Being gifted is not a requirement but it certainly helps.
Generally speaking, hard work is the most important factor, but the way i like to view it is that your atar is somewhat like a product of some sort of intelligence quotient and the amount of work you put in. The more gifted the student...
Well the syllabus changed for 2013 so there isnt a lot in the way of resources, but there is an Excel Engineering Studiea textbook thats actually quite decent, made for the new syllabus!
I knoe how you feel though, we were given Schlenker [emoji14]
what you're talking about is alignment. it aligns quite well from what I've seen in the past, like mid 70s raw goes into the 90s. I am unsure of my raw mark but I was 2nd at rank 33 school and got 93 HSC mark.
as far as knowing where you have to be, honestly it's very difficult to know with a...
Been bboying on and off for 6 years and self-tsught tricking for 2-3 now also very on and off
I train tricking at homebush when possible because sprung floor is amazing + there are often a lot of people there willing to give tips/corrections.
Bboying i train with my mates and sometimes at...
I ended up 99 in 3u and 94 in 4u and i was never tutored either.
It really depends on the persons strengths and how willing they are to work without a tutor (i did nothing for english or physics all year)