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    Changing a course (mid year entry)

    Long story short, I enrolled into medicinal chemistry UNSW since it seemed like a course that would be really interesting but every person in my cohort i've spoken to is either clueless of their future career prospects or planning to do a masters to use medicinal chemistry as a stepping stone...
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    Thoughts on wearing a white suit to formal?

    Its June already, can you guys believe it? Well that means trials, HSCs, graduation and formal! I was thinking of wearing a white suit (http://images.asos-media.com/inv/groups/10528/image1xxl.jpg ) since i know a lot of guys are going to be wearing 600-700 dollar suits and even one of the guys...
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    HSC Half Yearly Estimate?

    School Rank: 130s English advanced: 30/51 - overall strong cohort Maths (2U): 52/132 - 2 mark difference between 25th and 10th - bottom 30 or so are quite weak. Maths (3U): 58/72 - 4 marks between 50th and 34th - bottom 10 are quite weak Economics: 9/15 - strong cohort overall (top 5 has 1-4...
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    Your take on the Ferguson's incident?

    If some of your guys haven't heard the story of Ferguson http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-16/police-shooting-confusion-reignites-protests-in-ferguson/5676130 As an educated community, I think it's always important to understand both sides of the story but common sense is that Brown's incident...
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    To all my 2015 HSC BoSers

    Would love to hear all your aspirations and desires for the future! 1. What do you plan to do after HSCs are over? 2. What uni course are you planning to do? 3. How do you feel that it is our last term of year 11 and HSC is inevitably coming? 4. Are you ready for HSCs? 5. What keeps you...
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    How do you know when your week is balanced?

    Hello my lovely BoSers! As i approach the end of my preliminary i have finally gotten my studies and extra cirriculars in order, vaguely know what im striving for and pretty keen on the HSCs. However, after I complete my 4 hour a day study session and 1 hour of training; I feel like I should...
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    ICAS Reading Competition Paper

    I just did the ICAS reading competition paper today and was wondering if it would be of any use to current and future BoSers if I posted it for resources?
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    Jersey Suggestions?

    Hey BoSers! My name is Timothy Pham and i'm totally out of ideas for a jersey name. Please don't suggest something like PHAMily or PHAMtastic - try to come up with something clever and witty please :)
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    How do you study for a practical exam?

    I have a practical exam for chemistry and physics for the electricity module (physics) and water module (chemistry) in about a weeks time and I have no idea how to prepare for it...
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    The Journal of a Wimpy Year 11 Student

    Half the year has passed and I haven't achieved anything significant. Hopefully reflecting on my goals via this post will help me improve!
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    Should i drop extension 1 mathematics?

    I got my maths extension results back and they were not good... i came almost bottom in extension and im scared they might drop me. The problem is if i drop extension, i'll be down to 10 units, so i wouldnt have a safety net if i were to mess up on my other units. I can't pick up history which...
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    Could someone check over my economic essay and give me tips?

    I'll pm you guys
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    What practice essays do i write about?

    I've talked to my teacher and said she would mark my practice essays since i need help with english (a lot!) but i dont know what topic to write about.. ideas anyone?
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    Is it too late to change schools?

    Sorry for all the posts but I've had a lot on my mind at 2.30am! anyways :) I've been thinking of moving schools but not sure if im too late. The things I dislike about my school are: - they have 220 kids but only ~45 of them are doing advance (including myself) so that drags the cohort...
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    Can you pick up Extension 2 Maths without being recommended?

    I've heard multiple stories about how people did 4 unit maths without being recommended but heres the thing: - majority of my cohort attends truongs, which pretty much accelerates them in 3u and for some students, 4u. - I don't have that luxury but I do well in school and hope that I can pick...
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    Should i drop extension english?

    I'm considering dropping ee1 since my school isn't great at English and the head teacher recommended that I should drop because apparently all the subjects im taken are 'highly stressful'. So adding ee1 would increase my workload. My teacher doesn't support me taking EE1 either, since its...
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    Anyone know where i can buy some nike kobe striker shorts

    I have no clue where to buy them where they don't cost >$35 + p&h. Anywhere in Sydney I can buy them?
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    Roll over test? gg life

    So I don't know if any other school does this but my school has roll over tests for all subjects and today I had my advance English and it was pretty bad in my opinion, I didn't get to clearly express my opinions and my ideas were all over the place, trying to answer the given question. I don't...
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    Could someone check the essay for me?

    As in the title. Much appreciated if you guys could suggests on improvements on my Psycho essay.
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    Should i drop my standard english?

    The head of English recommended me to drop to standard if I get <12/15 for my next assessment. I'm don't even care about English at this point because I've been stressing all year about getting into advance and my school really only gets about 15 students in the b5 range and 2-4 students in the...
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