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    Year 12 Subjects

    sad truth. If the ranks are the same, they differentiate it based on surname. However this is only for Maths, if all other criteria fails for ranking. Otherwise they just put an = next to the rank.
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    Year 12 Subjects

    Dunno. in Ruse, the marks are REALLY tight, so they can't do it based on marks, but rather on ranks. And you do get ranked by surname. So if your sruname starts with Z (common), and you get the same as someone whose surname starts with Y (also common), they get ranked higher than you. But...
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    Does anyone know where I can buy a math aid?

    MathAid doesn't, and tbh it has helped me drawing simple diagrams etc. When you're moving onto more complex stuff however, it's merely a good ruler.
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    Year 12 Subjects

    Top 50 for English overall, and top 90 for maths. Both figures are out of 168ish students. If you're in either of those categories you can do 4U for that subject. Simple as that. We have 160 kids doing 3U Maths and 150 kids doing 3U English. And the top of Maths often tend to move onto 4U, while...
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    Year 12 Subjects

    Rankings. I'm in top 50 for English, and with a little hard work I'll be top 90 for Maths which is all I need for 4U.
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    Teacher marked me too high.. by mistake.

    0.05 UAI is the difference between an almost there 99.95 and a 100.
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    What are locuses, really?

    A Locus is a set of points that satisfies a certain condition. It can always be written as an equation. Basically if there's the word locus think: what is the equation of the curve that is .........
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    Teacher marked me too high.. by mistake.

    I'd keep it. I always keep my marks unless they're shockingly off. A few marks here or there wont' hurt, and every mark is vital for HSC. Sorry for my lack of morals, but you'll forget about it soon enough it will mean a lot in your HSC.
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    Should I drop down to 10 units?

    I'd keep it till half yearlies and then after that decide.
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    how to study for maths?

    Do lots of questions, memorise the textbook, spam past papers and cram really hard.
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    assessment tasks, how have you gone?

    Eco assignment - 15.5/20, but it doesn't count for anything. Eco tests - 21/25 and 25/28. English - 5-6 paragraphs have been handed in, only comments and criticism, no marks. Chemistry - Tests: 11/20 and 28/36, but they don't count either. Nothing that I've done has counted for anything...
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    Single sex schools vs coed

    We make Dirty/sexist jokes even with the girls around...
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    Prelim Extension English- Utopia

    You might want to look at 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, etc.
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    Share your overall English marks please!!

    Isn't it so much easier if you do? Rote learn and cram hard. Easy way to get good marks.
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    Whats better?

    Dear mother of god you did Music HSC in year 8.
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    Does 2U count if you do 4U Maths?

    It's easier to fuck the exam up despite studying hard.
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    Year 12 Subjects

    Not enough periods. Maximum my timetable fits is 13, and I'm not very prepared to give up my precious free periods, which is how I survive.
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    UAI estimates

    Actually Selective Schools Test has a grammar component Einstein. My grammar is close to perfect, but sometimes I make mistakes, such as good and well.
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    Year 12 Subjects

    I'd rather not think about 10 units yet. Minimum 11. But yeah i dunno, I always thought I'd do 4U maths/2U English/Chem/Eco/Modern but seeing as I like 3U english more than chem atm, I'm not too sure.
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    Year 12 Subjects

    Sup freaks, I have an issue deciding what subjects I'm going to do next year. My subjects, are as follows: 3U English 3U Maths Chemistry Economics Modern History Out of this list, I'm 100% sure I'll be doing Economics and Modern History next year, due to the fact that my teachers...
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