Hey guys,
I spent quite a bit of last year on these forums, talking to people, asking for help as regards my HSC/ subjects/ advice.
I just want to let you guys know that throughout the HSC you will doubt yourself, and most likely feel tired/ hit rock bottom. You can be as smart as Shelley She, but I assure you, there will be times when you don't get the marks you want or expect.
What you need to know is that anything is possible.
In year 6 my parents made me sit the entrance exam for SYdney Grammar School - not the scholarship test, just the entrance test. I made it to the interview stage but was rejected a spot at Grammar. My parents pretended that it was all 'politics' and that grammar only lets people from primary school into high school. I saw the sadness on my parent's faces, and decided from that very day that I would eventually get a 99.95 ATAR and shock everyone around me. My parents laughed at that idea at the time, and didn't want my expectations being so high. In year 7 - 12 I attended a GPS school ranked outside of the top 50. I was in the C class in year 7, and constantly struggled with reading, and humanity-based subjects. Yet I never stopped dreaming of getting 99.95 and somehow getting into com/law.
By the end of year 11 my hopes of doing com/law were almost over; I basically failed my maths extension 1 preliminary exam. But in the beginning of year 12 between term 4 and term 1 of 2012 (where you guys are now) I stepped up, manned up, and realised that noone can 'fluke' a 99.95. Every minute of study and hard work I put in from then helped, and I managed to Dux my school, state rank maths with a perfect score, and topped all my humanity based subjects (eco, 4 units of english, business studies). So just remember, even the boy who couldn't get into Sydney Grammar can achieve a perfect atar. Don't worry about stuffing up little assessments; move on, keep your head up high, and be proud of who you are and what you truly want to achieve.
Good luck to you all, and I hope you get into your desired course in 2014.
I spent quite a bit of last year on these forums, talking to people, asking for help as regards my HSC/ subjects/ advice.
I just want to let you guys know that throughout the HSC you will doubt yourself, and most likely feel tired/ hit rock bottom. You can be as smart as Shelley She, but I assure you, there will be times when you don't get the marks you want or expect.
What you need to know is that anything is possible.
In year 6 my parents made me sit the entrance exam for SYdney Grammar School - not the scholarship test, just the entrance test. I made it to the interview stage but was rejected a spot at Grammar. My parents pretended that it was all 'politics' and that grammar only lets people from primary school into high school. I saw the sadness on my parent's faces, and decided from that very day that I would eventually get a 99.95 ATAR and shock everyone around me. My parents laughed at that idea at the time, and didn't want my expectations being so high. In year 7 - 12 I attended a GPS school ranked outside of the top 50. I was in the C class in year 7, and constantly struggled with reading, and humanity-based subjects. Yet I never stopped dreaming of getting 99.95 and somehow getting into com/law.
By the end of year 11 my hopes of doing com/law were almost over; I basically failed my maths extension 1 preliminary exam. But in the beginning of year 12 between term 4 and term 1 of 2012 (where you guys are now) I stepped up, manned up, and realised that noone can 'fluke' a 99.95. Every minute of study and hard work I put in from then helped, and I managed to Dux my school, state rank maths with a perfect score, and topped all my humanity based subjects (eco, 4 units of english, business studies). So just remember, even the boy who couldn't get into Sydney Grammar can achieve a perfect atar. Don't worry about stuffing up little assessments; move on, keep your head up high, and be proud of who you are and what you truly want to achieve.
Good luck to you all, and I hope you get into your desired course in 2014.
