Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (5 Viewers)

[Umair Khan]

Hey guys has anyone who chose girraween as their first preference gotten the letter back yet? Personally I’m applying for y9 and I haven’t got any letters back from girraween at all so I’m considering just emailing the school because this is the last day their office is open. Am I the only one in this situation? I’m going to email them at 12pm

It can take a few business days for the letter to arrive especially if you're living further away from the school, it give it some time.

 

[Smartboiiii]

ps: this is for y9 entry

Okay so my parents called Sydney tech and Girraween (I had 1st pref ruse 2nd pref girraween and 3rd pref tech) and Girraween said it’s coming out by mail and the delivery could take some time. Sydney tech said that anyone who chose it as first preference already got their message back and anyone who chose it as a second third preference should get their results by email today regarding y9 entry. Year 9 is the only delayed one so if you’re in any other grade applying for Sydney tech and haven’t got a message back youre either reserved or didn’t make it. Hope this helps

 

[Smartboiiii]

ps: this is for y9 entry

Okay so my parents called Sydney tech and Girraween (I had 1st pref ruse 2nd pref girraween and 3rd pref tech) and Girraween said it’s coming out by mail and the delivery could take some time. Sydney tech said that anyone who chose it as first preference already got their message back and anyone who chose it as a second third preference should get their results by email today regarding y9 entry. Year 9 is the only delayed one so if you’re in any other grade applying for Sydney tech and haven’t got a message back youre either reserved or didn’t make it. Hope this helps

Aaaaaand I failed Sydney tech

 

[Jazzy6139]

What do they ask you in the BAULKO interviews?

 

[bluepanda@2502]

It can take a few business days for the letter to arrive especially if you're living further away from the school, it give it some time.

Yep, i live in girraween but i still havent gotten results back so it should take a while. sometime next week? i knew girra reuslts would take a while but not this long.

 

[woo_879]

also btw for those who didn't get into ruse, my friend who applied said that the selection board was looking for attendance and reports (primarily all A's), apart from the EduTest of course, which takes first priority.

 

[Smartboiiii]

also btw for those who didn't get into ruse, my friend who applied said that the selection board was looking for attendance and reports (primarily all A's), apart from the EduTest of course, which takes first priority.

How about extracurriculars?

 

[woo_879]

I suppose so, my friend didn't do much extracurriculars though, like in the current year of taking the test, but he had like achievements, up to a national level. That being said, I don't think national level achievements are going to seal the deal obviously in this case. What I would say is have around 3-4 extracurricular activities in school to boost your chances, participate in competitions, because even if you do just get a participation certificate, it shows you're well engaged outside of school. though i would say that you should perform quite well on the edutest like 4 superiors, and your attendance should be high. if its low, then there should be an explanation or proof of evidence, so if you do end up having days where you are absent, make sure you explain it because they scrape through your reports thoroughly.

 

[woo_879]

also ill just put it out there, but a few of my friends were really sad they didn't get in so they reappealed. just know that reappealing almost never works, because the board themselves say a lot of people reappeal in like dozens, and that's the time that they are busy hosting graduation parties, etc. so they just rake through all of them without looking too much into depth unlike what they did on the first review, like they'll briefly look through your reports, particularly your grades and attendance. but still, there lies no harm in trying to reappeal.

 

[Smartboiiii]

also ill just put it out there, but a few of my friends were really sad they didn't get in so they reappealed. just know that reappealing almost never works, because the board themselves say a lot of people reappeal in like dozens, and that's the time that they are busy hosting graduation parties, etc. so they just rake through all of them without looking too much into depth unlike what they did on the first review, like they'll briefly look through your reports, particularly your grades and attendance. but still, there lies no harm in trying to reappeal.

I was planning to reappeal for Sydney tech since I already know I’m not worthy of ruse just yet.. reckon they’d look into it?

 

[Smartboiiii]

I suppose so, my friend didn't do much extracurriculars though, like in the current year of taking the test, but he had like achievements, up to a national level. That being said, I don't think national level achievements are going to seal the deal obviously in this case. What I would say is have around 3-4 extracurricular activities in school to boost your chances, participate in competitions, because even if you do just get a participation certificate, it shows you're well engaged outside of school. though i would say that you should perform quite well on the edutest like 4 superiors, and your attendance should be high. if its low, then there should be an explanation or proof of evidence, so if you do end up having days where you are absent, make sure you explain it because they scrape through your reports thoroughly.

Makes sense, personally I only got one extracurricular (soccer) but I’m really good at it and I ref it so I think that’s enough

 

[woo_879]

I'm not too sure about sydney tech. when did they start making offers? if they started making offers like in the past 2 weeks, then chances are low, because they would want to wrap up the entry matters by end of term 3. if its recently, then yeah there's a chance. I think you should just shoot your shot, regardless of the outcome.

