I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one going through this ; u;
But that's the thing! I do have a goal in mind! I have a lot planned - I have a lot of ambitions and things I wanna do. Basically, I want to get at the very least 90+ for my ATAR as I want to take a Science course in University.
See, I don't mean to brag, but I'm what you would call one of those naturally smart people. You know, the kid in the class that gets good grades without even trying that much. It's a good thing I guess, but it's definitely a bad thing too. I rely on my 'smarts' too much, to the point where when I am assigned an assessment, I will calculate in my brain how much time the task will take, push it to the last minute before its due, and complete it then. If I start things early, I have to force myself too. Because there will be a voice at the back of my mind saying that I can complete this in -insert time here- so why don't you just leave it till then? The strategy has been working fine, but this year............. it's been okay, but I could've done better.
+ I have a noisy and boisterous somewhat unsupportive family. I like complete silence when I study. Unfortunately, the walls in my house don't really block the sound. And I have strict parents; they don't like me going out. :-(
Believe me, having the right approach to the HSC is critical.
Don't go in there burnt out till prelim, and carry on this burn out till January of 2014. Luckily I was not that burnt out, and I managed to carry on to do well in the first assignments of year 12, and in the half yearlies, everything was good. (with the exception of one subject - business).
Really, you get to a time where the HSC has dragged on for far too long, and you really can't be bothered doing anything. But you must, it's not a question that you can respond to by slacking off. This time of the year is when some people may gain some ground, and improve greatly in ranks. Make sure they don't take your rank (lol).
I have that assignment thing, too. It's fine with assignments, but not with tests. All my assignments are last minute, and I still get a band 6. Basically, how I see it is - my brain says "this assignment will be completed in one day", then from now until that "last day", I have the thought process of how I'm going to approach this assignment playing in my head (on my way to school, in bed, on the train), and then I come to the point of 'explosion'. Everything culminates on that last day, all your ideas explode onto the paper (really, ejaculate - analogously lol), and you will be surprised at what you can produce. Happens to me for every assignment!
Thank God, my family is incredibly supportive of me whatever endeavor I choose to take. I know I'll be doing comm/law at UWS/Notre Dame anyway.