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    Hey Kids

    Hey Tenille, i hated skills, but by the time it came to the HSC, i had them down pat. Practice is probably the best way to study. Practice and more practice. If you a like how i was, and find yourself taking a long time in the exam, practice!! Set about 20 mins to do 15 skills questions...
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    Postmodernism students (Good Luck)

    Hey Lolliana. DEAD WHITE MALES DWM by David Williamson gave me a really bad impression the first time i read it. The play itself however, was easy to read, and yes at times gave me the shits with Swains views on the Canon. However, i found it pretty easy to write on in the exam. Swains...
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    stress in exams

    another suggestion is that try and stay away from the kids in your calss who rattle off quotes and bits and pieces of knowledge right before the exam. Standing outside the exam hall (or room or whateva) near negative or annoyingly smart people is the worst thing b4 you go into the exam. Try...
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    Slow writers

    hey guys, i WAS a slow writer in my first few years. What i would like to know, are you slow writers because you don't know what to say in the exams or are you slow writers because .........you just are? For both scenarios, practice, ALOT!! you seriously get faster. Be careful with...
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    how do you study?

    I was a syllabus follower (except for maths of course). English was my strongest subject. Practice essays is all i can say, get some quotes installed into your brain, and learn to write considerably extended responses.
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    stress in exams

    i found with my exams last year that the ones i worked my ass off for, were more stressful at exam time. I had memorised so many things, that i just wanted to get in there and write them down right away!! Anyway, to overcome this stressful situation, just take a few deep breaths, and start...
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    Hey Kids

    Hey kids, as an ex-student of Geography, i want to wish all you geog students the best of luck in the hsc examination. If you have any questions about the geog exam, study techniques and whatever, post it up in here!! Good luck again, Josh (or Yoshi)
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    Postmodernism students (Good Luck)

    Hey kids, well, the HSC is coming up, and being a yr12 student last year, i know how you feel. But, apart from all the stress, this was one subject i actually was passionate about and enjoyed studyinf for. Hence, the really good mark in the end. All postmodern students, i wish you luck...
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    Who would do it allllllllllllll again??

    So most of us have just finished a year of hard work and dedication, key words = "most of us", but an interesting thought is, who would do it all again?? Me? Nah, don't think so. If i had got a really shit UAI i would think about doing it again, but now i think about it, would it be worth...
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    regional schools - how did you go?

    AND THE SCORE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS 1 TO SHAYNA, 1 TO JASON Sorry guys, i didn't mean to start this. Shayna= likes to have an opinion on a subject and stick to it, i.e. the opinion = right Jason = likes to have an opinion on everyone else's opinions, i.e. his opinion on the opinion =...
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    regional schools - how did you go?

    Hey Shayna and Alys Thanx Shayna, yes it's true that my life is officially over.......not really, i pointed out that she was fine, that was it! Yeah, Jason's doing arts since he missed out on Law, but he'll do good in anything!! You know what's funny? He's on this board!! I've seen his...
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    THE BEST SUBJECT???? if it exists

    3U english 3 unit english rocked!!!! far better than adv and slightly better than 4u
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    regional schools - how did you go?

    Hey Alys and Shayna awwwwwwwwwww Shayna, you're so beautiful, i'll miss u too! i agree, Kathryn deserved like 51/50 for her major, but i think that gay cover that marg designed brought her down, heheheheheh alys, i'm planning on doing town planning somewhere, not sure yet. arts sounds...
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    Your attitdes toward geography

    Tolerance My geog teacher was a big greenie, so she taught alot of physical geog. i hated it in the first few weeks, but i learnt to tolerate and in the end i had a greater appreciation for the branch of geog - however nothin beats the humanities side of geog. Josh surveyeing sounds...
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    regional schools - how did you go?

    Hey Alys Hey Alys, is this the Alys who participated in the E-mentor thingy for extension 2 english?? if it is this is Josh, i hear u went heaps good for your major!! congrats! me? i went shit good onya Alys. wot r your plans???
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    regional schools - how did you go?

    We did alright I come from Tamworth, and our school did pretty good. The highest at our school was 99.45, we got a 98.something, a 97.something and few low-mid nineties and alot of 80s. I got 71.95:( Like alot of other people said, i think regional schools lack the competitive vibe that...
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    2002 HSC Marks

    What i expected 1st of all congratz to everyone on their excellent results. exam ass hsc business 78 71 75 adv english 71 77...
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    regrets-what would you change

    I would not have done business, that was a bitch of a subject. I would have loved to do a science, possibly chem
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    Goodbye Hsc!!!!!

    Hell Yes!! how fucking good is it, i had my last exam yesterday SOR, then went to a friends house, party all day, went to work pissed, went to another friends house, partied all night, got real pissed AND TODAY I"M 18!!!!! good timing hey??? PARTY DOWN GUYS AND GALS! NO MORE...
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    Your attitdes toward geography

    Just out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on the actual subject?? A lot of the kids at our school think that the subject is pretty dodge and shit I really like the subject ( career choice = town planner), and i find it really interesting Human geography is so much better than physical...
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