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    Think I messed up big time on my AAA

    Hi guys, so i finished hsc last year and this year got an email that i got an AAA. Yay. Only thing is i am on a gap year so i thought all g ill reply with the form when Ive re enrolled, because from my skims of the email i swear it said only reply when you are enrolled. However i decided to see...
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    Just to double check- accepting an offer from qtac wont affect uac offers?

    Hi guys, pretty much as the title says. If i accept an offer from qtac, will i still be able to get an offer from my uac preferences, or does gtetting the qtac offer and accepting it change that in any way. Thanks in advance
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    Which was meant to be the slower light beam in the Michelson Morley experiment?

    Hey guys, As in title. Was the one going perpendicular to the aethar wind, or the one going directly with and then directly against meant to be slower? Cheers Rory
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    Confused about delta H for spontaneous reactions

    Ok i have over thought this too much, what is the delta H of a spontaneous reaction? I thought -ve delta H would be spontaneous, but then i realised combustion has a -ve delta H, and you have to put some energy in for combustion (eg. lighting it). So therefore +ve delta H is spontaneous? This...
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    Go to disadvantages for radioisotopes in industry and medicine?

    So benefits for radio isotopes are pretty easy- Sr 90 in industry is good because higher quality materials, doesnt have to be replaced often, can be automated etc. and Tc 99m in medicine is good because better diagnoses therefore better public health, allows for greater research etc. But...
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    Color of Iron (II) Phosphate precipitate?

    Hey guys, just been consolidating my notes for identification of anions, and for PO4 i add Fe2+ which gets you Fe3(Po4)2- an insoluble ppte. However, one of my notes says this ppte is green, but after looking it up to make sure- wikipedia says its brown? What's correct?
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    Leaving calculations as fractions in working out ugly mole calculations?

    Hey guys, just a quick question With some mole calculations- titrations, combustion etc. Often the halfway point (such as calculating moles of one product which you use to find number of moles of a reactant) is a super ugly number- which comes out on the calculator nicely as a tidy fraction. Is...
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    Chances of them asking for a second ORT?

    Hey guys, Just wondering what's the likelihood of asking for more than one other related text either in belonging or in mod C, whether its worth preparing good material for another ORT in both bits?
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    Re applying for UAC after a gap year?

    Hi guys, Just wondering, let's say I apply for courses at the end of this year (my HSC year) and get into a course. I'm going on a gap year, so I defer it to 2016 and all is good. What if part way through next year I decide I want to do something completely different? Can I re apply for...
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    Best way to study for english?

    Hi guys English is my weakest subject, and so I need to make it better. Thing is, I don't know the most effective way of studying. From experience, the best way is just past questions, but every question is different, for example I could do every question on Frankenstein and guarantee that...
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    UMAT results release date?

    Hey guys, fairly simple question. Just wondering when UMAT results normally come out. I've looked everywhere, but can only find 'around end of September', anyone have a more exact date or when they've come out in previous years? Will they come out before UAC preferences are due? Cheers
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    Should I stop studying for RE?

    So, I go to a catholic school, and in all their wisdom, RE is a compulsory subject. The other subjects i do are math ext 1, and 2, physics and chem, and advanced eng. I chose 2 unit RE (in hindsight, I don't know why), and to be honest stopped studying for it as much as i should be around term 2...
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    How much does your own exam mark matter if you are ranked in the middle of a cohort?

    Ok so I can not wrap my head around the system of ranks determining exam marks in the HSC, can anyone help? I'm just wondering, I'm ranked fairly low in English, but I am planning to study my ass off to try and bring up my mark in English. But even if I do (I'm ranked 20th) and I get a fairly...
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    Looking for a real quick ATAR estimate based off my final ranks?

    OK so I made the mistake of doing an atar calculator, and it gave me a surprisingly low result... so what do you guys think? School rank: 100-110 Math Extension 2: 1/3 Math Extension 1: 1/19 English Advanced: 20/34 Physics: 1/21 Chemistry: 1/35 Thanks in advance :)
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