This was my prized possession. Growing up in Queensland you know where it is hot all the time, there's not much of a need for jumpers or jerseys, but I lived in this thing. I remember was 40 degrees and still be wearing this thing up. I was so proud of it, I was so proud to be a Senior. I was so proud to finally be in Year 12.
I'm kind of an example of what not to do. I get myself into these flusters where I would write out my study notes ...I'd write. Kind of, I'd rope learned things.
I'd write things out repetitively so it would stick in my brain. Um, and that stuff just left me because first of all, it's not very good way to learn. It's not very good pressure to put yourself under and I didn't need it. 

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[Sarah Harris]
Harris 98. The year I graduated. Well I got the mark that I wanted, um, and it took a lot of pain to get that mark that I wanted. Which basically open the door for me to go straight into university and study business and journalism - which I never finished. I, you know, I thought that my end of year exams would be the be-all and end-all that this degree would be the be-all and end-all, but life to quite turn out that way. I ended up doing them some work at channel 7 which led me to getting a part-time job which led to full-time work turned out I didn't need a degree to go in to, to be a journalist in the end. I learnt so much of what I do on the ground and just by actually doing the job. If I could look back at my seventeen-year-old self I could go back to my 17 year old self and just say just relax, chillout it's all gonna be okay. The sun will rise tomorrow, even if you don't get the mark that you want you will find a way to chase your dream. It doesn't all hinge on this exam that you're taking tomorrow. I would, in fact I was looking through a report card a couple of months ago and one of my English teachers had written 'Sarah I wish you'd take some time to stop and smell the roses'. And you know I think if, if you are in high school even though it feels really pressurised at the time, stop look up, look around, take some time just to appreciate where you are, because you're never going to have that time again. Your life is never going to be as simple or as carefree as it is when you're in high school. And exams are just a teeny, tiny little speck in the grand scheme of your life. 

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