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Actuarial studies is very data and application-centric and not really the same as solving pure maths problems like you would in Ext2 Maths. Think probability, statistics and financial maths on steroids. It’s about coming up with models to estimate or measure something that is uncertain. If that...

Nice to have with luxury of time, but this should never be at the expense of learning the actual syllabus content. Anyway, all HSC questions should be doable using syllabus content only (what makes them hard is knowing how to apply syllabus content in unfamiliar contexts), and anything beyond is...

There’s reason why median ATARs are reported by schools rather than mean ATARs…

FYI the 2022 Maths Ext2 HSC had a question that was almost identical to one in the 2005 Maths Ext2 HSC. Just sayin…

Woops https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/uni-admissions-body-sends-rejection-letters-to-13-000-students-by-mistake-20221223-p5c8k0.html …another systems blunder

You will usually be expected to derive the AM-GM results from scratch. Either way, the HSC questions will make that very clear. The only real mention of AM-GM is as an example of an inequality in the syllabus and even then it is framed as a derivation (with the word "establish") for two...

It was great to meet the people behind the usernames! If this is something people are keen on, then happy to organise another event next year. :)

Looks like Ruse didn’t have a great year from a band 6 percentage basis. They typically hit 70% or above but are at 67.7% this year (followed by NSB at 62.8%). Very surprised Sydney Boys and Sydney Girls are outside the top 10.

First in course list will be posted in this link: https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/about/events/merit-lists/first-in-course/2022 but if you can’t wait then see https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-state-s-top-hsc-students-in-every-course-revealed-20221208-p5c4wn.html

The UAC calculator uses actual historical scaling data which is something the private company run ATAR calculators don't have access to. However, that still doesn't guarantee it is 100% accurate, because the exact scaling differs from year to year.

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Location is being decided within the private convo discussion, for those who are serious about attending

Bump! If you wish to attend the BoS meet up on the 18th, please post here and/or send me a PM

Thanks to those who voted. Looks like the most preferred date is Sunday 18th December! (also after HSC/ATAR results are out) Now for the next steps. For those who are serious about coming on the 18th of December (most likely during the day), please post here and/or send me a PM to communicate...

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Why hello it’s the OG lurking 😲

lol well no need for ATAR calculators from private companies anymore, this one is using the official historical scaling data…

It will be within the Sydney metro area. Will do a location that is reasonably accessible by public transport. Still need to give some thought about exact place but for now just need to narrow down particular day(s) as the first step.

Sorry, fixed it up now