2026 HSC CHAT (14 Viewers)

[jiyoo]

dw you'll def pass. When I did grade 5 I absolutely flopped the aural, general knowledge and all that stuff but I did fine on the pieces (not amazing but it was ok) and I ended up with a C+ which my teacher was not happy with. I also remember messing up a chromatic scales which was literally the easiest scale lol. But my examiner was kinda strict tho. But as long as u pass you'll be fine cause after that I made a comeback for grade 7 and got an A

It really depends on the examiner, my teacher said she doubts it that I will not fail, which I kind of agree with, Its like...how I will do on the day, I'll do ok I think, but the sight reading.. I'll 90% fail that bit? Why? Cause I'm too... how do I say it... like.. resistant, my teacher always said, "Count it, It does not matter if you get the notes wrong, the notes are only like 1%, as long as you get the rhythm correct, you'll pass the sight reading" BUT. I always want the notes right instead of the rhythm.... my teacher scolds me if I do that.. so I have been studying on how to count, so I'll get better at sight reading.

 

[jiyoo]

I also think that you can do AMEB, it helps your ATAR, even IMSS (If you guys know what that is, I do IMSS Flute), so I might try and get my piano exams good scores to help my ATAR, I also even might start violin exams?

 

[b_rose]

Two things I'd suggest. First, take a look at your goals. If you don't need that high of an ATAR, then there's not much that will convince you to study. If you have an ATAR in mind that is pretty high, then you have no choice but to study. Try to talk to yourself as if there is no way to achieve the goals you have without putting in the work.

Second, try to do things you like and then study. For me, I always enjoyed going for a run before studying. It helped to relax me and convinced me to study more. Even if you can only do 30 minutes at a time, it's better than nothing.

Maybe try a plan like this after school:

Eat (30 min)
Activity you like (30 min)
Study (30 min)
Break (15 min)
Study (30 min)
Activity you like (30 min)
Study (30 min)
Break (15 min)
Dinner and chill (1hr)
Study (30 min)

Following this, you'll get 2hrs of study done each day, which is pretty good as well as 2.5 hrs of relaxing.


This being said, though, at the end of the day, the only thing that will keep you working is discipline. At some point in yr 12 you'll experience a feeling of not being bothered to study, especially when you feel the study isn't getting you the results you want. It's at this point where you either make the breakthrough or you become like everyone else.

OMG THANK YOU!! I know this is like assumed but it actually helps alot!

 

[ellurbee]

Guys how do I get my brain to want to study? Like I know I have to study for 2 exams and work on a project for another one, all are due this week and I'm still not really having the motivation to do any. When I try to force myself, I end up just doing like 1/2 an hour of work and that's it.

sewer slide. Toooootaallllyyyyyy /j

 

[Study to success]

I also think that you can do AMEB, it helps your ATAR, even IMSS (If you guys know what that is, I do IMSS Flute), so I might try and get my piano exams good scores to help my ATAR, I also even might start violin exams?

I think if u do grade 8 AMEB for one instrument and u get a A or A+ u get 1 adjustment point from unsw and then 2 or 3 if u do amus but it's only fi u do it in year 11 or 12

 

[Study to success]

guys I love making up random ideas for a essay that I did not prepare for. Like I was flicking to random pages and finding random quotes. But it's actually so fun making up stuff and pretending I actually prepared for this

 

[elsaci]

i just did my task 1 for english and i forgot to underline the titles of my prescribed text and related text will i might get marked down

 

[.kumori]

i just did my task 1 for english and i forgot to underline the titles of my prescribed text and related text will i might get marked down

no i doubt it. dw. your school would be crazy strict if they deducted a mark for not underlining that

 

[jiyoo]

I think if u do grade 8 AMEB for one instrument and u get a A or A+ u get 1 adjustment point from unsw and then 2 or 3 if u do amus but it's only fi u do it in year 11 or 12

Oh,

 

[Study to success]

specifically baulko do you know if they take marks off for that?

I think they can tell what ur texts are based on ur essay

 

[WTbattleace]

i just did my task 1 for english and i forgot to underline the titles of my prescribed text and related text will i might get marked down

It would be more of a concern if you didn't put quotations around the titles

Underlining isn't compulsory, it is just making the teachers job easier

 

[elsaci]

I think they can tell what ur texts are based on ur essay

uh yea ofc they know what the text is bcs they teach it im just worried since its a housekeeping rule

 

[elsaci]

It would be more of a concern if you didn't put quotations around the titles

Underlining isn't compulsory, it is just making the teachers job easier

i didnt put quotation marks italics or anything

 

[Study to success]

uh yea ofc they know what the text is bcs they teach it im just worried since its a housekeeping rule

They shouldn’t deduct marks. Plus in Eng they reward marks for doing well in stuff not deducting. And it’s not like ur not gonna get that mark just for not underlining unless they’re petty like that. Also I don’t think they deduct marks for spelling, grammar, etc in the hsc

 

[WTbattleace]

i didnt put quotation marks italics or anything

Still you shouldn't be docked marks, they may write a reminder note on your feedback slip etc.

 

[elsaci]

They shouldn’t deduct marks. Plus in Eng they reward marks for doing well in stuff not deducting. And it’s not like ur not gonna get that mark just for not underlining unless they’re petty like that. Also I don’t think they deduct marks for spelling, grammar, etc in the hsc

yea its called positive marking or smth like that

thanks!

 

[elsaci]

Still you shouldn't be docked marks, they may write a reminder note on your feedback slip etc.

hm ok ty !

 

[ellurbee]

Oh,

Oh i thought you just had to pass brah to get the atar points fml i just did grade 8 a few weeks ago

 

[Study to success]

Oh i thought you just had to pass brah to get the atar points fml i just did grade 8 a few weeks ago

and it's for classical not leisure too

 

[ellurbee]

and it's for classical not leisure too

Oh i did leisure
Edit: i actually did both- but i started with leisure and then swapped into classical then went back to leisure for my last year.