RivalryofTroll
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I am but you must have been in a year where there were hardly any hardcore people or you were blessed! (I am quite sure that having a good report is what determines which people in priority reserve gets in! E.g. There's a guy and a girl, both with similar marks in the exams and both were priority reserve BUT the girl had a MUCH better report and extra curricular activities! I'm assuming the girl would most likely get in!)Applying for Hurlstone wouldn't hurt. I personally did the test when I was in year 9 (2009) only because my brother suggested it. With absolutely no study prior to the examination and a disgraceful report (no A's, 1 D, mostly C's hahaha I didn't care for school back then), I managed to get a priority reserve position. I got called in for an interview with the deputy, he said he'd get back to me within 2 weeks; he called me 2 hours later saying I've been accepted
If I can remember correctly, Hurlstone's examination had G.A., Eng, Math, Science (I think?).
But what I'm getting at is this- apply for Hurlstone. Great school
I think nearly half of my grade (I know a guy who has the done the test in Year 7, 8, 9! And only managed to get priority reserve in Year 9! (He's doing it again this year) And guess what? The test is the same each year for every single grade but the writing section is the only thing that changes!) wants to go into Hurlstone! In addition to how many other people from other schools?
Also doing it in year 10 is CRAZY! Because everyone wants to get in Year 11 at HURLSTONE!!!!!! So the competition DOUBLES OR TRIPLES!
When it comes to priority reserve, having a GOOD report and extra-curricular activities will give you more chances.
You must have been blessed! Or you had something (an edge maybe?) over your fellow competitors!