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if you're motivated yourself, and you have good resources at school, then no. i personally got 99+ without any tutoring for most of year 12. it was only in the 2nd half when my awesome awesome english teacher left and my parents started to freak out that i'd fail hsc english that i started...

i just got an offer to do arts/law at uq so :S i don't really want to go, but if unsw law doesn't come through for me, maaaybe. what about you?

hey! (: there are heaps of related texts for ntg out there in the world. basically you're looking for anything that has a cultural angle, or looks at globalisation. to name a few are: brick lane, anything by lavanya sankaran (look at her short stories, e.g. alphabet soup), also short stories...

lol, i agree, only using the word 3 times is overly harsh. i used a crapload of adjectives, but still had to use 'belonging' 13 times in my essay and got 98 externally (97 overall) in hsc and 15/15 for trials at ruse. i know people say you shouldn't use it very often because markers will get...

actually, they have been accepting applicants with those bonus points for a while now. i was told at the unsw info day that last year, 28% of the people accepted into unsw law were elite athletes/eas applicants/people who got that recommendation from their school (i think it's called AAA? idk)...

the criminology lecturers at unsw were awesome (: especially the one with the cool scottish/irish accent! if i hadn't wanted to do the course already, they definitely won me over. and i can say the same for all the law people. love how friendly and open everyone was @ unsw. they actually...

international rankings, etc. you can google them. buuut, all that being said, i'm looking at the 2011 good universities guide right now and check this out - 18% of usyd graduates are seeking work, as opposed to 9% from uws [and 0% from unsw where i'm going ;D]. and their 'success compared' are...

i would say go for macquarie. in terms of rankings it's one of the better universities for law [if that's the part of your degree you intend to focus and build a career on] and as far as i know better reputation = better chances of surviving in the real world, where law is concerned.

thanks shadowdude and saba! mine is called 'Tears on Palmyrah Leaves" (yes, i know, sappy name xD). it's also in the bos thread which unfortunately is down =( i guess i'll just have to wait until next year to read your's saba, the title sounds fascinating (i'm sure you'll get in with a 50/50 =D)

haha of course YOURS would go insane, mr 99.95 x]] guess that's curry parents for you =)

i got. shortlisted. wow. this is probably one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to me. i mean, even if i don't get in.. it means.. that someone thinks my work is good enough to be published o_o! oh, just wow.

hey nilynily, i'm not entirely sure how the hsc plus system at unsw works, but it seems like you could get into eco just by using that, instead of eas? because you're awarded 2 bonus points if you get a band 5 in maths, which you did. so you should be able to get in?

^ that is how it works at usyd, but at unsw they actually award you bonus points. (see: http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/undergrad/sad/accessscheme.html#HowDoesTheACCESSSchemeWork? - it's explained very clearly). [i don't know about other universities though]. and when we contacted the...

lulz, no, someone has to take that guy down a peg or two >_o i think most people just can't be bothered/are like me. but it's like nothing fazes him O___O" ANYWAYY, congrats on the awesome mark and hope you get showcase! =D

omg congrats saba! =DD you must tell us the name of your piece so we can read it when it comes out!

hi :) thanks for the friend request ^^ i see you are currently doing the course i desperately want to do next year [well, partly]. you have my envy x]

i'm pretty sure that if you received your letter and your eligibility was "no" for certain universities, it means that what you applied for does not qualify as significant enough of a disadvantage for those particular unis to consider you under their own particular eas schemes [access for unsw...

i find it extremely frustrating how even the email says "if you are eligible". i mean, if we weren't, there'd be no point in sending it. i don't understand the need for all this ambiguity and vagueness >_<

lol, mothers x] and lol random people xD haha, noo, it was nowhere near that fabulous. i did nab a nice state rank, but it's nothing compared to your collection of state ranks xD congratulations on that btw!!

i'm pretty sure at unsw they do award bonus points depending on the severity. i'm still not entirely sure about how usyd works [cbb reading it as i'm not so much into usyd], but i should think your competitiveness should increase with the severity. i don't think you should feel guilty ^^ i...