2016ers Chit-Chat Thread (17 Viewers)

[bobmyself]

They don't have business and legal iirc

its kinda the opposite though lol
they only offer 'harder' better scaling subjects so everyone gets better atars but theoretically less band 6s --> this actually deflates the ranking
whereas a private school will encourage easier subjects so a higher proportion of band 6s but lower atars --> inflated ranking

Don't think they are all too worried about a deflated ranking when they've ranked 1st for 25 years straight

And speaking of ruse, I'll just leave this here...

 

[Nailgun]

LOLOLOL sounds a bit exaggerated D: I'm sure they have Legal Studies! But I do know some selective friends who legitimately didn't know what General Maths or Standard English was, and was actually puzzled and I had to explain it to them LOL

tbh i didnt know what general maths was until yr10, or standard english until year 11

 

[anomalousdecay]

Try explaining non-atar subjects

 

[WrittenLoveLetters]

Try explaining non-atar subjects

I did! I explained how English Studies and General Maths 1 or 2 (forget which one) were non-ATAR subjects and it was like a whole new world to them LOL

 

[Nailgun]

I did! I explained how English Studies and General Maths 1 or 2 (forget which one) were non-ATAR subjects and it was like a whole new world to them LOL

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What's general maths 1

 

[anomalousdecay]

I remember it being called applied maths and english studies.

But yeah there are few non-atar subjects. Perfectly fine.

 

[Sien]

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What's general maths 1

I only knew of non atar subs last yr lel

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[WrittenLoveLetters]

I only knew of non atar subs last yr lel

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Yup! I learnt of these subjects last year! I didn't even know we had an English Studies class until recently, like woah.

 

[Nailgun]

lel just hit epiphany moment with m & g
I actually understand what's happening at the electron level now
Everything makes sense
It all fits together lelelel

 

[BLIT2014]

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What's general maths 1

It is only for HSC but it is a "Content Endorsed Course"

Year 11 General Mathematics only has a common course which both people wanting to do HSC ATAR and those intending not to get an ATAR do.

This is to give people a chance to change to doing an ATAR if they change their mind.

 

[DatAtarLyfe]

lel just hit epiphany moment with m & g
I actually understand what's happening at the electron level now
Everything makes sense
It all fits together lelelel

Have you started Ideas yet? Its pree interesting. So far, it seems like a more elevated version of m&g

 

[leehuan]

Only reason I knew about non ATAR courses was cause Catholic school -> if you don't do SOR you do Catholic Studies, which is CEC

It is only for HSC but it is a "Content Endorsed Course"

Year 11 General Mathematics only has a common course which both people wanting to do HSC ATAR and those intending not to get an ATAR do.

This is to give people a chance to change to doing an ATAR if they change their mind.

Supposedly in the new maths syllabus General 1 is becoming an ATAR course.

Have you started Ideas yet? Its pree interesting. So far, it seems like a more elevated version of m&g

I2I carried probably way too much social context of physics. But tbh the concepts were really interesting when I got my head around them

 

[BandSixFix]

LOLOLOL sounds a bit exaggerated D: I'm sure they have Legal Studies! But I do know some selective friends who legitimately didn't know what General Maths or Standard English was, and was actually puzzled and I had to explain it to them LOL

Nah they don't offer legal studies haha

 

[WrittenLoveLetters]

Have you started Ideas yet? Its pree interesting. So far, it seems like a more elevated version of m&g

I feel like I'm going to hate Ideas

 

[WrittenLoveLetters]

Nah they don't offer legal studies haha

Oh shit. Then how will they know if Law is a field of interest D:

I don't do Legal Studies and I regret it because I don't know if I want to be ambitious and chase for Law/Comm Q___Q




Side story about selective schools: Baulko is losing their shit, I was at the public library and some girl didn't know how to differentiate e^x.

...e^x...

I also know she's most likely 2016 cohort because the guy with her came from the OC school I was at

 

[leehuan]

I feel like I'm going to hate Ideas

Note: I reckon I2I has less calculations than responses compared to all other topics

 

[Nailgun]

Have you started Ideas yet? Its pree interesting. So far, it seems like a more elevated version of m&g

Haven't started yet but it looks interesting conceptually

 

[leehuan]

Haven't started yet but it looks interesting conceptually

Some of the most juiciest things in physics lie in I2I. I reckon you'd enjoy it.

But you may find the first section (cathode ray tubes) a bit boring if you aren't interested in outdated physics.

 

[WrittenLoveLetters]

Note: I reckon I2I has less calculations than responses compared to all other topics

I'm really bad at stuff related to waves and electricity and motion and the whole of Year 11. And actually, I have grown to improve in Physic calculations from Preliminary!

 

[leehuan]

I'm really bad at stuff related to waves and electricity and motion and the whole of Year 11. And actually, I have grown to improve in Physic calculations from Preliminary!

Twas about time those preliminary calculations came back up! But I can actually give you a bit of the benefit of the doubt - a ton of HSC students excel at HSC calculations but then forget almost all of them for preliminary.

Probably the most "twisted" (and it's not twisted as relativity in my opinion) thing in I2I is the wave-particle duality of light: light is both a particle and a wave. Have fun with that one.
But for the most part the amount of stuff you see on waves is pretty limited. The electrical energy in the home questions are pretty elementary; I'm just a bit concerned about if they accidentally pull off a moving about question on you.