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[hscwav2012]

How many is enough to succeed and obtain a band 6.
Note - this mainly regarding chem/phy/3u & 4u maths.

My teachers seems to think around 50 throughout the whole years for 3 & 4u.
10 past papers before 1/2 yearly (other schools trials)
20 CSSA
20 HSC

And for Chem Phy - around 20-30
10 HSC
10 CSSA
10 INDEPENDENT & NEAP & QAT etc... for extra

Is this enough/too much or just right to succeed in these subjects.

Before the 1/2 yearly exams which i have had over the past 2 weeks i managed to do around 9-10 past papers for each subject. (this was over the holidays and during exam period)

ANY THOUGHTS?

 

[qwerty44]

Do enough until you understand everything. Everyone studies differently, so there is no set amount of past papers to achieve a band six.

 

[khorne]

did like

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[OzKo]

IIRC, I did zero past papers under exam conditions and I either got Band 6s or very high Band 5s.

There is no set formula to getting a Band 6, so just do what you're comfortable with.

 

[hscwav2012]

is it better to do them under exam conditions and rush them or do them at your own pace to undertsand the concepts?

 

[OzKo]

is it better to do them under exam conditions and rush them or do them at your own pace to undertsand the concepts?

Personally, I always did them at my own pace because I was confident in my ability to answer them in exam conditions. I'm a fast writer by nature so time was never a concern for me.

 

[will_]

ive rarely done any so thats heaps

 

[Demento1]

Basically, you should be doing as many as you need until you fully understand the concepts you need to know.

 

[qwerty44]

Personally, I always did them at my own pace because I was confident in my ability to answer them in exam conditions. I'm a fast writer by nature so time was never a concern for me.

Same with me. I never study under exam conditions, because when I understand concepts and questions, in the exam I usually do fine in terms of time.

Everyone says to work under exam conditions, though I don't really see the benefit.

 

[umm what]

Share your past papers with us Mate

 

[enoilgam]

Do enough until you understand everything. Everyone studies differently, so there is no set amount of past papers to achieve a band six.

This pretty much. With maths specifically, I did about the first half at my own pace and then I began timing them.

 

[Caboufram]

Share your past papers with us Mate

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