What Bass Coast students thought of their English exam
With VCE English behind them, some Bass Coast College students shared their first reactions outside Wonthaggi Town Hall with the Sentinel-Times, along with a glimpse of what comes next.
Bass Coast College students recently emerged from their VCE English exam feeling relieved, and some more confident than expected, with some students saying the exam was easier to tackle than their trial exams.
For Riley Ross-Bryant, finishing the exam brought some reassurance about his plans to study psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Swinburne.
“I was really stressed leading up to this, thinking my whole future kind of rests on the shoulders of me doing well on this.”
But the exam went better than expected.
“It was honestly kind of easier than I thought,” Riley said.
“I used my time very effectively.”
Bass Coast College’s Year 12 students sat the exam at Wonthaggi Town Hall on Tuesday, October 27, with 102 students taking their English exam and three taking English as an Additional Language.
It was the first exam for most students, kicking off at 9am and running until 12.15pm, offering a taste of what’s to come with further exams.
They had to complete two essays and a creative piece in three hours of writing time, with 15 minutes of reading time at the beginning of the exam.
Their studied works included the 1950 film ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and the 1962 psychological horror novel ‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’.
Maddie Hosking was another student who left the town hall feeling positive after a difficult trial exam period.
“I think it was a lot easier than I expected,” Maddie said.
“I got to finish everything, and I had time to go through and read over and edit it.”
Maddie plans to take a gap year, hopes to do education support next year and then study occupational therapy at La Trobe.
When asked what she’s looking forward to most about finishing the last exam, Maddie was quick to answer.
“Not having to do exams again! And not having to do SACs again.”
Holly Williams was happy to finish too.
“I felt it was quite easy,” Holly said.
“I pretty much finished everything, so I was happy.”
Holly has applied for early entry to mechanical engineering at Swinburne, and beyond the remaining exams, there is a holiday for her to anticipate, with a trip to the UK followed by France, Spain and Italy.
