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  1. youngsky

    Atar estimate

    wrong section friend but ~79
  2. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    That doesn't take away from the fact that you called them "bloody stupid", nor was the added comment called for. Seems like the purpose of this thread was to sing praises of chinese education.
  3. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    You forgot to mention that figure is skewed by Shanghai's immense social gradient. Also racism has no place here, please don't use it.
  4. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    Well fair enough - would be more convenient to mention at the start though. Not sure how viable your 1st mentioned plan is, nor what the realistic expectations are, considering your kids would have to transition in and out of 2 vastly different education systems, it could be difficult to adjust...
  5. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    @ everyone "for the most part" - intentionally refrained from using the word "only", I apologise if it wasn't already clear. Because there are a tonne of people in mainland China wanting to trade places with you and your family. I'm Shanghainese myself, and from what I have heard from family...
  6. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    Yes but for the most part noone is interested in selective hs fanfiction... and there's bigger concerns out there than competing with China
  7. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    Yeah that's true, what I was meaning to say was that in cases where that immigrant mentality is shared by the children, they would be more prevalent in the selective schools. That's an interesting observation, though it sounds a bit counterintuitive? Like if property ownership entails either...
  8. youngsky

    What is so special about James Ruse or any other selective?

    Reputation. They associate sending their child to a school known for producing the highest ATAR students (if they make it in) with securing a top-tier university place, and consequently a well paid job. Having said this, I reckon probably the biggest difference between a selective school and a...
  9. youngsky

    Studying for Assessments

    Past papers are your friend
  10. youngsky

    HSC Results Countdown

    You know when the HSC results get their own section, serious shit is going down.
  11. youngsky

    JCU Med Interview Offers 2014

    I remember when sending the form through the post you had to include an empty envelope, so that JCU could send it back and let you know they received it. Also, are JCU interview offers sent through mail or email?
  12. youngsky

    How many units are you have in year 12?

    11 units w/ extension maths ftw
  13. youngsky

    estimate please :D

    ^ the 'more or less' factor is how you went in externals, since internal ranks are set in stone now
  14. youngsky

    Hsc maths ( all levels) chemistry economics and legal studies tutoring penrith area

    Re: Hsc maths ( all levels) chemistry economics and legal studies tutoring penrith ar free bump for Sid, definitely a guy to look out for especially in Chem
  15. youngsky

    90+ ATAR WITHOUT Extention Subjects

    It's possible but you'll need to be hitting b6's for most of them to overcome the low scaling
  16. youngsky

    Integration q

    Addition of volumes, and area under a curve (where part of the area is negative and part is positive)
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