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yes, this test was relatively easy. Top mark in our grade was 95%, (by 12-yo genious.) and thats not final because teacher is chasing up the correct solutions for question 8 or something....so he could get 100%.

Got mine back today. 39/40...24/25 for the essay - conclusion was le shite, full marks for every other component. I'm over the moon, I did an alnight night before and was sooo close to giving up. I did so much reading and research the previous weeks, but started writing too late, and changed...

I see the course as a combination of two things: philosophy and history. You look beyond the facts - basically you look at why, and ultimately that is philosophy. If you enjoy history, and your enjoyment goes beyond ROTE learning of facts, take it. And you have to be a good writer AND...

yeh, duh. isnt that the point of accelerating - when you're good at something?

I'm doing 13 units, and coping pretty well, but I only have 1 major work, and I purposefully chose it that way because my self discipline, honestly, is shit house. I dont think theres any problem with doing many extensions - I think if you are a capable student, you should take the chance to...

Wow! Thats an awesome result! But I'm sure you know that :) Congratulations, sounds like you trully deserve it. I'm still waiting on my result, teacher told me today that she just finished marking them, and cross marking them, and she said they are "all brilliant", and I have nothing to...

I came to the school halfway through year 9 (having come first in my other school), and these guys were already accelerated into year 9. I myself am accelerated, but im accelerated in EVERY subject.... meaning that im in the same situation as every other person in my grade, without any undue...

Which part do you mean? The gross blue stockings? Or the tartan skirts? Or the mismatched blue/green/navy? Oh well, home stretch now, a couple of months and it can burn. My bad, it was Queen Lere....close enough to Queer, I suppose.

I really hope that the Lost finale is as good as it has been cracked up to be... I don't think I can handle it any longer if they just keep posing questions, but never answering any.... for eg. whatever happened to the story about Michael's son and the polar bear? And why did he burn the...

King Lear. As Year 12 as it gets. Twas fun, though. Yes, I'm the one that looks like I'm about to eat you good.

What happens if the gaps are markedly different in the HSC exam than what they are in the assesment rank? I know they are unlikely to change drastically, but what if the gaps do change significantly?

Yeh, I typed out my half-yearly AoS essay in preparation for the trial, esp since it got full marks and thats how long it was. The only way to get 18-20 or 14-15 is to write quality in enough quantity. For me, 7 pages normal paper, is about 1600 words, and what I keep in mind all the time is...

*Digs up thread as it becomes apparent as to how unfair acceleration is* In my year, there are 3 year 11 boys doing ext 2 and 1 maths and one year 9 boy doing year 12 maths. Now, I do not object to the latter one, simply because his freakish ability should be fostered as much as possible, but...

Mine was very, very easy. It was put together by my chem teacher himself though, I think he chopped a couple of trials and mashed them together. And only Monitoring and Management was assesable anyway. THis is actually quite a bad way to do it, in my opinion, because not only does it mean that...

I aim to write 7-8 pages, and my writing is of average size, meaning that in my half-yearly for AoS I wrote 1,700 words in 40 mins and got 15/15. Now, I write very, very fast, my hand doesnt actually stop writing at any point during the exam. I simply cannot understand how James_C can write 9...

I'm actually glad that the Lear question was about Regan. My family drama and feminist shat all over her. And DAMNED FRONTLINE!!! Our teachers felt the need to alter it from ONE text to TWO!!!!! They actually willingly made it harder for us!!!

can you type our the questions, please? i cant find the past CSSA trials anywhere!

are you serious? overnight. woah. thats what I call dedicated.

Does anyone have an actual list of past trial paper questions for modules? Ive never seen or read any previous ones, and Im rather suprised how random they sounds. If not, is there any sites I can see about the CSSA Trials?

I remember reading an example of one in the Standards Packages that the school compiled for us. Basically, this person wrote about the journey in an elevator as an extended metaphor for imaginative journeys. It was very good, really. High-range responce.