There Will Be Time There Will Be Time...
B. Science (Advanced)/B. Surgery combined at USyd is cut off at 99.95 UAI - that is immensely depressing but equally provocative at the same time. And there are only ten available places for domestic applicants Australia wide. Damn it. I don't want to have to work hard. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to take B. Science (Adv) with 96.40+, get at least distinction in all of my courses for three years straight and hope they'll accept me after that in graduate B. Surgery.
Plan Z is go out drinking every night during my exam period, get 83.50+ and do B. Education in either secondary mathematics or science. That would be so very sad.
I had a peek at the draft for our preliminary exam timetable for Wks 10 & 11 today. It doesn't look too good. I have Eng Ext-1 and Bio on the same day. Or something or other along those lines - my point being it's not good to have a full day of exams.
Oh and I'm probably going to start doing grades for piano. I know how hypocritical it sounds - at first I was so determined to never do grades and play for leisure only but now I'm succumbing to the concept, but I think it's actually a pretty good idea since it'll give me more motivation and reason to stop bludging. That sounds kind of sad, that my motivation is solely dependent on the threat of an exam - but oh well, at least I'll have some motivation, which is always better than none. It was a bit funny when I mentioned this idea to Jenny. I can't believe she said "Oh okay. I reckon you've got a shot at grade eight." I was only thinking five, or six max.
And I hear from Dad that Holly's been extremely well-behaved and she's learnt not to go on the timber floors so he can let her wander around the house on her own now, and she's stopped whining every time he sits down on the couch. He thinks I'll be a bad influence on her when I see them in October, that I'll spoil the brat rotten, which I probably will do. I've started shopping for her last week and I have, up to now, bought a whole load of junk for her. I think more that half of my luggage will be stuff for her. Oh and apparently I might have to stop over at Seoul all on my own. I've only been there once, when I was 10, and that was for transfer so I never left the airport. I'll be staying for one night, at least, and if I feel like it I think I can stay up to ten days or something. It should be exciting. But then again, Mum just said something about rebooking with JAL so we can both go to Tokyo so my little daydream of indepence might not actually happen now. Meh.
On a more cheerful note, I wil be playing chemistry tutor too now, starting tomorrow lunchtime, once every week, and I have two more students for maths. Wheeeee...