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Being knowledgable Being smart Being intelligent Being gifted These are all different terms which are often confused. you can know everything you need to know for and exam and not be very intelligent. just because you get 100% in an exam does not necessarily mean you are gifted or intelligent...

You do not need to be gifted to get a high ATAR. 'giftedness' does help, but it is not essential. it can also often have the reverse effect. Many gifted students, especially boys, do not achieve as well as some not so gifted students. this is often because of laziness, insecurity or peer...

I had the same problem, but I fixed it by doing homework and assessments in the afternoon/night, and getting up early to do study. if I didn't have any homework I did some study as well at night. I did have get up at 4am every morning, but that didn't worry me much. I could do on average 2 and...

I did not say that it was. i mearly added it because it was interesting. the gene doesn't really code for religion or god it codes for spirituality. it is our updringing and or experiences that leads to religion and/or a belief in god. the gene just helps it aloing a bit. :smile:

Molecular biologist Dean Hamer has found a gene which he believes is associated with the self-transcendence aspect of spirituality. while he said that this gene does not specifically code for religion id does come for spirituality which influences our susceptibility to religious influence. I am...

depends on the subject. Science, maths and music, the prelim is very important, not so much in religion and English.

Re: SOR 1: what do you think of using your own religion instead of ones studied in cl Do some practice questions first and get your teacher to read over them. If you feel confident writing them and your teacher thinks they are a good as your Judaism and Hinduism essays you should be fine.

Depends on the subject. A lot of what you learn in the prelim course in subjects like science, music and religion, forms the basis for what you will learn in the HSC course. These things can be relearnt, but you will have to work harder than someone who remembers all their stuff from the prelim...

Sugar. I have a serious addiction to any form of sugar (lollies, chocolate, cakes, fruit juice, etc.) And get bad withdrawal symptoms when I don't have any. Apart from that spicy food.

I have the same problem and I find that doing lots of practice questions helps. Make sure you have a formula list with you so you can check any formulas you aren't sure of. It's better to check the formula than try to remember it and get it wrong, practicing the wrong formula is never helpful...

My careers advisor has advised that no one in my year takes a gap year next year because university prices are set the go up. She was advised by Newcastle university to advise us not to have a gap year as it could cost us a lot more money. at the moment most universities have said that if we...

You've got a year to decide. don't worry to much. I'm in year 12 and still don't really know what I want to do.

I think compulsory subjects are good and should be both English and maths, but they shouldn't have to be examined. As long as the school says that you have completed the course to a satisfactory level should be enough. also on the science, my chemistry teacher has been teaching for over 20...

I love reading and read more than any other person In my school, especially proper literature, but I hate English. if possible I would drop it in a heartbeat. I believe that if English is to be compulsory that it should not be tested externally and used in your atar unless you want it to. I...

It depends. Some people find it helps while others don't. I record all my essays and listen to them to memorise them. I find that the most important thing is not to do it absolutely perfect, mistakes that you fix up in your mind help by acting as prompts and markers from which to memorise.