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Write out the entire syllabus by hand, it makes it much easier to memorise. For social sciences practice exam questions, write everything by hand and have your teacher evaluate your responses.

Study with the syllabus beside you for subjects such as Studies of Religion. It's absolutely vital that you have a wide range of quotes in SOR, as it can be the difference between a mid-band 5 and a mid-band 6. If you happen to be studying Christian baptism, Jewish marriage or bio-ethics for...

How did you go OE? Did you receive an offer into medicine? (Fingers crossed!)

Hurrah! UNSW Medical Science! :D I'm so happy!

I found that using a fountain pen equipped with an italic nib increased the speed of my writing immensely. I utilised the Lamy 1.1mm italic nib on a Lamy Safari for every single exam booklet I used in the HSC and it performed beautifully (and quickly!)

Approximately how many Med. Science places are offered at UNSW?

Nice, so did I :D Have you thought about studying Medicinal Chemistry?

Just out of curiosity, did you happen to win the AAA (Academic Achievement Award) scholarship?

It's not time consuming ringing the BOS, it takes an average of about 3-4 minutes.

One of the best ways to ensure that you receive 90%+ in your assessment tasks is to constantly bombard you teachers with drafts. I did this for every subject and it worked wonders. Also, you should begin your assessments the day you receive them, you'll find that they are much easier to...

I meant that he should experience the differences in the cultural atmosphere of England as well as the slight differences in the population itself. By saying that the English are quite similar, I was hinting that there are minor, unpronounced cultural differences that do not serve to distinguish...

Before deciding to live in the UK I believe that you should take a short holiday there to gain a further understanding of its actual atmosphere and the mannerisms of its population. When I went to England with my family I found that it was far different to my preconceived image, though not in a...

I believe that Biomedical Science tends to focus more on diseases and the functioning of the body on a cellular level, whilst Medical Science (I believe) tends to observe the human body through a much wider lense, with greater emphasis placed on the body's organs, etc. The structure of...

Thank you!

How does I get my assessment ranks? Through my school or the Board of Studies?

To improve the sophistication of your essays I suggest reading a thesaurus. It proved to be an immense help throughout the duration of my history extension project and helps you to add that sprinkle of sophistication into the essay mix ;)

You speak truth.

What is the Uniting Church's view on IVF technology?

How important are my ranks in determining my final ATAR? Would they be as important as my actual exam results? (I don't have much knowledge about ranks, etc.) Did you manage to complete that essay on the 'distinctively visual'? If so, how did you go?

That should be fine. They aren't going to use a 'compare' question for quite a while, as that was last year's question. Though I'm sure you could link your two texts in some obscure way. It's best to be prepared for anything!