HSC Extension 2 Mathematics Predictions / Thoughts (1 Viewer)

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

Anyone else here going for UNSW med?

 

[jakurian]

Anyone else here going for UNSW med?

my ucat 2 trash for unsw

 

[Trebla]

Not gonna lie, I find the gm expression in Q16 really odd.

As if not write mg...

At least the reduction formula question was better than the ones they've had in previous years

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

my ucat 2 trash for unsw

What score did you get? You might be able to compensate with a high atar

 

[justdesserts]

Move to Melbourne haha... their moderation/scaling (idk the system well) allows a 50/50 in spec (4u) to shift to 55 (out of 50)

Spesh maths is more equivalent to 3U, with only some elements of 4U. (source: I did VCE spesh maths)

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

Not gonna lie, I find the gm expression in Q16 really odd.

As if not write mg...

relatable

 

[shashysha]

Anyone else here going for UNSW med?

unsw but definitely not med haha

 

[quickoats]

What lucky people... sounds mental 55/50!
What out of 50 final score do you think I would end up with this year?

It’s a completely different exam (VCE not HSC). I think it’s to make the moderation and alignment fair-ish so that those who get really high marks get rewarded idk. Our friends in Victoria also don’t “discard” their spare units, they actually add a tiny increment from the mark so your “effort” isn’t completely wasted.

Specialist maths is a different animal altogether but with the addition of vectors this year I’d say it’s most similar to 3U maths with an extended scope from what I’ve seen

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

unsw but definitely not med haha

Which course? It’d be good to get to know some people around there haha

 

[black.mamba]

Anyone else here going for UNSW med?

yeah, same! hopefully atar and ucat can score me an interview, but its been so long since I've had an interview...

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

yeah, same! hopefully atar and ucat can score me an interview, but its been so long since I've had an interview...

Good to hear mate! I can relate, haven’t sat an interview in a while, I’m gonna do some prep courses in the hopes that I get an interview . Sadly in the UCAT I only managed a 95th percentile but hopefully with a good atar I can still get an offer

 

[OnJob]

Which course? It’d be good to get to know some people around there haha

I hope to believe I will be attending UNSW but def not for med, too hard for me

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

I hope to believe I will be attending UNSW but def not for med, too hard for me

Which course are you looking for? Good to hear! And yeah med’s stupid hard

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

i was going for it but i fcked my ucat and now 4u too so ig im just gonna do med science at usyd

Fair enough mate, it all ends up at the same place! I’d still put it on your uac though, you never know! Sometimes you can view yourself too harshly

 

[OnJob]

Which course are you looking for? Good to hear! And yeah med’s stupid hard

I'm aiming for Civil Engineering because it covers construction/project management as well i hope?? Construction Management was my ideal course but since this course covers both, why not knock two birds with one stone.

 

[quickoats]

I'm aiming for Civil Engineering because it covers construction/project management as well i hope?? Construction Management was my ideal course but since this course covers both, why not knock two birds with one stone.

There’s also an engo and project management double degree at USyd if that’s what you’re into

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

I'm aiming for Civil Engineering because it covers construction/project management as well i hope?? Construction Management was my ideal course but since this course covers both, why not knock two birds with one stone.

Good idea! Always good to get as much experience as fast as possible
Anyone gonna stay at unsw colleges?

 

[Speed’o’sound Sonic]

omg no i didnt study for ucat, the exam was the first time i ever attempted a ucat test i got <50 lmao waste of my pockey money rip

Oh okay fair enough yeah going into the ucat with no practice is suicide

 

[OnJob]

There’s also an engo and project management double degree at USyd if that’s what you’re into

Oh damn I didn't know this, but I heard from my brothers that UNSW and UTS have a better chance at getting a job for Engi upon graduation, that was why I wasn't looking at USyd, but i'll be sure to keep that in mind. Thanks!

 

[Trebla]

Specialist maths is a different animal altogether but with the addition of vectors this year I’d say it’s most similar to 3U maths with an extended scope from what I’ve seen

Specialist Mathematics in VCE actually goes further than the HSC courses in certain parts of Mechanics (e.g. momentum) and Statistics (e.g. hypothesis testing). The real distinguishing feature of the HSC course is the Nature of Proof topic (and maybe circle geometry as well but that's no longer in the syllabus).

HSC maths (at the more advanced levels) has traditionally leaned towards the "pure" end of the spectrum, until this recent syllabus change which rebalances it towards the "applied" end of the spectrum. VCE maths has been very "applied" focused for ages. They had vectors in their syllabus long before they were brought into this new HSC syllabus.