Recent content by rumbleroar

After the first round of assessments, the best thing to do is to be strategic. Hop on an ATAR calculator and calculate what marks you need to get in order to achieve desired ATAR. Then approximate what ranks you'll need internally/at school to achieve that desired HSC mark. Don't let negative...

So you don't need to pick them for first year if the recommended course outline doesn't specify those particular advanced units? I thought we had to do the advanced units in first year and I was like 30 credits worth of subjects in first sem sounds almost impossible x.x

1. Being naturally gifted definitely helps with grasping certain concepts easier, etc. However, you can be gifted and not achieve a high ATAR because ultimately what differentiates those people from the gifted people with high ATARs is hard work. I think a high ATAR is 85% hard work and 15%...

B Arch / B Civil @ USYD ^___^ Did anyone else get an offer to join the advanced engineering program there? I have no idea how to enrol in it lool

The only subject I really learnt ahead for was maths and I found that extremely helpful because I was never behind in class and knowing all the content beforehand made homework a lot easier. However, it's quite difficult to be continually learning ahead of your class because you want to use...

Study groups and peer marking? The feedback and ideas of others really helped me when I was studying :)

Definitely not!! My best subject was the one I received no tutoring for. I know people from my cohort who got all rounders without tutoring :) It really depends on your individual needs if you're considering being tutored. Sometimes tutoring is helpful, eg having someone push you in the right...

You're still in year 12 lol

This is so true I think I missed the aggregate for my ATAR goal by a decimal because of English LOL Also if you're doing 4 unit math, consider doing 2+ hours of math a day and learning ahead. Stuff learnt at school becomes much easier to understand and you will be much further ahead than your...

Daily To-Do list, timetables didn't work for me because I had different activities everyday.

This sounds really dumb but work on your handwriting (especially for essay-intensive subjects) because legibility actually makes a really big difference. Also maintain a balance. If you finish X amount of work, reward yourself accordingly - but don't do bad trade-offs like "I finished this...

Never trusting a calculator ever again lol They were off by 0.15-0.25

Call the university up yourself?

Missed my personal goal by 0.05 lol it hurts even more when ATAR calculators predicted 0.1-0.2 points above

My summer holidays last year were spent studying and having fun. I went overseas for half of it, and caught up with any work during the other half. It really depends on what you personally need to get done, e.g. catch up on homework, make study notes, etc. 3/4U maths: - understand all the...