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but in some cases, you'd have to try to mock exam conditions (no computers allowed in exams), so you'd get a hard copy of the paper and sit down in a place all alone without any technology except a calc, pen and working out paper :p
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holy shit dude. whend you start?
umm like a month before trials (tho we had our trials realllly late :S)
 

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From trials till now. I've probably done about 60 maths papers. (3 & 4 unit included) In saying that, I usually skip question 8 in most 4u papers, since I couldnt do any of them when i was studying for my trials.

oh and working off a laptop just burns my eyes (esp if i have to stare at it for approx 3 hrs) and msn, facebook are counter productive
+ i just hand my teacher a usb full of papers that I want and he'll print them all for me. He has almost printed 100 papers now, with solutions.
Abuse ur teachers :)
 

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I generally focus more on doing past Q6 and Q7 of 3U rather than the whole exam. I generally get atleast 90% from Q1-5 and get like 2/3 of the marks in Q6 and half in Q7 very dependent on the year though. Overall, I've probably done about 20 maths papers since before trial till now.
 
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Past papers are not the best form of studying for every subject.
Past papers isn't really a form of studying per se. You revise notes then consolidate the knowledge through them.
 

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IMO past papers are easiest way to study if you make sure you really understand the answer to each question. That being said I have done 55 past papers, 20 2u maths, 20 3u maths, 10 chem, 5 physics.
I plan to do much more....
 

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Nowadays I tend to look online for trial 4U Q6-8s and I try to do them, but I do HSC papers under exam conditions
 
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i was trying to push for space science cause i also do physics but yeah i do disasters, does running out of soft serve at maccas count as a natural disaster???
 

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i was trying to push for space science cause i also do physics but yeah i do disasters, does running out of soft serve at maccas count as a natural disaster???
lol i wanted space science too cause i do physics!
yes :( maccas <3
 

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I have only done about 7 for 2U but repeated 2008-2010 twice, about the same for 3U, 4 for Physics so far, 4 for Chem, 2 for English and 2 for Bio. Not really going overboard because I think I am doing relatively well in everyone that I do. Quality > Quantity. Learn from mistakes and repeat the most recent. That is what I do :D

Past papers isn't really a form of studying per se. You revise notes then consolidate the knowledge through them.
And what he said (again).
 

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