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It looks so chill icl. Obviously there is some tricky questions, but overall it seems that it gives ppl who are part of the exodus from Advanced a sense of a weight off their shoulders and allows them to spend more time on other subjects.
hmm yeah. But I like procrastinating my other subjects with math hehe. I mean throughout this year it was like the other way around but sometimes I do. If I dropped that means I would have to spend more time on my other subjects rip
 

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has anyone started memorising their english essays?
its def based on preference, like if u have memorised essays up till now dont suddenly start freeballing cause it probs wont go very well (concidering theres only 11 days to practice)

personally i memorise mine, but they r kinda just all my evidence clumped together, then I pick and choose what I use on the day. So for mod B I have an "essay" but each paragraph is super adaptable bcs I have so many different pieces of evidence which all work together in any order or situation.

Also, Mod A is always the exact same q just in a different font so I 100% recommend memorising mod A if nothing else. Its always "how did [old text] influence/inspire [new text] or how does [new text] critique/[insert another rubric term] the [old text] (if that makes sense...)
 

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hmm yeah. But I like procrastinating my other subjects with math hehe. I mean throughout this year it was like the other way around but sometimes I do. If I dropped that means I would have to spend more time on my other subjects rip
Tbh, as long as you put the work into ADV, it shouldn't be too much of a jump from prelim.
 

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wait I just checked ur bio and u do eng ext? bro u should at least try cause it's literally 3 units. If u hate it so much than why are u doing it
oh I love english extension love english as a subject but despise english advanced. English advanced is not a real subject because what they are testing you on is memorisation and comprehension of specific texts, english extension is the study of english and literature. (I also literally am very lazy and dont study and english advanced is so much memorisation of quotes i cannot be bothered) the only reason im doing adv english is so that i can do ext eng, otherwise id (probably) drop to standard
 

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It looks so chill icl. Obviously there is some tricky questions, but overall it seems that it gives ppl who are part of the exodus from Advanced a sense of a weight off their shoulders and allows them to spend more time on other subjects.
yeah I do 12 units so it was so good! but i wish there was a lvl in between cause its such a drop in skill level tbh. like i don't even feel like im using my brain anymore rip
 

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oh I love english extension love english as a subject but despise english advanced. English advanced is not a real subject because what they are testing you on is memorisation and comprehension of specific texts, english extension is the study of english and literature. (I also literally am very lazy and dont study and english advanced is so much memorisation of quotes i cannot be bothered) the only reason im doing adv english is so that i can do ext eng, otherwise id (probably) drop to standard
oh so you don't freeball ext? ok that makes sense
 

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oh I love english extension love english as a subject but despise english advanced. English advanced is not a real subject because what they are testing you on is memorisation and comprehension of specific texts, english extension is the study of english and literature. (I also literally am very lazy and dont study and english advanced is so much memorisation of quotes i cannot be bothered) the only reason im doing adv english is so that i can do ext eng, otherwise id (probably) drop to standard
Yes! Extension is 10000% better than advanced. If i use my "extension level" analysis in adv i don't do well bcs they just want the same re-used evidence rather than actual individual thought. (I have a like 48/50 average in ext and 85% in Adv lmao)
Also I got 100% on eng ext creative so I thought mod C would be a breeze, but its so different!
 

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oh so you don't freeball ext? ok that makes sense
oh no i also mostly freeball english extension but i at least feel guilty about it. It is easier for me tho cos it isnt as much memorisation of prescribed texts its alot more like displaying an understanding of ideas and i like to be well read if i say so myself, so i dont have to make up quotes halfway through an exam and pretend i know the subject, i can just write normally and hope i remember a couple quotes on the day.
 

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oh no i also mostly freeball english extension but i at least feel guilty about it. It is easier for me tho cos it isnt as much memorisation of prescribed texts its alot more like displaying an understanding of ideas and i like to be well read if i say so myself, so i dont have to make up quotes halfway through an exam and pretend i know the subject, i can just write normally and hope i remember a couple quotes on the day.
(Im saying this as if im not bottom ranked in my english ext class lmaooo)
 

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realll...like the only subject i "freeball" in is history cause we have to and idk how im doing well lowkey cause if i did that for english id be 100% cooked
lol that's me with sac cause I freeballed the whole of this year and still passed. (well I haven't gotten prelims back so hopefully I passed but even if I don't idc) Also SOR. Like even for the 20 marker I made up the whole thing. I actually need to try tho next year
 

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oh anyone doing modern history, i lowkey forgot how to properly do "Assess the perspective of the source" q's --> anyone have like a good structure?
 

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guys how to get 99.95 while only studying 30 min a day?
fill your body with helium just before the exam and bring lead-(or any really heavy material)-shoes with you, then when the exam timer starts (no earlier) take off the shoes float away into the sky out a window if possible (getting stuck on the ceiling works too but is a bit more tedious). you will then immediatly get a 99.95 atar as required by the NESA exam misadventure guidelines
 

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