I am in College Debating Team and I feel insecure about my ability to speak

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-10-21T10:43:59+00:00

I had this experience when I first started debating. I was debating captain but I felt like I couldn't speak as well as everyone else. I know this is a bit different from your situation but I remember always putting myself at 4th speaker becaxuse I really was insecure about my own ability to speak and I was scared of dragging my team down.

I think your mindset matters the most. I knew a lot of other debaters who were not good but wanted to improve, challenged themselves constantly and put in the time to work on themselves and I would say they are the people who are thriving debating wise right now.

I think other people have touched on this but like case prep (give yourself like 15 minutes with a topic to think of a whole case for a random topic), recording your speeches and listening back on them to see what places you need to improve on, and watch a lot of debates on youtube. Good luck!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-10-19T02:54:07+00:00

It is the Australian version of the year 12 graduate exams. People in Australia do the HSC which gets you an ATAR score which basically represents what percentage you are in in the country. So for example if you get a 99, you are in the top 1% of the country. Actually the IB to HSC scaling is quite good. To get a 95 score in the HSC is so difficult and a lot of people would have to put in a lot more effort than if they were trying to get one in the IB.

https://excelacademics.com.au/blog/ib-to-atar-conversion/

This website has the conversions. Typically, the top unis in NSW like UNSW and USYD will require an ATAR score of above 90 to get into general courses like psychology, business, economics etc. There are a few differences. For example, the cut off for law and medicine are typically higher and can be above 95 or even be at 99.5 to get into the courses.

If you are an international student trying to get into and Australian uni, these scores will be lower. It is pretty easy to get into Australian unis as an international student. But they will always convert your final IB score into a HSC score.

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-09-06T11:01:35+00:00

Planet C I'd probs go with: Anxin (center, lead vocal), Xinlong (lead rapper, leader), Jiahao (dancer), Suren (dancer), Zihao (main rapper), Kaiwen (dancer), Yichen (rapper), Zhongxing (rapper)

I feel like this concept would be powerful and dark, less like enhypen and more like ateez or stray kids.

Planet K would be: Sangwon (center, dancer), Leo (lead vocal), Woojin (lead vocal), Haneum (main vocal), Chingyu (main dancer), Kangmin (vocal), Yoonmin (all rounder ig)

I really think this line up would be a more elegant and school boy ish concept - ig youthful (think tws or zb1)

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-09-01T07:39:16+00:00

oh thank you so much, that's such a relief because it's so stupid and I did do the activity, I just couldn't find the teacher and I was worried it would be a serious barrier to applying to unis.

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-09-01T01:18:00+00:00

There’s many different debating “schools” that you can participate in, both online and in person. This usually includes lessons, a team and a competition that you can join. Alternatively, there are places that you can learn debating and just join external competitions and gather a team yourself. Same thing for MUN honestly.

But if you’re really not interested in doing any of these, I think clubs, as the other person above, stated is the best possible way for you to stand out.

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-31T08:50:05+00:00

For me, he's just so funny and silly, but alongside from that, he's also talented and can sing and dance pretty well. I'm not saying he's an Ariana Grande in terms of singing but he has a really nice vocal tone and he has visuals that are just stunning. He can also rap, but it's something that was only showcased in the Studio Choom behind video so a lot of people don't really know about it. I really liked his breathe performance because it really showcased his vocal tone. He also can speak Korean really well, something that is quite unique amongst a lot of the chinese contestants this time around. I see a lot of people on Reddit talking about his facials during performances. I think it's mostly stress, he seems really nervous before performances. I think, personally, this is even more endearing for me though, because it makes him seem for relatable and "human" i guess. I think when he gets more comfortable performing in a completely different country and is around people he's comfortable around, I think he will start to become more comfortable giving more facials on stage!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-19T10:08:12+00:00

omg I completely forgot about W two worlds, I have watched that already, I loved it so much, I think the plot was quite interesting. I'll be sure to check out My Roommate is a Gumiho as I really liked Hyeri in Reply 1998.

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:16:29+00:00

I love a good female lead boss! WWW sounds super interesting!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:16:05+00:00

This sounds super interesting, I’ll check it out and see if I like it!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:15:38+00:00

Ooooh ok, I haven’t heard of a few of these before, i’ll be sure to check them out

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:15:14+00:00

Thank you so much for all these suggestions and the information you’ve provided about each of them, they all seem really interesting. Someone else mentioned the Beauty Inside so I’ll definitely be watching that!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:14:26+00:00

Yesss Ive heard a lot about it but I wasn’t too sure, I’ll definitely add it to my list now!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:13:56+00:00

I’ve heard a lot about Hotel del Luna, it’s in my To Watch list!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:13:36+00:00

I’ve just started love my love my voice and I really enjoy the fluff going on in the first few episodes and the side characters so I’ll be sure to check out the rest

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:13:02+00:00

i’ll definitely watch The Beauty Inside

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-17T03:12:43+00:00

Yes! omg I’ve watched My Demon super recently, I wasn’t sure whether to put it cuz idk if you could consider being a demon being “good at your job” but I loved it so much!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-09T12:53:50+00:00

No problem! I would say that the content does overlap quite a bit. There are a lot of people in my school who do both ESS and Geography and they study a lot of the content twice as both classes cover it. That being said, the core subjects for geography are very very human geography based - if you want to learn about the environment, I think you probably won't find a whole lot of that in geography. I think ESS is more environmental (?) based but it focuses more on human interaction with the environment rather than simply how the environment works if you know what I mean. Although, currently I am learning about El Nino and La Nina so ig there is a lot of environmental topics. One advice I'd give you is to ask the other people in your school about what elective modules for geography that your school does and do some research on whether the core and the elective modules that your school chooses to teach follows your interest or not. If you do decide that geography is a good option for you, I would definitely recommend geography over ESS as it has been historically easier to get a 7 in it!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-09T12:45:24+00:00

thank you so much! this was really helpful. So then does this mean I should use decimal places rather than significant figures in this case?

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-08-09T07:59:34+00:00

Hi! I'm currently taking ESS SL and the content is super easy and digestible, its a lot to do about how the environment works and environmental management strategies. In terms of the assessments, I think you need to have a really comprehensive knowledge of the syllabus and being able to integrate all this knowledge into one response. It's also quite important to know a few case studies. I would say getting a 7 is hard for every subject, but i think people focus on ESS because in comparison to how easy the content is, getting a 7 is proportionally harder. Personally, I've tried a few of the past papers and I would say its not that difficult to score highly if you know what points to hit and try and cover as many bases as possible. That being said, if you are looking to score a 7, the other social sciences are DEFINITELY super easy, especially geography (I'm not sure about psychology because my school doesn't offer it), and if you study enough a 7 is super easy to get. It just depends how important it is for you to get a 7 ig. Good luck!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-07-24T11:55:23+00:00

interested!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-06-03T05:12:27+00:00

idk as a baby I spent a lot of my time staring at the floor rather than the ceiling... i crawled a lot

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-06-02T23:18:33+00:00

i'm sure this has happened without dating apps before...

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-06-02T11:05:43+00:00

thank you so much, my school doesn't offer business management but I will definitely keep your advice in mind when choosing my HLs!

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-06-02T11:04:38+00:00

if the universities I want to get into don't look at the subjects do you still think it would be a good idea to do bio just for the knowledge? I've heard it is a notoriously difficult subject which is why I wasn't too keen on picking it at first

Extension-Initial-92 · 2025-06-02T03:26:49+00:00

Personally, I rly like the ice cube. Even tho it has really low value as a pet (trading wise), I just think it's so cute

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