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Drop it. You don't need it and it's weighing you down. Don't worry you don't need Maths to get 99.50+ either (that's assuming you want to go to usyd or unsw).

Ummm yeah I'd say to a certain extent. 4U Maths is a very challenging course and to be eligible you do have to be very capable in maths so if you are satisfying the basic requirements of the course then yes you would be attaining the same level of achievement as selective students who also...

Make sure when you're writing paragraphs that you are supporting an actual thesis that makes some sort of argument about discovery e.g. discoveries offer renewed perceptions about the world. (which is what I think they mean when they say "what does this say about the nature of discovery?") In...

Hmm not necessarily The competition in a selective school would be considerably higher and you can't really compare ranks between schools like that since schools set different exams with different difficulty levels etc. So a person who misses the hypothetical 70 only cut-off at Girra could...

Try to find synonyms for discovery (or just say renewed perceptions, redefined values etc.) as 4-5 times in each paragraph sounds unnecessarily repetitive. While a basic formulaic structure isn't really bad, overusing words and phrases will annoy your markers. My teacher for Advanced says...

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My teacher once told me that you'd have to be very skilled to write longer paragraphs since it's more work to keep all information under control and still relevant to the point and not repetitive. But if you can do this and if you do explore the text in greater depth without losing cohesion...

I'm kind of in a similar boat My understanding is that even though you accept in the early rounds, if you change your preferences (in your case put MQ as 1st preference and placing WSU as 2nd or lower) then that will be considered accordingly in the main round so if you are eligible then you...

Quality > Quantity 1000 words is a good number for any essay though

Yes there are facts you learn in history but it's more than just the mindless regurgitation of facts, which you seem to be suggesting by stating " repeated in your head over and over" - they are a million times more interested in your argument (In my Trotsky essay I actually got a lot of the...

With that argument every subject is a rote learning subject. Maths is rote-learning because you have concepts and formulas to remember. Statistics, historiography, dates/location do not make up the bulk of the essay. These are like 1-2 sentences in every paragraph of 250 words. Rote learning...

You should only spend 40 minutes on that section (never go over time) otherwise you're giving yourself 50 minutes to finish both your essay and the creative which is not good. My tip is to divide the time proportionately. If it's 3-3-3-6, I'd probably do 8 minutes for the first three then...

Essay plans. I draw up a list of the key themes from the syllabus and for each of them I write notes/information, statistics, historiography, dates/locations etc. I don't rote Modern because it's not a rote learning subject. I don't write notes for it either cos I find that a waste of time -...

To calculate your ATAR they use your Assessment Mark (which is from the school) and your Exam Mark. However, when the school sends in your assessment marks to BOS, whatever number they've given doesn't actually matter. They only take the ranks (and the gaps between them) and use the exam marks...

Oh nice thanks for the link This is a good option to have though - I know someone from a previous grade whose marks for Modern came back and she got significantly lower than her average so she requested a double check of her exam marks and turns out they forgot to mark a whole section of the...

$30 per subject? Damn Is the raw mark all you get?

Woah that's extreme +1

Nah. A lot of people from comprehensive high schools are pressured to do well too. While it's true that selective kids are held to high standards... it's not for no reason. A lot of us have a genuine desire to do well so when we get pressured we don't really break down but idk it's hard to...

lolwut What are you good at?

Journey the North Coast was 1970 Flames and Dangling Wire was 1977 No idea about the rest though. We found the dates once in class with our teacher after searching heaps of random things so I'm sure there's a document floating out there somewhere with info.