Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (2 Viewers)

[nj_0]

Ohh do you do any extra curriculars?

 

[nj_0]

lmao i basically have none so I'm trying to join as many like clubs as I can

 

[nj_0]

I mean like I still have some extra curriculars but honestly Ik I'm not gonna perform EXCEPTIONAL in edutest so why not have some clubs to sorta fill in the gap yk?

 

[nj_0]

Ahh true

 

[nj_0]

Honestly though I haven't had much time to prepare for edutest cuz of midyears and I needa get faster at the questions n learn like shortcuts to find the answer so ye not feeling too confident rn

 

[notboard]

im in year 7 and am looking to transfer to baulko from hornsby girls. i already purchased the 3 pack edutest practice tests and used two of my credits already. should I use my remaining credit on a yr 8 practice test because the yr 7 ones were easy but I made mistakes on questions I should've gotten right. sorry if this is a dumb question.

also what kind of extracurricular activities should I have for the application?

 

[Hehehe22]

im in year 7 and am looking to transfer to baulko from hornsby girls. i already purchased the 3 pack edutest practice tests and used two of my credits already. should I use my remaining credit on a yr 8 practice test because the yr 7 ones were easy but I made mistakes on questions I should've gotten right. sorry if this is a dumb question.

also what kind of extracurricular activities should I have for the application?

Is there a reason why you want to transfer to baulko? I know a lot of people who did that transfer and regretted it because they didn't like the social life and school vibes there.

The only good reasons for transferring are better STEM subjects, because HGHS is weak in them, and maybe extracurricular sports.

If you really want to apply, though, I think academic comps (e.g. maths olympiad, AMC, ICAS, etc), sports and leadership are good extracurriculars to have. However, they're not crucial because the people I know who got in from Hornsby didn't actually do that many activities; they just had good academic reports

 

[notboard]

Is there a reason why you want to transfer to baulko? I know a lot of people who did that transfer and regretted it because they didn't like the social life and school vibes there.

The only good reasons for transferring are better STEM subjects, because HGHS is weak in them, and maybe extracurricular sports.

If you really want to apply, though, I think academic comps (e.g. maths olympiad, AMC, ICAS, etc), sports and leadership are good extracurriculars to have. However, they're not crucial because the people I know who got in from Hornsby didn't actually do that many activities; they just had good academic reports

oh it's because most of my friends went there and I guess my parents and I want to pursue a higher education. but in that case, I could also put down jr because jr also does edutest.

i have a medal and some badges from yr 5 and 6 for maths olympiad but apparently the school's don't really care about them according to some people I asked. i also have a writing comp certificate and grade 4 piano if that's good enough. i also have a leadership trophy from primary school. i don't think this is enough though and by the way, wouldn't the higher schools not care about academics since they have so many people who are good at them already?

thanks for replying though

 

[Hehehe22]

oh it's because most of my friends went there and I guess my parents and I want to pursue a higher education. but in that case, I could also put down jr because jr also does edutest.

i have a medal and some badges from yr 5 and 6 for maths olympiad but apparently the school's don't really care about them according to some people I asked. i also have a writing comp certificate and grade 4 piano if that's good enough. i also have a leadership trophy from primary school. i don't think this is enough though and by the way, wouldn't the higher schools not care about academics since they have so many people who are good at them already?

thanks for replying though

Hmm okay fair enough, I wouldn't consider baulko to be much of a higher education given they're both highly ranked selective schools, but it does seem to be the general view

I think the higher schools still care about academics, especially since you're coming from a fully selective school. The bar's just a lot higher. It's also why they have the edutest in the first place. The reason why I think this is because the baulko transfers I know weren't that involved in extracurriculars at all

 

[twilightsparkle234]

oh it's because most of my friends went there and I guess my parents and I want to pursue a higher education. but in that case, I could also put down jr because jr also does edutest.

i have a medal and some badges from yr 5 and 6 for maths olympiad but apparently the school's don't really care about them according to some people I asked. i also have a writing comp certificate and grade 4 piano if that's good enough. i also have a leadership trophy from primary school. i don't think this is enough though and by the way, wouldn't the higher schools not care about academics since they have so many people who are good at them already?

thanks for replying though

hey so i actually tried out for edutest in yr 8 and i got like almost all grades A plus i did a bunch of extra cirriculars but to get the skl to actually accept u, you need to get at least like one superior. i got 2 high averages and 3 above averages but that still wasn't enough. u dont need to get all superiors but im pretty sure if u at least get superior in one then u should be fine. im trying out for edutest again this yr and im also trying to upgrade skls cause mine's not that great and i want higher education. also the tests u buy on the edutest website are lowkey useless from my experience, like they're good to show u how the test is like but the real test is harder than they make it seem and i did older grades when i was practicing in yr 8 and it still didn't help much. ive read that a bunch of others agree but maybe it'll work for u

