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Personally I did 15 practice exams and in the holidays re-did all my notes (however take into consideration that I did Psychology in year 11 so I could afford to have this much time). It is also very important to get feedback from these practice exams, as just doing it for the sake of it will not necessarily boost your study score.

What I would recommend is while doing these practice exams, when you're not comfortable with a topic, just put a star next to it, and add it onto a list of "topics you're not comfortable with" after you complete it. Or what my teacher recommended is highlighting the practice exams based on AOS (e.g., highlight AOS2U3 with blue) to see what topics you need help with. Then study these the most!!

Your laptop comes with the different programs that they provide (e.g., photoshop). It is included in the cost when you first purchase their laptop, hence it being more expensive than buying the laptop itself.
Then when you graduate, they reset your laptop so it is detached from the school system, and you no longer have these programs.

Autime You can do it Autime!!

Autime Thank you!

Billzene Thank you, that did make me feel better

Hi everyone, hope you're having a good day

So as the title says, what exactly is needed considering there's only a few more weeks until the exam?
Usually I wouldn't be this pessimistic about the results of any of my subjects, but I chose methods purely for uni prerequisites and I haven't been doing the best this year.

Any last min advice for exams?

This is a really good question, and something I think about often.

Rather than being one or the other, I believe it is a blend between the two. I do believe that there is natural talent (not knowing whether it can be scientifically backed up), however I think to properly implement this in life, you need to work hard simultaneously. If one feels as though their natural talent or "luck" can get them through school at the most, it can last for a bit but the real world requires determination and wanting to work hard to achieve what you want. I also believe that people who rely on their natural, innate talent will eventually learn that it doesn't do much at all (me in primary school honestly )

So ultimately, I think it is determination and knowing what your goals are as you progress through life that leads to success. Natural talent plays a part, but it is only small and lasts a short while.
(this did not make sense sorry i'm sleep deprived)

Hello

Honestly I think revision is good if you do all the things you mentioned. The importance of doing practice exams is always stressed, but I believe you should make cue cards or try to remember the content so you can remember definitions (depending if it's a content heavy subject or not). Otherwise you might get the same kind of questions wrong during the exams due to a lack of study. However, yes practice exams is definitely beneficial. From doing practice exams (and getting feedback from a teacher rather than marking it yourself), you can:

• realise where your weaknesses lie (e.g., you keep getting questions based on AOS1 incorrect), hence you start reading over your notes based on that
• see how long it takes for you to do an exam; if you're running out of time or finishing quickly every exam, focus on time management
• start getting used to being in test conditions and therefore you won't be as stressed during the actual exam
• and eventually as you do exams, you will see a pattern in the type of questions they ask and have an overall prediction of sorts of what they would ask (e.g., they've asked how to define everything in AOS1 except for ___)

I would also recommend looking at examiners reports as they often put questions in the next years exam that students struggled with in the previous year. Remember to always get feedback for exams as the amount of exams you do does not necessarily matter, but instead how you take the feedback you get to improve.
However, don't dismiss the power of doing quizlets or getting your friend to ask you random questions if you're in the same subject or you're just going to get tired from exams.

In terms of maintaining motivation, I'm not very good at that
Just think of it as this- there are less than 2 months until the end of exams until there is no more VCE (!!!)
For reducing feelings of fatigue, remember that whatever your result is in the end will not have a large impact on you post-VCE, so don't stress too much about studying or if you're not getting what you want in the practice exams you're doing. Remember that nothing is guaranteed in these few months. You can do this!

I never really had a childhood dream job ;;
even during VCE, I chose subjects that I could get into any degree and meet prerequisites if I was to change my mind (hence me choosing methods and chemistry).

Honestly during year 12, I don't exactly have good self-care habits.
I group my self-care time and my break together so I've just been watching movies/shows (sometimes to procrastinate) or painting, but I can't wait for the holidays so I can get into some better activities!

Hi! I completed Psychology 3/4 last year so hopefully I can help out.
The content between 1/2 and 3/4 is honestly different and the topics don't exactly overlap (except for research methods of course). Therefore, I feel like it would be hard to determine how well you might go next year as it always depends on your strengths in the subject. You might like the content in 3/4 better (and yes it is way better)

Being at the top of your cohort does help, however it does not guarantee for you to get a 50 (the exam does). As schools can make the SACs easier/harder if they want their cohort to seem stronger and hence gain higher study scores, VCAA scales your SAC scores higher or lower depending on how you did on the exam. For example, if Person A was ranked 7th in the cohort but gets a 95% on the exam, while Person B is ranked 1st in the cohort but gets an 85%, their study scores will be different. Therefore, it is not that important if you are not rank one, but of course try hard for your SACs and especially your exam

However, in terms of maintaining your rank, what I would recommend is really understanding the content. Lots of people had cue cards, which helped them remember content along the way, but I personally found this time consuming. During SAC times, do practice SACs and get feedback every time rather than marking it yourself as you will always be biased (hopefully your teacher will do this). Practicing questions is your number one way of getting your desired study score. This applies to the end of year with exams (quality>quantity for amount of exams)

Link concepts to your surroundings or make stories (e.g., linking spinal reflex with the time you burnt yourself while cooking, or remembering the stages of the transtheoretical model by remembering PC-PAM relapsed). This may not apply to everyone but personally since I am a visual learner, I often drew little drawings in my book that linked to concepts so whenever I was in the exam, I would remember that exact drawing.

What my teacher did was encourage us to get into study groups with people that we weren't necessarily "friends" with, so that you can constantly motivate each other and keep each other accountable. Honestly I believe that was what really boosted my exam score in the end as well.

Altogether, just remember to relax during year 12 as well. It is a very stressful year and nothing is ever guaranteed and your mental health matters more! Your SAC scores do not indicate what exam score you will get, even if constantly being on the study score calculator is tempting. You've got this!!

(...hopefully that helped )