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Wednesday, December 08, 2010 @ 6:59 pm
So it's been one mad week one after the other with the crazy workload and endless tests. I just finished an in class timed psychology essay on tuesday, a biology (chemistry, really.) test postponed to friday, a math test next monday and an in class timed english essay next tuesday. Speaking honestly, I feel, screwed. But yes, that's what I've decided to blog about today.
The Miserable Life of a Year 12 Diploma Student
10 pointers for future year 12s as to some insights into diploma life.
- You think it's glamourous and cool that there's no uniforms (for my school, at least) and that we can leave the campus for lunch. Right, try having to decide what to wear every morning, soon enough you'd run out of clothes, that is, for the girls at least. And as for the lunch, that's just one great thing about diploma life.
- You guys seem pretty chilled all the time, taking your time to get to classes and lunch. That is just our deceiving looks. Deep down inside, we're all stressed. All the time.
- Oh come on, you guys have free periods. Right, and we also have a lot of work.
- It's so cool, you can choose your subjects. That is partially true I have to admit, I mean, ah, joy that I can actually avoid some of my most hated subjects like physics. BUT, try making the mistake of picking the wrong subject and you'll be stuck with that subject for 2 years.
- We get to switch our choices in the first few months? True but only if the other classes aren't full and provided that you're allowed to. Personal experience: I tried switching out of A2 standard chinese to B higher, immediately right off the back it was a 'no' because I scored a 5 in A chinese last year. Brilliant.
- You guys seem so tired all the time. Well, try having to stay up to at least 12 every night, either clearing homework or studying for tests.
- It's so cool you guys get to leave school/there's no sub if your teacher's absent. I have to admit, that's pretty cool.
- OMG, I love art, should I take art HL? Only if you're dead serious about art because art higher, no joke, is very time consuming and requires a lot of work.
- Teachers seem to treat you as if you're already an adult. Right, and that also means that we have to self study, not just rely on teachers, and, of course more is required of us.
- And lastly, huge, huge tip. All the time, I hear year 10s, year 11s going, I totally understand the crazy workload, I'm so worried about going to DP. First half of the sentence first off, you will never understand exactly how much stress and work there is until you actually experience it. I used to think the same in year 11 and when I got to year 12, I never imagined it to be this, challenging. I swear, the DP program is no joke. It's a huge jump from year 11 MYP and I myself am still trying to get used to it. Some year 13 told me before, "expect your grades from year 11 to drop by 2." That, is true. The amount of work you get every week plus the tests and IAs is crazy and it's probably useless to say this but, do not procrastinate. It's basically suicide. And, as for the second part of the sentence, it's right. You should be worried.
And now onto some happier stuff. It's time to list out my christmas plan for 2010.
Christmas Plan 2010
Christmas treeand decorations- Christmas gifts for everyone because I'm that nice.
- Downloading some Christmas-y music into my ipod because currently, I only have We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Weezer. Plain, pathetic for a christmas freak like me.
Find back my santa hat from last year.- Shopping for winter clothes especially tops, jeans and a new scarf because I only have 6 tops and 3 jeans that I can wear for winter and my nice black scarf I bought the last winter, has vanished.
- Rewarding myself for surviving the first few months of diploma, which means shopping sprees.
- Snowboarding in Korea. OH HECK YESSSS, I so can't wait.
- Possible christmas wish this year, new snowboarding gear in Korea?
- Lots more shopping in Korea. AND IT'S SNOWING IN KOREA, AH YES. A real winter.
- Have a crazy christmas even though I have a lot of work. After all, it's a christmas holiday although real holidays don't exist with the diploma program.
- Finish some of my work and not procrastinate. Yes, even though it's a holiday.
- Celebrating christmas with Waffles, I nearly forgot about that.
- Turkey for Christmas this year!
- Sleep hella late, wake up hella late, eat, watch TV, eat, watch TV, sleep hella late. All in the mood of christmas :) And I need to get as much as sleep as possible without wasting the night off.
- More shopping.
- Getting a new pair of boots for winter.
- Working on Trashion, possibly.
- Watching lots of TV - Criminal Minds, Lie To Me, Nikita, Bones, maybe The Vampire Diaries if i'm up for it because I don't know what's up lately but the show's had constant breaks plus the episodes haven't been really entertaining. Entertaining in the sense that I am pumped for it and the next episode but no, I can't. Maybe it's just all the stuff going on in each episode is tooo much.
- Taking loads of photos everywhere.
- Annoy everyone by blasting loud christmas music on my speakers all day long.
- My dad, and Nat's birthday.
And. That's the plan, so far. But oh gee, I oh so can't wait till school's finally off in the next, 6 (school) days. Whoohoo, the break that I've been looking forward to for a long, long, time.