Whoa, hey there! So, I recently stumbled upon these fascinating 'journal' posts on the forum, and I couldn't resist joining the bandwagon. Let's dive right in! You can call me Godzu, and I'm cool with any pronouns.

Right now, I'm taking a break from the end of all my IA2 assessments; had my Math IA2 just today. Sometimes life gets a bit too hectic, and you just need to pause and recharge, you know? So, here's a little intro about me and my high school journey so far.

My goal is to explore a career in astronomy since I'm really passionate about our planet and the universe. I mean, there's so much out there to discover, right? But the big question remains: what's the grand purpose of it all? Well, I'll let my future self handle that one. For now, my mission is to secure a good ATAR and chase my dreams.

My current subjects are:

Mathematical Methods
General English
Physics
Chemistry
Specialist Math
Philosophy

ABOUT ME
I can't believe I'll be graduating in 2023. Outside of school, I have a bunch of interests that keep me busy: I'm a massive sci-fi fan and can spend hours watching movies or reading books in this genre. I started learning Arabic when I was in grade 10 and have been in love with the language ever since. My progress has been quite steady, and I can now hold a basic conversation in Arabic (though not quite fluent at all yet!). I'm also considering learning other languages like French or Italian after graduation.

Another passion I have is that I love to play soccer. I play for my high school team, and it's been a rewarding hobby of mine. What makes it super better is that we have a fantastic coach who is always there for us, and pushing us to be our best.

Term 1 Summary
Everyone tells you that the jump from year 11 to year 12 is crazy, but let me tell you this the jump from year 10 to 11 was even crazier. Unit 1 and 2 was really rough, and almost all of the people in my class went from A's to B's. So if you survived year 11, then year 12 should be a breeze, and I've managed to obtain satisfied grades so far for the IA1's.

Specialist: 19/20
I got no clue how I got this, because last year I got 16/20, but I lost a mark for observations. So uhhh, that was dumb, but I'll take it.

Methods: 20/20
I was shocked, I have never got full marks for a PSMT and my teacher hardly gives full marks so that was pretty unexpected.

Chemistry: 10/10
Physics: 10/10

Now time for sad news
Philosophy: 21/25
English: 21/25
I put in A LOT of effort into these assignments and at the end I got dice rolled my marks. What's crazy is that I was getting 24's for the formative assessments last year and to see 21's this time wasn't pleasant. But in any case, what matters now is how I will improve on these marks.

But yeah I will receive my IA2 marks for most of my subjects really soon. I will hopefully keep updating you guys if anything major happens, but overall I'm proud of my achievements so far, and hopefully I can improve a lot this year. In a week, it'll be the last term 1 and it doesn't feel like it tbh this year about to go really fasttt hopefully I'll have a lot of fun and enjoy every time of it, that's all what matters right?

So yeah, I am probably going to leave now and that should be a wrap for term 1 of my high school journey so far. I'm excited to see where this adventure takes me, and I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences with all of you! Cheers! 😁