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You will need to have a strong foundation in 4U maths (especially mechanics), Physics (for more mechanics), some Chemistry (materials) and need to learn programming (literally every other class). So 3/4 you should be doing now. Learn programming during the holidays. But yeah, this is kinda...

I was pissed about english back then, but looking back, I think it was incredibly valuable. Essay writing ie. stringing together a cohesive argument for at least 1000 words is no easy feat, and being able to do so pays dividends when you're trying to argue a point ie. convince a manager of...

2 after 20mins, 4 after 40mins, 8 after 1 hour

Yeah, I reckon keep 14 units and then drop a few weeks in. A couple weeks isn't really going to do much in terms of giving you a taste of the course, but it's better than nothing. The main benefit is seeing what your teacher is like. If you get a god-tier or trash-tier teacher, perhaps...

hmm, okay, then perhaps drop either eco or phys? eco because you're already doing modern + bio and they are all rather content heavy. phys because I'm guessing maths isn't your strength, and tbh, it's the least relevant to med.

What level of maths are you doing?

lmaoo, #2 sounds too specific to be made up

What are you hoping to do at uni? Honestly, even though I love STEM, it's good to open your mind with the arts/social sciences and consider other subjects. For the sciences, you just gotta be self-motivated, search up stuff when you don't understand, do past papers etc.. Bio is rather content...

Maintaining a D/HD WAM is typically difficult. It obviously depends on what you're studying as some degrees are harder than others, but typically a HD WAM is thought to be roughly equivalent to 99.50 ATAR whereas D WAM is ~ 95. However there isn't scaling at uni, so you should take these with a...

Don't ever use written down flashcards. For content heavy subjects, you can end up with 1000s and its a pain. I used Quizlet during y11/12 when I was new to flashcards and now I use anki. It's absolutely amazing, best app for learning content. There's a reason why literally every medical school...

What did you end up doing instead?

Flashcards flashcards flashcards - they are a godsend. For definitions, you should have it in a question and answer type thing. So Q: what is the consumer price index? A: .... For larger concepts, don't be afraid to have chonky cards, but as I said above, you would also want to have...

Kinda unrelated to the original post, but here's my 2 cents about your post. I disagree with only using this - I think that it becomes pattern recognition of the cards rather than actually remembering and understanding the content. Personally, I think that having a mix between chunky cards...

Neither, they're both good - what matters more is a) the commute b) how you vibe with the campus c) what degree progression you like more/which one has more interesting higher level units d) which uni has more opportunities that interest you.

Yeah, a tutor would be good. Past students too, but they'd probably get sick of you if you kept asking them to mark your essays for free.

Not sure how the existence of a secret police and the fact that he executed pretty much all the military leaders isn't a totalitarian state? I'm not sure what specifically Kotkin refers to when calling the system reactive, but it seems to me like Stalin's decision to purge everyone was...

Yeah they're $30. Up to you if you want to buy them, what was helpful for me may not necessarily be helpful for you. But imo $30 is super worth it. It's all the content of class and studying put together. That's like easily 400 hours of learning + studying put together. If you're from a low...

Nws, it's good to make sure you're being efficient at studying - chances are you're going to be studying for at least another 3 years so you'd want to make sure you're not wasting time haha. Try get some friends together and teach them using the Feynman technique. It's especially good because...

Yeah, flashcards all the way. I used quizlet for prelim + HSC as the interface is prettier, but now I just use Anki and it's a godsend. I did a ton of past papers but these were all old syllabus papers because we were the first year to do the new course. I think for the HSC I ended up doing ~...

It depends on the individual. If you are highly motivated and can self study well, tutoring has diminishing returns. However, if you aren't a super strong student, then tutoring can definitely help you improve your marks. But I think that 1 on 1 tutoring is better, because then you can ask...