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[YourLocalDumbAss]

Hey young and upcoming chemists, how have you all been after a stressful trial?
My question is how you been studying for it. Like have you been doing past papers, papers with teachers, reading textbooks or attempting practice theory/calculation questions? I understand how difficult the HSC Chemistry exam, which can cause some people to worry and stress about their ATAR being affected by it, but I believe in all you young chemists and become who you become in the near future.

 

[TheVuk]

Hey young and upcoming chemists, how have you all been after a stressful trial?
My question is how you been studying for it. Like have you been doing past papers, papers with teachers, reading textbooks or attempting practice theory/calculation questions? I understand how difficult the HSC Chemistry exam, which can cause some people to worry and stress about their ATAR being affected by it, but I believe in all you young chemists and become who you become in the near future.

no one studys for chem

 

[YourLocalDumbAss]

no one studys for chem

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[TheVuk]

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alright don't believe me adlay

 

[icycledough]

Hey young and upcoming chemists, how have you all been after a stressful trial?
My question is how you been studying for it. Like have you been doing past papers, papers with teachers, reading textbooks or attempting practice theory/calculation questions? I understand how difficult the HSC Chemistry exam, which can cause some people to worry and stress about their ATAR being affected by it, but I believe in all you young chemists and become who you become in the near future.

I graduated last year, so will probably be quite oblivious to the extra circumstances that your year has had to endure. But having got a final HSC mark of 94 in Chemistry, I'd say I can give you some advice on how to go with study after trials (if you even had them).

If you did have trials, then make a note of which modules or specific areas you struggled in. Try to put more emphasis on those to get them to the same level as your strong points. For me, Mods 5 and 6 were quite easy, whereas Mods 7 and 8 were much more difficult, so I spent most of my time on these. Definitely doing past papers is the way to go, but you want to have an intention behind doing them, not just for the sake of completing them. Learn the substance first before diving straight into them. Watch Youtube videos or use websites like Khan Academy if you're stuck on certain topics. In a world of technology, you won't struggle to find websites which can aid you.

I also have a small book where I had an 'essay-like' description of some of the substance-heavy topics, like biofuels, saponification, different chemical groups from Mod 7, etc. Having a thorough understanding of these areas can help you answering any type of question, no matter how it is worded.

Finally, the most important thing is just to have self-confidence. If you aim high, you can get there (guaranteed you put in the hard work and perform well on the day; easier said than done, I can assure you that).

 

[YourLocalDumbAss]

I graduated last year, so will probably be quite oblivious to the extra circumstances that your year has had to endure. But having got a final HSC mark of 94 in Chemistry, I'd say I can give you some advice on how to go with study after trials (if you even had them).

If you did have trials, then make a note of which modules or specific areas you struggled in. Try to put more emphasis on those to get them to the same level as your strong points. For me, Mods 5 and 6 were quite easy, whereas Mods 7 and 8 were much more difficult, so I spent most of my time on these. Definitely doing past papers is the way to go, but you want to have an intention behind doing them, not just for the sake of completing them. Learn the substance first before diving straight into them. Watch Youtube videos or use websites like Khan Academy if you're stuck on certain topics. In a world of technology, you won't struggle to find websites which can aid you.

I also have a small book where I had an 'essay-like' description of some of the substance-heavy topics, like biofuels, saponification, different chemical groups from Mod 7, etc. Having a thorough understanding of these areas can help you answering any type of question, no matter how it is worded.

Finally, the most important thing is just to have self-confidence. If you aim high, you can get there (guaranteed you put in the hard work and perform well on the day; easier said than done, I can assure you that).

Thank you for your kind response.

 

[CM_Tutor]

I've taken a few past papers and divided them by modules, and given them to students of mine to work on if they are struggling to see which parts of modules are struggles, or might need more attention, and also to see which are easier. It makes for might manageable chunks of syllabus to work on while still using past papers.

 

[dasfas]

Learn content from multiple sources: teacher, youtube, textbook. Do flashcards to review content.

Do HARD questions and get them from a variety of sources because the trial paper questions are typically very similar. I personally used the old syllabus HSC papers. But yeah, grind past papers. I forgot how many I did for chemistry before the HSC but it was around 20 ish I believe.

Make sure you UNDERSTAND concepts, don't memorise them.

Practise your exam technique, this is the main difference between people who score a band 5 and people who score a band 6.

 

[YourLocalDumbAss]

Learn content from multiple sources: teacher, youtube, textbook. Do flashcards to review content.

Do HARD questions and get them from a variety of sources because the trial paper questions are typically very similar. I personally used the old syllabus HSC papers. But yeah, grind past papers. I forgot how many I did for chemistry before the HSC but it was around 20 ish I believe.

Make sure you UNDERSTAND concepts, don't memorise them.

Practise your exam technique, this is the main difference between people who score a band 5 and people who score a band 6.

Thank you

 

[YourLocalDumbAss]

I've taken a few past papers and divided them by modules, and given them to students of mine to work on if they are struggling to see which parts of modules are struggles, or might need more attention, and also to see which are easier. It makes for might manageable chunks of syllabus to work on while still using past papers.

Oh Thanks, keep working hard!!

 

[dasfas]

Oh Thanks, keep working hard!!

Yeah, and work smarter not harder - focus on the areas that you are weak on, not already existing strengths

 

[YourLocalDumbAss]

Yeah, and work smarter not harder - focus on the areas that you are weak on, not already existing strengths

Thanks for the advice.