Akuri
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Kinda awkward to post in this thread twice, but still in need of advice!
I’m hoping to sit the application for James Ruse and Hurlestone in June next year ( going into year 10 in 2019, applying for year 11 in 2020 ), and all the guides I’ve read to prepare myself for studying just tell me to closely revise the material from this year and last year, and to apply to at least two electives.
But surely this isn’t the only thing people get accepted for? Are the standards for public education ( from the perspective of schools ) that low? I didn’t exactly contribute to improving my own public school, but I observed hard workers in my environment. Are selective schools just all those hard workers put together? Absolutely, getting A's on 5/7 subjects sounds like work, but is that not what most schools expect already?
I understand that past test scores play a big role, since selective schools are looking for people who do well on tests, but in my case, I never did any of past schoolwork, so there’s nothing there to see. I got accepted into Elizabeth Macauthur in the year 6 selective ( even though, embarrassingly, I barely studied for the test ), and my friend was accepted into Macquarie fields, but I’ve never been close to someone in the top 5, so I can’t really ask what they did differently, or observe wether or not they are, infact, living and breathing.
So does the higher end of selective schools only accept miniature Mozarts and Monets, or is it just students who get decent grades and are active in their school?
I’m hoping to sit the application for James Ruse and Hurlestone in June next year ( going into year 10 in 2019, applying for year 11 in 2020 ), and all the guides I’ve read to prepare myself for studying just tell me to closely revise the material from this year and last year, and to apply to at least two electives.
But surely this isn’t the only thing people get accepted for? Are the standards for public education ( from the perspective of schools ) that low? I didn’t exactly contribute to improving my own public school, but I observed hard workers in my environment. Are selective schools just all those hard workers put together? Absolutely, getting A's on 5/7 subjects sounds like work, but is that not what most schools expect already?
I understand that past test scores play a big role, since selective schools are looking for people who do well on tests, but in my case, I never did any of past schoolwork, so there’s nothing there to see. I got accepted into Elizabeth Macauthur in the year 6 selective ( even though, embarrassingly, I barely studied for the test ), and my friend was accepted into Macquarie fields, but I’ve never been close to someone in the top 5, so I can’t really ask what they did differently, or observe wether or not they are, infact, living and breathing.
So does the higher end of selective schools only accept miniature Mozarts and Monets, or is it just students who get decent grades and are active in their school?
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