The last miles of the HSC lap

[Neutron]

How many past papers are we supposed to be doing per day of this Stu-vac torture? :/

[RuiAce]

How many past papers are we supposed to be doing per day of this Stu-vac torture? :/

As many as you can. I just did 2.

You need to do enough so that you can achieve your goals, without doing way too much to the point you enter permanent exhaustion

[jakesilove]

How many past papers are we supposed to be doing per day of this Stu-vac torture? :/

I would say 3 max, 2 ideally, and 1 if you're doing other kinds of study. I think you should rarely be spending an entire day on study without doing at least one past paper.

[marynguyen18]

Is there any chance to redeem yourself in the HSC? I got my report and wasn't happy with it and didn't get the results i would have wanted and I'm really worried that its going to affect my final ATAR

[jamonwindeyer]

Is there any chance to redeem yourself in the HSC? I got my report and wasn't happy with it and didn't get the results i would have wanted and I'm really worried that its going to affect my final ATAR

The HSC is your chance for ultimate redemption my best piece of advice: The less happy you are with your internal results, the harder you need to work in the HSC. If you absolutely smash it your school results will have very little impact!!

Edit: Check out this article for details

[RuiAce]

Is there any chance to redeem yourself in the HSC? I got my report and wasn't happy with it and didn't get the results i would have wanted and I'm really worried that its going to affect my final ATAR

My internal rank for English was disappointing in my own eyes. It got better but not as high as I wanted to. Was reflected in my internal mark of 83.

Busted the final with a 90 external mark and couldn't have been happier. Without it I definitely wouldn't have broken that 98 ATAR mark

[elysepopplewell]

Is there any chance to redeem yourself in the HSC? I got my report and wasn't happy with it and didn't get the results i would have wanted and I'm really worried that its going to affect my final ATAR

The difference that you can make between now and the HSC exams is phenomenal! PHENOMENAL! I think you'll find you'll surprise yourself with what you are capable of Always be proud of your efforts, even if they were a little disappointing at first - know everything you went through to get there, and know that you're still going!

[cherryred]

Hey!

How many practice/past papers were you done with for each subject before the hsc exams?

THANK YOU!!!

[jakesilove]

Hey!

How many practice/past papers were you done with for each subject before the hsc exams?

THANK YOU!!!

Check out the answers at the top of this page

[cherryred]

Sorry, I couldn't find it 

I meant like how many papers by the end - 30? papers for maths, 20? for physics? etc.

[RuiAce]

Sorry, I couldn't find it 

I meant like how many papers by the end - 30? papers for maths, 20? for physics? etc.

Point still stands

You need to do enough so that you can achieve your goals, without doing way too much to the point you enter permanent exhaustion

Because you can never do enough. It's obviously unrealistic to tell you to do 100 papers for each subject.

[jakesilove]

Sorry, I couldn't find it 

I meant like how many papers by the end - 30? papers for maths, 20? for physics? etc.

I would recommend doing 1-3 papers a day, for most days of the week, and evenly spreading out the papers between all of your subjects. Whilst I can't give you a final number, if you're managing to do that many papers a day, you'll absolutely be fine come the HSC!

[kevin217]

Do you recommend revising all the content before starting past papers so that we are able to attempt each question to our best ability? Or is it better to start first and then focus on revising areas that require improvement?

[RuiAce]

Do you recommend revising all the content before starting past papers so that we are able to attempt each question to our best ability? Or is it better to start first and then focus on revising areas that require improvement?

Whilst in theory you should have all the content revised and leave it accessible for past papers anyway, at this point in time if all you are doing is revising content you have fallen too far behind. Past papers are absolutely crucial now because you need to consistently adapt to the questions they can give you and know how to properly structure your answer.

There has never been a restriction on doing past papers closed book. You don't even have to do them in exam conditions; just do them as if they were homework with your notes in front of you. All that matters is you do them.

No reason to neglect notes, but they should not be the only source of study for any of the remaining days left

[kassidyfisher]

Hi
I have a question, as the Hsc looms I begin to get more nervous and worry about the study time i have wasted (I have done some study though- just not as much as I should).
My main concern is i need about a 90- which my careers adviser says is completely reachable.
I go to a selective school and the trials exams were really hard :/
I have been doing biology practice papers and have only been averaging in the 70's. Is this a raw mark? Can a 70-80 raw mark potentially get a high band 5? Raw marks confuse me :/
I got 70/100 in my trials and am ranked 9th in my year.
I just need some advice or probably a pep talk !
Other Subjects I take are :
4 U English
Society and Culture
Legal Studies
Thankyou so much for any advice