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    Trials Marks/Reflection Thread

    Just our own school's one I think? I go to a selective school so we don't use independent or CSSA papers
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    Trials Marks/Reflection Thread

    English advanced: 83/105 - AOS reading task: 13/15 - AOS creative: 13/15 - AOS essay: 13/15 - Mod A: 13/20 - Mod B: 14/20 - Mod C: 17/20 If you're ever feeling sad about your English marks just have a look at mine hahahahah. Was extremely disappointed when I got this because I thought I did...
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    HSC Subject Selection Advice (Physics vs. Bio, 3U vs 2U English)

    List of things to consider when choosing subjects - whether you enjoy it or not - whether it's a prerequisite for your desired uni course (or whether it will be useful) - scaling Between 3u english and spanish, 3u scales much better, however, there's no point doing it if you don't like it, or...
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    Trials Help

    hey!! firstly, what are your ranks and also what's your school rank, because they mainly determine what your atar will be eg. if you get 60% but you rank first and you go to a school that ranks in the top 20 then it's not too bad With motivation tips, tbh I'm not the best person to ask since...
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    five pages each i think? idk whether that's a lot or not but i had intro, 3 body paras with 4 quotes each then conclusion
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    Should I stop studying for my worst subject if I do 12 units

    well if it's your worst then it won't count towards your atar anyway, and i even suggest dropping it before externals so you don;t have to worry about sitting the exam (unless if you reckon you could smash externals and thus do better than one of your other subjects?) also, if you were on...
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    mod b is a critical study, which means that you just kinda analyse your text, but keep in mind that there may be different types of analysis depending on your personal reading never heard of the "how audiences receive them over time" thing but i guess that's related to the transcendence of the...
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    Should I stop studying for my worst subject if I do 12 units

    focus on your other subjects if maths is your worst subject by far
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    but that's so good though because you'll have plenty of time to relax before studying for the hsc!! on the other hand, i just finished paper 1 today and im feeling so dead but i have to memorise 3 essays for paper 2 tomorrow :(
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    I have a day to memorise two creatives and an essay (i love time management) so if i can do that you can definitely do 5 in 7 days
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    Typed vs. Handwritten study notes

    I prefer typed notes that are printed out because it's just a lot neater and easier to read than handwritten ones haha. But some people like handwriting them because it helps them retain information, plus makes studying more enjoyable if they like to make their notes look pretty
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    Not too bad! I only do 10 units because I dropped music around 2wks ago, so I don't have too many assessments this term! My first one is bio which is on Tuesday and it's just a prac and then I think I have another 2 wks before my next assessment.
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    Donne and W;t

    Firstly you should look at the common themes between both texts, as well as the similarities between Donne and Vivian eg. they both experience an existential crisis, they both use wit/intellect to deal with the confronting nature of death, etc However, since it is a comparative, you should also...
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    rectangular hyperbola question

    The point P(2p, 2/p) lies on the rectangular hyperbole xy=4 The equation of the normal to H at P is y - 2/p = p2(x - 2p) The normal at P meets the hyperbola H again at the point Q. The midpoint of PQ is M. i) Find the coordinates of M ii) Find the cartesian equation of the locus of M as...
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    how to study for 4u???

    Normally, I don't do any homework throughout the term and only do past papers starting maybe 1 or 2 weeks before an exam, yet I still do decent but obviously not super great. Now, I would like to do more regular study, but I'm just curious as to how everyone studies for 4u eg. do you do...
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    Is year 12 Hard ?

    For me, the actual content wasn't too bad. It's just hard to stay motivated throughout the year
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    anyone gotten their half yearlies back? How did you go?
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    omg hahah we also got such a weird question for legal! we got given a statement which basically says how adults and children are treated differently in the justice system and how that causes injustice, and we had to evaluate it. our teacher was super mean to make us do a compare question on...
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    How much effort do I put into a subject I'm dropping for Year 12???

    you get them when you fail to show up to class, do homework, do assessments, etc
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    2018ers Chit-Chat Thread

    so good that you're done early!! I did eng on Thursday and my next exam is 4u which is on tues :/ will definitely need all of tomorrow to study
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