Info? "HSC Success: Mental Blank" ??

[Demolish]

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I, like all, want to do well in my HSC. I've been recently leaning towards company called Mental Blank that promises to help you through Years 11 and 12 and get you the best UAI (or ATAR if u perfer) that you can possibly achieve through using formulas that work, blah blah blah.

My question is, and this is to those that have possibly been through the 2 year course, or have a friend, or something (basically I don't want first impressions without any light shined upon) about this course as to whether or not it is really beneficial and actually works.


Thanks.
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[hotchic2222]

I've been to the seminars and they were gr8. They really helped me improve my marks and get more organised.

[McBest]

Oh that wasn't sus at all. A new user, made that very day they posted that answer, has made only one post.

I'm interested in this. Does anybody else have any information on mental blank?

[vcevcevcevce]

Found via Google, 1st page! From the Consumer Action Law Centre in Victoria in a press release about Mental Blank:

The action alleges breach of contract for failure to deliver promised goods and services. Mental Blank then failed to deliver many of the crucial benefits promised in the course, such as a personal student evaluation and an action plan for her son’s strengths and weaknesses. It is alleged that Mental Blank also cancelled personal coaching sessions and provided subject reviews which did not follow study guidelines set by the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority. In addition, certain products attached to the course appear to have been misrepresented. For example, a product marketed as a software application called ‘Speed Understanding’ seems to be nothing more than an unfinished web-page.

[autumn-bird]

hey!

i've actually am doing/participating in the "mental blank" program. i've been in it for about 1.5 years? something like that...

i found it helpful to some extent (e.g. in the monthly sessions, they go through techniques specifically for vce english, such as text response, etc), and i've learnt a bit on "effective studying", but honestly... most of the stuff i've learnt you can easily pick up by going to your local library and borrowing those "how to study" books / googling "exam techniques".

i think that for the extremely steep price (it's like over $1000 per kid!), this program is simply not worth it. D:

i recommend NOT doing it... it's just so expensive, and what you get back is pretty ordinary stuff you can get easily from books/internet.

however, if the prices were significantly lower (maybe $100!), then it would be alright.

i feel so guilty that my dad is paying a lot of money for this program, where it could be better spent on something else... learn from my mistakes!

and yes. "hotchic2222" was probably someone who works with "mental blank"... it does sound suss. :/ and anyway, what kind of username is that?!

[Streaker]

its a load of crap, dont buy it.

i went to a seminar and didnt like it much at all. during the whole seminar the guy was impressing everybody by recalling the names of like 20 people in the room but when i went to talk to him after the lecture he couldnt remember my name because i was a late inclusion to the seminar, so he probably revised all the names for like 2 whole weeks which is a bit sad i reckon.

also they tried to impress the others by using mnemonic techniques taught in vce psych 3/4 (which i finished) such as peg-word method and narrative chaining. he basically taught us the serial position effect wrongly too, he pointed out that if u study three subjects in a row then you will forget the second subject you studied but the serial position effect is for words and nonsense syllables. i think he was referring to interference but thats not even interference if the subjects are different to each other.

it was all dodgy to me

[Amogh]

Originally Posted by McBest

Oh that wasn't sus at all. A new user, made that very day they posted that answer, has made only one post.

lol hypocritical :P

not heard about this
but its usually all deceit
grab a book
study yourself
if you really need a tutor that bad, get a private one (Y)

[RDX]

Yeah heaps of bad reviews relating to Mental Blank, Heaps of people calling it a scam, definitely avoid. Even though I didn't bother with any lectures or anything but if you're planning on going to any, go to the reputable companies such as TSFX, TSSM, Access Education etc. Tired of looking at the positions advertised on the Monash Careers board from Mental Blank.

Originally Posted by hotchic2222

I've been to the seminars and they were gr8. They really helped me improve my marks and get more organised.

wow now that is sad, probably will back fire on you guys.. lame attempt.