Hey everyone, my name is Michael.
I sat the HSC in 2024 and achieved a perfect ATAR of 99.95. I also came first in state for Music Extension and third in music 2, while also achieving exemplary marks in all my other subjects as an all-round achiever.
My HSC marks are as follows:
97 in English...
Yo so as the title suggests I bombed english adv rlly bad which the task was worth 30%. The cohort is extremely competitive having multiple people who have gotten full marks for both sections so I was wondering if I should drop to standard?
However, I know what I did wrong and am super prepared...
My guide to getting a high mark in Standard English
So as you know Standard English is a terribly scaling subject, if you want a high ATAR it is widely recommended to not do it. However I did not listen to this advice. My advice is the same, if you want 95+, it's better to do decent in advanced...
🔵 ATAR: 99.40
🔵 HSC All-Rounder, achieving a Band 6 in all my subjects:
- 97/100 in Economics
- 97/100 in Legal Studies
- 97/100 in French
- 48/50 in Mathematics Extension 1
- 95/100 in Mathematics Advanced
- 92/100 in English Advanced
🔴 Having graduated from Knox...
Hey there! My name is James and I am a private tutor, recently graduating with a 98.05 ATAR in the 2024 HSC. Having achieved Band 6’s in English Advanced, English EXT 1, English EXT 2, Design and Technology & Legal studies, I am offering tutoring in these respective areas, specialising in all...
I think I performed really badly in my exams, especially in English Advanced and Maths Advanced. English was weighted 25%, and Maths was weighted 20%, so it’s really stressing me out. My goal ATAR is 90+, and maybe I’m already expecting the worst from my first assessment, but I’m wondering if...
Hello BOS users, I just want to come here and vent.
Now I have traditionally been a stem student (as u can see by my signature) and have never been great at english (only exception is in junior years). I thought this year was the year I was going to change and adopt better habits for English...
I started year 12 this term and my prescribed text for the common module is "The Crucible". I understand that we need a related text for the first assessment and won't be needing it for the actual HSC, but I am a little lost on how I should structure my essay when writing with both the...
I dont have any tasks due in regards to this, but I want to get a head start on analysis and study for my related text(s) whenever I find one. The websites that Ive found all have the same stuff but I want to see if theres any additional recommendations.
The main topics that Im interested in...
how i feel after my newfound love for measurement (my individual experience)
share your individual experiences below! my indomitable human spirit is disintegrating!!
GUYS,
how are we meant to know in short answer whether to be really descriptive on what is happening in the text or to just add a lot of technique and analysis. A lot of nesa examples write barely any techniques for a 5+ marker but they talk a lot of whats going on.
what do we look for to...
hi guys, i have uploaded two documents containing my friends and my essays for the english hsc coming up. please check and mark these essays? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP US OUT
thanks
Hey guys stressing over english like I'm sure we all are (and if you're not, help us lesser souls out) and was reinterpreting the rubric to polish my essays on. In the Mod A advanced rubric it mentions this:
"As students engage with the texts they consider how [the texts]... shapes their own...
ENGLISH ADVANCED PEOPLE
I NEED HELP
how do we write a reflection i have my module c piece but i don't know how to write a reflection does anyone have any good tips or a template or a example i can use
i know my texts well and stuff and i have good notes and stuff but i feel like im going to screw up my english assessment tasks (e1 and adv). my school kind of spoon-fed us up until now (hand ins, in-class essays but we get the question, get to take in a page of notes, get a set of possible...
hi guys seeking some advice regarding my chosen subjects for y11 + 12.
my school has entry requirements for subjects but i got into everything that i tried out for, so the form i turned in had
1. eng adv
2. maths adv
3. maths ext 1
4. physics
5. chemistry
6. economics
7. studies of religion
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My teacher (who was a hsc marker) told us that no matter what they have to include imaginative for mod c. so it could be imaginative by itself, imaginative + discursive, or all of them. but it always HAD to include imaginative.
now i had someone tell me that they’re allowed to ask specifically...
i have an assessment coming up where i have to analyse blade runner and the handmaid's tale. my question is "How effectively does speculative fiction explore universal themes and issues relevant to human experiences?"
the assessment says i have to look at:
The public and private worlds...