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    Do We Need to Know Pearson's correlation formula?

    The syllabus specifies we need to "calculate and interpret Pearson's correlation coefficient" but the formula itself is not written in the syllabus or the data sheet. So do we have to memorise the formula? Or do any questions that involve this formula just provide it for you?
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    Quick question: Is implicit Differentiation still in the hsc?

    Implicit differentiation questions have explicitly appeared in some hsc past papers. Are they assessable for our hsc year?
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    How to do a discursive reflection?

    In a reflection you're supposed to make comparisons between your MOD C texts and how they inspired you. How are you meant to link a discursive and compare it to MOD C's poems and short stories? They seem way too different for any stylistic features or similar symbols to pop up.
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    The Key To Completing an English Exam?

    I've tried searching for past forums about this and checked websites and can't find any opinions. Long story short, how many minutes would you guys spend on each section of the English advanced paper 1 and paper 2 exams?
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    Accidental Plagiarism? ENJOY A ZERO!!!

    With thousands upon thousands of students doing the same text year after year, isn't there a 100% chance that at least two people will use the EXACT same quotes for an essay? Out of curiosity, what would happen? Would they get picked up for plagiarising? If so I'd assume this would be a hot issue.
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    Where Does Plagiarism Start, and Inspiration End?

    I've found an essay with mostly perfect summative quotes for a text. Is it okay if 80% of my essay's quotes where aligned with this essay? Or is that just plagiarism?
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    English is our last hope?

    I've been struggling to study English a lot lately. I'm incredibly scared of not succeeding in a subject that supposedly measures my ability to 'think' and 'communicate'. These skills are incredibly crucial in the real world. They could mean the difference between a promotion and a failed...
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    When does all the 2021 trial papers become available on thsconline????

    THSC is no longer accessible and requires a password to use now. The website said you needed to be an active member of one of two websites (which included this website) to get the access key. Has anyone got a key yet?
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    Best Trials?

    What school has trials that cover the most amount of HSC content? In other words, which school's papers most reflect the HSC?
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    Past HSC Exams Outdated?

    The 2020/21 math extension 1 and 2 exams are the only ones completely abiding by the new syllabus. Are all past HSC exams before them even worth doing then?
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    Thoughts on ATAR Release date?

    ATARs are getting released on the 20th of January. Actual HSC results are being released four days later. Isn't it a bit weird to do it this way?
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    Form in every essay?

    Would you get lower marks if the question didn't ask for form and you didn't include it? Or should form explicitly be in every essay regardless of whether it is requested or not?
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    Can Externals be Replaced with Trials?

    I'm at a school where trials no longer go to my internals. The exams themselves haven't really been that official. Still, if externals get cancelled do you guys think trials going replace them in any way?
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    New Syllabus = Memorising Imaginatives?

    Is the only way for students to get high marks in an imaginative through memorisation? If so what do students memorise that allows them to adapt it to the question? Thanks in advance fellow BoSers!
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    Is the half angle formula ever in the HSC syllabus?

    If not. Will we lose marks if we include it?
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    What's the best nesa approved calculator for 4U?

    Any recommended calculators for the hsc exam that makes 4u easier?
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    Paul’s math notes good questions?

    Are the questions provided on Paul’s math notes, good enough to practice for HSC assessments or would that be a waste of time?
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    Are Critics still Required

    I was told that after the syllabus changed, we wouldnt need to include critic quotes anymore in Mod B or other modules as they are no longer assessed. Is this true?
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    Band 6 Unreachable?

    Im currently rank 52/69 for 4U at a school that regularly gets 30 band 4s (40+/50) , and 38 Band 3s (30-39/50) for HSC Math ex 2. If I for my 3rd assessment and trials, I get in the top 20 for both, is it possible for me to achieve a final HSC mark of 45/50 for 4u?
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    Easy to get Attacked at 5am?

    Hi guys Due to a recent lifestyle change, I have to start walking at 5AM (when it’s usually still dark) to get to a destination that’s around a suburb away. I was just wondering if urban Sydney streets are particularly dangerous at 5am and if there are any chances of being attacked?
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