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    Do you regret any subjects that you did?

    I regret doing Maths & Chemistry. Should have done senior science and music 1... Oh, and I wish I never bothered for extension history either.
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    Favourite subjects?

    HSC '12: 1. Chem 2. Legal 3. Maths 4. Ancient 5. Hist. Ext 6. English Adv.
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    can you still do well in 2u maths if your not a 3u?

    Yes. The person who topped the grade above me in 2u was a 2u person. So, don't be worried. =]
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    Does making notes help for certain subjects ?

    Yes. Find the syllabus for a particular subject and make notes answering the dot points. http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/ Take note of the verbs - such as: compare and contrast, describe, evaluate, discuss etc...
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    So how smart are selective school students nowadays?

    Agree. I go to Girra, and in maths we range from ~40-100%, English ~50-90%, Chem ~70-low 90s, Phys ~70-low90s. Selective students are pretty intelligent overall. An average student would get around 70-80% per subject; however it's very hard to find someone with the average. Usually, they're an...
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    How much do you spend on tutoring?

    $20 for 1h 45 minutes Chem tutoring... $200/term - hopefully I won't go for anything else :P
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    Youth Allowance - query

    So I'm currently receiving YA - have received it for 9 months. The money all went into my guardian's account (my mum's), but I now wish to have the money transferred into my own bank account. I'm now writing a letter to Centrelink requesting for the money to be transferred. My dad said that the...
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    Tans: Yes or no?

    Absolutely no - in what way is it attractive?! Plus you can get cancer/whatever it is you get from a solarium if you're obsessed. :X
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    Division and Seperation of Power

    I used to get really confused on this too - but: Try remembering it as an mnemonic - GSCD. Good songs can't die. (power is distributed between 3 arms of government = separation, constitution [powers are divided between state & federal...
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    Not being accepted into an extension course

    The rank, type of school, number of people accepted & number of people who tried out sounds suspiciously like Girra. Am I right?
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    ATAR Aim & desired uni course

    At least 97.5+ for combined law @ UTS Hopefully 99.6+ for UNSW/ USYD
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    Roll Call: Class of 2012

    Hey all, I'm Rachel :D Doing: English Advanced, 2U Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Legal Studies, Ancient History and just got confirmed for Extension History (yayyyy). May drop Biology/Maths. Aiming for 99.5+, would be satisfied with 97.55
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    Piano

    Reviving this thread! xD Okay, I've played for 7 years. It's been 2 years since I finished 8th grade, I have unfortunately betrayed my classical upbringings - I play far too much soundtracks/new age/occasional good pop/rock songs. However, for classical music, I like baroque the best - I...
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    Significance!?!?!

    Significance: - they demonstrated the way science works (making a hypothesis, and testing it via experiments). 30 years later after they hypothesis - the experiment was conducted. - the experiment results supported the hypothesis by proving all early Earth conditions could make necessary...
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    disadvantaged groups: prelim task

    thanks for the help!
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