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ye manlys way better than penrith and you can do maths advanced in y10 as an accelerated
I think u can do maths advanced as accelerated at most selective schools tbh
and yeah manly does seem better but not like worlds apart
 

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whatd your reports look like in your applications and what like supporting files did you put cuz idk if mine was enough

- Y8S1: 5 As, 4 Bs (canberra grammar)
- Y8S2: 9 As (canberra grammar)
- Y9S1: 7 As, 2 Bs (new school, chatswood high)
- AMC Distinction
- ICAS Maths Distinction
- ICAS Science Distinction
- CAT Distinction
- Academic Excellence Award (canberra grammar)
- TAS Forensic Science Camp Participation
- Grade 7 w/ honours Piano
- Grade 3 w/ honours Horn
- Grade 4 w/ merit Violin
- 1st place Piano Competition
- 1st place Cubing Competition
- Cooking Instagram
- Badminton
- Swimming State Level
- Taekwondo Black Belt
- Github Projects --> HTML/CSS, Python, Javascript
- STEM Coding Club
 
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whatd your reports look like in your applications and what like supporting files did you put cuz idk if mine was enough

- Y8S1: 5 As, 4 Bs (canberra grammar)
- Y8S2: 9 As (canberra grammar)
- Y9S1: 7 As, 2 Bs (new school, chatswood high)
- AMC Distinction
- ICAS Maths Distinction
- ICAS Science Distinction
- CAT Distinction
- Academic Excellence Award (canberra grammar)
- TAS Forensic Science Camp Participation
- Grade 7 w/ honours Piano
- Grade 3 w/ honours Horn
- Grade 4 w/ merit Violin
- 1st place Piano Competition
- 1st place Cubing Competition
- Cooking Instagram
- Badminton
- Swimming State Level
- Taekwondo Black Belt
- Github Projects --> HTML/CSS, Python, Javascript
- STEM Coding Club
Jesus fucking christ
 

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whatd your reports look like in your applications and what like supporting files did you put cuz idk if mine was enough

- Y8S1: 5 As, 4 Bs (canberra grammar)
- Y8S2: 9 As (canberra grammar)
- Y9S1: 7 As, 2 Bs (new school, chatswood high)
- AMC Distinction
- ICAS Maths Distinction
- ICAS Science Distinction
- CAT Distinction
- Academic Excellence Award (canberra grammar)
- TAS Forensic Science Camp Participation
- Grade 7 w/ honours Piano
- Grade 3 w/ honours Horn
- Grade 4 w/ merit Violin
- 1st place Piano Competition
- 1st place Cubing Competition
- Cooking Instagram
- Badminton
- Swimming State Level
- Taekwondo Black Belt
- Github Projects --> HTML/CSS, Python, Javascript
- STEM Coding Club
Fuckin' hell
The yappin is wild tbh
but tbh ICAS is easy asf
I've never heard of CAT
My boi u sound like you've been preparin for this your entire life or sm
 
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I really should have done more ICAS stuff... I doubt I would have scored well, but if I did I could have put it as a supporting document.:cry:
 

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I really should have done more ICAS stuff... I doubt I would have scored well, but if I did I could have put it as a supporting document.:cry:
Yeah my school just started ICAS next week so im cooked
Oh btw why are the AMC practice questions harder than the HAST questions?
 
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Yeah my school just started ICAS next week so im cooked
Oh btw why are the AMC practice questions harder than the HAST questions?
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If the tests haven't changed from the past papers I have (which I assume are quite old), aren't they very different question styles?
 

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If the tests haven't changed from the past papers I have (which I assume are quite old), aren't they very different question styles?
Fair point. I think AMC mainly assesses your knowledge whereas HAST moreso implies the analysation of logic or sm
 
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Fair point. I think AMC mainly assesses your knowledge whereas HAST moreso implies the analysation of logic or sm
That's... an odd way to put it, at least to me.

I think they both assess knowledge, but AMC assess knowledge which is learnt, often from school, how well you know and understand the things you've been taught, while HAST is more about how you work with the information you're given, more like.. raw knowledge. But, I was looking at 2017 AMC papers as reference, so I could definitely be wrong.
 

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That's... an odd way to put it, at least to me.

I think they both assess knowledge, but AMC assess knowledge which is learnt, often from school, how well you know and understand the things you've been taught, while HAST is more about how you work with the information you're given, more like.. raw knowledge. But, I was looking at 2017 AMC papers as reference, so I could definitely be wrong.
Cudi u said what I was tryna say js in a more refined manner
 

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That's... an odd way to put it, at least to me.

I think they both assess knowledge, but AMC assess knowledge which is learnt, often from school, how well you know and understand the things you've been taught, while HAST is more about how you work with the information you're given, more like.. raw knowledge. But, I was looking at 2017 AMC papers as reference, so I could definitely be wrong.
id rather do amc than hast bruh
 

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😭 Is it cus u already learnt all the knowledge n sht u need for AMC but not HAST?
YES BRO AMC IS EASY AS SHIT IF YOU ALR KNOW THE CONTENT AT SCHOOL + MORE

HAST REQUIRES SO MUCH LOGICAL THINKING ITS LIKE CAT BUT LESS TIME
 

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