James Ruse entry application and interview tips and questions (1 Viewer)

[anyusernamewilldo]

Hi all. Just finished up with the whole application and interview process. Just wanted to post my experience.

Application:
With all questions, try and focus on advertising your extracurricular activities. James Ruse wants students who aren't solely academic focus. Highlight your extracurricular activities. Also, use examples throughout your schooling (preferably recent) to emphasise your point (e.g., I demonstrate the value of acceptance through my participation in multicultural activities. This shows my inclusivity).

Interview Questions:

1. Tell me a bit about yourself. Anything I should know?
2. What is your favourite subject at school? What is your least favourite?
3. How will you cope with the workload at James Ruse?
4. You will be doing agriculture as a subject. What do you think?
5. Have you had a look at our website? Are there any extracurricular activities that took your fancy?
6. I have asked enough questions about you, do you have any questions about this school?
7. Any questions Mum?
8. What electives did you pick-leads on to a general discussion about electives and your choice.

NOTE:

1. I do not remember the exact wording of each question, hence each question is paraphrased
2. Your mother/father will be in the room with you, make sure you are the only one responding and they should only respond when asked

If you have any questions, feel free to DM or ask in the thread.

 

[anyusernamewilldo]

BTW, these questions are from the year 9 entry application

 

[Maybe2004]

So, I was planning to apply for James Ruse next year and I was just wondering whether they seem to care about which school the potential student goes to and what school you currently go to; whether it's a selective or non-selective school.

 

[anyusernamewilldo]

They prefer a Top 10 school. But if you apply correctly it doesn't matter. I applied from a Top 20 school and I still got in.

 

[Maybe2004]

Oh, ok thank you so much!

 

[anyusernamewilldo]

No problems

 

[D-BOSS]

Hi all. Just finished up with the whole application and interview process. Just wanted to post my experience.

Application:
With all questions, try and focus on advertising your extracurricular activities. James Ruse wants students who aren't solely academic focus. Highlight your extracurricular activities. Also, use examples throughout your schooling (preferably recent) to emphasise your point (e.g., I demonstrate the value of acceptance through my participation in multicultural activities. This shows my inclusivity).

Interview Questions:

1. Tell me a bit about yourself. Anything I should know?
2. What is your favourite subject at school? What is your least favourite?
3. How will you cope with the workload at James Ruse?
4. You will be doing agriculture as a subject. What do you think?
5. Have you had a look at our website? Are there any extracurricular activities that took your fancy?
6. I have asked enough questions about you, do you have any questions about this school?
7. Any questions Mum?
8. What electives did you pick-leads on to a general discussion about electives and your choice.

NOTE:

1. I do not remember the exact wording of each question, hence each question is paraphrased
2. Your mother/father will be in the room with you, make sure you are the only one responding and they should only respond when asked

If you have any questions, feel free to DM or ask in the thread.

My I just ask a few questions. What extracurricular activities (at school like choir and outside like sport) did you do? What maths or english competitions did you do? What did you get in both reports you showed?

 

[anyusernamewilldo]

I did activities like choir, math enrichment activities, f1 in schools, external cultural events, external sports, etc. I got about 7/9 subjects an A and the other 2 as B's

 

[D-BOSS]

Thanks.

 

[tonystark546hs]

Thanks.

any news from fort? (sorry if im hassliing you xd)

 

[D-BOSS]

any news from fort? (sorry if im hassliing you xd)

Yeh I didn't get in. I don't care anyway . But next year, if I do like I did the girra test this year, i'll probs get in. Even SBHS is likely since my friend got in and I usually get same report as him and I do similar extracurricular activity. Can you reccomend a third place for next year?

 

[D-BOSS]

Yeh I didn't get in. I don't care anyway . But next year, if I do like I did the girra test this year, i'll probs get in. Even SBHS is likely since my friend got in and I usually get same report as him and I do similar extracurricular activity. Can you reccomend a third place for next year?

