Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (7 Viewers)

[Rick Mendoza]

ik bruh like i had to make a bunch of estimated guesses

Yeah fr.
Bro I got lucky there was 120 students at Penrith for Year 10 2025 so I js need top 20%-ish to get in

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Oh alright.
Bing's Academy is just a tutoring centre for HAST.
The founder was also in Penrith and transferred to Girraween in Year 11.

Oh... I hope I do that.. I'm not sure I will though... also, I think a lot of people transfer from Penrith to Girraween.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

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

 

[Rick Mendoza]

Oh... I hope I do that.. I'm not sure I will though... also, I think a lot of people transfer from Penrith to Girraween.

Yeah - but the academics:entrance difficulty ratio is cooked so you might wanna be wary of that

 

[austenau]

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

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Yeah - but the academics:entrance difficulty ratio is cooked so you might wanna be wary of that

I know, it's too late to be weary of anything at this stage. I've tried every year anyway; this is my last.

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

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

 

[austenau]

Jesus fucking christ

shlawg is it too much

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

shlawg is it too much

I don't think there can ever be 'too much', but some schools don't care much for extra curriculars. I think you'll be alright, if your HAST is good... it really depends what the people reviewing it think.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

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

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

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.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

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.

Yeah my school just started ICAS next week so im cooked
Oh btw why are the AMC practice questions harder than the HAST questions?

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

Yeah my school just started ICAS next week so im cooked
Oh btw why are the AMC practice questions harder than the HAST questions?

?
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?

 

[Rick Mendoza]

?
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

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

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.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

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

 

[austenau]

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

 

[Rick Mendoza]

id rather do amc than hast bruh

Is it cus u already learnt all the knowledge n sht u need for AMC but not HAST?

 

[austenau]

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

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

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

Yeah, that's the point LOL