slyhunter
Retired
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- HSC
- 2011
To everyone stressing over the HSC,
I thought during this time period, it would be nice for someone like me, an ex-student, just to give you a few pointers and heads up before your exams start on Monday.
The important thing is to NOT stress. If you're not, you're well set for the next few weeks. If you are, take a deep breath and understand that whilst your exams will be gruelling and draining, it is not the end all to everything in life.
Don't freak out too much over exams, both beforehand and afterwards. Study as much as you can but don't go overboard and make sure you get plenty of food and rest before your exams every time; maintaining your health over this period is equally important and you don't want to walk into English paper 2 dead from paper 1 study. After your exam, if you feel like you did well, that's great! Don't become overconfident though however a positive outlook during this period is important to have. If you feel like didn't do too well as you would've hoped, don't moan about it. It's over and there's nothing you can achieve by complaining about what could've been. Forget about it completely and focus on your next exam. That ideally is what you should be doing. There's just no time to put yourself down for the rest of the HSC if you feel like you couldn't answer one question.
And before you know it, it'll be over. You realise time really does fly during now so it's important you stay on top of your studies, but make sure you don't burn yourself out either. There's nothing wrong with watching an episode of your favourite TV show in between, it's important to unwind as to not pressure yourself excessively during study.
I wish all of you the best of luck in your HSC exams.
I thought during this time period, it would be nice for someone like me, an ex-student, just to give you a few pointers and heads up before your exams start on Monday.
The important thing is to NOT stress. If you're not, you're well set for the next few weeks. If you are, take a deep breath and understand that whilst your exams will be gruelling and draining, it is not the end all to everything in life.
Don't freak out too much over exams, both beforehand and afterwards. Study as much as you can but don't go overboard and make sure you get plenty of food and rest before your exams every time; maintaining your health over this period is equally important and you don't want to walk into English paper 2 dead from paper 1 study. After your exam, if you feel like you did well, that's great! Don't become overconfident though however a positive outlook during this period is important to have. If you feel like didn't do too well as you would've hoped, don't moan about it. It's over and there's nothing you can achieve by complaining about what could've been. Forget about it completely and focus on your next exam. That ideally is what you should be doing. There's just no time to put yourself down for the rest of the HSC if you feel like you couldn't answer one question.
And before you know it, it'll be over. You realise time really does fly during now so it's important you stay on top of your studies, but make sure you don't burn yourself out either. There's nothing wrong with watching an episode of your favourite TV show in between, it's important to unwind as to not pressure yourself excessively during study.
I wish all of you the best of luck in your HSC exams.
