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    Journalism @ Macquarie or UNSW?

    Got into Bach of Media in Macquarie University last year and thought I might try my hand at transferring universities. I got an offer into UNSW Bach of Media - Comm & Journalism today. I don't want to leave so many closely-knit friends I've made at Macquarie, the beautiful campus and...
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    To transfer or not to transfer?

    After seeing a friend studying forensics at UWS and maintaining a credit average with distinctions and a high distinction which allowed her to transfer to UNSW...makes me think if transferring to a more prestigious uni is worth the dilemma? I will be studying media with the aim of a career...
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    Exactly how many RT's overall?

    Hey there, just needed to clear this up. My tutor says there's a change this year, we need to supplement three related texts with 3 set texts... eg. Area of study: 3 poems from Immigrant Chronicles and 3 Belonging Related Texts. Whereas, our teacher says we just need a standard 2-2...
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    Bludging school to study at home?...

    Is anyone else finding themselves skipping school days to study at home?! Like honestly, these past few weeks, almost half my teachers are out of school for a particular reason and thus we have subs, but this means everyone is chatting their arses off and so I can't help but join in... I can't...
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    Help with these exam questions?

    Luckily for us, we were given our 2 extended responses a week in advance, worth 10 marks each, in which we have to refer to 2 sources each in a time period of an hour. The questions are as follows: "To what extent was the Ludendorff Offensive responsible for Allied Victory in 1918?" "Assess...
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    How to study for Listening/Viewing Tasks?

    I've always sucked at analysing short clips and then answering a number of short answer questions. There are almost no threads giving advice on this sort of assessment oddly enough as this sort of assessment is very common across the board, so I'd thought I should start my own thread. The...
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    Start of HSC Thoughts: Motivated? Not Motivated?

    It's only a day away from the first day of year 12, are you ready for this pinnacle of an event? 12 years of education has lead up to this year in which would have a significant impact on our lives and this notion would most likely have been stressed by your parents over and over again. Are...
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    She has a boyfriend, I have a girlfriend

    What would you guys do, if you found someone that you instantly bonded with yet she has boyfriend and you have a girlfriend, and you know she has something for you? ...or even if she didn't like you, would you guys approach her? I'm talking being deeply in love.
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    Just graduated Year 11. Where to get started with Year 12 personal study?

    We all need to get serious now, so I'd like to kick start myself with a bit of study from time to time in the following/Christmas holidays... but I'm not sure what to study? From your personal experiences, what should I be studying now to prepare for the HSC... the BOS 2010 HSC syllabus isn't...
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    Desperatly Worried - Should I change schools now?

    So I just got back from UTS open day, and its given me the motivation to study and take school seriously from now on. I've decided on aiming at an ATAR of 85, to gain entry into an Information and Media major combined with International Studies. The thing is, I used SAM for the first time...
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    Damn analaysis essays!

    I've always failed exams that include an essay which require you to answer an essay question whilst referring to texts you choose and how they relate to the given topic, in this case, change in perspective. I have chosen my texts, analysed them thoroughly - English techniques and how they...
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    "Discuss the purpose, role and significance" ...

    "Discuss the purpose, role and significance of the given sources in understanding the creation of Israel" Any tips on this mid-yearly exam coming up for Modern History? We are given four sources, including the Balfour Declaration, Hussein-McMahon Correspondence and the Sykes-Picot Agreement...
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    Modern History Essay - Did Germany Want War in 1914?

    I'm really low on notes, almost none, so it's really difficult for me to write a thousand word essay! Any help would be much appreciated! :)
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    Modern History Exam tomorrow - Help!

    I'm the biggest procrastinator ever, thus haven't studied till the last minute, and my best hope would be some help from BOS :haha: - I love you guys. Anyway, a few questions: What makes a source primary/secondary? How can you further evaluate the sources usefulness/reliability in a...
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    Career aspirations - Is it realistic? Adivce please!

    Hi BOS Community, My dream career would be Journalism, which I desperately want to study at UTS and UTS only! Their UAI cut-off is quite high, at about 95+ thus I need advice about my subject selection and scaling etc. If I were to get say, a band 5 in my current subjects which are...
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