hello everyone!! ive been seeing a lot of vce journals and thought documenting my hsc journey might be helpful/motivating for me. it is currently the beginning of term 3 right now, so yr 11 prelim exams are soon (end of the term) and then its off to yr 12 next term!

debrief on subjects:

biology: really enjoyable, my teacher is very engaging and good at explaining so i've been enjoying all the content so far. i've been keeping up with notes, and for my assessments so far i've gotten a B+ and A-!
korean beg: my favourite subject, i'm really passionate and managed to get (basically) full marks for both assessments! i enjoy making notes for it as well, even though it is starting to get harder.
visual arts: kind of chose this because i didn't know what else to choose, its not so bad and ive been in the A range, im not that skilled at pracs though but i enjoy the theory. would drop in yr 12 if i could.
maths advanced: really difficult and disappointing in results. i managed to get an A- last term but barely passed this term (52%). this was pretty humbling as its the lowest mark i've ever gotten in all of HS. a lot of people started to drop down to standard after the 2nd assessment and i'm also considering it. for now though, i think i'm going to try my hardest in prelims and see how i go -- if i don't achieve a B+ or higher i'll probably drop.
english advanced: haven't gotten term 2 results yet (will update later!!). i think this term i did better than last term (a narrative, which i scored a B- on, which i know wasn't bad at all but was still really disappointing as i used to get A's in my past year narratives). it is an okay subject, i'm confused on how i can prep for shakespeare.
english ext 1: a LOT more work than i expected. i never realised how independent study heavy it is, but the content we do is quite interesting. got away with a B in the 1st term, and i hope it's the same for term 2 (haven't gotten the results and don't think i did too well). i'm excited for this term's assesment, as its an independent project, with our own choice of focus texts!

my other 1 unit is a non-atar unit, which is well, a bludge. i originally picked it thinking i would be able to get into ext 2 in yr 10 (foolish, i know), but it's not looking so great so far compared to the other students in my ext class.

i'm quite grateful for my marks so far, just only a bit disappointed with them as ive gotten accustomed to the high standard i used to perform at in previous years. the transition was harsher than expected, and im scared im reaching burnout, but i hope i will do well for finals!!

goals:
atar: i'm hoping for an atar with 90+! i calculated my atar for each term with the matrix calculator and it went from 89 in term 1 to 81 in term 2... it's still good enough for the courses i'd like to do which require 80+ but for my own personal standards i'd like to reach a little higher lol.

career: i'm hoping to get a bachelor in design computing!! (if anyone does this rn please lmk how its been lol) i recently stumbled upon it and have fell in love with its prospects -- i used to do graphic design as an elective before yr 11 and loved every bit of it. this bachelor has coding, graphic design, and teaches photoshop, illustrator, indesign, ux design, etc. i find it would be really fun to learn or at least provide valuable skills for the future!!

i previously considered project management or dermatology because i wasn't sure of what i wanted to do, but they're probably second options for now!! (project management as i enjoy organisational roles, and dermatology as i'd love to help others with acne and know there's only a few spots rn... booking one can leave u on the waitlist for a year my mum says...)

i will hopefully update this more when i make progress in exam prep/get results back for term 2!! if anyone has advice about my math debacle, ext1 and ext2 english, or any general exam prep for prelims, it'd be greatly appreciated!!