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I’ve always thought of myself as a pretty good student, and I was even offered an interview for BMG a few days ago. But the SEHS exam is only 6 weeks away, and I honestly don’t feel like I’ve studied enough or pushed myself as hard as I should have. I don’t really know why either.

On weekends, I spend almost 4 hours a day playing video games, and even when I sit down to study, I usually end up scrolling TikTok. I’ll force myself to do about 5 questions, then take another 15-minute break, which means that in a 2-hour study session, I probably only do around 30 minutes of actual work. So how can i like prevent this issue?

So far, my preparation has mainly been EduKingdom tuition where i get around 60-80% on the tests and OzTests practice papers. I’ve completed more than 10 practice tests, and my scores usually range from around 50–70 depending on the subject. Are OzTests designed to be harder and push your limits, or do these scores realistically mean I have a low chance of getting in?

I also have a few questions:

• How much would I realistically need to study each day from now on if I genuinely want a good chance of getting into SEHS, looking at these scores?
• Since I attend BMG, would it be significantly harder for me to get into a selective school compared to students from other schools?
• Is 5 weeks enough time to improve meaningfully if I become more consistent now?

My parents probably wouldn’t be extremely upset if I didn’t get in, but getting into selective would still mean a lot to me. It could open more opportunities for my future and possibly reduce some of the financial pressure on my parents for my education.

I’ve always thought of myself as a pretty good student, and I was even offered an interview for BMG a few days ago. But the SEHS exam is only 6 weeks away, and I honestly don’t feel like I’ve studied enough or pushed myself as hard as I should have. I don’t really know why either.

On weekends, I spend almost 4 hours a day playing video games, and even when I sit down to study, I usually end up scrolling TikTok. I’ll force myself to do about 5 questions, then take another 15-minute break, which means that in a 2-hour study session, I probably only do around 30 minutes of actual work. So how can i like prevent this issue?

So far, my preparation has mainly been EduKingdom tuition where i get around 60-80% on the tests and OzTests practice papers. I’ve completed more than 10 practice tests, and my scores usually range from around 50–70 depending on the subject. Are OzTests designed to be harder and push your limits, or do these scores realistically mean I have a low chance of getting in?

I also have a few questions:

• How much would I realistically need to study each day from now on if I genuinely want a good chance of getting into SEHS, looking at these scores?
• Since I attend BMG, would it be significantly harder for me to get into a selective school compared to students from other schools?
• Is 5 weeks enough time to improve meaningfully if I become more consistent now?

My parents probably wouldn’t be extremely upset if I didn’t get in, but getting into selective would still mean a lot to me. It could open more opportunities for my future and possibly reduce some of the financial pressure on my parents for my education.

Honestly ive thought of myself as a good student and i even got offered a interview for BMG a few days ago but the SEHS exam is in only 6 weeks and i really dont think ive studied enough and cant push myself to study enough and i have no reason why.
I play video games for almost 4 hours a day during a weekend and even if i sit down to study ill usually scroll tiktok until i push myself to do about 5 questions and take another 15 minute break on tiktok, this basically results in me only studying for like 30 mins in a 2hr time.
FYI everything ive been doing to prepare is Edukingdom tuition, and oztest practise papers, ive done about 10+ practise papers on oztest so far and usually ill get anywhere between 50-70, depending on the subject. Are these tests harder and made to test your limit or am i really this bad and have no chance of getting in with these scores.
some questions i have are like how much would i have to study each day from now if i actually want to get in. and since i go to a grammar school (BMG) would it be significantly harder to get into selective?
Honestly, my parents would not be extremely mad if i didnt get into selective but it would change my life and make my parents proud and i could possibly reduce the amount of money my parents pay to give me a good education.
sorry for so much text i think i just needed to vent.