University Prerequisites (1 Viewer)

[kurt.physics]

Get some practice at sitting exams. Final exams for most courses are worth 40-80% of your mark(usually 60% or so)

and yeah, hsc physics isn't really comparable to uni physics, they took out the hard stuff years ago when they got rid of the extension 2 physics syllabus.

There was Extension 2 physics? Why did they get rid of it?

How would you suggest i practice sitting exams?

 

[Evan11]

Dude go to school, get over your own intellegence, socialise with people your own age. If you are worried you will lose interest in maths after not doing it for 1 year, obviously you arent that passionate about it anyway. You are only 14 or so, there is no way of knowing what your own passions are right now. Most uni students dont know what course they want to do until summer after the HSC (from what i have gathered first hand). Go to school, develop your own hobbies and passions over the next years while you grow up. Really your only a kid, just like the rest of us.

 

[GinoIs]

Dude go to school, get over your own intellegence, socialise with people your own age. If you are worried you will lose interest in maths after not doing it for 1 year, obviously you arent that passionate about it anyway. You are only 14 or so, there is no way of knowing what your own passions are right now. Most uni students dont know what course they want to do until summer after the HSC (from what i have gathered first hand). Go to school, develop your own hobbies and passions over the next years while you grow up. Really your only a kid, just like the rest of us.

+1
Well said.
Damn pubescent males and their egos. Always trying to show off.
"Look at me, I'm smarter than you old fucks."

And Besides, i would rather socialise with people at my intelectual and maturity level, instead of most of these year 9 neanderthals!

Obviously your maturity level isn't up to scratch, if we're getting flamed at by a whole forum, we'll just cop in on the chin and move on - you don't give them more fuel. I wouldn't want to socialize with some 14y/o smart arse who's more intelligent than me and doesn't stop boasting - nor can I see alot of people willing to do otherwise.

 

[uniads22]

Dude, enjoy the freedom of youth. Trust me four years down the track, you will probably find that things you enjoy now, could possibly be boring when you at university. You got to experience life and the art of socialising.Most of all, forget about the " i would rather socialise with people at my intelectual and maturity level, instead of most of these year 9 neanderthals!" attitude. Remember, your only a young kid and you got years to develop your mentality. This attitude will later on reinforce the negative aspects of yourself and trust me you will develop feelings of inadequacy in the future. Just try to dream about what your interested in and then when its possible try to achieve it. That's how I did things and that's what I'm going to exactly do in the future..

 

[kurt.physics]

dream about what your interested in and then when its possible try to achieve it

When its possible is dictated by how much i am will to work and sacrifice for it.

 

[Evan11]

When its possible is dictated by how much i am will to work and sacrifice for it.

Sometimes the intensity of work isnt enough, sometimes you just have to put in the hours. My god if i could go back to year 9... well i wouldnt, but im sure i will feel like i would when exams start in uni.

 

[kurt.physics]

sometimes you just have to put in the hours

i would put that in the "sacrifice" pile

 

[Evan11]

i would put that in the "sacrifice" pile

hours as in years. as in just do the hsc.

 

[bubbly89]

I'd be weary of "socialise with people of own intellectual maturity" while this may be true, keep in mind that these uni students may not want to socialise with you. I don't mean to be harsh but while you may be their intellecutal equal, a lot of kids don't spend their free time talking about mathematics

Have you thought about trying to get a scholarship for a good school? Or somewhere like James Ruse? I can guarantee you that if you do you will have plenty of access to the gifted and talented programs the universities run.

 

[Evan11]

Then, how 'bout next time, you say "stay and doing the work over the years" rather than "put in the hours", because to me putting in the hours is studying hard, not "do your HSC".

I think it was fairly obvious that i was saying he had to put in the years and i wasnt talking about study, because i actually said something to the effect of the intensity of study wont matter. But that doesnt matter on an internet forum, all you look for in an argument is little insignificant errors and slip ups where u can try to "win points". You know what, i dont care anymore, i hope kurt.physics gets into uni early and has a successful career, but i was stating in my opinion he shouldnt do that, and he should also act a little less superior. But this argument is giving me the shits so i dont care anymore.

 

[barling89]

hey kurt.physics, can u sit some the HSC exam for some subjects this year? or do u have to complete ur SC first? I can't believe that u like maths THAT much. How close r u to Newcastle uni, cause u could satisfy ur mathematical sustenance with their library books.
OR u could buy some Cambridge 3/4unit textbooks - wotever suits ur fancy

I'm sure many ppl here would like to know how u went in ur HSC (when u complete)

 

[kurt.physics]

hey kurt.physics, can u sit some the HSC exam for some subjects this year? or do u have to complete ur SC first? I can't believe that u like maths THAT much. How close r u to Newcastle uni, cause u could satisfy ur mathematical sustenance with their library books.
OR u could buy some Cambridge 3/4unit textbooks - wotever suits ur fancy

I'm sure many ppl here would like to know how u went in ur HSC (when u complete)

Here is the thing, the rules/laws (what ever your fancy) for acceleration is that you must complete the school certificate for the subject you are to accelerate into (with the obvious acception of the subject not being Year 11 or 12). Last year, it was october the 29, i asked if i could accelerate to year 11 mathematics, i was told that i could not because of having to complete the SC in math that year. I replied that it was two weeks away! I was told that i had to be enrolled into the SC math 3 months prior. So the only option was to either do year 9 math or be accelerated into year 10 math. I chose year 10 only because i could then be enrolled to do the SC in math.

