brenden's Ask Me Anything

[Joseph41]

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Oooooh golly gosh, this is going to be large.
Forum Administrator, brenden, will be holding an “Ask Me Anything” session THIS SATURDAY (that’s Saturday 12 August).

Many of you would know Brenden from the forums, from lectures, or just general ATAR Notes stuff. He’s kind of a big deal. But for those who don’t...

Some things you might like to know about Brenden:

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•   Brenden worked for more than four years at Macca’s
•   He was kicked out of Psychology 3/4 in Year 11 for his general shenanigans
•   He worked hard af in Year 12, and achieved a 90+ ATAR
•   He scored almost perfect marks all through uni, which is ridiculously difficult to do
•   He started in a Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts at Monash. Then he transferred from Education to Science, then from Science to Law, and then dropped Law entirely
•   He finished with a Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in Philosophy (#employable) after changing degree thrice
•   He started working part-time for ATAR Notes in 2014; he’s now full-time
•   He will soon have the highest respect level ever on the ATAR Notes Forums
•   He enjoys candle-lit dinners, romantic movies and long walks on the beach**
•   He’s one of the most intelligent, genuinely caring and humble people I’ve ever met – and not asking him anything would be such a wasted opportunity

And here's Brenden's self assessment of his education journey:

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Years 7-11:

Year 7 was good, I was a nerd. I won a hectic award in Year 8. In Year 9 I got sick of getting bullied for being a nerd, and I had a crush on a girl that taught me how to wag school, so that’s what I did until the end of Year 11.

Year 12:

Year 12 experience: equal parts hellish, obsessive, and hopeful.

University:

4 degrees. 1 passion, 2 majors: Philosophy <3 luv uni 4 lyf

S  E  R  I  O  U  S  L  Y  :

You can ask him anything you want.
He's wise as fuck.
He'll have the answer.
He'll have incredible perspective.
Asking Brenden a question here could literally change your life - he's that good.

Some sample questions of the types of things you might ask:

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•   "What's your advice for submitting VTAC/UAC preferences?"
•   "What's the best way to study for English?"
•   "Is uni really different to high school? If so, in what ways was it most different for you?"
•   "Do you really love long walks on the beach?"
•   "How did you start working for ATAR Notes?"
•   "What did you do in VCE to keep motivated on a day-to-day basis?"
•   "Would you rather fight ten duck-sized horses, or one horse-sized duck?"
•   "I'm scared for exams - how should I prepare?"
•   "Why didn't you get your licence until you were approximately 54 years of age?"***
•   "Hi Brenden. Two part question here. You changed uni degree three times - (1) what the fuck?; and (2) but srs tho, did that set you back financially/in terms of career? DO YOU HAVE $1MIL IN HECS DEBT?"

To ask a question...
1. If you haven't already, register for an ATAR Notes account by clicking here!
2. Scroll down to the Quick Reply window at the bottom of the page.
3. Type your reply and click "Post"!

* Yes, that is Brenden in his car. No, he was not driving at the time.
** Definitely true.
*** This is egregiously disrespectful, because I'm older than Brenden, still don't have my licence, and he drives me everywhere. soz fam. soz brenden

[brenden]

This is an absolute stitch-up.

[elysepopplewell]

This is an absolute stitch-up.

Really keen to know about the girl who lead you astray from year 9-11

[brenden]

Really keen to know about the girl who lead you astray from year 9-11

All will be revealed this Saturday!

[howey]

Well, this will be fun...

[brenden]

Well, this will be fun...

I'm banning your account for the duration of the event.

[Sconey]

Brenden worked for more than four years at Macca’s

The true measure of someone's success.

[Calebark]

Can I ask about triangle feet?

[brenden]

The true measure of someone's success.

1 Macca's year is 10 human years.

Can I ask about triangle feet?

Yes.

[emi87]

do u believe those who act in comedy tv shows are comedians? take the cast of Friends for example, are they comedians? They're funny as hell, but are they comedians?

[katie,rinos]

So pumped! I love these AMA's!

[Natasha.97]

HYPE              HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                 HYPE                    HYPE                 HYPE                 

[GalacticProcess]

You see, the only real question is why you chose the username 'brenden'?

[brenden]

You see, the only real question is why you chose the username 'brenden'?

There's a story behind this one.

[heids]

There's a story behind this one.

Here is the story:

Shit... How to explain this.
First I was sort of like
"Fuck, what's my name again?"
And then I was like
"Oh yeah"
So then I like, wrote in my name and stuff
And then yeah I pressed enter and BOOM. Brenden.

But yeah, wise beyond his years etc etc.  Though the bloke's pretty ancient in years as it is.