I realised that my related was on the standard prescribed list (paper 2) on the morning before my HSC paper 1 exam. I completely freaked out and told my teacher (senior HSC English marker) and she said although the markers do prefer you not using a prescribed, you won't lose marks unless you do...
I was in the same position as you! Although scholarships are great, there's no need to settle for the WSU scholarship if you truly want to study at UNSW/USYD! Don't just change the course you want to study based on the scholarship. I know someone who had won the WSU scholarship but gave it up...
Okay, excellent! I hope you're studying super hard! You can DEFINITELY improve :) most trial exams weigh 30%, most out of any assessment! :) aye, I'm going to pm you something!
Lol, but how competitive are your subjects? I'm assuming you go to SBHS, so even if you have low ranks, your subjects might be competitive? Provide % so we have a better idea! :)