I am now half way through the year 11 MIF text and near the start of Cambridge (i use it as a supplement). So i intend to do the Year 11 test this year and at the start of term 4 go into the year 12 math.

So to answer your question, i cannot sit for any HSC tests this year for several of the former reasons.

I am about 4-5 hours away from NC Uni, so that not feasible.

I already have cambridge and it is very satifying, although hard

So yeh, thanks for the help to everyone in the post

CYA

 

[kurt.physics]

Finally, someone that can understand my situation. Thanks for that, and also Dish93 . Its so true how if your stuck in the middle its hard.

CYA

I'm actually going to go against what the majority of people in this thread have said and say if you want to accelerate, go for it.

I had the same experiences as the OP, in that even though I was a year accelerated I still felt bored and didn't relate to anyone my own age. The tedium of having to attend school when I wasn't learning anything (my primary school didn't know what to do with me and so when I was in years 5 and 6 they sent me to the local high school three times a week to do years 7-10 English, Maths and History unofficially, so it was all revision) got to me. Add to that the fact I was being ostracised/bullied by people my own age (I had friends a couple of years older) and it meant I ended up burning out and dropping out for a year (the idea was initially to drop out permanently, that's how badly I felt about the whole school system).

If I'd accelerated, I wouldn't have had that problem. The idiots at my first high school (a selective) didn't believe in acceleration despite the fact that I'd been tested consistently as being intellectually several years above my age (and if anyone wants examples I can cite them; but then, the administration of that school were incompetent as all hell). If I'd gone to either my Year 11 or my Year 12 schools, I would have been able to accelerate by 2-3 years and I'd have essentially finished university at the end of this year or next, and it would have saved me a lot of drama/trouble... My parents still say their biggest regret as parents is that they sent me to that first high school out of convenience, not because it was a good school, and that they didn't listen to me when I kept telling them about how bad the situation was there.

But to the OP, I'd say -- work hard, accelerate, go to university and immerse yourself in study. It'll be more intellectually fulfilling and you won't be so bored or frustrated. You seem to have a good work ethic and a lot of motivation. I know you're stuck in the middle of nowhere so there's not a lot of opportunities for you otherwise. Maybe you can try and get all of your subjects accelerated and that way you can just do your HSC early. I wish I'd done that, because being able to cruise through is all well and good but you don't develop a work ethic because everything comes so easily, and you lose your passion and your drive because everyone else is learning at a crawl and you're forced to slow down to accommodate them. You shouldn't hold yourself back -- in the long run I think it'd honestly disadvantage you.

I love how all the people in this thread are saying it's only a couple of years, why not enjoy them? If you're not in that position, you don't know how hard it can be. In my case and with my experiences I wouldn't hesitate to call it soul-destroying.

 

[blakegman]

your 15 dude. in a year or so you will forget about maths and turn all attention to beer and girls. Just enjoy being a kid, it only goes downhill from the teens.

 

[kurt.physics]

your 15 dude. in a year or so you will forget about maths and turn all attention to beer and girls. Just enjoy being a kid, it only goes downhill from the teens.

I dont know which hill billy you quoted that from, but I value education and suceeding in my main goals than "beer and girls". Your statement "It only goes down hill from the teens" clearly is ones philosophy on life which could be derived from ones environmental factors.

 

[blakegman]

I dont know which hill billy you quoted that from, but I value education and suceeding in my main goals than "beer and girls". Your statement "It only goes down hill from the teens" clearly is ones philosophy on life which could be derived from ones environmental factors.

Yes your right. I forgot what a mistake it was to question the wisdom of a pre pubescant 15 year old. Because everyone who doesn't accelerate 2 years clearly doesnt value education.

 

[bokiniec]

Yes your right. I forgot what a mistake it was to question the wisdom of a pre pubescant 15 year old. Because everyone who doesn't accelerate 2 years clearly doesnt value education.

lol,

kurt, why not just do the hsc course, be a kid for aslong as u can because one day, when u look back on ur life as a child, you will only remember studying/learning maths.

 

[williamc]

I dont know which hill billy you quoted that from, but I value education and suceeding in my main goals than "beer and girls". Your statement "It only goes down hill from the teens" clearly is ones philosophy on life which could be derived from ones environmental factors.

fuck you can use big words mang.

 

[blakegman]

i wouldnt bother posting, this kid clearly has life sorted out at the tender age of 15.

 

[chucknthem]

Too bad you don't live in America. Their highschools have Advance Placement courses that are practically first year Uni work and you can actually get Uni credit for them. And the curricullum just flows right into Uni so over achievers can attend their local uni if their highschool doesn't offer the course at that level.

I know their average highschool education is ranked pretty low among developed countries, but it's certainly not the case for their best students.