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  1. BackCountrySnow

    Is getting <50% common in chem or does my school just suck??

    Is anyone else finding that chem marks at their school is insanely low? as in 33% as the average and shit like that. I go to an alright school, and marks for every other subject are fairly high. But chem, holy shit. Most kids don't even know what's going on, as in, no fucking idea what the fuck...
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    Tutoring in Uni.

    Does anyone get tutoring in uni? I don't mean like tutes and shit. But like the crazy matrix/pre-uni/james-an hsc tutoring colleges. Because I originally thought tutoring was non-existant in uni and you needed to be an 'independant learner' there but the other day a guy I know gets tutored for...
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    People who continue to write after time's up.

    After 'Pens Down' is announced after an exam there are always people who continue to write, I'm not talking about people who write for an extra 10 secs or anything, i mean the people who continue to write until the papers are being collected and they have to be told to stop so their paper can...
  4. BackCountrySnow

    A bit of info on your school.

    I'm just curious as to how your schools are performing. Where abouts is it ranked and what did mr. dux get? My school is near 200 and I have no idea what the dux got. 06's was 99.9
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    hsc mode - is it all it was made out to be?

    So in year 11 I was told by teachers that in year 12 attitudes would suddenly change, we would all drop what we were doing and fucking bury ourselves in study. Term 4 started....then passed.. and I felt |no| difference from year 11. term 1 started, and i was still studying at a minimal and...
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    how will mr rudd fuck up schoolies?

    I like the man, but let's hope he doesn't do anything to hinder the schoolies experience. I have a feeling he's going to crack down hard on underage drinking at schoolies though. He has to, after this 'war on underage drinking' he's declared. aarrgghh, i hate it, a couple more months and i...
  7. BackCountrySnow

    American dad vs Family guy

    what do you guys think? imho, American dad kills family guy. It's just on a whole new level in terms of humour. Family guy, imo, is just gay after you've watched a couple of episodes...
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    uni libraries

    Does anyone here go to university libraries for resources?? I'm thinking about it but I don't know how helpful it will be. I've only heard of people going there for modern history.
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    how would you rate uni life at MQ?

    So I've heard UNSW is awesome in terms of gigs, parties and everything. How does MQ compare? I mean, your uni experience should be made up of other things other than your degree... talk away!
  10. BackCountrySnow

    Major, Masters, Honours, PHD..... huh?

    Can someone give me an indepth expaination of these words. Please. I have some idea about what they are but I'm not all that sure. Im certain there are others that are a bit vaig on these terms so I decided to ask in a thread. Thanks in advanced.
  11. BackCountrySnow

    Why just one major??

    Why does mq only allow students to do ONE major? I've heard it's the only sydney uni that does this.. thanks.
  12. BackCountrySnow

    what do you watch/read that is economics related?

    I watch ABC/ABC2 a lot. The finance sections are really good. Also lateline is good. Even though it's mainly politics, it's related to our economy. SMH is good, but only sometimes... But yeah, abc is awesome... =]
  13. BackCountrySnow

    subject selection regrets..

    If i could go back i would not of done physics nor std english... anyone else wish they selected their subjects differently??
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    cut-off for B economics

    In 2005 the cutoff for Economics at MQ was 90 something. Now it is around 84.. Does anyone know the reason to this? has demand for the course decreased or the number of seats avaliable increased? or both? lol It just seems stange that the cutoff can change so drastically. ps. Anyone know the...
  15. BackCountrySnow

    advanced doing the physical journey??

    Is physical journeys only for std english students? All the adv classes at my school are doing imaginative journeys...
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    Prelim Eco or Hsc Eco??

    Which course do/did you find more interesting? Up until a couple of weeks ago I hated the hsc course and loved the prelim. But now I'm starting to really enjoy the Hsc course. If anyone is hating the HSC course my advice would be to read widely about eco issues. The smh for example.. I think...
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