how do you rank 1st in all your subjects and dux? (1 Viewer)

[jane1820]

i try hard for my subjects yet im NEVER first (actually only once for bio but it wasnt reports only assessment task) and i really really want to crack the code
dont tell me: study all day bc i can guarantee you most duxes probably dont study 10hrs+ every single day (probably not even close to that either)

i need not hacks or advice but life changing information, like a hack code
i need to know how to come first in at least 1 subject

is it constant revision? constant practice? getting ahead of the content (without tutoring)? what is it that i should be looking to do

currently i dont have a study schedule and just do whatevers on my to do list which somewhat works so thats fine but it isnt good enough
theres specifically this girl in 3 of my subjects and shes ALWAYS top and is 1st in all her other reports and i really want to beat her (we both came equally first in bio) like is it bc shes naturally smarter or is she just hard working? idk but i do know that i really want to beat her omgggg (the only competition i have btw)

anyways, guys plz i like really need to know secrets to coming first!! (im at a 300-something ranked school )

 

[HazzRat]

Not gonna lie, this question is so general that it is impossible to give a useful response. Asking 'how do I get dux' is like asking 'how do I become a millionaire'. There are so many different pathways and techniques of getting there that you need personalised advice, not general advice that anyone can give. I think instead of focusing on the macro, such as one-size-fits-all study advice, focus on the micro. Focus on specific facets of each of your subjects, such as the historiographical interpretation of the Tudor Myth in King Richard III for English, or how the corporate tax rate affects worker productivity for Economics. So what I'm saying is there's plenty of books out there for generalised study advice, but there's much less advice out there on your specific shortcomings when it comes to each subject. Try to seek as much personalised feedback as possible, preferably from tutors or teachers, to truly improve.

If I were to give generalised advice though, it would just be to follow a schedule and to do consistent exam-style practice.

 

[99.95dreams]

i came first in 2 subjects this year in a top 30 school - bio & hisext. since u don't do hisext, i'll just tell you about bio.
in year 11 i was ALWAYS average in bio and it sucked. in year 12, what i did was write notes off the textbook and literally memorise word for word, write notes of the excel hsc bio book and do the same, and spam practice papers. in hsc bio, they reward you for the amount of detail you can fit in the answers, so the first two tips help with that. practice papers are also equally important because you will notice a lot of patterns in the type of questions they ask and the answers they expect - if they have a good answer, literally memorise it.
i learned the importance of past papers the hard way - i was rocking term 1 - 3 with 95+ in every bio exam, missing only one or two marks occasionally, BUT in trials i got overconfident so i did like 2 past papers rip. obviously i underperformed, but i retained first rank since T1-T3 was good. so its not just having the knowledge that's important, you HAVE to apply it to practice questions. hope this helps

 

[liamkk112]

i try hard for my subjects yet im NEVER first (actually only once for bio but it wasnt reports only assessment task) and i really really want to crack the code
dont tell me: study all day bc i can guarantee you most duxes probably dont study 10hrs+ every single day (probably not even close to that either)

i need not hacks or advice but life changing information, like a hack code
i need to know how to come first in at least 1 subject

is it constant revision? constant practice? getting ahead of the content (without tutoring)? what is it that i should be looking to do

currently i dont have a study schedule and just do whatevers on my to do list which somewhat works so thats fine but it isnt good enough
theres specifically this girl in 3 of my subjects and shes ALWAYS top and is 1st in all her other reports and i really want to beat her (we both came equally first in bio) like is it bc shes naturally smarter or is she just hard working? idk but i do know that i really want to beat her omgggg (the only competition i have btw)

anyways, guys plz i like really need to know secrets to coming first!! (im at a 300-something ranked school )

i mean there’s not really a cheat code. u just gotta study a lot effectively (whatever works for u the best) and try to stay ahead and master the content. i did get dux but unfortunately did study for like 7 hours ish a day running up to the hsc (idr the exact number now. but something like that), and probably at least 2-3 in the evening on school days. i think if u manage ur time well though, u can easily do less (no way i consistently study for 7 hours a day in uni now unless if its some rare occasion, but i generally get better marks than in high school; however thats a different school environment and level of experience so its mostly irrelevant)

ig i can talk specifically about math as it’s what i study now, and was my best performing subject in hsc. really u just have to do all the textbook questions, then spam out past papers at hsc level. i remember in year 11 i did almost all the prelim adv papers on thsc and basically all the questions on our prelim were the same lol. my advice is mainly just to expose yourself to as many problems as possible, since you’ll begin to collect a bag of tricks as to how to proceed with problems.
at a high school level, there’s a relatively small number of questions they could possibly ask you about, especially in the earlier question numbers. so u should ideally be able to crunch out all of the earlier questions (q11,q12,q13 or whatever it is now) in a short amount of time. imo, it doesn’t take too long to get to that level, as long as when you make mistakes in those questions, u make sure u don’t make them again. then after that, u can focus ur efforts on the later questions, so ideally u can have the majority of ur time on the harder questions on the exam.
i also stayed consistently ahead with content, at least one textbook chapter from what we do in class. that sort of frees up ur time as well, bc then u can not worry about learning the weeks content as heavily, and can then focus ur efforts on past papers/ getting ahead further depending on when exams are.
i also didn’t really have a study schedule (except leading up to the hsc/final exams) and just tried to do the most i could every day, sometimes i’d set a goal of doing a particular past papers or textbook chapter in the morning or the night before, but that was about it
good luck : )

 

[Study to success]

well u don't have a social life and all u do is study. jk. But the girl who gets first in everything in my grade does that apparently since year 9

 

[jane1820]

well u don't have a social life and all u do is study. jk. But the girl who gets first in everything in my grade does that apparently since year 9

see i dont want that

 

[aqwerty13402]

see i dont want that

I promise you, you can still have a social life, and achieve what you want. I balanced work (social), sport training (5x Week - social), a regular social life with friends, all while coming 1st in my subjects and duxing.

