Anyone been to/off to NMSS this year? (2 Viewers)

[turtle_2468]

lol, but we don't get sponsored by mining giants..

 

[arielbelle]

Originally posted by Wohzazz
I'm sooooo jealous
*sigh* the benefits of being a maths pro

don't be. you're just as cool.

 

[Rahul]

$1200 is a lot of money....

but would be a good oppurtunity for the math whizs

Originally posted by arielbelle
don't be. you're just as cool.

lol

 

[arielbelle]

Originally posted by Rahul
$1200 is a lot of money....

but would be a good oppurtunity for the math whizs lol

it's actually a little under 1000 bucks this year. the shortfall is filled through various sponsorships.

 

[mercury]

Well, it was $850 last yr... and you should probably get your school to sponsor half your cost... and bruce hall at ANU is possibly the best accomodation there is...!

 

[arielbelle]

Originally posted by mercury
Well, it was $850 last yr... and you should probably get your school to sponsor half your cost... and bruce hall at ANU is possibly the best accomodation there is...!

did you go? it's more than 850 this year, and i pay most of it, school gives little. not that it matters. i hardly get the chance to spend so much money, and it's one off. so who cares.

 

[mercury]

yeah, it's the experience that counts
i was invited, was about to go, until i was offered to go to the chem summer school... unfortunately the two camps were held at the same time so... but all the people who have went said it was good, so i hope you have a wonderful time there!

 

[KeypadSDM]

NMSS 2003 = Best Time Of My Freaking Life

Unfortunately the big Tezza didn't invite me back. Grrr.

He's going to regret that. Top of E2 Maths ... hehe

 

[arielbelle]

well done keypadsdm for 4U, that's excellent. congrats! how come you got 100 for 3U but didn't get top of state?

(when i started this thread, i did not expect so many replies, so keep then coming guys!)

 

[KeypadSDM]

If you're going this year. Play set (Norm should bring it), play bartog. If Kester still has a mohawk, yell out "Go the Mo!" Also, Terry usually asks a few questions in his lectures, if you know the answer don't hesitate to stick your hand up.

well done keypadsdm for 4U, that's excellent. congrats! how come you got 100 for 3U but didn't get top of state?

Don't ask me, ask the BOS. It may have something to do with the fact that I assumed 45 degrees was the optimum angle for firing a projectile. They may have wanted me to derive it.

 

[arielbelle]

that's a really scary thought. they won't deduct marks for something but would hold it against you when ranking. i really got to pick up on my working and setting out, otherwise i'd lose big in the hsc. our school is noticeable tougher when marking now. they'd take off half-marks for trivial things, i guess it all helps in the long run.
although, i don't think you should be too concerned keypadsdm, about your equal second for 3U. i mean, overall, taking both 3U and 4U into account, you'd be first (according to smh anyway). so revel in your new-found status!

 

[Rahul]

Originally posted by arielbelle
so revel in your new-found status!

believe me, you didnt need to say that

 

[turtle_2468]

I have a free set of set. Ha! *lol, that was a silly joke...*

 

[KeypadSDM]

Can I have it. I lost like 3 cards from mine.

 

[blah]

Hey keypad did you get 100 and 100 or 99 and 100? Maybe it's because your 100 was rounded up.

 

[KeypadSDM]

I got 100's for both school and exam marks, which scaled to a 100 for the HSC mark.

It's to do with the scaling of 3 unit within the BOS. You don't get your raw mark as your exam mark, it scales up (for the higher end). So it makes sense to assume that a mark of 82, 83 or 84 out of 84 in the exam itself would scale to a 100 exam mark. Hence why I didn't get first.

 

[turtle_2468]

hey, just because I got it for free it doesn't mean that I don't use it

 

[KeypadSDM]

That's pretty tight man.

 

[arielbelle]

so you didn't get 100% in the exam, it's just the scaled mark, that right?