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Well I was wondering, are my excs enough or do you recommend I take some of those (I don’t know how stacked my portfolio has to be 😅)
i think do leadership roles like SRC, u already have sports so thats good, and maybe those academic comps will strengthen ur application more for top schools
 

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oh i see but what about like if you have perfect attendance (or close) in the semester after it? like say u had bad attendance and then really good attendance next year, i think they would let that slide then?
yep thats good then just improve a lot then
 

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Any suggestions? I really appreciate the help cause next year I’m going to lock in 😛

But yeah idk any clubs or excs I can join that are actually decently fun 😭
Do amc, big science, Australian Geography Competition, do cadets or smt, netball club, grind a lot in academic awards, get into prospect zones n ask for its award or smt to attach it to ur portfolio, do scholarships like Harding Miller foundation ( they give u awards for being successfully selected) they accept kids who are in yr 8 rn, do breakfast club, gardening, knitting, The Australian Maths Competition, do some editor role in ur skl newslater or smt, swimming Carnival, Cross Country Carnival, Athletics Carnival, knockout team, do unsw maths competiton, attach letter or awards saying ur a good kid wthvr like a a good news letter, positive behavour awards, principal refernce letter (u will be required to provide it if ur doing harding miller scholarships) etc
 

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Well I was wondering, are my excs enough or do you recommend I take some of those (I don’t know how stacked my portfolio has to be 😅)
have ur portfolio rlly stacked cuz they literally put ME in reserve even i was stacked but anyway yea pile ur portfolio yk hehe
 

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have ur portfolio rlly stacked cuz they literally put ME in reserve even i was stacked but anyway yea pile ur portfolio yk hehe
imo (for girra) if you do good in hast ur in my excs were ass but i did pretty good in hast so i got in focus more on hast,
 

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imo (for girra) if you do good in hast ur in my excs were ass but i did pretty good in hast so i got in focus more on hast,
Oh phew 😅
Doing that many excs would lwk feel sooo overwhelming

Btw, if you don’t mind sharing Whats a realistic hast overall mark I Should try achieving next yr (I don’t mind if I make Penrith or girraween)
 

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Do amc, big science, Australian Geography Competition, do cadets or smt, netball club, grind a lot in academic awards, get into prospect zones n ask for its award or smt to attach it to ur portfolio, do scholarships like Harding Miller foundation ( they give u awards for being successfully selected) they accept kids who are in yr 8 rn, do breakfast club, gardening, knitting, The Australian Maths Competition, do some editor role in ur skl newslater or smt, swimming Carnival, Cross Country Carnival, Athletics Carnival, knockout team, do unsw maths competiton, attach letter or awards saying ur a good kid wthvr like a a good news letter, positive behavour awards, principal refernce letter (u will be required to provide it if ur doing harding miller scholarships) etc
Wow thats a lot, thanks!!
I’ll definitely try some of them but I’m not sure how to get those good kid letters and scholarship stuff yk..

I used to do netball in primary school and I was insane at it but only stopped cause high school didnt have it for me. I might re enter but I’m scared people would call me a girl or smth 😭

Harvard miller thing def sounds interesting I could maybe have a look at it

I mean with my hypothetical portfolio I said before, you reckon it’s good enough? I just don’t know a competitive hast mark to aim for lol
 

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Wow thats a lot, thanks!!
I’ll definitely try some of them but I’m not sure how to get those good kid letters and scholarship stuff yk..

I used to do netball in primary school and I was insane at it but only stopped cause high school didnt have it for me. I might re enter but I’m scared people would call me a girl or smth 😭

Harvard miller thing def sounds interesting I could maybe have a look at it

I mean with my hypothetical portfolio I said before, you reckon it’s good enough? I just don’t know a competitive hast mark to aim for lol
def good enough ur reports are better than mine... i got top 4% overall
 

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def good enough ur reports are better than mine... i got top 4% overall
Top 4%.. oh boy
How’d you get top 4% with worse reports than me 😭 (I scored top 30)
Have you got any tips or anything or do I just simply need to work on building passive skills?
Congrats on Girraween tho that’s one of my dream schools :)
 

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Wow thats a lot, thanks!!
I’ll definitely try some of them but I’m not sure how to get those good kid letters and scholarship stuff yk..

I used to do netball in primary school and I was insane at it but only stopped cause high school didnt have it for me. I might re enter but I’m scared people would call me a girl or smth 😭

Harvard miller thing def sounds interesting I could maybe have a look at it

I mean with my hypothetical portfolio I said before, you reckon it’s good enough? I just don’t know a competitive hast mark to aim for lol
harding milller is so good bro i dont think much ppl get it in or do it or know abt so its good to have it yk n just search it up n it will tell u everything u want to know on their websites k dw if need help w harding miller then tell me
 

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Wow thats a lot, thanks!!
I’ll definitely try some of them but I’m not sure how to get those good kid letters and scholarship stuff yk..

I used to do netball in primary school and I was insane at it but only stopped cause high school didnt have it for me. I might re enter but I’m scared people would call me a girl or smth 😭

Harvard miller thing def sounds interesting I could maybe have a look at it

I mean with my hypothetical portfolio I said before, you reckon it’s good enough? I just don’t know a competitive hast mark to aim for lol
yea u should be able to get in w 5As n rest high Bs
 

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imo (for girra) if you do good in hast ur in my excs were ass but i did pretty good in hast so i got in focus more on hast,
bro i had NO ecs 😆 @Smartboiiii but i think just focus more on hast prep, at the end of the day thats what matters most, do a few of those TOP TIER ecs that bring out ur skills, but dont let it take time away from hast, also work smarter not harder.
 

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Wow thats a lot, thanks!!
I’ll definitely try some of them but I’m not sure how to get those good kid letters and scholarship stuff yk..

I used to do netball in primary school and I was insane at it but only stopped cause high school didnt have it for me. I might re enter but I’m scared people would call me a girl or smth 😭

Harvard miller thing def sounds interesting I could maybe have a look at it

I mean with my hypothetical portfolio I said before, you reckon it’s good enough? I just don’t know a competitive hast mark to aim for lol
also id say a competitive hast mark to aim for would be minimum top 10%, if u get top 15% u might be able to get in too like me, but only if theres spots, otherwise just 2 be safe, aim for high top 10% closer to single digit percentile
 

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