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  1. SirLaptop

    Trials Marks/Reflection Thread

    Marks (all the papers I did were Catholic) English Advanced - 69/105 Paper 1 Shorts - 9/15 Creative - 9/15 Essay - 11/15 Paper 2 Module A - 14/20 Module B - 13/20 Module C - 14/20 If I was actually good at English, I'd be mighty disappointed with this mark. But, I tell you what, despite...
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    Post Trials / Current Trials discussion thread for Business Studies

    My school did the CSSA paper, I personally found it on the easier end, but there were definitely some nasty questions. The question on the role of ASIC as an industry regulator (forgot the number) was specifically quite a nasty one. If you didn't do economics or know anything about the banking...
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    Is Business studies worth doing?

    Sorry to bump a dead thread but here's 2c for anybody reading: How well you will go in business is dependent on this question: Do you have a good memory? If you answered yes, then a band 5 in business is guaranteed for you. Beware if you don't like ROTE learning you won't like business...
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    What are some really good case studies to use for HSC Business Studies overall ?

    Qantas is the easy option to go with, most people who do business do that as a case study. For me personally my extensive knowledge of the gaming industry means I am able to apply most if not all dot points in the syllabus to game (and tech) companies. For that reason, I go with Sony, Nintendo...
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    What car do you drive? (the new one)

    MAKE: Peugeot MODEL: 307 YEAR: 2002 LIKES: Good, efficient little car, the legendary Peugeot tdi engine gives it plenty of grunt for a diesel hatch. Handling is very good. DISLIKES: It's a peugeot, so it's going to be unreliable as all hell. Cosmetic options are very limited. PLANS FOR FUTURE...
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    Comeback stories

    English for me has always been a trainwreck. Did advanced in year 11 because apparently it 'scaled better'. Every single assessment in prelim, I was at the bottom, or near the bottom in terms of rank. Never made it past high C, regardless of how hard I worked (which was very hard). Now this...
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    Is it possible to score a band 6 with Standard Mathematics?

    I am currently doing HSC General 2 at the moment, dropped from 2 unit at the end of year 11 which I was failing anyway, before then I was in 5.3 mathematics course, etc etc. Have a sibling who got band 6 in it last year. The new syllabus doesn't appear to have too much added onto it, so much of...
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    Roll Call: Class of 2018

    Hey everybody. Subjects: English Advanced, General Maths, Economics, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Industrial Tech Multimedia. ATAR aim is 90+. My school isn't known for doing all that well, but I'm on track to getting a good atar, topping multi and am close to topping the top of the rest...
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