lucky for me I'm addicted to cons so I'm just going to try and focus on that lol. Congratulations on getting through everything! and yeah so many of the psych questions were just kind of bizzare but business was pretty chill (i did not enjoy the vagueness of the 10 marker personally but like it wasn't evil).
          I hope you're feeling better soon and you have some time to just relax while figuring out how you want to spend your time going forward.

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            i_need_mental_asylum HAHA yeh im okkk im just overly attached right now, i’ve done so much hard work this year it feels wrong to get rid of it so fast…

              FH Its so weird, personally I'm too attached to get rid of anything (still have all my year seven work....) and this year is a lot so definitely understand the struggle. You've done awesome work and it can be so sad to get rid of it

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                FH
                I'd hold onto it. You never know, it might come in use one day in the future, or you can pass it along to anyone else who might need it

                  8 days later

                  12 days later and i’m still unwell… i have bronchitis i have not stopped coughing it is crazy. the only thing i have done since school has finished was formal on friday night, which was somewhat fun. i went with my new group of friends who are amazingly fun and we went on the dance floor for a bit, but the music was so horrible i barely knew any of it 😭. they had a photo booth so we did that and the food was mid, but it was a nice end to the high school experience.

                  i have 99 hours of driving, but i doubt i will reach 120 by my birthday which is in TEN days. probably won’t be doing much because i don’t like birthdays.

                  hope everyone is well 🙂

                  edit: i am also beginning to write a novel with all this spare time i have.

                    12 days later

                    belated happy birthday wishes, I am in Year 12 now from NSW nice inspirational Year 12 journal life.

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                      Silent HAHA thank u for the birthday wishes, and all the best for year 12 !!

                        9 days later

                        oh hi! this will be my second last post here until i make a university journal, but i thought it would be a good time to reflect on my previous study score goals as atar is out this thursday (eek)

                        previously, my goal was;
                        atar = 88.00

                        • english = 30-35
                        • general = nothing below a 40
                        • business management = nothing below a 45
                        • psychology = 35-40
                        • extended investigation = 35-40

                        my goal now is;
                        atar = 90.00

                        • english = 35
                        • general math = 39
                        • business management = 42-44
                        • psychology = 34
                        • extended investigation = 41

                        the nerves are nerving, but i’m excited to see how i have done throughout the year!! best of luck to the year 12’s 🙂

                          oopsies it didn't really go to plan...

                          atar: 86.70

                          study scores (raw : scaled)
                          business (39 : 36.69)
                          english (36 : 34.62)
                          extended investigation (31 : 33.77)
                          general math (40 : 38.30)
                          psychology (36 : 34.72)

                          i can still get into monash, and unimelb is mostly possible because seas will save me. hope everyone is happy with their scores!!