Tips for 2008 HSC Class/Things You Wish You Knew Before Starting Your HSC (1 Viewer)

[tanjin]

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1)Doing subjects you like is a shit idea. Do subjects you're good at.

What? Wouldn't doing subjects you enjoy result in better marks, considering you will put more effort into them because you LIKE THEM!? Your logic is stupid. :mad1: Unless what you mean to say is that some people choose subjects they like but are shit in. In that case i agree with you but otherwise we should do subjects we like. Choosing subjects purely based on scaling would have to be the worst way to go.

 

[chocolate_lover]

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What? Wouldn't doing subjects you enjoy result in better marks, considering you will put more effort into them because you LIKE THEM!? Your logic is stupid. :mad1: Unless what you mean to say is that some people choose subjects they like but are shit in. In that case i agree with you but otherwise we should do subjects we like. Choosing subjects purely based on scaling would have to be the worst way to go.

jdcb4 said nothing at all about picking their subjects on scaling. They said to pick subjects that you're good at.

There is a different.

 

[lilster]

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Really? I find Frontline more entertaining than Blade Runner and definitely more than King Lear, so it's fine with me XD



*Is posting this during a study period on a school comp >.>;

king lear made me fall asleep, nd i didnt like blade runner the first time i saw it bt the second time, it was alrite. "telling the truth" is an interesting topic bt the episodes shits me! esp. the opening sequence!

nd no i wasnt on my free period when i postd, it was about 2am this morning nd now im home.

 

[zangetsu.xo]

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that modern history is only like THE worst subject EVER AND SHOULD BE BURNED BABY BURNEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.

oh and that you really really really need to kow the syllabus.

 

[Sofstar]

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1) That one should work consistantly. Not the not work for ages and then get stressed.
2) Have a rough idea about what you want to in uni, saves A LOT of time.
3) You should revise constantly..........(if only i realised the greater significance of this throughout the year)
4) When you read a text, highlight and put sticky things on the pages AS you read. Saves time afterwards.

 

[somewhereelse]

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that modern history is only like THE worst subject EVER AND SHOULD BE BURNED BABY BURNEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.

oh and that you really really really need to kow the syllabus.

amen to that!!

worst fucking idea ive had thusfar. should have done business. considering its RECC KNOWLEDGE for a course im thinking of.

 

[IronMaiden]

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Wish I read my texts a long time ago.

 

[-pari-]

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1) That one should work consistantly. Not the not work for ages and then get stressed.
2) Have a rough idea about what you want to in uni, saves A LOT of time.
3) You should revise constantly..........(if only i realised the greater significance of this throughout the year)
4) When you read a text, highlight and put sticky things on the pages AS you read. Saves time afterwards.

couldn't.agree.more

 

[woho]

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That English Advanced will eventually drive you insane

AMEN to that :rofl:

Not even my english teacher has escaped its wrath

 

[tanjin]

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jdcb4 said nothing at all about picking their subjects on scaling. They said to pick subjects that you're good at.

There is a different.

I didn't say that jdcb4 mentioned anything about scaling. That was my own opinion, however everything that was said before the scaling comment was directed at jdcb4.

1)Doing subjects you like is a shit idea. Do subjects you're good at.

How is a yr 10 student supposed to pick subjects they're good at when some of the subjects offered in yr 11/12 are not practiced during junior years? In this case would it not be the better option to choose subjects, which interest you and that you like? That was all i meant.

 

[Chinmoku03]

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nd no i wasnt on my free period when i postd, it was about 2am this morning nd now im home.

I was referring to myself XD

 

[xclusv2bhung]

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Really? I have a friend who does music II and music extension and he says the majority of his class likes music lessons

I guess for me, it'll be wishing I found out sooner that bio is recommended knowledge for engineering, whereas engineering studies is not >.<;

uhh bio isnt recommended in engineering ? .. i`m pretty sure it isnt.
i heard physics was strongly recommended though
i know bios recommended for people wishing to study pharmacy , though

 

[ahen]

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that thinking "oh i'm good at englishes and art" and thus not studying as hard for them before the trials will result in getting lower marks than expected.
that performance in yr 11 is not always indicative of your result in yr 12
that teachers can be swapped around without notice and as a result you can start doing really crap cos that teacher sucks
that i shouldn't spend so much time obsessing over UAIs

 

[vizman]

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lol why i ever got stressed before year 12.

 

[loverboy]

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they should get rid of the hsc and every uni have its own exam cuse the hsc doesnt really mean anything

 

[zangetsu.xo]

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that you can get away with a crapass, one sentence conclusion in trials and still get 20/20 for the essay.
hello "powerplay is all about the representation."

and why did i ever bother studying before hsc?!

 

[Chinmoku03]

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uhh bio isnt recommended in engineering ? .. i`m pretty sure it isnt.
i heard physics was strongly recommended though
i know bios recommended for people wishing to study pharmacy , though

Nope, bio is recommended. I guess it depends on what kinda engo you're planning on specialising in.

Also, now that I have checked the UAC guide, engo studies is recommended. But hell, I was bored all year round since we were learning about lawnmowers the entire prelim year >.< Not to mention how the guy's trying to convince us that 27/25 = 1.02 -.-

Oh yeah, phys is actually assumed knowledge for engo O.O; Tho I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise...

 

[CHOWduh]

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I Wish I Knew Before Starting My HSC how screwed I would be if I didn't make notes and revise. Now I'm really really screwed.

 

[xclusv2bhung]

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Nope, bio is recommended. I guess it depends on what kinda engo you're planning on specialising in.

Also, now that I have checked the UAC guide, engo studies is recommended. But hell, I was bored all year round since we were learning about lawnmowers the entire prelim year >.< Not to mention how the guy's trying to convince us that 27/25 = 1.02 -.-

Oh yeah, phys is actually assumed knowledge for engo O.O; Tho I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise...

oh haha. x] my bad then - i was thinking of all those civil and electrical enginerring branches .. so i thought .. what .. BIO " ?

you going for biomedical or something , robin ?

 

[James1489]

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What I wish I knew more than anything was to actually pump it hard from the get-go of Year 12, because ranks mean everything.
I didn't put that much effort in for my earlier assessments, so only had average ranks. But then I realised the importance of the ranks and I worked hard for Trials and got two 1sts and 2nds, but it's still only enough to get me to about 2nd/3rd ranks overall.

If only someone told me.