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Old 01-08-2003, 03:11 AM   #11
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Well I do beleive that I'm going good at the moment. I'm like in the top 5% in my school...! But its kinda scary thinking about getting into the top %10 in the whole state!!!

But, I really thank you guys for the replies..! Love you all!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 01-08-2003, 04:12 AM   #12
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just wanna say how nice it is to be surrounded with smart people.
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Old 01-08-2003, 04:36 AM   #13
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Originally posted by /)eathKiller:
I didnt study for a minute in high-school and I passed with flying colors. It's not like I was the valadictorian but nobody likes making speeches anyway, and mine would've cursed the school for all eternity anyway and nobody wants to hear that [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Did you bribe the teachers [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

9_1_6, make a study timetable whereby you study for an hour then relax for half an hour or somthing like that. [img]smile.gif[/img] Good luck [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
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Old 01-08-2003, 07:03 AM   #14
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Well I do beleive that I'm going good at the moment. I'm like in the top 5% in my school...! But its kinda scary thinking about getting into the top %10 in the whole state!!!

But, I really thank you guys for the replies..! Love you all!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Bah, screw it! Just mill around, jump the ditch and come to Otago University. Every deadbeat, socialist and hippy is welcome.
If that's not your cup of tea, well I can honestly say that 'an hour a day can get you an A'. But seriously, who can fit in an hour a day nowadays? You've got movies, computer games, pubs, nightclubs, beautiful ladies. Seriously man, you'd have to be SUPERMAN to do what alot of these 'achievers' do [img]smile.gif[/img] Grow your hair long and just hang. S'way more fun.
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Old 01-08-2003, 10:35 AM   #15
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9_1_6...
I finished my VCE like two years ago now, and i REALLY regret mucking about during year 12, I went out, played games, and generally didn't study as hard as I could've. I still got a reasonable mark, enough to get into 1st preference at uni, but still, i could've done better. Wait till you finish yr 12 dude, games will always be there for you , but yr 12 isn't =) Just concentrate on school man. [img]smile.gif[/img] Do your best and don't waste too much time.
For serious [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Old 01-08-2003, 11:26 AM   #16
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[QB]Well I do beleive that I'm going good at the moment. I'm like in the top 5% in my school...! But its kinda scary thinking about getting into the top %10 in the whole state!!![QB]
But what's the point? it's high-school! it's free! It wont mean a thing to you later in life and It rarley determines what kind of college you get into. The fact is that not EVERYONE can be in the top 10% of your state but thats exactly what every parent expects from their child the moment they're born! its wrong that society shoudl demand and place such pressure on its children! So far in college i've made straight As, but because the Mail lost some of my assignments I got a grade in one class that shot my quarter average down to 2.8 and that made my parents disown me... I know how hard it is to have to deal with things like this, but to be honest, you can deal with them when they come. after all, I did have the grade amended, though I'm never going to see my father the same way again. Thats just probably a small price to pay for being able to live without such stresses...
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Old 01-08-2003, 11:31 AM   #17
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Obviously the amount you have to study depends on your course and on your year of study.

I'm in my 3rd year at the moment on a Computer Engineering degree. Over christmas I had 3 major assignments (several days of work each) as well as 6 exams to revise for. It's really a question of how much work you want to put in. In the first year I could get away with almost no study during the year, only before exams. 2nd year was much tougher and the 3rd year is harder still. So really you can get away with loads of gaming in 1st year, quite a lot in the 2nd year but not much in the 3rd year (final year for most people). I;ve got a 4th year to go aswell and this is gonna be even more work though fewer exams.
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Old 01-08-2003, 11:59 AM   #18
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I reiterate what Vask said really, you can get away with murder in your first year if your course is anything like a UK one. After that the amount of work you put in really does determine your result. You can still get away with doing little, just not if you want to get a top mark. I'm probably looking at a 2:1 at present and I do moderate amounts of work. If you do little to no work I expect you could breeze a 2:2 or third (or US equivalent, which I don't know...). If you want a 1st though you really have to work for it.
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Old 01-09-2003, 12:12 AM   #19
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I dunno if it's the same there for you as it is here, but Junior year (11th grade) counts more than senior year.. i know quite a few seniors that just hang out this year, to make up for all the cramming they did last year

personally, I'm a crammer. I have this bad habit of losing track of time when im doing something fun (ie- ironworks, gaming, etc [img]smile.gif[/img] ) luckily im a nite person tho, so i dont have to have alot of sleep all the time (once i went for 3 days straight without sleep definitely NOT suggesting you do that tho.. ^^; ) unfortunately its hard to stay awake during history next day, but eh well. I'm in all the honours and AP classes, and doing real well (still need to find out my gpa tho... never bothered keeping track... ^^; ) There are some days though that I'm just way over my head, and have to commit my day to hw. [img]smile.gif[/img] just make sure that you know when you're going to have one of those days..

EDIT- bah, stupid computer posted 3 times.. -.-;

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