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    Am i screwed for hsc?

    Don't trust the Atar calculators. They are only accurate for some and for majority either give false hope or unnecessary stress. You can definitely change this around and get a good final mark as HSC final exam is worth 50% and assessments worth 50%. HSC exams matter a lot and can boost up your...
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    Weak cohort but good rank???

    You gotta maintain that first rank in HSC final exams or you screw everyone up. Usually first few ranks are not affected that much.
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    can i get 80?

    I had people in my cohort which had averages of 40 - 70 percent in their subject and pulled off and 80+ atar. It really matters on how well you perform in your final exams. And on the other hand there were people with higher averages who ended up with less than 80 atar. So work really hard for...
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    Physics or biology?

    Bear in mind that Biology is a content dense subject which requires you to know everything and apply to the questions and has lots of memorisation (and it can be boring at times). So if you are good at memorising and applying these concepts go for biology. Physics on the other hand is math based...
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    ENGG1811 or COMP1911????

    Someone else is teaching it this year.
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    ENGG1811 or COMP1911????

    1911 even if i have absolutely no prior knowledge of computing and coding/programming? i fear that it may be too hard for me and i may end up failing it because looking at week 1 lecture slides for 1911 it looks all gibberrish to me and thats just intro (maybe becuase i havent attended those...
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    ENGG1811 or COMP1911????

    I am doing flexible first year eng and recommended computing subjects for that are ENGG1811 or COMP1911. I chose ENGG1811 but later found out that if i want to do CSE, Electrical or mech eng i will need to do COMP1911 or 1511(Cant do that because no prior knowledge) and if i do civil ENGG1811 is...
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