those dodgy extension english people..... (1 Viewer)

[Newbie]

is it true that extension I and II english students will automatically beat the advanced guys? thats what my career adviser said

say im ranked 20th in advanced english
but there 90 people doing extension I and II
he said my overall english position would be 110th.......


true? cuz it sucks

 

[pri]

no I dont think it works that way...its true for maths, not for english

 

[Lazarus]

What do you mean by 'automatically beat'?

I don't think that's right at all? But everyone doing the course is included when determining your ranking, regardless of what other (extension) courses they might be doing...

 

[Newbie]

i think he said it had something to do with the hsc taking the 2 best units of english

anyway thanks for clearing that up
my career advisor sucks
he doesnt even have the uac guides yet :mad1:

 

[Lazarus]

Oh... he probably meant that they could include the higher-scaling extension courses as their two compulsory units, instead of the two advanced units. But you'd have to have already gained higher marks in the extension courses for that to be worthwhile... and if you do that, you haven't 'automatically beaten' anyone, you've worked for it...

 

[Newbie]

yeah if they deserve it i have no complaints

1 more question
who does the uai predictions in a school
career advisor or principal?

 

[Lazarus]

It varies. Sometimes one does it on behalf of the other, as well.

 

[MiuMiu]

Our school doesn't do UAI predictions they find it unnecessary and dangerous in getting people's hopes up or the other way around.
And yeah, extension II scaling is seperate to adv, they're counted as two different things.

 

[anti]

UAI predictions are necessary for application for several scholarships...

 

[Minai]

we should therfore market the UAISeeker to schools
Laz?

 

[Lazarus]

lol yeah they can buy an account for every student

hmm... perhaps we should come up with a 'school' edition.

 

[Ragerunner]

some schools use the one from www.pedc.com.au

its bs because it costs $300 for a school license

 

[braindrainedAsh]

Yeah they have that one at my school.

 

[Lazarus]

Hmm... can it be accessed by anyone?

 

[s2ophie]

yep we can just go up to the careers room and use it whenever we want.

 

[underthesun]

*cough*take an illegal copy and post it here *cough*

gee that was a big cough..