Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (9 Viewers)

[Bendwhat?_over]

Bro is the 2024 Bings Academy
Did u get reserve last year?

No, what's the Bings Academy?

 

[austenau]

chat i used 'serene' and 'ineffable' in my writing did i cook

 

[Rick Mendoza]

No, what's the Bings Academy?

Oh alright.
Bing's Academy is just a tutoring centre for HAST.
The founder was also in Penrith and transferred to Girraween in Year 11.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

chat i used serene and ineffable in my writing did i cook

Shiiiiit dawg
If you were tryna make the character depressed then yeah u cooked.
Also how many pages did both of yous write?

 

[austenau]

i wrote the first half page thing + 1 full page

 

[Rick Mendoza]

i wrote the first half page thing + 1 full page

Damn.
I wrote 2 full pages but I think I yapped a bit too much towards the middle of it.
Bruh why was Reading Comp so hard tho

 

[austenau]

also i have my baulko test next week but im not even that stressed abt it bc ive done it once before and i dont think i can get in so i was stressing abt my manly test more for some reason

 

[austenau]

Damn.
I wrote 2 full pages but I think I yapped a bit too much towards the middle of it.
Bruh why was Reading Comp so hard tho

ik bruh like i had to make a bunch of estimated guesses

 

[Rick Mendoza]

also i have my baulko test next week but im not even that stressed abt it bc ive done it once before and i dont think i can get in so i was stressing abt my manly test more for some reason

Is Manly harder than Penrith or like higher rankin or sum

 

[austenau]

Is Manly harder than Penrith or like higher rankin or sum

ye manlys way better than penrith and you can do maths advanced in y10 as an accelerated

 

[Rick Mendoza]

ik bruh like i had to make a bunch of estimated guesses

Yeah fr.
Bro I got lucky there was 120 students at Penrith for Year 10 2025 so I js need top 20%-ish to get in

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Oh alright.
Bing's Academy is just a tutoring centre for HAST.
The founder was also in Penrith and transferred to Girraween in Year 11.

Oh... I hope I do that.. I'm not sure I will though... also, I think a lot of people transfer from Penrith to Girraween.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

ye manlys way better than penrith and you can do maths advanced in y10 as an accelerated

I think u can do maths advanced as accelerated at most selective schools tbh
and yeah manly does seem better but not like worlds apart

 

[Rick Mendoza]

Oh... I hope I do that.. I'm not sure I will though... also, I think a lot of people transfer from Penrith to Girraween.

Yeah - but the academics:entrance difficulty ratio is cooked so you might wanna be wary of that

 

[austenau]

whatd your reports look like in your applications and what like supporting files did you put cuz idk if mine was enough

- Y8S1: 5 As, 4 Bs (canberra grammar)
- Y8S2: 9 As (canberra grammar)
- Y9S1: 7 As, 2 Bs (new school, chatswood high)
- AMC Distinction
- ICAS Maths Distinction
- ICAS Science Distinction
- CAT Distinction
- Academic Excellence Award (canberra grammar)
- TAS Forensic Science Camp Participation
- Grade 7 w/ honours Piano
- Grade 3 w/ honours Horn
- Grade 4 w/ merit Violin
- 1st place Piano Competition
- 1st place Cubing Competition
- Cooking Instagram
- Badminton
- Swimming State Level
- Taekwondo Black Belt
- Github Projects --> HTML/CSS, Python, Javascript
- STEM Coding Club

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Yeah - but the academics:entrance difficulty ratio is cooked so you might wanna be wary of that

I know, it's too late to be weary of anything at this stage. I've tried every year anyway; this is my last.

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

whatd your reports look like in your applications and what like supporting files did you put cuz idk if mine was enough

- Y8S1: 5 As, 4 Bs (canberra grammar)
- Y8S2: 9 As (canberra grammar)
- Y9S1: 7 As, 2 Bs (new school, chatswood high)
- AMC Distinction
- ICAS Maths Distinction
- ICAS Science Distinction
- CAT Distinction
- Academic Excellence Award (canberra grammar)
- TAS Forensic Science Camp Participation
- Grade 7 w/ honours Piano
- Grade 3 w/ honours Horn
- Grade 4 w/ merit Violin
- 1st place Piano Competition
- 1st place Cubing Competition
- Cooking Instagram
- Badminton
- Swimming State Level
- Taekwondo Black Belt
- Github Projects --> HTML/CSS, Python, Javascript
- STEM Coding Club

Jesus fucking christ

 

[austenau]

Jesus fucking christ

shlawg is it too much

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

shlawg is it too much

I don't think there can ever be 'too much', but some schools don't care much for extra curriculars. I think you'll be alright, if your HAST is good... it really depends what the people reviewing it think.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

whatd your reports look like in your applications and what like supporting files did you put cuz idk if mine was enough

- Y8S1: 5 As, 4 Bs (canberra grammar)
- Y8S2: 9 As (canberra grammar)
- Y9S1: 7 As, 2 Bs (new school, chatswood high)
- AMC Distinction
- ICAS Maths Distinction
- ICAS Science Distinction
- CAT Distinction
- Academic Excellence Award (canberra grammar)
- TAS Forensic Science Camp Participation
- Grade 7 w/ honours Piano
- Grade 3 w/ honours Horn
- Grade 4 w/ merit Violin
- 1st place Piano Competition
- 1st place Cubing Competition
- Cooking Instagram
- Badminton
- Swimming State Level
- Taekwondo Black Belt
- Github Projects --> HTML/CSS, Python, Javascript
- STEM Coding Club

Fuckin' hell
The yappin is wild tbh
but tbh ICAS is easy asf
I've never heard of CAT
My boi u sound like you've been preparin for this your entire life or sm