Did You Make It To Selective Schools? (2 Viewers)

[esstown]

hmm i think there is a significant difference.
sure there are kids in non-selective schools that achieve but it would be only a small percentage in relation to the amount of students in selective schools that achieve.

From observing my friends and their lifestyles, I wouldn't put it down to being a nerd or anything like that. Its moreso the students in the selective schools and those in non-selective schools whom are achieving tend to have more balanced lives/utilise their time wisely.

 

[gibbo153]

i made it to caringbah high school on reserve list. i didnt really want to go at the start haha. but its really good =]

 

[smile=D=D=D]

yep made it, but its not in the fully high ranks or anything

and actually i reckn there is a difference, cos going to an half selective school, our marks are a LOT higher than the non-selectives, but there are still a few acheivers in the community side, just not as much

but i guess it depends on location and most importantly, individual response i thnk...

hey is it true that you get scaled up or down in HSC depending on school ranking, like if going to hurlstone or james ruse will scale you up or something???
cos that would totally suck ><

 

[suzlee]

yep made it, but its not in the fully high ranks or anything

and actually i reckn there is a difference, cos going to an half selective school, our marks are a LOT higher than the non-selectives, but there are still a few acheivers in the community side, just not as much

but i guess it depends on location and most importantly, individual response i thnk...

hey is it true that you get scaled up or down in HSC depending on school ranking, like if going to hurlstone or james ruse will scale you up or something???
cos that would totally suck ><

Nope, completely irrelevant

 

[smile=D=D=D]

Nope, completely irrelevant

thank god =P

thnx

and btw TWILIGHT = WOOH
lol

 

[studentcheese]

Yeah, and I went. Of course people from non selective can get good UAIs but only a small proportion. LOL, some people from selective don't even get 60s.

 

[speedofsound]

Of course people from non selective can get good UAIs but only a small proportion.

Oh no girlfriend/boyfriend did not!

 

[hn92]

generalisation

LOL waa waa have a cry LOL

 

[hermand]

made it straight in in year seven but got offered a scholarship to a private school, so took that instead.

left the private school last year because of too much distance and went back to the selective.

the private school was so much better as a school.

 

[Laryxle]

I got into a couple in year 7 but I also got offered a full scholarship to a very competitive academic private school, but ended up going to a different private school where I'm happier than I think I would have been at any of the other schools.

 

[youngminii]

Funny story
I bombed out on my selective test and the best I got was a Reserve C to Normo ==;;
So I just went to Ryde Secondary College (which has 2 classes out of 6 each year which is selective)
Obviously I was the non-selective side
In year 10, I got caught jigging(multiple times) and in an interview with the head teacher and my mum, the head teacher offered to move me up to Selective for 'motivation'

That is the story of me making it to a selective school

 

[LynFay]

Just have to say this,
h3ll h0und i Luv ur avatar.

 

[the-derivative]

I didn't apply - because I didn't know most schools made extra positions.
I wish I did though, but the schools which I would have wanted to try for - don't offer positions for Year 12.

 

[supercalamari]

yep made it, but its not in the fully high ranks or anything

and actually i reckn there is a difference, cos going to an half selective school, our marks are a LOT higher than the non-selectives, but there are still a few acheivers in the community side, just not as much

but i guess it depends on location and most importantly, individual response i thnk...

hey is it true that you get scaled up or down in HSC depending on school ranking, like if going to hurlstone or james ruse will scale you up or something???
cos that would totally suck ><

There are only about fifty other threads addressing this question, jeez.

 

[kkyle]

I'm country NSW so there isn't any option for selective schooling. We gain +5 to our UAI's as a bonus for our location but that feels rather cheap when I'm aiming for high 90s.

 

[iNerd]

didn't make it in
wanted to get into north sydney girls
too dumb

and plus why would non selective people go on a site like this?
only smart people/ nerds go on sites like this, with no life
and work out convenient ways to study
or those people who didn't ... "like me"
and what to know how to get in.

to be honest i got into a partially selective school
but who'd call them selective?

 

[GUSSSSSSSSSSSSS]

didn't make it in
wanted to get into north sydney girls
too dumb

and plus why would non selective people go on a site like this?
only smart people/ nerds go on sites like this, with no life
and work out convenient ways to study
or those people who didn't ... "like me"
and what to know how to get in.

to be honest i got into a partially selective school
but who'd call them selective?

dun feel dumb i didn even get reserve for normanhurst =[[[[
I FELT MEGA DUMB and my parents V unhappy...

 

[iNerd]

dun feel dumb i didn even get reserve for normanhurst =[[[[
I FELT MEGA DUMB and my parents V unhappy...

tell me about it.
and 4 years of tutoring
everything just melted
in year 6 when i did the test

 

[Lukybear]

Dw, i didnt even make to sydney tech's reserve...

Buts it different now, we're more intelligent and dont need those selective people. As long as we have moderate teachers we are good.

 

[Uncle]

Made it in Year 6.
Declined.
Never applied again.
Heh. :|

I'm okay with my decisions however a lot of my friends got accepted this year which made me feel slightly regretful about my choice of not applying but what can you do. My school is pretty good for the subjects I want to do in Senior school anyway.

I am very thankful to transfer out of a selective school a while back.
What a crock of shit.
It was worth less than my local.