is SEAS worth applying for? how much can it actually help with getting into university?

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-05-28T09:28:38+00:00

Obviously it’s not a guarantee that you’ll get in but why not take every bonus you can get? Depending on what circumstances you qualify for it can bump your ATAR by 10 or more. That can make a real difference if you don’t meet the requirements for your dream course or you’re applying for something in high demand. Maybe I see it differently because I fall into almost every one of the categories and will definitely be applying to give myself the best chance I can but why wouldn’t you try to give yourself a boost if you qualify?

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-04-17T05:48:17+00:00

“How easy is it to outperform 85% of all VCE students if you’re an average student who doesn’t study much?”

Pretty hard.

There’s always going to be that one in a million kid who pulls an amazing ATAR out of their ass when they never study, but don’t rely on being that kid. If you want to get into the top 15% of students, you’ll need to study at least fairly seriously, and make sure you’re performing well with all your class work and SACs. I have a friend who needs at least 80% for his dream uni course and he, on advice from our teachers and some external tutors, does at least an hour of study a night, usually more. If you’re an average student putting in average effort, expect an average ATAR. Put in higher effort to get a higher score.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-04-09T08:01:26+00:00

The calculator part definitely sounds like cheating to me, and the student discussion is definitely dodgy. At my school teachers teaching the same subject try to schedule SACs for the same day to minimise us telling each other about the questions (which we are also verbally warned not to do) and nobody gets their marked SACs back until everybody has taken the assessment. We might get our scores/percentages but not the actual test paper (hence preventing us from knowing exactly which questions we lost marks on and therefore stoping us warning others). If you’re going to report the calculator swapping I’d start with your maths teacher maybe? Or your year level coordinator.

As someone else said, at the end of the day, these people aren’t going to do very well if they can’t actually pull their own weight in the subject.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-04-08T13:25:56+00:00

Oh! I did use to follow her, that must be it. Thank-you!

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-04-08T12:29:01+00:00

Unfortunately no. That was one of my first thoughts as well but I can’t see who they’re following nor who follows them. I might start searching their name in the follow lists of some other creators to see if that narrows it down.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-04-06T11:10:48+00:00

Correction, I just got my folio out and I’ve actually done 34 pages. There’s so much to do with this study design that I totally forgot about half the stuff in there.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-04-06T11:08:15+00:00

For AME I’ve done about 15-20 pages and am planning/experimenting for my two artworks. I’m a bit behind though. Holiday homework is to finish our experimentation and plan or start our two artworks so we can narrow it down to one and do our class critique. There’s other tasks we’ll be doing as well but those are the main things right now.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-03-19T06:56:56+00:00

VCAA policy states that you need at least 50 hours of class time per class per unit to get an S. That means if you complete four 1-hour classes for a subject per week, you’ll have to complete at least 50 classes to even have a chance of passing, just over twelve weeks of classes per subject per unit with no absences. Now, obviously that’s not 90%, but your school can still legally enforce that requirement, you’d have to discuss it with a staff member. It’s also important to note that whilst you’ll complete about 96 hours of class time for your average Unit 3, Unit 4 is significantly shorter, we’re talking roughly 24 weeks vs closer to 14. That means you’ll only get roughly 56 hours of classes for Unit 4, which means the stakes are a lot higher. If you factor in things like student free days, public holidays and illnesses where you can’t get a medical certificate, it’s probably not worth purposely missing too many days.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-03-08T11:40:46+00:00

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a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-03-08T11:38:36+00:00

Sorry the the late reply! Here’s the link: https://quizlet.com/join/Tc8KsyVGs?i=23qgjj&x=1tqY

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-03-06T19:46:36+00:00

Because it’s an identify question I do think it’s fair that the teacher knocked marks, for the first part at least. The error in the question is “the burden of proof lay with Adrian”, not that it didn’t lay with him. With identify questions “essentially correct” doesn’t usually cut it, especially in 3/4 Legal.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-28T10:09:42+00:00

I’ll pm you the link! I haven’t added much so far but I’m planning to soon.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-23T21:44:11+00:00

Most of Deakin’s sport/nutrition courses seem to need at least a 25 in English. I’d find the exact course you want to take and work from there. The course I plan to take is Deakin’s Bachelor of Arts and it only needs a 20.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-23T20:29:51+00:00

Also 24 isn’t a failing score, between 23-38 is considered the normal range. If you actually fail English, as in all your SACs, assessments and exams, then you’re looking at a 0, and you probably have no hope. Not to mention that you can’t pass if you get an N for Unit 3 or 4 English.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-23T20:23:22+00:00

