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  1. J

    is it possible to get 95 + atar

    im in a school thats ranked like from 40s to 50s and ive lowkey been doing so badly in my internal assessment tasks.. like i prepare so much but in the actual exam i completely mind blank and even easy questions i have a hard time doing (this happens esp in e2 and e1 math) to the point where the...
  2. momothemonkey

    bolshevik consolidation

    hey guys for anyone who's doing/has done russia and the ussr as a national study, what would you say was most significant/had the greatest impact on society/the effectiveness of their consolidation in terms of either political, social, economic (and why) - this is for an essay response, my...
  3. P

    I genuinely don't know how to study and i need help.

    Ever since I started year 12, ive had this mind set of getting into usyd (electrical engineering) with a goal of 92+ as the minimum. now im into term 2 with my phyiscs test in a week. ive been procrastinating everytime im onto my computer and my teacher is not helping. He hasn't showed up for 5...
  4. J

    Help....

    When did you personally start studying seriously for assessments in Year 12, and how far in advance for: normal exams practical exams depth study exams? How did your study change after doing badly in early assessments? What did you stop doing and what did you start doing? How many hours per...
  5. K

    Thoughts on BSc majors

    Hi, I'm starting USYD in 2026 for a Bachelor of adv science. I was thinking of doing immunology and pathology for my first major, but don't know what to do for my second. I was wondering if anyone could give a rating scale from 1-10 on the difficulty it would be with I&P and how interesting...
  6. M

    Subject: Need advice on which HSC subject to drop (Business vs Eco vs Legal)

    Hey everyone, I’m in a bit of a dilemma and could really use some advice. I’m currently on 14 units and need to drop one subject. The three on the chopping block are Business Studies, Economics, and Legal Studies. Here’s where I’m at: Business Studies: I know the scaling isn’t great and...
  7. Z

    vpn for macs on school wifi

    hey guys idk why my original vpn has js stopped working so i was js wondering if anyone had any recommendations for free vpns for macbooks that actually stay connected on school wifi. so far ive tried hotspot shield (was the original one and it worked for like years and for some reason it js...
  8. C

    my school makes our math papers very, very hard… what do I do?

    hello! i’m in year 12 and to turn a long story short, our school makes our math exams very very hard - like significantly harder than any other school paper i’ve ever seen. people on average just scrape a 50% and the highest you can get in these tests are only 60-70 or so percent. i find myself...
  9. fishyjar

    why is every degree and job ‘oversaturated’ now and why does everyone wanna be a finance bro

    i’ve never felt so lost regarding my career choice because every option i’ve considered somehow has the worst job market known to man with everyone trying to go for it. e.g. quant trading becoming the new IB, or unsw actl at 99 atar cus of demand. Then there’s compsci/software engineering which...
  10. Hebershamm

    Preparing for senior years

    Hi all, I'm currently in year 10 and finished with all my exams for the rest of term so I figure it's probably a good time to get ready for modern history next year but I don't know how I should prepare. So I ask for advice. Thanks :)
  11. D

    Music 2 performance predicament

    I want to choose the performance elective but the first piece I'm playing was composed in the 19th century, and the other was composed in 1827 and then arranged for piano in 1927 by another composer... Can I argue that both are from the 19th century? I really don't want to have to learn a new...
  12. Sam Rowan

    I’m considering dropping out.

    as many of you know, it’s the beginning of year 12. i’m getting my prelim marks back, and except for english and maths, i’m not passing anything. well since i did alright on my assignments i didn’t *fail* overall, but i’m still not fairing well. I go to a really low ranking school, it’s...
  13. aerithgainsborough

    What if Mod C Reflection Doesn't Ask for Prescribed Texts?

    Do we still have to quote / mention them?
  14. Z

    english ext 2 ideas

    hi, im about to start ext2 next term and i want to be prepared with some proposals or something but im not sure what i should really write about. my form will either be a critical or short story (im stronger in critical so im leaning towards that right now even though i think it'd be more fun to...
  15. K

    ‼️ 98.60 ATAR Excellence Tutoring with Proven Results + FREE HSC ADVICE ‼️

    Hey guys! My name is Kanishk Joshi and I achieved an Atar of 98.60 in the 2024 HSC, as a graduate from the non-selective & public Carlingford High School. I have been private tutoring for close to a year now and have had a wonderful cohort of nine year 11-12 students. I have recieved...
  16. academic_reaper

    Is CSSA wrong?

    For this question, the last step of the answers has '0.001092' instead of 0.0001092 regarding the moles of the previous question. Why's that? Is it a typo? Here's the prev questions btw for reference:
  17. glosspunk

    Should I drop down from Maths Advanced?

    Sorry for asking a question very often seen around here but I really need some advice. I've recently moved from NZ to AUS so the curriculum here is a little different to that of NZ's, considering there's some gaps in my knowledge - so where I was excelling at maths in NZ, it's not translated...
  18. momothemonkey

    should i take history ext?

    hey guys, i just wanted some advice on whether i should do history ext and other peoples experiences with it. for some context im def more of a humanities/english based student and history is one of my strongest subjects (currently ranked 1/61 for modern at a top ranking selective school)...
  19. B

    need advice 4 subject selections please help 🙏🙏🙏

    STORYTIME: In Year 8, we had to do subject selections for Year 9 and Year 10 (kinda weird) and at the time I chose Year 9 subjects: VA, Photography and Digital Media Year 10 Subjects: VA and Human Movement Sciences (Note that VA is a 200-hour course in my school, so you have to take it for...
  20. N

    Guys help i have this due tmr

    So my teacher gave us a 2024 EAL/D HSC question on the Truman Show. Idk which examples to use as there are many. Which examples do you think is the best to use? The question is from last year's HSC: The Truman Show is powerful because it inspires us to reflect on rebellion. To what extent is...
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