NOTHING IN THE TANK

For me, I lived by a simple motto, “leave nothing in the tank.” This idea of giving everything you have was something that kept me motivated for both my study and sport. I didn’t want to look back at my time at school, particularly year 12, and have any regrets. Whilst it is important to…

ADVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE

Tradition teaches that the end result, the almighty ATAR is the terminus of our Secondary Education and thus succeeding in being awarded a high ATAR is synonymous as life success. Submitting to this theory will only result in disappointment when you cross the long awaited finish line. Only in finishing VCE is the grand revelation…

IS NOTEXCHANGE CHEATING?

What is NoteXchange about? You probably know that we were an online market place that allows students to share and exchange notes, flashcards and study guides, but, what does that actually mean? Well, NoteXchange is here to give students a voice in the way they learn. To encourage student-to-student interaction and connect the girl or guy at…

THE BALANCING ACT

I’ve always been a person who wants to do and try everything and take advantage of every opportunity available to me. However, when Year 12 came around and I was announced as School Captain, everyone was quick to tell me that I had to cut the things I loved out of my life in order…

WHAT NOTEXCHANGE STANDS FOR

Hey Everyone, We wanted to let you know more about our aim, and how we are helping you! We’re really just a bunch of students frustrated with the way learning has gone. We want to raise the learning standard across the board and hope you’ll help us. Our intentions are pretty mind-blowing: We actually want you…

WHAT WORKED FOR ME IN VCE

Entering year 12, I set myself two goals: 1) Achieve a more than respectable ATAR result, and; 2) Strongly pursue my soccer career For me the second goal took precedence over the first. For this reason, rather than taking five subjects (or even six) I chose four. I suppose I wanted to have greater focus on my…