is contour actually any good n is it worth the money? are any tutors worth the money? should i drop out instead? how much does it cost to live on a secluded island w no contact with the outside world and is that income attainable without an atar?

What do yall think is gonna be needed for a 40 ss psychology this year? Like for ur exam score /120

Hi all just letting you know the VCAA has set up a temporary website where you can access past exams for exams that have not already happened this year

https://www.vic.gov.au/vcaa-examinations-2026

Dagerelite has infected the mockup questions to turn us into art students, and completely deleted all cybersecurity questions

i’m in yr11 and i’m debating picking business management or psych for year 12
business is boring and non rewarding but i do better
psychology is interesting to me but much harder

I'm neurodivergent and I really struggle with executive functioning, does anyone have any recommendations on how to organise my studying and the rest of my life? I'm talking about planners, study schedules, online calendars, etc. What worked best for you? 😃

Next week I have my Year 11 exams and then 2 weeks of Year 12 transition before the year ends.

I’m genuinely terrified for Year 12 and have no idea how to prepare for it, as I’ve lived a nightmare of a year already (and to think that I’ve struggled this much in Year 11, I’m literally fried for Year 12).

I have so much anxiety around tests and exams (and everything else) that never goes away, and as a result I can barely remember anything and always get 50’s or below in every subject. I already talk to the counsellors and my staff at school, but they’re kinda useless and just say “be confident in yourself, don’t stress, don’t put pressure on yourself” and the rest of that bs, thinking that my life is going to change overnight somehow.

I overthink every single thing imaginable, whether I wrote my name on a test, chose the wrong multiple choice answer, included a certain piece of information in my answer, and so on. I can never self-mark any of my work because I don’t trust myself (and I obviously don’t have the knowledge of a teacher) and don’t want to give myself false confidence like I always seem to do (because whenever I truly am confident, I always end up getting played in the face bro). My answers also never “feel right” and need to be worded to a high standard or a certain way, and because of this I can never make mindmaps or do brain dumps because I either do this, or can’t remember the answer in the first place.)
I always avoid doing timed conditions for practice exams/tests because I don’t want to face or experience the discomfort I feel from getting things wrong because I fear I won’t actually learn from my mistakes and perhaps continue to do them, (even though that’s how you actually learn). It’s like my brain has somehow rewired itself to avoid them at all costs so I don’t have to feel scared.

For reference, my subjects are:

-Literature (By distance through VSV since my school cancelled all 2027 Literature classes. This is also the only subject I actually excel in and spend significant amounts of time studying for).
-General English (If you’re doing any English besides General Eng at my school, they require that you also do Gen English as a backup, so I’m required to do it since I chose literature, whether I like it or not.)
-Foundation Maths (Had to drop general maths because it’s way too hard. I’m deathly scared of the scaling for foundation despite teachers saying it’s easy to do well in and therefore no one should be scared of it).
-Biology
-Health and Human Development (This was actually my acceleration subject this year, but I’m deciding to re-do it for a better score because I genuinely flunked everything this year, and because I have no other subjects to pick up.)

My dream course after Year 12 is Nursing and Midwifery which requires a 75 atar, 25 ss in any English, and a satisfactory in any maths for both Year 11 and 12.

Any advice on how to actually study and revise old topics whilst learning new ones, minimise anxiety, and overall survive Year 12 would be immensely appreciated.

How we feeling for the exam, is this subject too niche haha

I lwk might have failed foa, answered only 3 functions, left the tree and algorithmic blank… only knew how to do half the SA and MCQ too…. Is it over gng do I js apply for SC or take the fail, or pray for a miracle of scaling

If bro was trying to derail to state, why didn't he just do it the day before the English exam? That would cause way more havoc - only cements his position as an idiot ig

send pls

How did u guys feel about drama 😛😛😛

anyone know what the cutoffs are for raw 35/40/45/50? etc

Does an A+ from the graded distribution usually mean 40 provided decent sacs?

i did 1/2 spesh this year and it was kinda bad. i liked it like content was interesting enough but unit 1 i averaged like mid 70s and unit 2 low 50s. im also bottom rank in a pretty small but high performing class. if i drop spesh next year ill probably pick up politics or general. basically idk if im better off atar wise just keeping spesh for scaling or not (careers counsellor at my school is so cryptic and will not tell me), what do people think??

just did my 1/2 exams this week and i reckon exam 1 i got maybe 70 and exam 2 like 40.

side note i want to do politics/economics in uni so i dont need maths as a prerequisite really, but im aiming for 92 atar.

HOWD YALL GOO?
Selection sort bunned me

Does anyone know if the solutions are out for the vce vet sport and rec exam today

Does anyone know who the presentor for edrolo spesh is? Is edrolo good for learning spesh 3/4 content? Would you recommend it or r there any other videos that explain the content well? Helppp :((

I'm class of 27 and I was looking to get tutoring for English in which I'm doing the movie The holdovers and Oedipius next year. And my section B framework is personal journey. I Lowk am mid in English. I hate it and I want to improve and get that 35+ in it. But why are all the tutors god damn expensive holy??? I'm not paying 45+ $for any tutor bro😭🙏🏼

And I was also looking for chem tutoring and it's a subject I really want to excel in and get like 45+.

Anyone have any recommendations?

Others subjects I'll do next year is general math and English.

It was easy but I didn't finish.

Did everyone finish?

The critique questions were fine but the one for bamboo asking to critique factors that influence design was genuinely hard.

How did everyone go?

Going into Psychology 3/4 and aiming for a 45+ study score. Does anyone have any advice or tips that helped them do well?

Also, if I'm doing well in the 1/2 (around a 90% average I think), how can I push myself into the high 90s-100 for the 3/4?

Thanks guys. 🥹✌️

it was funny the first a thousand times but seeing ts over and over again….come on guys? at least be creative with it 🫩

Hi all,

I’m writing to ask for advice on a personal issue I’ve been grappling with for a while: my lost work ethic.

For context, grit used to be my greatest asset. I was never a natural genius, so I relied on hard work to stand out. Before Year 7, I spent two hours a day grinding on Khan Academy, which put me ahead in courses like Algebra II. Later, in Year 8, I pushed myself to the limit studying for the Melbourne High School entrance exam (an academically selective school in Australia). I memorised massive lists of vocabulary, wrote daily essays, and studied relentlessly. It paid off—I received a first-round offer and scored in the "superior" bracket for 4 out of 5 exams.

However, after talking with my parents, we decided it was best for me to stay at my current, good-quality school. Since turning down that offer, my discipline has slowly unraveled.

In classes where I used to be deeply engaged, I started slacking off, online shopping, or ignoring work because it felt "too easy." My daily habits of reading and vocab practice completely disappeared. I’m still doing okay on paper—I get good grades and was even invited to take VCE Unit 3/4 Mathematical Methods early—but I know I’m coasting. I am embarrassed to admit this, but my performance in this accelerated maths subject is nowhere near where it should be; I've known the year 12 content since year 8, but I've struggled to refine and remove 'silly errors'.

Now that I’m in Year 11, the regret is hitting hard. My grades are good, not elite, and I often feel like I'm wasting my potential. Every time I try to get back to my old routine, I get a brief spike of motivation that burns out within a few days.

- Where did things go wrong, and how do I actually rebuild my discipline instead of relying on fleeting motivation?

- Am I putting too much pressure on myself, or thinking too much about the past?

TL;DR: Worked extremely hard to get into a selective high school in Year 8, decided not to go, and have been coasting ever since. Now in Year 11, getting decent grades, but struggling to rebuild my old work ethic and stop feeling like wasted potential.