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    Regrets of Picking Certain Subjects

    I regret dropping ext maths, and doing extension history
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    Accelerating ahead of school vs revising school work

    It would depend on the subject I guess. Maths would be harder to accelerate with for some as opposed with Modern, thus being less time effective. Although if you were very good at maths then you would find it relatively easier to accelerate. I personally have only been able to accelerate my...
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    His Ext Major Work - 2013

    I'm doing the Nanking massacre, and I have 3 historians with contrasting views etc, so all g. What are you guys hoping to achieve these holidays? I'm thinking I will just make notes on how my historians view the issues I've decided on.
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    How many hours are you studying?

    At the start of the hols, 2 hours per day. Got tired of it after a few days, stopped altogether. Then a week ago I shocked my self into doing 3 hours per day. Been going great :D
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    summer holiday courses

    I am going to an essay writing one at USyd in January- http://cce.sydney.edu.au/courses/HSC idk if they are any good though. Quite pricey too.
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    What do you want to do at University?

    Re: University. Aiming for med at UWS/Newcastle/UNE OR if I ace the UMAT, UNSW
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    Quick question!

    yes they are the moderated marks, not raw. You have to pay BOS to get your raw paper back I think
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    Who thinks they state ranked?

    noob question: does state ranking mean you came first in state, or is it like top 50 or top 100 or something?
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    2 Unit or General?

    1. As perviously said, it depends on your rank, and your marks will be scaled accordingly depending on how ewll the cohort does in the HSC exams. 2. 90+ defs 3. From what I;ve heard, its only few chapters of required knowledge in commerce/ecos. Ask at the subforum for what they are, I've...
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    Holidays anyone?

    Well not really, like I mentioned earlier some schools that have compulsory sport count the saturday as a school day. So APPARENTLY we do the same number of days, just in less time.
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    Perceptions of Belonging:Peter Skrzynecki

    Well in 'St. Patrick's College', the protagonist's perception of belonging is that he does not need religion in his life in order to belong, as opposed to the majority of the school. As well as that, in the same poem his mother believes that his attendance at the school will increase their...
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    Holidays anyone?

    I'm at a private school, and as Saturday sport is compulsory, the school can count it as a 'school day'. Therefore I finish on the 6th and start again at the beginning of feb. We still finish all the content of course. I'm not 100% sure about all this^, just what someone told me.
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    maths textbooks

    Thanks, I'll probably end up getting it.
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    maths textbooks

    Is Cambridge better than Fitzpatrick at explaining the concepts? I use Cambridge at school, and I'm not sure if I should invest in another textbook for the holidays as I plan to go ahead of my class by a few chapters.
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    Study plans for the holidays?

    Thanks for the clarification
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    HSC MX1 Mark

    All comes down to ranking
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    Study plans for the holidays?

    Could you or anyone else please explain to me what you do when you say doing 'maths past papers'? I mean, most people haven't finished the hsc content, so are you just picking out questions from the hsc/trial papers that you have learn how to do? I should probably start on them too, but unsure...
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    Teacher Appreciation Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Re: Chester Appreciation Thread!!!!!!!!!!!! *sigh*
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    Study plans for the holidays?

    That is a good point to consider as well, but I guess it would vary person to person. I personally am going away the week before school starts, so I can relax there. I'll probably also take a few days off around Christmas too.
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