EXAM & INTERVIEW GUIDE: Elizabeth Blackburn School Of Sciences (By EBSS)

[trac_ee]

Really? Strange.

I just sent an emails saying I accept and they just said 'Thanks for the reply'

[raw50bio]

I got into ebss in 2015 and i can safely say it isnt for everyone. in some moments is actually a joke. dont get sucked into the romance of it.

[antony01001000]

Don't know what you're talking about

[Photon]

I got into ebss in 2015 and i can safely say it isnt for everyone. in some moments is actually a joke. dont get sucked into the romance of it.

The only reason why people don't like it is because they didn't want to do the science subjects. The school lets you know the subjects you can and can't do so really it's your fault for joining in the first place.

[Hazzar101]

hello guys, I'm currently in year 10 and I want to apply for this school for year 11.

I was wondering if you can help me by telling me how the enrolment works and what kind of things are in entrance exam be specific because I'm year 10 and I'm applying for year 11. Can you please let me know on average how many people apply and get selected and what kind of science, maths and english question they ask. I'm very stressed so please let me know ASAP.

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[Photon]

hello guys, I'm currently in year 10 and I want to apply for this school for year 11.

I was wondering if you can help me by telling me how the enrolment works and what kind of things are in entrance exam be specific because I'm year 10 and I'm applying for year 11. Can you please let me know on average how many people apply and get selected and what kind of science, maths and english question they ask. I'm very stressed so please let me know ASAP.

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It's sort of like any other recruitment process for a selective school.

You do an exam that consists of 4 sections and a written piece. If you get past that stage then you get to do a short interview.

Last year I think there were like 150 students and they chose 70 but this year the advertisements are even bigger so I would be expecting at least 200. They can accept up to 100 so long as the students are suited for the school.

As for the questions themselves you should take a look at the practice exams they provide because they're quite similar to the real exam. But you can also look up online ones (that's what I did and I found it super helpful). Also try looking up "mathematical reasoning quizzes" and stuff like that. I found that quite useful aswell.

Don't worry you'll be fine just make sure you time yourself with your practice exams as a lot of people struggled with time last year.

[antony01001000]

Just make sure you study what gha_tebs said and listen to Photon (he's a god) and you should be fine, I managed to get in without knowing anything a year ahead however I was blessed that EBSS wasn't too popular. If you have any questions about EBSS life, just give us a pm; I hope you do well.

p.s EBSS isn't as ruthless as JMSS or Melbourne High, so don't stress too much.

[Chewythecat]

I was just wondering if anyone who applied this year has been accepted. I still haven't gotten an acceptance or rejection email.

[MayankAnand]

I just got accepted by EBSS for an interview and from Suzanne cory as a first round offer. Now I'm in a dilemma in which one to go 

[antony01001000]

If you haven't received the email it doesn't mean you didn't get an offer, it happened to me last year multiple times 

School in city vs school in Werribee, is it that hard? 

But seriously, congratulations!

[MayankAnand]

It is a very hard chice man. It's not the location, it's what the school brings to the table. If ne will provide me the perfect environment to become a highly regarded scientist, the other will provide an amazing opportunity to become a qualified scholar. I want to been an Aerospace engineer, and am actually starting to lean towards going to EBSS now, but we'll see what happens after the interview on the 10th. I'm actually overjoyed on having to get to choose though, but I'm also confused at the same time.

[gha_tebs]

Good job everyone! If might help, if you're deciding which school to attend, is to talk to some people there such as teachers, students etc. It's a good idea to get a general feel of the atmosphere so you feel comfortable.

[MLGityaJ^A]

Hey guys, I've got in and already received the papers to fill out and send for this camp as well. But my question is which books do we have to buy? I know a booklist is gonna be sent to us, but I just wanna find out to see if Yr 11 kids at my school have ones I need for EBSS to buy textbooks of them.

[Photon]

Hey guys, I've got in and already received the papers to fill out and send for this camp as well. But my question is which books do we have to buy? I know a booklist is gonna be sent to us, but I just wanna find out to see if Yr 11 kids at my school have ones I need for EBSS to buy textbooks of them.

That's funny, you think you're going to be using textbooks next year.

All science and maths books are going to be in Ebook format. I can't tell you what your English books are going to be because Idk.

[antony01001000]

To extend photon's answer, the reason why they should buy ebooks is that the desks in the lecture theatres are quite small. You won't have enough room for textbooks; using a onenote and an ebook on a tablet such as a microsoft surface is the ideal to go.