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    Life 4 years on from a 99 ATAR

    I finished my HSC in 2015! Was just on here digging up some of my past advice posts to help my brother who is now on his HSC journey. Oh the glory days... I was wondering, who would be keen if I did an in depth post recapping core HSC strategies to maximise your marks AND set yourself up for...
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    Weird monetary policy MC?

    Hi guys, Just looking at this question and I thought the answer would be D for sure, but the marking criteria says C: 18. What is the effect of the RBA selling short-term securities in the overnight money market? (a) The price and yields of short-term securities would decrease. (b) The...
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    Thoughts on HSC mark given for this answer?

    Hey guys, This was a question that after the exam many of my classmates as well as people on BoS seemed to find weird. 2015 HSC Economics 24 (a) - given 3/4: How does the international division of labour contribute to globalisation? Globalisation refers to the breaking down of natural and...
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    ATAR Estimate Please

    Curious to see how close people will get to what it actually is tomorrow :jump: English Advanced - 91 General Maths - 97 Economics - 96 Business Studies - 98 Information Processes and Technology - 97 this feels so weird, the first estimate I've requested where school rank doesn't...
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    Economics State Rank Cutoff?

    I'm curious what the cutoff was for a state rank in eco's I got 96 and that didn't cut it and I feel like 98 is too high so my bet is on 97, can someone confirm preferably if they state ranked themselves?
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    when do state ranks come out?

    Hey, Does anybody know around what time state ranks are going to be released? it should be on here but I'm surprised it's still not up (top achievers is only showing up to 2014 HSC): http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc-results/hsc-merit-lists.html Cheers, swagmeister
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    Best way to spend HSC/ATAR result days?

    Hey, chucked this here cause not many people are on the General Discussion on the 2015 HSC thing anymore... Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to spend the HSC results day (this Wednesday) and ATAR results day (this Thursday)? Looking for not the 'drown my sorrows' approach but...
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    Illness / Misadventure Form?

    Anyone know where I can find a copy of the Illness / Misadventure form to print out? Couldn't find a link to it online
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    Aliging of Section 4

    Question 27 - Discuss how operations strategies contribute to business success (wording might be slightly different but that's the essence of it) Question 28 - Discuss the importance of financial strategies in improving business performance Aligning. Discuss.
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    Mentally pushing through last HSC exam...

    Hey guys! All the best if you're in the middle of exams like I am right now. I've just got one more, Business tomorrow, but I'm physically and mentally done and still need to get around 2 hours of study done tonight to be happy. Anyone else have advice to deal with this? Cheers...
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    Aligning of questions?

    So, for section 4 tomorrow when we get one question on finance stuff and one on marketing stuff (at least that's what I'm calling...), how much of a difference will aligning make? For example, say one question is about the limitations of financial reports and the other is about the importance...
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    How to push extended responses from 18/19 to 20

    Hey, As I am assuming that HSC marking is stricter than my school, currently I feel as if I would be hitting around 18 or 19 out of 20 in terms of the extended responses. I'm sure many people are in a similar boat. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to push up your responses just the...
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    A Collection of HSC Advice

    *** Moved and stuck by Katsumi for the benefit of the 2017 cohort *** Hey 2017ers A year ago you were me, a young and ambitious student on your HSC journey, embarking on the path to *discover* your ATAR. I started of with a goal of 92, which ended up being 94, then 96 and now I am on track to...
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    Raw mark for state rank?

    Hey guys, What do you think the raw mark for a state rank would be in business? I'm thinking like 96-97 but not too sure??
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    Multiple Choice Marking

    Based on this: http://projectacademy.com.au/2015_HSC_Economics_Solutions.pdf What did everyone get for the multiple choice? I got 19/20, hoping this doesn't diminish my chances of a state rank...
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    Hidden unemployment question?

    What did everyone say for how hidden unemployment is shown through statistics? I just said it's not, and that statistics may be distorted as a result of this. Anyone else have thoughts?
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    Feasibility vs Requirements report

    Thought I would post here and not in the HSC Exam thoughts forum because this discussion may be useful for 2016ers. #8, there are arguments for and against a requirements report and feasibility study report. Does anyone have any thoughts on WHY the answer would be a specific one? (I'll...
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    2011 hsc #13?

    Hey, maybe its just the backlash of finishing the subject which could be 'ambiguously' described as English (mod c reference right there haha), but I'm stuck on this one question that I know I should be getting.... Can anyone explain it?
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    Drama/play techniques?

    Hey, In terms of having techniques specific to a textual form I am struggling with a play (Mod C, The Crucible). I mean sure there is stage directions and symbolism, but I really want to go beyond that into more sophisticated techniques. Does anyone have any suggestions of more...
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    Length + amount of textual evidence? (struggling to use a writer)

    Hey guys, Best of luck to any fellow 2015ers in the coming weeks... In my trial exams, I found it extremely hard to get out essays as long as would be ideal - I have a problem with my right thumb so I user a writer, and the speed at which they go isn't ideal. In the time I have (46 minutes...
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