Giving up stuff and 'just studying' is gonna do much much much more harm than good. U need balance.

 

[liamkk112]

this is true. i think though, u also have to put into perspective that you want to be “the best” at something; thats never easy and will require a lot of effort. but also very important to have some level of balance, otherwise you’ll just burn out and give up

 

[jane1820]

I promise you, you can still have a social life, and achieve what you want. I balanced work (social), sport training (5x Week - social), a regular social life with friends, all while coming 1st in my subjects and duxing.

Giving up stuff and 'just studying' is gonna do much much much more harm than good. U need balance.

this is true. i think though, u also have to put into perspective that you want to be “the best” at something; thats never easy and will require a lot of effort. but also very important to have some level of balance, otherwise you’ll just burn out and give up

I think one of my problems are that i enjoy life a bit too much, im always out, im always on social media, and then i sometimes RANDOMLY remember that i need to study

 

[Average Boreduser]

i try hard for my subjects yet im NEVER first (actually only once for bio but it wasnt reports only assessment task) and i really really want to crack the code
dont tell me: study all day bc i can guarantee you most duxes probably dont study 10hrs+ every single day (probably not even close to that either)

i need not hacks or advice but life changing information, like a hack code
i need to know how to come first in at least 1 subject

is it constant revision? constant practice? getting ahead of the content (without tutoring)? what is it that i should be looking to do

currently i dont have a study schedule and just do whatevers on my to do list which somewhat works so thats fine but it isnt good enough
theres specifically this girl in 3 of my subjects and shes ALWAYS top and is 1st in all her other reports and i really want to beat her (we both came equally first in bio) like is it bc shes naturally smarter or is she just hard working? idk but i do know that i really want to beat her omgggg (the only competition i have btw)

anyways, guys plz i like really need to know secrets to coming first!! (im at a 300-something ranked school )

What type of question is this lmao
you're not optimising time maybe idk, find a routine that will work for U. You can't cheat code ur way into rank1 or dux bruh

 

[jane1820]

What type of question is this lmao
you're not optimising time maybe idk, find a routine that will work for U. You can't cheat code ur way into rank1 or dux bruh

promise you a lot of people cheat code

 

[WTbattleace]

Enjoy life and high school

As a certain year advisor says, 'your best is enough'

 

[Study to success]

Just get all ur genetics changed to become genetically smart jk

 

[99.95dreams]

I think one of my problems are that i enjoy life a bit too much, im always out, im always on social media, and then i sometimes RANDOMLY remember that i need to study

i mean you cant have it both ways lol

 

[coolcat6778]

Just get all ur genetics changed to become genetically smart jk

IQ

 

[aqwerty13402]

I think one of my problems are that i enjoy life a bit too much, im always out, im always on social media, and then i sometimes RANDOMLY remember that i need to study

What do you want to do post-school?

 

[totally_screwed]

cheat code is funny
like someone said it’s never a one size fits all, the clearest example to me and comparing my brother (‘23) and I (‘20). my brother was the student with a social life and job (heavy on the social life) and seemed to be balancing it well with studying bcz he would still do well, not consistently getting rank 1’s but he would get them occasionally and was ranking ok in his subjects overall and got a good atar (not dux) and he is thriving now. didn’t have to sacrifice much during HSC. I don’t think he cared super heavy for dux either

me on the other hand I was the paranoid student for as long as I could remember, if I wasn’t ranked 1 in a subject I would get rlly stressed and try harder in it. I didn’t have a social life but my parents were also strict af with me so that didn’t help, my social life was limited to school and ngl I was happy with that. no job obviously. I feel like I defined much of my self worth with how I was doing in school relative to others because there was nothing else in my life that gave me fulfilment LMAO. dux was something I aimed for every year of high school so wanting it in year 12 wasn’t a foreign goal to me, all I knew was that I wanted it and so I was gonna get it I too am thriving now

younger ppl ask me for study advice and whatnot all the time and I feel like I just say random shit in response, idk how many hours of study a day you need to get dux or what’s the best way to write notes etc. I didn’t get advice from anyone in school and just figured out what was best for me through trial and error and went with it

I think if you deeply want something and put in the effort that it deserves then you’ll achieve it, or nearly achieve it but at least you’ll feel satisfied knowing you tried

if your screen time is like 8+ hrs or something then maybe start with that. like sorry but if that time went into studying instead it would make a league of difference

 

[jane1820]

What do you want to do post-school?

Optometry

 

[lunaaaa4403]

I promise you, you can still have a social life, and achieve what you want. I balanced work (social), sport training (5x Week - social), a regular social life with friends, all while coming 1st in my subjects and duxing.

Giving up stuff and 'just studying' is gonna do much much much more harm than good. U need balance.

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[aqwerty13402]

this ruined my day. OMG I LOVE THAT SONG. TIME CAST A SPELL ON YOU BUT YOU WON'T FORGET MEEEEE

I KNOW I COULD HAVE LOVE YOU BUT YOU WOULD NOT LET ME