 

[notboard]

hey so i actually tried out for edutest in yr 8 and i got like almost all grades A plus i did a bunch of extra cirriculars but to get the skl to actually accept u, you need to get at least like one superior. i got 2 high averages and 3 above averages but that still wasn't enough. u dont need to get all superiors but im pretty sure if u at least get superior in one then u should be fine. im trying out for edutest again this yr and im also trying to upgrade skls cause mine's not that great and i want higher education. also the tests u buy on the edutest website are lowkey useless from my experience, like they're good to show u how the test is like but the real test is harder than they make it seem and i did older grades when i was practicing in yr 8 and it still didn't help much. ive read that a bunch of others agree but maybe it'll work for u

oh ok i also have almost all a's too but not a lot of extra curricular sadly (is it ok to not have a lot?). also sorry I don't know what a superior is. is it like being top 10% or something? nonetheless, no wonder the edutests were easy (although I made some mistakes) and ill use my extra credit for a higher grade one. by the way, do you have any tips on how to reduce mistakes? even if I double check my answers, my brain still thinks its correct and doesn't read the questions properly. thank you

 

[nj_0]

hey so i actually tried out for edutest in yr 8 and i got like almost all grades A plus i did a bunch of extra cirriculars but to get the skl to actually accept u, you need to get at least like one superior. i got 2 high averages and 3 above averages but that still wasn't enough. u dont need to get all superiors but im pretty sure if u at least get superior in one then u should be fine. im trying out for edutest again this yr and im also trying to upgrade skls cause mine's not that great and i want higher education. also the tests u buy on the edutest website are lowkey useless from my experience, like they're good to show u how the test is like but the real test is harder than they make it seem and i did older grades when i was practicing in yr 8 and it still didn't help much. ive read that a bunch of others agree but maybe it'll work for u

Did you have a lot of certificates cuz im trying out too and I'm stressed cuz I have none

 

[twilightsparkle234]

oh ok i also have almost all a's too but not a lot of extra curricular sadly (is it ok to not have a lot?). also sorry I don't know what a superior is. is it like being top 10% or something? nonetheless, no wonder the edutests were easy (although I made some mistakes) and ill use my extra credit for a higher grade one. by the way, do you have any tips on how to reduce mistakes? even if I double check my answers, my brain still thinks its correct and doesn't read the questions properly. thank you

yh thats fine as long as u have at least three u should be fine (i have a friend who had 1 and almost got in). superior is the highest grading scale in edutest marking. so there's six levels based on how well u did compared to everyone else: below average, low average, average, high average, above average and superior. as for ur mistakes, do the tests again and again until u get full marks for each. it'll let u recognise the patterns between the ones u got wrong

 

[twilightsparkle234]

Did you have a lot of certificates cuz im trying out too and I'm stressed cuz I have none

nope i only had a netball certificate and my skl does this semester ceremony giving awards for each student from each class for each subject and i got two for first semester so i just gave those

 

[nj_0]

Oh I might get on honor role so I have that? Do you think that's fine cuz there's like no opportunities to get certificates at my achool

 

[twilightsparkle234]

Oh I might get on honor role so I have that? Do you think that's fine cuz there's like no opportunities to get certificates at my achool

YES 100% THATS GOOD. it'll make u stand out cause idk many skls that do that and also good job, thats a high achieved award

 

[nj_0]

Ohh i haven't really gotten it yet but I did really well on my assessments for these past 2 terms so I most likely will btw how do you know you need like js 1 superior?

 

[nj_0]

YES 100% THATS GOOD. it'll make u stand out cause idk many skls that do that and also good job, thats a high achieved award

and tyy

 

[twilightsparkle234]

Ohh i haven't really gotten it yet but I did really well on my assessments for these past 2 terms so I most likely will btw how do you know you need like js 1 superior?

well im not sure if its the same for junior yrs but i read on bos that a student who tried out for nsg in yr 10 last yr got like one superior and some high and above averages. she was scared she wasn't going to get accepted but she did eventually. then again the competition for younger yrs are much harder so u probs need 2 at least

 

[notboard]

yh thats fine as long as u have at least three u should be fine (i have a friend who had 1 and almost got in). superior is the highest grading scale in edutest marking. so there's six levels based on how well u did compared to everyone else: below average, low average, average, high average, above average and superior. as for ur mistakes, do the tests again and again until u get full marks for each. it'll let u recognise the patterns between the ones u got wrong

I mentioned this in a previous comment but I have a medal from olympiad, a writing comp certificate and grade 4 piano
I'm not sure if that would work out well
thanks for the advice too