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    How Much Prelim Content Should Be Known In HSC

    How much of the prelim content should we know for HSC? Its technically assumed knowledge but I havn't done prelim industrial in about a year and I still did pretty well on my trials
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    How Much Prelim Biz Is Tested In HSC

    Its been a year pretty much since I have delved into the prelim business content. Our teacher says it does not matter for HSC but are there any aspects of it that are not in the HSC syllabus but should be known?
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    Can 2 people rank first?

    Me and this guy were so close in English there was a 0.7 course mark difference. It got me pondering... Is it possible for schools to submit 2 people as first to NESA? What if there is a genuine tie??
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    Anki Flashcards

    I'm trying to memorise the syllabus. Does anybody have some good Anki flashcard decks for me to memorise the entire syllabus?
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    What can I expect to achieve for ATAR? I'm getting a few conflicting answers.

    Hi guys, Ive been looking at entering UNSW Engineering and have been given an offer for the Portfolio Scheme (that reduces entry requirement to an 83 from a 90 ATAR), but lately I have been aiming for an ATAR >95 (maybe 97??? but I am not sure if that is feasible for me currently), just for fun...
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    Tips on what to do during maths reading time?

    My prelims are coming up and my 3u exam is 1hr 30mins long + 10 min reading time, any tips on what i should be doing during the 10 min reading time?
  7. bluntacademicweapon

    trial marks

    I just got my chemistry trial back and I got 46/100 which isn't good. My class did relatively ok, with the highest mark being 64. For my other internal assignments, I've got the top mark or close to the top mark. I was first in chemistry but I think my rank might get bumped down. Is it still...
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    horrible memory...

    random topic i dont think ive seen anyone talk abt this before but i have such bad memory when it comes to recalling content. ive only seen this affect me recently with ext 1 maths when i kept having to see the solution to the same types of questions over and over again and when i would keep...
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    what ranks do i need for 99.5?

    hi everyone, i go to baulko and im just wondering what ranks approximately would get you 99.5+ on subjects english advanced, math ext 1 and 2, bio, chem, phys. also im really bad at english and am probably around middle of the grade, taking that into account, what would i need to rank in my...
  10. katiekms

    How To Estimate ATAR With 2 Major Works?

    i assume just estimate the mark of your major work/50 + result of trial exam/50. isn’t that how it works for the actual hsc? i wasn’t sure if they’re both out of 100 or out of 50.
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    How to manage homework and study?

    I will enter year 12 next term and I just want to know how to effectively manage homework and study. Do you guys do homework first then study or the other way around. Any advice is much appreciated! :D
  12. n00d11es

    Atar Mark Prediction

    Hi all, i'm not aiming for a super high atar i'm just really paranoid about not doing decent. I want alteast a 70 atar, here are my marks currently for internals. Visual Arts -> 92 (1/6 in course) Modern History -> 80 (2/15 in course) English Advanced -> 85 (6/12 in course) Maths Standard 2...
  13. katiekms

    Does a cohort of <8 mean you get your own mark?

    is it true that if you have a class of less than 8 people, ranks dont affect your marks and you get your own marks in the hsc, not anyone elses? I know I've asked this before, but i asked my teacher, who is like the most trustworthy teacher at my school, and she doubled down. I told her that I...
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    Is UAC ATAR Calculator Marks RAW Or Scaled?

    Hey guys, So when you enter your marks into the UAC atar calculator do you enter the raw marks that you think you will get in the exam or the marks you think you will get after scaling?
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    can i still get 90+ atar?

    i havnt done trials yet, but my internal averages so far and ranks aren't great cafs - 90%, 3/48 ancient his - 80%, 5/12 ext english - 70%, 5/7 legal studies - 65%, 30 something/50 math advanced - 55%, 20 something/ 33 eng adv, - 78%, 20 something/48 completed sor one last year got 43/50
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    Tips on how to memorise further reflections??

    I've been trying to memorise further reflections for a while ( |f(x)|, f(|x|), |y| = f(|x|) etc.) but they're so confusing and similar to each other, does anyone have any tips to memorise them?
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    Perms and Combs help (again 😭)

    pls help with the following qs (idk where to even start) 1. How many selections of at least one object can be made from n distinct objects? 2. Recall that a digit sum of a number n is the value obtained when the digits of n are added together. For example, the digit sum of...
  18. katiekms

    How Does State Ranking Work For Maths Std 2 Here?

    So i’ve asked this before, and I was told that you’d need like min 98 to state rank for maths standard 2. except, i was looking on HSC ninja and it showed the top 20 and when i went from 100, dropping a mark every time the rank dropped, the min mark to state rank was 95? am i doing something...
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    Perms and Combs

    If a committee of 6 members is chosen from 4 teachers and 6 students, what is the probability that it contains 2 teachers and 4 students. Can someone please explain to me why we have to divide the answer by 10C6??
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    internal marks = overall atar?

    hi!! can anyone who has done the hsc in the past post what their internal marks were looking like in subjects and what overall mark they ended up achieving in each subject? not necessarily asking for your atar, but more what marks were you getting to achieve your overall mark? if anyone had a...
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