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Firstly, I'd like to say an uber big thank you to lyounamu! Man your responses are so detailed and man I can't thank you enough! You truly are a legend! Well there are 120 people who sat the exam. For most of the other subject I;m currently either coming first or if not, then within the Top...

What makes you think that just because a teacher is in the South-West that they can't get anywhere better? It's probably a smarter move to be in the South West because there is a strong asian presence, and therefore a great opportunity to gain students who want tutoring.

Hey Guys! I was wondering if anyone on BOS moved to a Selective High School for Year 12 (applying whilst you're in Yr 11). If so, maybe you could share your thoughts on how it was like adjusting, was it better than your old school and is it really worth it for the three terms or so? Also I was...

Im pretty sure they still pump trance, well they have the speakers for it. Im sorta switching to easyway now, cuz its everywhere, in the city, in cabra, parramatta.. I love ice coffee - easyway or happycups fine for me =]

I got 10.50 as my answer and it said to 2 dec places.... and I put 10.5

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad... had to read it for extension english. It's so thin, yet its so heavy and so boring ... I'm happy I dropped extension english.

Lol I like your thinking =] i havent done much studying these holidays... just wrote some notes because our teacher makes us write notes at the end of every topic. Gonna bludge for two weeks so I can come back fresh - that's possible for me as I only have one assignment this holiday and we...

You can generally do a distinction course if you have accelerated in Maths 2U (provided that you got a band 6).

Mathematics - Top 5 English - Top 10 Physics - Top 5 SOR 1 - 1st Business Studies - 1st SDD - 1st

Mathematics - Fitzpatrick (both the green and yellow books) Physics - Jacaranda Software Design - Heinmann Business Studies - Business Studies in Action SOR - some worksheet... dunno what book its from

Lol I don't believe in giving-up until its over. So the only time I might give up hope in getting over 90 is after the actual HSC exam... and that's if I feel like i've been slaughtered.

There aren't really tricks for mathematics. You just have to understand the formulas, and keep on doing question after question and you should be able to memorise the formula.

Yeah, the teachers overall stop caring once we hit year 11.. however at least a few people get 'arvos' every week and like you cant escape them. however the number of lunch time detentions have dropped heaps.

Fitzpatrick is used by Ruse and heaps of other selective schools (and my school as well)... gotta be good. My school used to use Coroneous way back, and when I did 2u last year they ran out of Fitzpatrick, so they gave us Coroneous... its a good book, but reallly really old skool... hand drawn...

Re: What is the most important subject? Well for me it would be maths this year... because its the only thing that actuall counts. But next year, if I do well enough in maths to keep my score then probably English would be the most important subject (because its the only compulsory subject...

Well we still have detentions... lunch time detentions, afternoon detentions, sport detentions, working bees - the lot. That's probably cuz my schools a catholic school.

Re: Holiday Plans I'm probably gonna fully bludge the first week... go to the movies, go to the city.. u know... all the good stuff, most ppl in Yrs 7-10 enjoy. Then second week Im gonna catch up on the work I was supposed to do over the term.

Well I wouldnt wanna have extra subjects... more work, but if I had to pick some more they'd be: - A language - Modern History or Economics

Lol thanks =]

My assessment marks aren't too bad - English - 24/28 Business Studies - 24/25 There's still room for improvement....