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Yeah I guess you could ......... lol. But not to the universities though.

I wouldn't, too much pressure and stress at those schools.

That's also true, but there was really only one or two smart people who left and I was better than them

I'm pretty sure that I got into St. Andrews College, cause the headmaster their gave me a personal phone call that lasted for 15 minutes and stated that "i'm very pleased with what I see". I'm still seeing him for an interview in early january as I attend the sydney uni open day.

If you get ranked first no matter how crap your class is, you are immune to the results of your fellow colleagues. What do you mean by the internal assessment mark compounding on the moderated assessment mark? If you're ranked first, you receive the top moderated assessment mark. If the...

I had no idea how good the three colleges were. So I just applied for all of them, and didn't pick one in particular

Agreed, but you can still do very well even if you aren't ranked first in a course.

Yeah they definately find out your UAI, considering it's the universities admission's index. And they must know your preferences cos I get sent Usyd letters and confirmation that one of their courses is my first preference.

I just heard that there was a HSC day from 2pm onwards for students at university of sydney for people who scored a UAI of 99.5 or over. Has anyone else heard of this?

No my 3 unit mark can only be scaled according to the year in which I completed it (i.e. 2001). That means my 3 unit mark will be scaled according to the 4 unit common component giving me the bonus scaling from last year. If you think about it, it is only fair. However my 4 unit mark will be...

Yeah Lazarus also posted something about Uni physics being very mathematically based. People who do well in HSC physics don't have to be good at maths anymore, only good at rote learning. People who do well at HSC physics and aren't good at maths could easily be misleaded into taking physics...

Bishop Druitt College won't go as well this year.The students this year are no where near as good as last years. I mean there will be some top marks but on average the school will be lucky to get 4 people over a UAI of 90 (myself included)

Yeah last year there were 2 BDC students who did 4 unit, and this year I was the only one. The teacher I had wasn't officially qualified for 4 unit, so I had to complete the course myself. All he did was cut and paste exam questions from various trial papers. I asked anyone if they wanted to...

Yeah but I did 3 unit last year and 4 unit this year. So I will be entitled to the 4 Unit common component scaling which was second best in terms of scaling from last year. As a result I will get the bonus scaling that 4 unit students this year won't get. hehe haha

I totally agree with you, the points system isn't fair cause it doesn't take into account the difficulty of a course. That's why at our school dux is based on who gets the top UAI, it's the only fair method

Stop being so pessimistic everyone. I just take it day by day although I wish I were getting my marks this thursday rather than next thursday, puts me out of my worrying state.

Yes assessments are important but, but even if you don't get a high ranking as long as your marks are relatively close to the top you will still do well, particularly if you kill the HSC examination. So to all those current year 12 students, don't put too much pressure on yourselves. Your...

I go to (went) to Bishop Druit College, and was the only person for 4 unit maths. It's actually better than having anyone else there I reckon. You are your own class.

Then why has physics changed to being more english orientated? People who are good at HSC physics could easily be misleaded into thinking they are good at Uni physics which as you say is very maths orientated.