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    Year 9-10 Subject Selection: Help?

    Hi guys, this is my first thread on BoS so tell me if I've done anything wrong ;p So I'm in Year 8 at James Ruse, and next week we get to choose electives for Years 9 and 10. This is the list of electives we get to choose from: Visual arts Drama Multi-disciplinary communication (MDC)...
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    Help need to choose James Ruse or Sydney Boys high school

    I go to James Ruse and some of my ex-classmates (from primary school) go to Sydney Boys so I'm just going to say this up front: definitely choose James Ruse if you have that option. Some of my ex-classmates who ended up going to Sydney Boys are suffering badly not only in terms of academics...
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    Australian Mathematics Competition Help!!

    U probably haven't done enough AMC-style questions. The AMC usually has very dodgy questions and things that force you to memorise tons of equations and stuff. If you ace your school exams then that's because you know the content that's going to be in them but the AMC is unpredictable and very...
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    Always napping help

    I've had similar problems as well. Just FORCE yourself not to nap in the first place. Your body just wants to get comfortable and fall asleep. I don't recommend caffeine unless you really need it (since it is addictive), but just stay away from anything that might remind you of sleep (e.g. your...
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    Year 7 school selection

    I would advise allowing your child to attend one of the four schools available, and then transfer to a better school during Yr 8/9/10/etc. Unfortunately, since your child did miss the selective exam, there's not many options left available. Most schools such as James Ruse require entrants to...
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    Year 7 school selection

    Sorry if my response is too lengthy. I'm only in Year 8 (at James Ruse Agricultural High), so there's not too much advice I can offer (other than things I've heard from older students). Can I just say, it doesn't really matter which of these schools your child goes to. Most students are able...
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