hi there
i finished yr 12 in 2003 and applied for the elite athlete thing
from memory, only some unis will take it into consideration - UNSW i dont think does, but UTS does... obviously you have to check with each uni and then how to go about it
i also remember having to get the forms etc...
i'm in forensic chem...
there's plenty of job opportunities around, i don't think it is something you should be losing sleep over just yet... im not sure about environmental or biomed forensics but the chem degree is widely applicable (particularly if you don't just wanna become a soco)...
hey
im forensic chem 3rd year, and i love it (but im a nerd)
i dont think studying forensic chem for an hsc option will give you much of an "edge"
personally - first year wasn't much of a challenge, but second year is renowned for being intense, and unless you really love chem and are...
we actually got them some time after the hsc... thats when they were put on the internet anyway... we were told we could request them from the last day of school onwards... but by that stage i didnt care...
also, i think 03's yr 12 was considered to be smarter than the 04ers, so keep that in...
wouldn't it really depend on how your grade performs in the final hsc exam? if your school generally does poorly then its not a good sign, but if your school kills hsc exams then you're ok... why not just make life easier for yourself and work harder and do well...
the hsc is syllabus based, so obviously the best way to study is to learn exactly what the syllabus asks.
first, print off copies for each of your subjects.
secondly, get folders and paper.
start from scratch and write notes for each point. good, intelligent, concise and to-the-point notes...