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    PREP Notifications for 2014..

    Hey! Just wondering who has applied and for what courses? Also, does anyone know how we are notified? I know they send a letter but do they also email you on the offer release date? (11th of November on the CSU website....) I applied for a Bachelor of Physiotherapy :)
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    History and Memory Help.... Poetry Anthology Analysis? How many Poems?

    Hey, so I'm studying Levertov's poems as a prescribed text for History and Memory. My question is, as it is a selection of poems that is our prescribed text, how many are we expected to analyse in depth in our essay? In my generic essay I have analysed 4 in depth plus a related text, but I'm way...
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    ATAR Estimate and help with Raw Mark scaling?... need 90. Help??

    Hey guys, So I'm looking at doing a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and the entry at CSU is 94 and UoN is 96... with bonus points (for regional area and subject bonuses at Newcastle) I need around 90 to get in. I'd be ecstatic with a higher mark, maybe mid 90's but I'm not overly stressed as long as I...
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    Quanta to Quarks, Rydberg Equation, Energy Levels, radii, spectral lines.... gah!

    Hey guys, so I have a few questions. I understand the Rydberg Equation and I get that there are derivations of it that let you calculate the radius of higher energy level orbits, but my question is, will they ever ask for that derivation or ask questions that need you to find it? i.e. the...
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    Extension 1 Essay help??... too many texts, so little time?

    Hey guys, I'm studying 4U English and I'm struggling with Extension 1. Specifically, the critical response section - I'm prefectly able to write sophisticatedly with good thesis ideas, can analyse well + relate to my points, but what is testing me is the amount we have to write about! 2...
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    Speeches in module B - How the hell do I prepare effectively???

    hey guys, so is it just me or does everyone else think that expecting us to know 7 speeches (on top of our 3 belonging texts, frankie + blade, as well as however many of Levinson's poems + another 2 related texts) is just getting ridiculous? It's becoming a test of who can memorise more, not...
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    Are these marks well on the way for a 90+ ATAR?

    Hey guys, so I'm doing the following subjects and want to know how I'm standing at the moment... Advanced English: 97.5% (1st assessment, worth 20%) Extension English: have no assessment marks yet but I'm kinda allocating that I will go a bit worse in it, HATE crime! I'm estimating maybe a...
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    First Term Assessment Marks... Good Marks? And can I relax a little bit now? lol

    Hi, I've just finished first term of HSC (starting second now) and I've gotten my assessment marks back. I come from a relatively small rural school (not small by any standard compared to some others around us) with around 40 kids in year 12. Our teachers are very experienced and make the effort...
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    Belonging Essay? Help???

    Okay so I'm attempting to write an essay for Belonging, I have texts that fit very well (we're doing as you like it) and I'm wondering how I can make my essay very adaptable? Basically my thesis is: As human beings we are driven by inherent desire to form connections with the world in which we...
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    How much study should I be doing?

    Hey guys, so I'm starting year 12 now. I'm currently doing: Advanced English Extension 1 English Extension 2 English Biology Physics Advanced Maths I currently have a fairly open timetable, 3 days a fortnight I have an hour of private study, 5 days I have two hours and Wednesday I have 5 hours...
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    Getting an idea of the concept of belonging, as well as ORT's... Help?

    Hey guys so we have just started Year 12, and are doing As You Like It as our prescribed text. I understand the idea of belonging/not belonging to a place, person, group, the world at large etc, but what sort of questions do they ask? Like are the questions usually asking you to explain the...
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    Gah, failing Maths :|

    hey guys so I'm currently in 2U, and maths is definitely not my forte. I have potential to go fairly well in it, like maybe around the 80-85 mark if i really tired, but my problem is wrapping my head around the concepts and motivating myself to actually do it. Any tips on the best ways to...
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    English Extension 2 Research Help?

    Hey guys, I know I recently posted about my major work but decided that this is a completely different question. When researching for a short story, what is the best way to put it in your progress journal? Obviously for information from websites/books etc. you would just quote or copy paste and...
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    EEX2 - Short Story Idea..... comments/opinions?

    Hey guys, so I'm about to start English Extension 2, and the whole idea of philosophy/religion/atheism is really speaking to me. I am thinking about doing a dystopian plot, where basically the Catholic Church has gone all 'dark ages' again and essentially torn apart civilization. It would be...
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    Biology Excel Book.... is it thorough?

    Hey guys, so I'm doing my HSC next year (2013), and am currently studying Advanced English, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, Advanced Maths, Biology, and Physics. I bought the Excel books for both Physics and Bio, and to me they look very good. I was wondering how thorough are they...
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    HSC Physics Option? Studying a different option than my class? Help??

    Hey guys so I'm studying physics, and my teacher has notified us that we'll be studying Quanta to Quarks, however I really want to do a radiography course at Uni, followed by a masters in Sonography. So obviously Medical Physics would be an ideal elective for me to study, as it would directly...
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    Preliminary Extension 1 help! Essay on values, contexts and attitudes.

    Hey guys, so basically I am preparing for my half yearly examination, which will involve half an hour of writing an essay (focusing on Gilgamesh, Mulan and my ORT which is Underbelly). I'm going to write a generic response which I can then tweak to fit the exam question. Basically we are talking...
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