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hi, thanks a lot! honestly for tips, I would simply recommend getting to know and understand the content in depth and breadth, seeing how it connects to other concepts (for math/STEM subjects). as simple it is, it can go quite a bit further than it sounds when done right. and on top of that do a lot of problems of different varieties, which will help cement your understanding and hone your problem solving acumen. this is also true for english/humanities subjects, where it really is about practice and doing more preparation beforehand, getting to know the content (as the study design outlines). habits like reading and writing consistently outside of school help hone your essay capabilities, but on top of that grind out lots of essays. try to develop a trend of progressive improvements, ideally with feedback, from peers and teachers. and make the most of what you have - your peers, teachers, textbooks and other resources. as to how to cope, it helps to remember that life is and will be a lot more than what you're experiencing now - a disappointing sac or bombed exam, which I've had both of. and really it's as simple as accepting the result, learning from your mistakes and moving on. find something fun to do. besides all that, maintain good habits! schedule time for study but also leave time for what else it may be that you are interested in. as you are in year 11, developing the good study habits early on and adjusting it to suit year 12 will be the basis to exercise your knowledge and skills on. lastly, the atar is not your life, it doesn't define you - work hard for what you'd like to achieve, but don't be attached to a result. good luck!

honestly just hangout with the elites and they will motivate you to learn better

that's actually kind of true, that's how I climbed out of my academic hole in year 10

Both people in our friend group who got raw 50 studied ahead, however our 99.95 did not study ahead, and neither did he take tutoring. So find the study method you fit! Our cohort definitely helped us all out, but it can only carry you so far in the SAC scores. The cohort is more useful in providing you a group of friends to study with!

@@Brydes-pz2ik , when you say they studied ahead, how much ahead was this ? Months, or over Yr12 holidays. Would help a lot as I will be in year 12 next year, and did pretty bad in accelerating 3/4 bio (34). Any other advice or strategies you implemented in contributing to 99+, means a lot.

Months, and to an extent a full year ahead. But remember our raw 49 did not study ahead at all so hard work during year 12 is what matters most. Also, if you are aiming for the 99+ threshold, I would recommend recognising which subjects are your top 4 and which are your bottom 2. Then prioritise your top 4, especially English subjects and slightly abandon your bottom 2. Since unless you want around 99.95, they really aren’t worth it to try that hard

Thanks. Is human bio a university level subject? I haven't heard about it. For english and methods, in general, do a lot of past exam paper and SACs from other schools. Make sure you time your practices for English. If you're in year 11 right now, I recommend just reading a lot of news, and developing a mindset of thing about "what is the author trying to achieve" for news. And as for methods, do a lot of past papers, including VCAA ones and the ones from Killbaha, heffernan Mav Neap TSSM. Make sure to familiarise yourself with CAS calculator.

Sorry bro, you’ve probably finished doing the entrance exam by now if you’re in year 8. But generally just practice with some mock papers from ACER/edutest, and you should be fine. Depending on which school you currently go to, the difficulty will vary.

English is not really about reading, but more about analysing. I would recommend analysing news, and kind of newspapers or online news.

Do chemistry as well high atar scale subject

thanks for suggesting but tbh chemistry is not my thing - i would rather do something that interests me and work towards getting aa 50 to avoid scaling down rather than do something that I hate and not have chances to get 50@@bobjones6021

@wakancarmc-studysmart4887 well if u study hard bro regardless if u hate it it'll do u great justice if u get a study score of like 45 or smthn in chem. I hated Chem too haha but got a 46 study score and ended up with 99.85

oh wow congratulations bro, I might actually consider taking the subject then 😃 @@bobjones6021

thanks for the advice@@bobjones6021

Good job to you too

Yes, we went to QS tutoring at Box Hill