2024 99.95 ATAR: Ask Me Anything (3 Viewers)

[ZNI2024]

Hi, my name is Zachary Ni and I achieved a 99.95 ATAR in the 2024 HSC achieving the following results:

97 in Chemistry
97 in English Advanced
93 in German Continuers
100 in Mathematics Advanced (6th in NSW 2023)
100 in Mathematics Extension 1 (2nd in NSW 2024)
97 in Mathematics Extension 2
97 in Physics



Ask me anything and I will try my best to respond in time.

NB I am offering tutoring, if interested please message me privately.

 

[enlargedthroat]

How did you?

 

[ZNI2024]

How did you?

Lots of ways I could answer this but key things were:
Working together with other students
Having a routine (particularly before exams, sleeping at certain times, exercising at certain times, etc.)
Using the holidays as a period to catch up - when I had an exam coming up I would prioritise that exam over homework for subjects where I only had an exam the term after, which meant I had a lot to catch up on during holidays)
Studying consistently (3-4 hours on weekdays, 7-8 hours on weekends)
Asking teachers questions (even stupid ones)

 

[enlargedthroat]

Lots of ways I could answer this but key things were:
Working together with other students
Having a routine (particularly before exams, sleeping at certain times, exercising at certain times, etc.)
Using the holidays as a period to catch up - when I had an exam coming up I would prioritise that exam over homework for subjects where I only had an exam the term after, which meant I had a lot to catch up on during holidays)
Studying consistently (3-4 hours on weekdays, 7-8 hours on weekends)
Asking teachers questions (even stupid ones)

When did this studying pattern start, and was this everyday of every week?

 

[enlargedthroat]

Did you ever have days where you did barely anything?

 

[ZNI2024]

When did this studying pattern start, and was this everyday of every week?

It started maybe start of year 11. I tried to do it everyday of every week but when I needed a break I would always take one.

 

[ZNI2024]

Did you ever have days where you did barely anything?

Yes but rarely, only when I did not have exams coming up.

 

[enlargedthroat]

It started maybe start of year 11. I tried to do it everyday of every week but when I needed a break I would always take one.

Would you have assigned things or would that be more self study into your subjects? Did you have timetable for subjects or was it at any time?

 

[ZNI2024]

Would you have assigned things or would that be more self study into your subjects? Did you have timetable for subjects or was it at any time?

I didnt timetable anything it was just doing what I felt was most urgent. I basically just self studied

 

[enlargedthroat]

I didnt timetable anything it was just doing what I felt was most urgent. I basically just self studied

Did you purchase personal textbooks and workbook for your subjects? If so, which company was good?

 

[ZNI2024]

Did you purchase personal textbooks and workbook for your subjects? If so, which company was good?

I purchased the textbooks my school assigned which was cambridge for maths and in focus for science

 

[fromthethickofit]

are you german? how did you approach learning a language and doing so well?

 

[fromthethickofit]

did you have a tutor for maths? how did you optimise the 6 week holiday the current year 12s have for your subjects, especially math. Did you learn ahead or solidify past content?

 

[ZNI2024]

are you german? how did you approach learning a language and doing so well?

No I'm definitely not german! Had a very good teacher - also German is a very systematic language so I just made sure I practiced regularly and knew all the rules, especially I found my vocabulary to be relatively limited so knowing the rules and how to manipulate syntax helped a lot.

Teacher also set regular homework which helped (education perfect and written)

 

[ZNI2024]

did you have a tutor for maths? how did you optimize the 6 week holiday the current year 12s have for your subjects, especially math. Did you learn ahead or solidify past content?

No tutoring for maths. I learned ahead during summer holidays but in the 2 week holidays I was only doing catch up as I had no time to go ahead. In the long holiday I was studying as soon as school finished, took about a week break over Christmas and then started again.

In my school I had 3 exams straight after school restarted so those were my priorities towards the end of the break.

 

[enlargedthroat]

I purchased the textbooks my school assigned which was cambridge for maths and in focus for science

Thankyou. Good job and all the best on your future studies.

 

[Squash123456]

Do you offer tutoring by chance?

 

[sly_lyepat]

Hi, my name is Zachary Ni and I achieved a 99.95 ATAR in the 2024 HSC achieving the following results:

97 in Chemistry
97 in English Advanced
93 in German Continuers
100 in Mathematics Advanced (6th in NSW 2023)
100 in Mathematics Extension 1 (2nd in NSW 2024)
97 in Mathematics Extension 2
97 in Physics

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Ask me anything and I will try my best to respond in time.

please share math resources

 

[oot123]

How much content did you cover / complete during the December / January holidays prior to entering the new year?

For maths study, do you do textbook exercises or just straight up grind past papers? What were your methods for preventing silly mistakes?

 

[ZNI2024]

please share math resources

Steve Howard 1000 questions was useful.
I'm actually making resources/tutoring right now as per my other post