Apart from Penrith or Baulko or Fort. I'm thinking of a school requiring a test (Ruse, NSBHS, Normanhurst, Sydney Tech, Hurlstone, Sefton etc)

 

[tonystark546hs]

Apart from Penrith or Baulko or Fort. I'm thinking of a school requiring a test (Ruse, NSBHS, Normanhurst, Sydney Tech, Hurlstone, Sefton etc)

Their loss haha, Normanhurst if your more on the sporty side, NBSHS I heard is really good and James ruse of course is the best

 

[CEL_28]

BTW, these questions are from the year 9 entry application

Ahhh thank you so much! I'm going to try out for Ruse for Year 9 next year and since everyone has to do an interview (bluh) this is so helpful xD

 

[CEL_28]

I did activities like choir, math enrichment activities, f1 in schools, external cultural events, external sports, etc. I got about 7/9 subjects an A and the other 2 as B's

I'm actually somewhat similar to that so that's really helpful thanks. Actually my activities and grades are a little different, if I tell, could you tell me what you think about me applying? Thx

 

[richashon]

These questions are good, but I must admit that they are pretty basic. I've recently changed my job and I was surprised to see that everything is different compared to how I used to know this domain.

 

[jimmysmith560]

hi there,

i recently got a call from baulkham hills saying that there is a vacancy available and they would like to have an interview with me in regards of transferring next year. anyone that has done the interview or has any sort of knowledge about the interview, would u be able to give me an outline/ description of the questions they will ask and the interview process?

thanks

Essentially, you can expect a variety of questions, which will likely target your motivation to study at Baulkham Hills High School, including your academic capability and commitment to your studies. These are important qualities that are consistent with the general environment of selective schools. Here, you may be asked questions such as:

• Why do you want to attend our school?
• How can you contribute to our school?
• Which subject(s) do you enjoy the most and/or are most interested in?

Since being well-rounded is also a quality that is emphasised, you may be required to discuss elements that extend beyond your studies. These can include any hobbies and/or extracurricular activities that you engage in. Here, you may be asked questions such as:

• Do you have any hobbies?
• Do you participate in any extracurricular activities?
• If you have any hobbies and/or participate in any extracurricular activities, how do you make sure that you effectively manage your time so that your studies are not affected?

Lastly, it is important to ensure that you also conduct yourself in a way so as to make a good impression on the person who will be interviewing you. This involves maintaining eye contact with the interviewer, which allows you to demonstrate your confidence, especially as you respond to their questions. Additionally, you should try to ask questions about BHHS yourself when given the opportunity, because doing so shows that you are interested in attending this school in particular.

Best of luck! I hope this helps!

 

[Sethio]

"Your current school is smart but the kids at Baulko are on steroids, how do you think you will cope with maybe not being near the top of Baulko like you were at your previous school" (yes he said that word for word)

hahaha. no way he actually said that. my interview was so dead cause he had some assembly or something before. i thought the question were quite useless. cause like i mean no one is going to admit that they wont be able to cope or like why would you try all this way. i guess its just to test you are not an npc.

 

[Jonathon Dwight Jones]

my last school was fully selective and in like the top 20 selective schools. i did some of the practice papers (honestly they were much easier than the test imo) and some of the victorian selective papers which were much more similar to the test. i think everyone found mathematical reasoning a struggle so its worth studying for that and verbal reasoning requires an extensive vocabulary since a lot of questions are vocab based.

Thank you

 

[aaliya]

my last school was fully selective and in like the top 20 selective schools. i did some of the practice papers (honestly they were much easier than the test imo) and some of the victorian selective papers which were much more similar to the test. i think everyone found mathematical reasoning a struggle so its worth studying for that and verbal reasoning requires an extensive vocabulary since a lot of questions are vocab based.

hello, I'm planning to sit for the edutest exam this year and I don't know where to start for the Bualko edutest, so can you please share with me your Victorian papers, resources, study links ( or any links), websites, each book name you have used which actually helped n came in the edutest exam, share any tips n tricks, anything related to verbal reasoning books n other test in the exam ( how to do I prepare for vocab n what exactly were there in each exam n to which papers, study resources were there similar to? ) etc. Do reply asap n please reply elaborately n detailed on the resources bit especially and exam structure, format n timing . Sorry for bothering u with these questions but pls help me out and do give extra info that will definitely help me for this edutest from ur side, thank u