How I used the summer before VCE to get a perfect ATAR

How I used the summer before VCE to get a perfect ATAR

Christopher Tran scored a perfect ATAR has shared his secrets on what VCE students should – and shouldn’t – do to prepare for the gruelling final year of school.

  • byChristopher Tran

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‘I’d chat about the texts like they were gossip’:Five things that helped me get a perfect VCE score

‘I’d chat about the texts like they were gossip’:Five things that helped me get a perfect VCE score

Forget flashcards. Staying engaged in the lead up to exams is hard,and requires creativity and planning. These are the five tips that helped me get through VCE exams.

  • byAbigail Gardiner
Thank goodness for Daniel Andrews,a politician with vision
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Thank goodness for Daniel Andrews,a politician with vision

Sure,he was far from perfect,but as premier Andrews showed courage. We need a whole lot more of that in our politicians.

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How I captured a monster’s confession and turned my pain into power
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How I captured a monster’s confession and turned my pain into power

For almost a decade a man my family trusted sexually abused me. A child rapist and master manipulator,he fooled everyone. I hope one day it becomes easier for survivors to take down their abusers in Australian courts.

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She was one of my dearest friends. Without a word,she ghosted me

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Put awkwardness aside and break bread with those you disagree with
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Put awkwardness aside and break bread with those you disagree with

If I had restricted my circle to people whose world-view was in accord with my own,I would have deprived myself of some of the most important and stimulating experiences of my life.

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Taking offence has become a norm,but it doesn’t have to be like this
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Taking offence has become a norm,but it doesn’t have to be like this

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Still grieving the loss of one twin,I went into early labour at 26 weeks

Still grieving the loss of one twin,I went into early labour at 26 weeks

Having a baby prematurely has changed me irrevocably. It’s only now,two years on,that I can fully appreciate the magnitude of what we went through.

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Only since her death have I started to understand my mother

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I had been a liquid that took on the shape of the vessel that was my family,forged by a mother who had experienced untold trauma.

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The lightbulb moment that changed how I look at life

The lightbulb moment that changed how I look at life

Guest writers celebrate the pivotal shifts that happen to us all:the moments when a thought,conversation or observation helps us solve one of life’s puzzles.

Last year I nearly died - it turned out to be the best of my life
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Last year I nearly died - it turned out to be the best of my life

I thought I was in a doughnut factory. I had a heavy Russian accent for a couple of days. I was a Japanese girl,aged 11. I had no idea I was badly injured and in a hospital.

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