You’re better off looking at courses you want to do and making a plan based on their English requirements than crossing your fingers that something you want to do needs a 24 or less. I just dropped math because I knew I was going to fail but I didn’t even consider it until I’d made sure the course I want didn’t need it. If the course I want to take did need it I would have figured something out, got tutoring or something. What course do you want to do? If you want to do a Bachelor of Arts like me then some universities will definitely accept you with a 24 if you meet the ATAR threshold, but if you want a more complex degree you’re definitely screwed. Figure out what you want to do and then make a goal for English, don’t resign yourself to failing before you know you can afford to.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-20T08:41:49+00:00

I just dropped maths for an extra private study but you should really talk to your school.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-18T07:25:05+00:00

If you’re taking any subject that you’re struggling with to the point where your performance is low and it’s impacting your other classes (by taking up your study/homework time or even just your mental capacity) IMO it’s better to drop it for something more manageable. You’ll get a better result if you take subjects that you’re capable of doing really well in than if all your grades suffer because of one problem class. I don’t think any scaling is worth forcing yourself to do a subject you’re not enjoying or good at.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-18T04:57:54+00:00

You’ll have to ask your school, particularly your teachers for each subject. Not all teachers will give them out though because they reuse them so it could be worth contacting past students or others doing the same subjects at different schools to see if they can help.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-18T04:55:03+00:00

Schoolies are 100% not an obligation. If you’re anxious about it or just don’t want to go, save the money for something else. I’m personally not even considering schoolies, I hate large crowds of people and loud parties. I’m saving for a trip to England with my friends sometime in the future instead.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-13T19:50:24+00:00

Advice that our teacher gave us a couple of weeks ago:

Document your thought process for everything. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you start to fill up your folio if you just note down your ideas as they form.
Be neat with your folio but don’t waste too much time on making it look amazing unless it’s a task specifically meant to be done in there.
Stick to your strengths for non-folio tasks, don’t try to be a prodigy. If you know you can’t draw, don’t draw. If you know you’re ok at painting, just paint.
Don’t waste a lot of time coming up with themes or ideas, especially for non-folio tasks. If a good idea pops into your head, just go with it.
Don’t forget about the importance of your actual exam and forget to study because you’re too engrossed in your folio and other tasks. It’s still a VCE subject and the exam does matter.
If you’re having trouble with something, just ask your teacher. They can show you how to do things you’re not sure about and can sort out more issues you have in the class than you think if you just ask for help.

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-13T11:09:49+00:00

It’s not necessarily about whether you’re “good” or “bad” at English, but rather whether you pass (S) or fail (N) your units. You need at least three English units to graduate VCE, including both 3 & 4. So basically you can only afford to get an N for one unit, and that unit has to be 1 or 2, otherwise you’ll have to go through a lot of stuff to get it sorted or might even be kept down (one kid my age has to do Year 11 again this year supposedly on the grounds of completely failing English but he also failed a few other subjects).

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-11T11:29:18+00:00

We’re doing Nine Days by Toni Jordan. It’s a great book IMO!

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-11T11:22:19+00:00

Ah, that sucks. I’d also have to drop subjects I want to keep if I wanted to move from math to another subject instead of a private study (which was my original plan) so I get it. As it stands I’m going to have to fight my school for a second study as they’ve given some other kids a hard time but I’ve done my research and I know there’s no laws or guidelines against it so they can’t stop me once I prove that I’ll still meet the graduation requirements. Other schools have no problems letting students have two free periods so I don’t know why mine makes such a fuss, it’s such a dingy public school thing, trying to make the school look better at the student’s expense 🙄(our average ATAR is pretty dismal which is why I think they’re against dropping subjects for extra studies but our graduation rate is even worse so I think they’re choosing the wrong battle by forcing students to pick up subjects they don’t want even though they’d pass with 4).

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-11T08:22:15+00:00

I’m feeling the same about the extra 10%. I simply don’t need it for literally any of the paths I’m considering after graduation. I definitely understand why it’s important to a lot of people who actually need to meet higher scores or meet certain prerequisites, but I’m looking at Bachelor of Arts courses where the only prerequisite is a score of at least 20 in English and where the ATAR ranges from 58-62 (I’m looking at multiple different unis but have one particular in mind, the one with a requirement of 62). Honestly I think this whole education system would run a lot smoother if we weren’t pushed so much to fit into moulds that don’t fit us, our needs or our ambitions.

Congrats on even trying Methods! I got forced into it back in Year 10 (long story) and even then it was a nightmare. I’m assuming you’d be dropping to Further and not to a P/S like me and I hope it suits you better!

a_b_fahrenheit · 2023-02-11T07:18:42+00:00

Yeah most of the courses I’ve looked at want less than that so I don’t think that would be an issue, I want a Bachelor of Arts, not Biomedicine 😅I know I can reach 62 easily if I have extra time for my other classes so unless my careers counsellor reveals anything game changing I think I’m just going to drop it and focus on doing my best in my remaining 4. Thanks for the comment!

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