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    Estimate math 2 unit mark!!!

    well when you work out your raw score with all the particular weightings, you get 64.15.. which is a band 3.. you need 80-89 to get a band 5..
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    University of Sydney - Open Day

    i went to uts.. i didnt go to Usyd.. i went to usyd when i was in yr 8 lol only ocz my sister was going for yr 10, and i was like.. nah this is too old-fashioned for me.. so i went to uts today, and the people seem so much fresher, younger and more dynamic. i love uts!! its so modern.
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    SC Trials

    well im in year 10 at the moment, so im studying all the normal school certificate subjects, but next year in year 11, i will be accelerating in modern history. This mean i will be skipping the prelim course and just moving straight onto the HSC course.. in fact, i'll be starting just this...
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    SC Trials

    sighs, trials, lol! i had my english one last monday, and have my geo, his and sci in week 9 and 10.. AND MATHS TOMORROW AND FRIDAY!! lol, i've been studyin' a bit, hpefully it pays off.. but yeah, my trials will all be out of the way b4 end of this term, but then ive got my yearlies for...
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    How many words can you write in 40 minutes?

    im in year 10 at a selective school and i recently had an english exam on john keats' poetry.. i wrote 1490 words in 40 minutes, and it was a pre-prepared essay which i adapted to the question. my writing was legible, but definitely not my normal type of almost-perfect print handwriting...
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    What happens if you're sick and miss the Day of Exam/Assesment Task?

    \ what date have you been scheduled for?
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    Writing Modern History Essays

    Re: Structuring Modern History Essays alright, thank you very much everyone!! greatly appreciated. i will account for what everyone has said, but i am kinda becoming nervous about my choice to accelerate, because ive heard a lot of people saying that im going to be "disadvantaged" because i...
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    yet another thread about subjects

    i agree with all the people talking about about scaling!! lol SCALING DOESN'T MATTER! It is only there to put all subjects on a level playing field, because some subjects are harder than others. For example, biology doesn't scale as well as say, chemistry or physics, because biology is much...
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    Year 11 Subjects!

    yeah ive heard quite a few people saying its a requirement too! but the history HT at my school said that i can just skip it and he thinks i've got the drive and motivation to do really well in it. but yeah, it'll be a lot of hard work. but i suppose im up for it : )
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    What is this figurative language technique called?

    the answer is hyperbole and INTERTEXTUALITY. yay lol
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    ICAS science comp answers

    lol the writing competition is not a true reflection of your aggregate ability in writing/english.. lol i mean, i got a credit this year, top 20% of state, yet I got 100% on my report for english.. so yeah its very unrealistic, so don't worry if you got a participation and you thought you were...
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    Writing Modern History Essays

    Structuring Modern History Essays hey guys, im a year 10 student atm, and i have been selected to accelerate in modern history. i will therefore be skipping the prelim course, and will be moving straight on to do the HSC next year. i will be starting in term 4 of this year, and will do the...
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    Subject Selection

    hey im doing an accelerated course too, ive been selected to do modern history accelerated, but the thing is that I am skipping the prelim course and will just start with the hsc.. so im in yr 10 now, and will do hsc in term 3 of next year.. that means, with the accelerated subject, i will...
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    tvet subject selection help

    no they can't stop you!! it's not fair, it's YOUR subject choice. look, my sister is in year 12 atm and she is doing a TVET course. she is the ONLY one from the school doing it. they originally told her no, but she fought for it and they eventually allowed her to do it. the only risk is...
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    Year 11 Subjects!

    hello im doing: Ext. 1 English 2U Maths Business Studies Legal Studies TAFE Accounting Modern History Accelerated - so I'll be skipping the prelim course and doing the HSC for it next year in term 3.
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    What should i drop nxt year??

    i think you should drop your least favourite subject too rather than what you're doing not as well in. my reason is that you would be more m otivated to work and study for the HSC in a subject that interests you, than a subject that does not appeal as much but you are getting a good mark now...
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    What's Modern History Like?

    re: Year 12 Modern History ohh ok well that's good to know that it's a good subject. i think i've decided that i probably will accelerate and will be starting in Term 4 of this year and doing the HSC next year when im in year 11 in term 3. big step, but im dedicated and going to work as...
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    What's Modern History Like?

    re: Year 12 Modern History wow ok, lordie, how would you rate it in terms of difficulty and work load compared to business, maths, advanced english and TVET accoutning? coz ill be doing those subjects also! = )
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    What's Modern History Like?

    re: Year 12 Modern History by the way people, swathard is my brother's account!! lol :P just in case you get confused, superkid is my other one, but then i switched comps so yeah. just lettin' ppl know! :D
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    What's Modern History Like?

    re: Year 12 Modern History haha thank you!! that's great to hear.
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