Recent content by Dachsy

*Note that this is purely my opinion and I'm no HSC marker or history extension expert but I managed to get an E4 so this might help somewhat (?): - Your teacher probably has already said this before, but mention context with everything. - You'll eventually learn about postmodernism and you...

I used to go to a selective school and I don't think they definitively marked 'harsher'. It varies. But some of the teachers were HSC markers and they marked according to HSC standards. Having said that, I was receiving ~11-12 for my English Advanced assessments during the HSC year and I ended...

I'm not sure about other schools, but we didn't have time reserved to do the project in class. I can't give a solid number on the amount of time required for the project as it will be determined by many factors such as the topic you choose, availability of resources, your background knowledge of...

Tim Pham? It's a not-so-great suggestion but that was my first reaction.

I think it's the academically-based mentality. There's the expectation to do well in the HSC and that pressures some students to work (They don't want to be the year that brings the school 'rankings' down, teachers pressure students into aiming for Band 6s and 5s as that is the norm, some...

Yes. My favorite and best was History Extension. I liked the level of autonomy of in it. Other than the major work, the subject was quite casual.

1. What is a HSC rubric? http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/english-prescriptions-09-14.pdf Check pg 23 ^ That block of text is the rubric for the Area of Study, Belonging. Each module has their own block of text indicating what areas you're supposed to know. It's...

I'm not a 'pro' at English, but I did receive top bands in both advanced and extension, so here are some scattered thoughts: I think it's a good idea to develop some of your own original ideas on top of the ones that are discussed in class. I personally used keywords from the rubric as a...

Well the OP did want to know 'how you've found it an all'. I'm merely stating my thoughts. :) Can't say if that helped the OP in any way though, haha. It's not like I have the assumption that it is any easier elsewhere. Nor do I find the level of difficulty 'unacceptable'. It certainly occupied...

Can't give a definitive response to what would be considered the "better" choice, but I've done a computing subject in USYD so I'll give you some insight into my experience. Overall, I thought the subject was quite good and interesting. However, some of the assignments were very challenging...

My immediate though was Rapidash.

Course: Maybe Science/Arts or Liberal Arts/Science? Science for the psychology part (but some Unis offer it in an Arts degree). Or Media and Communications? Not too sure about the criminology part though...maybe study criminology degree and choose the rest as electives or find one that offers a...

It's all relative. Do you know what your ranks are? You might not have done that badly compared to the rest of your classmates. Even so, there are other assessments to make up for it. In the past I've jumped up quite a lot of ranks in some of my subjects due to the term 3 assessments and trials...

History Extension

Well the abundance of sources certainly allows the process of obtaining many sources easier compared to some niche topic with one or two books about it/hard to access sources. That's one thing. Plus you can read those reviews of outraged historians. And there's much on the internet to help you...