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its tough cause it's its own unique style. i probs would place the MW in between modern/english x1 style writing and the exam essays closer to english x1/legal studies but it took me a whole year of messing around with styles to find out what actually worked. def not anywhere near a plain modern...

look I'm not sure they'd give you a place based on your grades alone, but your references sound pretty solid so it really depends how much value they place on them + how well you wrote your personal statements

yeah afaik they contact everyone, haven't ever heard of someone's referees not being contacted

1. both (depends on quality of application/degree you're applying for) 2. no, they contact everyone's referees as part of the process so it's no indication

have you tried out the PASS/peer mentoring sessions run by lawsoc? not sure how good they are cause I haven't been to any myself but I've heard they cover essay writing tips and exam performance etc - I think theres a link to lawsoc pass resources floating around the cohort if you can't get...

honestly any persuasive essay question would be good prep. also they've got a practice LAT somewhere on the website so definitely check that out if you haven't already

have a big set of notes of historians and their views (categorised by what school they're in/who they have debates with) and then for your case study, structure it in terms of each debate as the heading (eg 1A Napoleon was a military leader, 1B Napoleon was not a military leader, 2A Napoleon was...

Start explicitly preparing when you start HSC content in class (i.e. when you start year 12). It's no use starting earlier, because chances are you'll 1) forget everything 2) misinterpret everything 3) study the wrong things or 4) get burnt out. Although it is important to start preparing...

also I don't think getting into a LLB is as hard as you think it is - sure maybe it is for USYD but try other unis like macquarie or uts

Hi! Firstly, it's up to you whether you do it now or wait a year. There are benefits to doing it now (eg not having to think about it later, a chance to re-do it if your score is lower than you wanted) but there are also benefits to waiting a year (more time to develop your analytical and...

yep! if you're first, you'll be given the first placed EXAM mark as your ASSESSMENT mark (50% of your total mark), and your exam mark will be whatever your major work actually got. If your major work scores the highest exam mark, then your assessment mark and your exam mark will be the exact...

I got into stage 2, didn't have to do anything between it and HOY so I assume it was just how the HOY portrayed me. I recommend telling your HOY and giving them a list of extracurriculars/things they can talk about to boost your chances (I've got no clue what they're asked though) As for stage...

if you're still not enjoying it, drop it. unless you're willing to put in work you're not going to get an E4. I was first internally too but my actual MW was crap and i got a pretty average mark, so it didn't end up counting towards my atar. I enjoyed it so i don't regret not dropping but if...

afaik advanced maths isn't a prerequisite for paramedicine but you should check that before you make any decision. as to whether it will affect your atar, it would if you scored the exact same mark, but what I found when I dropped from advanced to standard was that 1) It was a lot easier...

unless you live in a low socioeconomic area, no :(