(1) i think it's more content heavy than methods, so it's important to really understand every aspect of a topic when the teacher goes over it, cuz you won't have time to learn it again later. If they're bad, well, ask reddit hahaah (or PM me) Absolutely revolutionary.Īlso, teachers are a great resource, ask them stuff. Oh and also watch a few videos on spaced repetition, it's like a scientific approach to studying.ītw what I’ve learnt from my tutor which really helped me was to actually think as I study, cuz I would often do my work on autopilot, and not actually learn anything from the exercises. Most importantly, it’s pretty :D Also, try out anki - it's like quizlet but better, literally saved my life for englang. Check out Notion, it helped me take efficient notes and keep on top of my tasks. An organised approach to studying is key, with a focus on getting tasks done rather than studying for a set amount of time. I strongly believe in studying smart rather than studying hard. Once at the start of yr 11 and once at the start of yr 12, which is way too late but it still worked, so I guess you could always try and ask around if you’re not happy with your subjects. But it's important to know that getting a 40 raw in further vs in spesh will have a different impact on your ATAR, but your work-life balance will unfortunately reflect that.ītw I changed my subjects twice. Towards the end of year 12, especially during SWOTVAC, it gets quite difficult to study for the subjects you don't like. But I would recommend choosing what you would enjoy. Scaling does make a difference, I’m not gonna pretend it doesn’t matter at all. But achieving balance is truly difficult, so it is important to define what you believe is success in high school and prioritise that to avoid regrets. A high ATAR is obviously not worth harming your mental health. What I think matters most is getting to know what you value, and what your priorities are. Here are my results so I guess my words can carry more weight (Shameless plug: PM me if you want tutoring or to just have a chat) I don’t believe there’s a right or wrong way of doing school or life in general, so take what I say with a grain of salt, and just enjoy the journey. You don't need to think too deeply about which ones to use just pick the most memorable examples you can so it'll stick with you in these remaining hours until Paper 2 I'm sure you'll do well tomorrow have faith in what you've prepared.As a survivor of VCE from the class of 2020, I thought I’d share some tips. If you haven't already, try to have at least three quotes for the other poems which you don't plan on using as your main ones in the unlikely event NESA specifies one. I highly doubt NESA will do that to this cohort but it's always better safe than sorry. The only other option you should be prepared for is a generic (or specific) question which specifies a poem you have to use. Some alternative questions they might ask could be on something super broad like relationships (Prufrock is great for this if you wanted to take a more literal approach but you could also interpret the question in other ways which invite you to discuss his relationships with religion, the urban world or even the absence of meaningful human connections in his society) or individuality (to which you could make the argument that his poetry explores alienation and loneliness in a paradoxical attempt to immerse and engage with the reader deeply). Whatever question you get will ultimately draw from those ideas in some way so even if you get a really whacky statement or an awkward extract from one of the poems that you have to discuss in the response, any of those ideas (and variations of them such as "futility of life" which ties in with the "omnipresence of death" notion you've practised with) will connect to it. I think those ideas encompass Eliot in his entirety. I didn't study Eliot myself in the HSC but I have taught his poems before.