I attended Pre Uni in yrs
5 and 6. They were well worth it. I never attended those holiday courses though, that's just a con in my view. You really can't cram, what you can do is just study at home,
individual study is best.
My friends did years
7- 10 at Pre Uni. I didn't. We're all from selective schools too. Those years are
REALLY BAD. I've reviewed the work. First hand. Honestly, if you seek to learn in those years the BEST THING you can honestly do yourself is to buy the
Excel math study guides, yr 7 - 10. You'll have covered everything. As for english, do the same, read widely and become genuinely interested in what literature has to offer.
As for year 11, I did do half a year of it for math ext 1 and eng (adv) when I was in year 9. Mr Noonan really does live up to his name, he is a fantastic teacher, innovative with his powerpoint presentations and explanations. He's also extremely friendly and approachable. I give him the thumbs up.
However, as helpful as Noonan is, I vividly recall people who just found his lessons overwhelming. They couldn't cope with the information that was thrown at them. You should personally assess your ability before considering to attend or not.
As for english, that
was helpful. Even though the notion of area of study was new to me at the time, exam techniques are taught, you are encouraged to actively participate in the discussion and there was peer assessment. My teacher came around and checked everyone's work, gave constructive criticism and we were made to write responses to previous HSC english papers in a given time limit. Very appropriate in my view.
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I'm in year 11 now. I don't attend tutoring - except math at an almost unknown and unconventional tuition college. I like it there because I am able to go at my own pace (go ahead of tutoring) and actively ask questions, literally every second, if I had to. I'm doing well in english but my advice is this - if you want to excel, you've got to be genuinely interested in the cultural and social affairs of the world. Your knowledge should encompass different scholarly fields; a bit of philosophy, politics and all that jazz.
Good luck!