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    Question :/

    okie dokey, so when they are shaping my external mark - firstly they will align it, but do they then take into account how your class went. So say after aligning my Physics mark was 82, but now it went down to 72 because my class went bad. Please clarify? Cheers.
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    ATAR's and Universities

    When we recieve our respected ATAR's, how do we notify or provide the universities with them? Does the centre who calculate them automatically provide them or...? Also, if applying for uni's in different states, is it the same process? Thanks in advance.
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    Aligning

    If all goes to plan, im looking at between 75-80 for Physics. What would this most likely align too after viewing the exam today? - let's base our estmates on 75.
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    Writing in an exam

    Say it says to discuss the effects of generators on society and environment for example (6 marker) Are we aloud to write in bullet point form. Or is it meant to be a couple of paragraphs? - fluently written.
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    Q :)

    Personality Study: To those who do Hatshepsut. Is the syllabus point 'Legacy' ideally the same as her 'Assessment of her life and reign'. The reason i ask is because i have one of those cambridge past paper books, and it shows them in the brief syllabus point section as one. Also, if this...
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    Goodluck everyone :)

    Just like to wish everyone well in their up and coming exams, especially those Business people tomorrow. Hope you all get 90++ aha
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    No ATAR calc - Just a Question

    In regards to Ancient History. If this year was a hard test and i scored 85%. Could that get aligned to mid 90's or even early 90's ? How do they make it fair. Like say someone gets 95% in the hard test. While someone else gets 75% (which in this case is the band 6 borderline for this exam...
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    Reading Task in HSC

    Will completing 2/3 of these in the final week be an adequate amount of preparation for the exam? If not, what are you guys doing as an alternative as such?
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    Historical period

    To those in particular, who are doin NKE: To the death of T4. They give us a option of 2 questions; of which one we choose. If you look at the syllabus, it is divided into 2 sections - each with 7 bullet points. So my question is, will they ask a question from each section? because obviously...
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    Recording yourself

    Has anyone tried recording themselves, reading out information for subjects on dictathingymajigs and listened to it while sleeping. Im sure some of you sciencey people, may have heard your brain is very active during sleeping and therefore may absorb some of the information. If so...
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    Essay component of exam

    For the historical period, is it likely that if they have asked a specific question based off a bullet point, they won't ask for it for successive years, or 2/3 years down the line?
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    Study and Knowledge

    This may sound like a daft question, but is it usual to feel like you don't know much, despite revising quite a lot. Then when exam comes, you smash it, and everything seems to come to mind. Yep, just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. I have this problem regarding History. I...
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    H&M 50th Gate

    Can anyone ellaborate on how to structure an essay for this particular topic. I mean, is it prescribed text, then related text, another related text, then second idea - prescribed text, etc... I've looked at past essays varying in standard, but there seems to be some inconsistency with...
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    Teachers and Bos in regards to marking

    When your teacher submits your ranks/ marks, etc. Will the Bos automatically calculate it themselves following the weighting guidelines given by the school? The reason i ask is; because each module weighs 25%, but i believe my teacher has stuffed up and included possibly 35% for a module...
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    Studying for English

    How are you guys preparing for the HSC English exams? Should I be preparing a SOLO essay for each topic, and be continually getting it re-marked, or would it be more beneficial to bang out like 3 essays for each topic between now and the Exam?
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    Question.

    For applying to another state in regards to universities. You have your ATAR of 80 for argument sake, do you have to apply to their ATAR equivalent, or can you just go straight to their universities? I'm reading these university guides, and i am not sure as what to do. Sorry if it sounds a bit...
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    Belonging: Related Text

    Has anyone got some information on the related text: The Arrival By Shaun Tan. I just need some, as i am currently attempting to prepare my second related text. Just some notes, you may have. Anything will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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    Modern Historians

    Does anyone know of any decent websites consisting of information on modern Historians, such as: Tyldesley, Steindorff/steele, etc. As of now, i have some information, but need a lot more and can't seem to find much. Any help would again be extremely appreciated.
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    Question :)

    From my understanding, schools use assessment tasks to place students into ranks for the upcoming HSC exam. Where from this, they will recieve their internal mark from the corresponding rank. Now why do the schools submit the assessment marks? What will the board of studies do with these marks...
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    Hatshesput

    Has anyone completed the topic of 'Hatshepsut' and have any notes avaliable that they would share with me, please. Im about to start the topic in school, but as time is invaluable; i would like to get ahead. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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