 

[woo_879]

that's really good already, i think thats pretty good for our school, though if you are gonna apply for ruse next year, focus on getting good grades (if you do already, keep it up), and have a good attendance, and I'd say do some extracurricular activities at school or a leadership position like src is good too, but if you're not willing to go for extracurricular activities, i feel like you should participate and achieve high in competitions

 

[woo_879]

the people i know who have transferred to ruse usually depend on extra curriculars apart from edutest, but yeah extracurriculars mainly. they have decent reports so like mostly A's and a tonne of extra curriculars. if im not mistaken, im pretty sure someone in this chat got 3 superiors but still got in because of her extracurriculars to ruse. also it doesn't matter what school you come from, you have a chance so make good use of it. a lot of people even from gosford, penrith, and hurlstone have made it in, so don't worry about schools if that was ever a concern for you

 

[Smartboiiii]

that's really good already, i think thats pretty good for our school, though if you are gonna apply for ruse next year, focus on getting good grades (if you do already, keep it up), and have a good attendance, and I'd say do some extracurricular activities at school or a leadership position like src is good too, but if you're not willing to go for extracurricular activities, i feel like you should participate and achieve high in competitions

Here’s a few things about my application and me in general (lmk if I’m worthy of anything)

I’m in the hpge class for my school so keep that in mind for rankings and all

- Year 7 I had 2As 4Bs 2Cs overall
- Year 8 I had 4As and 4Bs, doing above average in my class in the important subjects
- In top math class (math 1) this year and making it again next year
- I have participated in no competitions like icas, amc, etc
- I play soccer in club and our club won the premiership and made the grand finals (div 2)
- I also referee (this season I refereed over 100 games so that’s about 7 2 hr games per week)
- In naplan, I got top band for every subject, all exceeding basically
- My math ranking in the extension course is 25/54
- I got an A in English (my school doesn’t have the rankings for whatever reason)
- I got 6th in my class for science, also getting an A
- In my most recent tests for all core subjects I’ve gotten extremely good marks, which will move my ranking way up to top 5 potentially
- If I were mainstream my math ranking would be 2/120
- My school is ranked in the top 70
- In edutest I got high average for 3, above average for 1 and average for 1

Sorry for all the yap but that’s basically a summary of myself
If you got any questions feel free to ask but I’m planning to appeal

 

[Smartboiiii]

the people i know who have transferred to ruse usually depend on extra curriculars apart from edutest, but yeah extracurriculars mainly. they have decent reports so like mostly A's and a tonne of extra curriculars. if im not mistaken, im pretty sure someone in this chat got 3 superiors but still got in because of her extracurriculars to ruse. also it doesn't matter what school you come from, you have a chance so make good use of it. a lot of people even from gosford, penrith, and hurlstone have made it in, so don't worry about schools if that was ever a concern for you

Lol honestly I’ll take a mid ranked school like girra or Penrith, even tech for that matter just cause of the selective nature and accelarated courses they provide

 

[Smartboiiii]

I'm not too sure about sydney tech. when did they start making offers? if they started making offers like in the past 2 weeks, then chances are low, because they would want to wrap up the entry matters by end of term 3. if its recently, then yeah there's a chance. I think you should just shoot your shot, regardless of the outcome.

They started interviews 2 weeks back and they sent out all the emails for 2nd and 3rd pref people today (including myself). My mum called them and the school said y9 entries were delayed cause a lot of kids are leaving so they were waiting for more spots

 

[woo_879]

ok for the school, don't worry, I'm pretty sure they'll accept you. your extra curriculars are pretty good, but i think you should have 2-3 more because there will be other people who have racked up a hell of extra curriculars. i suggest you look into your school for extra curricular opportunities like public speaking or debating. for your academics, given that you said you'd be getting A in the core subjects that's very good. I suggest you should get A's in almost every subject, like at least 1 subject B, because anything with C or below or too many B's is an automatic no for them. so given that youre applying next year, if your reports this year are mostly A's and next year is A's you're set to go. Though I'd say for the edutest, you would need at least 3 superiors to even be considered, because they look at your edutest marks first before looking at the portfolio. I suggest you practice the edutest papers thoroughly, practice time management, practice writing etc, because you have experience now, so it'll feel better on your second time and you're good to go. though i forgot what grade you're in. what grade are you in right now?

 

[woo_879]

then thats good you can reappeal, but im assuming they havent even sent you your results though right?

 

[Smartboiiii]

then thats good you can reappeal, but im assuming they havent even sent you your results though right?

So sydney tech and ruse have already sent me the rejection letter but the Letter from girraween hasnt arrived and this letter includes my outcome and hast result