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lol. i went to arts orientation today. met some crazy people. not in the good way.

ive actually already chosen. but was interested in peoples opinions.

Just to clarify if anyone happens to chance upon this thread later wanting an answer to my question... I was able to enrol in the 200 level units, but only after multiple visits to a French professor. The first time, we conversed a while in French and she agreed that I was competent enough to...

Which should I do? They both look rather interesting but I can't figure out what I'd actually enjoy more. Thoughts from people who've done these??

It was in the room opposite where you got your card, albeit badly labelled. I only managed to get the sticker by following other people awkwardly...

It's not a requirement anywhere in writing, but if you can find someone I'd highly recommend it. Shop around...ask people you know if they know someone who'd be genuinely interested in helping out a student with a creative piece. I never really set out wanting a mentor, but it just so turned out...

I've had a lot more experience in French than German, but I reallly think the similarities between French and English are much more vast. For example- some of the words I just used in my previous sentence are practically the same in French with the same meaning! Experience = expérience...

Cool. I shall do exactly that. Cheers!

Thanks guys! Is anyone doing/has done any 200 lvl and could tell me what they have and haven't covered?

I'm enrolled in a BA, and I want to major in French Studies. However on my gap year I studied French intensely for 4 months and have maintained a good level of written and conversational French, so it seems a bit pointless to do FRN119 or any of the other introductory 1st year courses. Can I...

just wait till you're juggling IP, GP and theory. Definitely the most stressful subject for me.

Depends what you mean by 'hard'. If you're definition of hard is along the lines of effort = difficulty, then I guess you could say it is hard. There's alot of time that goes into formulating the work. I had 5 majors in the HSC, and I personally found Ext 2 the most fulfilling. Once you're...

Yeah, sounds more like a novel or an epic- how are you going to fit this into the alotted word amount? Sadly, I'm still not convinced. I understand if you want to write about something you feel strongly about or feel like you truly understand- there's nothing stopping you. It's true what...

I'm of the opinon this viewpoint is a little pessimistic. There are definitely some boundaries you have in the HSC context- but if you write something completely outstanding, yet it breaks the conventions of normality depended on by the markers- you'll still get a good mark at the end of the...

There's a science fiction website either int he 2008/2007 BOS showcase on this site (that's in the Major Works subforum thingy). If you can be bothered to pore through them, you'll definitely find it. From what I can remember it's fantastic- and the guy got 50/50, so a great example for a...

Well, it's not really a narrative in BOS terms. However, I think you can get away with next to anything. I wrote prose poetry for my Belonging creative in the actual HSC, convinced myself (afterwards!) that it was stupid and risky, and managed to get a pretty awesome Adv English mark (95)...

Incest? Really? Sometimes I feel like a broken record, but try and take into account the average age and gender of a BOS marker (mid-aged female). Not sure incest would go down that well, especially in explicit terms. I'm not sure it would be an appropriate 'theme' or centrepiece to your work...

True, but if you do it well it can pay off enormously. Do the poetry- but only if you're comfortable with the medium and are capable of writing it. Get others (preferably not parents/friends who are going to lavish you with compliments even if you write an acrostic about clouds) opinions on...

ugh, major works arent that bad!!

Songbird- Eva Cassidy. Every single time. I don't think I've ever listened to it WITHOUT shivers.