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English up to Ext2 Maths up to Ext2 Latin up to Ext1 French Continuers My favourite was probably Ext 2 but it was also the subject that I also felt the most frustrated with. Mainly because I had to come to terms with the fact that my writing wasn't as hot-shit as I'd thought it was; but that...

Usually around 7-8, obviously you get outliers though but it's a pretty small candidature so there are very few actual 9's or 10's. Mainly white/Euro (not many Asians apart from international students usually), sometimes quite militant left-leaning in views (Arts students, what would you expect)...

"Vox pops" not "vox poxes" (though the latter may have existed in Shakespeare's time). Your thesis is clear but a little dry - why not add in a bit more opinion or specificity? Your arguments on war are quite strong, but characterisation isn't a theme - you could, however, say something about...

If you enjoy the course material for Extension, don't drop it. But don't get complacent if you do get decent/high scores in assessments. See if you can get your hands on "model" answers (inc. through this forum) and analyse them to see what they do well/what you could learn from them. If you get...

Short answer is I don't know, but quite a bit more in Year 12 than I did for any other year. I didn't track how long I studied because I didn't want to be comparing against anyone else and feeling like I wasn't doing enough. Natural aptitude plays a part, but more important is training yourself...

Hi BoS, My name’s Mark and I was one of the last HSC students to receive the “perfect” 100.00 UAI. Not many people (myself included) expected me to get anywhere near that good a score. I had no tuition at all during high school, I entered a serious relationship in Year 12 (great timing)...

It's the name of a very rich bloke.

I think you're lucky to have an English tutor who does so. That's how I used to teach until I stopped tutoring last year, and if the student is motivated and diligent then the results can be phenomenal. But the majority of my students would inevitable ask me to just "give them the answers", as...

Picked up freelance writing gigs online in Year 11 and kept some of them going through Year 12. Best thing about this was that I could just work from home and fit it around other things. I was aiming to do a media degree (which I then did) and factored it into my scholarship application. So if...

My short answer is no. You're better off studying techniques, reading widely, and practising writing on a very, very regular basis. Almost all the tutors I know (and this includes 99+ UAI's - I was of that generation) simply write essays for their students to upload into the exams. The more...

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No worries. If you want to focus on the interlinking characters, also look at Crash, won a few Oscars including Best Picture some years ago. Doesn't have the across-time element but it does intertwining stories very nicely. If you want cross-temporal, why not Looper? #onlyhalfkidding

Sophistication can be a huge trap. The more "sophisticated" you think your writing is, the more likely that the reader won't understand it. And if they can't understand it, how can they like it? My first draft was superbly sophisticated, to the point that my chief advisor (prominent literary...

Agree with strawberrye - don't waste your first sentence. Ask yourself: what's your answer to the question? At the moment, there's no clear sense of that answer (your thesis) in the opening paragraph. Phrases like "reflect such a statement" are obtuse: their meaning isn't immediately clear...

Have you seen Cloud Atlas the film? Extremely relevant to crossing temporal boundaries, common human experiences et c. Also check out the original David Mitchell novel, I haven't read it but his other works (including Ghostwritten which may also suit what you're looking for) are superb...