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Ehhhh, I did better in internals than externals so for my case no. But who knows, it's probably down to subjective bias on the day.

Keep pushing for it, argue for it. They have a little set of criteria (so they can be fair to everyone) and if you fall in a grey area, it's your job to show how you fulfill the criteria. Could you perhaps get a medical cert from your GP and say that your mental health has been affected by this...

If you enjoy physics and are motivated to improve, go for it. But be realistic too, if you're failing each class, it's a bad idea. Only you can make the decision - this is your future so don't let some teacher tell you what you can/cannot take. Yes you should take their advice on board, but...

yes

Nah that book is awesome, I loved it. Maybe watch the movie? But yeah, it's very interesting and one of my first introductions to a dystopia, and seeing some aspects of it reflected in modern society is chilling

I'm not sure what specific documents are required, maybe have a read here? https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/rules-and-processes/illness-misadventure But this is your HSC, sure, you should navigate the issue tactfully, but everyone should be willing to help imo

Great! Good luck with your application :)

It's not a set of boxes you can tick off. Pick a small set of activities you are GENUINELY passionate about, and do them to the HIGHEST level for a LONG period of time. In my case, I played an instrument for something like 12 years, was in cadets for 5 years and was at the top national level...

What do you mean by a crash course - as in someone online giving a lecture to like 10-20 people for several hours a day over the course of several days?

Yes, definitely apply for it. I didn't apply for misadventure when I sat the HSC I regret not applying for it. Don't worry about whether or not it technically fits the boxes and what not, just apply for it and hope for the best. Good luck

Completely agree - don't stress about this right now, it's irrelevant. Just put your head down, do your HSC, and once you are done, you can start seriously thinking about this sort of stuff.

It doesn't matter, just do what works best for you. But I would caution you to not rely on highlighting for learning new content - it's one of the most inefficient ways to learn new information

depends on your aims, do you want to pass chem? do you want to state rank?

it doesn't matter, there isn't a magic number where you hit n number of past papers and you automatically get 99.95. hell, you could get away with doing only one a day the key point is, LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES you should be spending more time reviewing your answers (and why you got it wrong)...

Probably unnecessary, will the advanced studies help you get another job? Probably not. But I think it allows you to double major so that could be helpful

The comments from people actually at uni/graduated uni (jimmy, life's hard, pikachu) are all great, I agree with them Ultimately, you can't go wrong with either uni. Your stereotype about USYD is wrong (you'll only encounter those kinds of people in college, and even then, there are just as...

Do both - prioritise new syllabus questions but old syllabus questions are fantastic too. I graduated in 2019 so I had to use old syllabus questions and I did fine

I have been very impressed by the Excel papers - they are quite tough. But idk if those textbooks have original chemistry questions, I think they're just all sourced from old HSC papers which you can get for free anyways

Focus predomiantly on the terms of the question. If you overuse the rubric terms, it'll come across as if you memorised your essay for a generic response (not what you want!)