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    How is my ATAR so low?

    So, remember English is compulsory because they really want you to be good at English. The university don't have the facilities or the desire to work with anyone who can't cope with uni level written and verbal tasks. Yes, that was the reason you didn't do as well as expected. Also, the others...
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    Is it possible to get 70 ATAR or more? :( doing bad in internal assessments :(

    Ask your teachers what they think. remember the ATAR is not the end of the world and you may get a few ATAR point at uni for where you live etc. Also I have heard that some unis give you point for doing HSC science, getting band 4,5,6 and then doing a science course, so look into that. Go to...
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    how to become a secondary science/biology teacher?

    You have 2 options- 4 year bachelor of education in science OR 3 year science degree + 1 year dip ed. If you have a psychology degree, have you considered become a school counsellor?? They get exactly the same pay as a teacher, need a Dip ed I think but then do counselling. If you want to...
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    Which degree for science teaching?

    All degrees that relate to HSC subjects need at least a Dip Ed- one year- to allow you to teach. Many unis want you to do a masters in education, which is 2 years. Having a physic degree is rare which is why they are so employable. Look up Teach NSW facebook page. there are even paid...
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    Eligibility to become a maths teacher

    you would definitely be eligible for maths. you want to be able to teach up to extension 2, as these are really employable. Go on the Teach NSW facebook page for more info. you would probably need at least a dip ed or masters in ed
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    B science majors how does it work

    your major effects the first year subject you need to do ie if you are studying chemistry you might need to do chem and physics 101, but not need physics 101 for biology. You'd do physics for life sciences in that case. You can try physics 101 then drop down to the easier one if you find you...
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    Bachelor of applied social science (counselling) & course advice?? :)

    ring the Australian psychology registration board- they will be able to tell you exactly what standards they have and whose trainings they recognise
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    Ways to get into vet science that don't involve an atar?

    Definitely do a science degree and hopefully try to get into a Sydney uni or another one that does vet. My cousin was at UWS and tried to transfer in second year but Sydney uni wouldn't accept her even though they implied they would if she got distinctions etc. In the end, she finished her...
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    If I don't have maths assumed knowledge for science courses

    yes, the name for 2u maths has the name "mathematics" according to the bos. You really need to stick to maths or you are going to find it really hard at uni. I did 3U and did OK in my HSC and found it really hard to do uni maths 101 and did the maths for life sciences which I could cope with...
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    Nanoscience

    http://sydney.edu.au/science/cstudent/ug/course/study_nanosci.shtml apparently Sydney uni has an institute for nanoscience. I'd say you'd need to start out with a general science based degree then specialise when you get into later years;How do you study Nanoscience? "This major can be studied...
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    PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATES who did not choose to do honors in Psych - what did you do?

    hi, my husband's a clinic psychologist and I'm a teacher, so hears what I believe is good general advice. In medicine, you have doctors and specialists and in psych you have a similar thing. So the clinical psychs can diagnose, write court reports etc while the normal psychs can do counselling...
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    Science degree at Uni.

    Unless things have changed a lot, you do chemistry , physics, mathematics and biology all year. whether that 2 x semester courses or 1x whole year course depending in the uni. They were pretty much all the same for everyone, although you can do easier courses if you don't need that subject for...
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    Scaling for bio?

    I don't know we're you guys are getting your raw marks from. If you are adding up your school assessment marks, then remember these are not reliable as its only the position that counts. The school will not tell you your raw assessment and neither will the hsc, everything is scaled so I'm not...
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    Subject selection help!

    There's not a big difference between these subjects, unless you have a particular love of ancient. Modern versus society, modern probably more difficult but again not a big deal if you work hard in both. Society will generally attract a wider range of students, but that shouldn't effect your...
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    Selective High Schools & Scaling in the HSC

    It will only effect things because you are human ie study harder because you have a lot of competition, or give up because you don't come first. Your atar etc are calculated by computers who don't care about the name of the school. Human factors such as the quality of the teaching etc do exist...
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