Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (8 Viewers)

[Slayon]

heyyy I was rejected by Penrith,, I was in the middle 50% for hast with my highest score being top 15% (writing) and lowest was bottom 15% (abstact reasoning). I was honestly really surprised that I didn't do well for abstract reasoning bc I was mainly studying it before the hast. I moved to my local high school this year (for year 10). Should I reapply for Penrith? what selectives do u recommend? also I do a lot of competitions, and for my naplan I got top for all except math (second highest bit). I was much higher than my school average so I really don't want to stay. Anything more should I focus on if I were to reapply?

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

heyyy I was rejected by Penrith,, I was in the middle 50% for hast with my highest score being top 15% (writing) and lowest was bottom 15% (abstact reasoning). I was honestly really surprised that I didn't do well for abstract reasoning bc I was mainly studying it before the hast. I moved to my local high school this year (for year 10). Should I reapply for Penrith? what selectives do u recommend? also I do a lot of competitions, and for my naplan I got top for all except math (second highest bit). I was much higher than my school average so I really don't want to stay. Anything more should I focus on if I were to reapply?

You're going to need scores much higher than that for Penrith. Try applying for a lower rank school. If you really want to go to Penrith though (which I personally don't reccomend), put as much time as you can into studying for HAST.

You are likely to do better in your current school than attempting to catch up with the workload of a selective school in year 11. What subjects do you want to do?

 

[Slayon]

You're going to need scores much higher than that for Penrith. Try applying for a lower rank school. If you really want to go to Penrith though (which I personally don't reccomend), put as much time as you can into studying for HAST.

You are likely to do better in your current school than attempting to catch up with the workload of a selective school in year 11. What subjects do you want to do?

i plan on doing law but i don't rlly have everything figured how probs englishy subjects tbh and wdym catch up with workload of selective school in year 11?

 

[Bendwhat?_over]

i plan on doing law but i don't rlly have everything figured how probs englishy subjects tbh and wdym catch up with workload of selective school in year 11?

There will probably be a lot of things that they'll assume you know which you might not have been taught in your own school. It will also be difficult to get used to the amount of homework that is expected, you may even get burnt out - Extremely undesireable for your senior years.

You will be fine to do law, do humanities subjects then. Economics is good, I think... Not sure! I'm not into law.

 

[Slayon]

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I'm rlly good with homework, so i dont think it'll be an issue. Would Sydney Tech be better? I js wanna go to top 75 school

 

[notboard]

hello people
im planning to transfer from hornsby girls to baulko or ruse (depends) but I'm gonna transfer for yr8. r there any tips that I need to know for the edutest thing? ty

 

[Rick Mendoza]

hello people
im planning to transfer from hornsby girls to baulko or ruse (depends) but I'm gonna transfer for yr8. r there any tips that I need to know for the edutest thing? ty

There are a lot - and I mean a lot of things to consider here, although most of them can be subdivided into the following:
What's your report like in terms of grades?
Likewise with extracirriculars?
Are you a legacy student (*parents/relatives went to Baulko or Ruse - although this ain't that important but if you tie with another student its taken into consideration)
What practice resources are you using?

 

[20/50=80%]

i plan on doing law but i don't rlly have everything figured how probs englishy subjects tbh and wdym catch up with workload of selective school in year 11?

lowkey easiest yr to get into at penrith is year 10 because they take so many more people than the other yrs. even entering into yr 10 is really difficult, like all the transfers in my yr are still really behind the rest of the cohort bc the teachers assume we already have learnt everything they cover. obviously staying at ur old school would suck, but id definitely reccommend trying out for st marys senior, which is easier to get into and caters towards high achieveing students

 

[Rick Mendoza]

lowkey easiest yr to get into at penrith is year 10 because they take so many more people than the other yrs. even entering into yr 10 is really difficult, like all the transfers in my yr are still really behind the rest of the cohort bc the teachers assume we already have learnt everything they cover. obviously staying at ur old school would suck, but id definitely reccommend trying out for st marys senior, which is easier to get into and caters towards high achieveing students

yeah i got into yr 10 penrith this year. But there is one point of yours I'd like to rectify - most selective schools on the HAST list do make an extra class around Year 9/10, which is why there were way more than just 20-25 spots allocated this year. Sydney Boys High School makes an extra class in Yr 9, although they limit the amount of people who can take the test via disqualification.

 

[notboard]

There are a lot - and I mean a lot of things to consider here, although most of them can be subdivided into the following:
What's your report like in terms of grades?
Likewise with extracirriculars?
Are you a legacy student (*parents/relatives went to Baulko or Ruse - although this ain't that important but if you tie with another student its taken into consideration)
What practice resources are you using?

I don't think those things matter for the test. I don't need tips for interviews or etc; I just want some for the edutest exam if there are any.

 

[Rick Mendoza]

I don't think those things matter for the test. I don't need tips for interviews or etc; I just want some for the edutest exam if there are any.

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You don't think prior academic performance and extracirriculars matter for the test?
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[FranklinHuang]

I don't think those things matter for the test. I don't need tips for interviews or etc; I just want some for the edutest exam if there are any.

For edutest especially, you want to be doing the practice tests for the years above e.g if ure applying for y8 do the y9 practice tests or even y10. As someone who did the edutest twice for transferring, the vocabulary is inconceivably difficult. The entire english section is so much harder than the practice tests allocated for that grade. However for maths it should be extremely easy unless math is truly your weak point. I would also advise you to read non-fiction books just to enhance your comprehension for the test. Just out of curiosity, what school do you go to?

 

[Slayon]

lowkey easiest yr to get into at penrith is year 10 because they take so many more people than the other yrs. even entering into yr 10 is really difficult, like all the transfers in my yr are still really behind the rest of the cohort bc the teachers assume we already have learnt everything they cover. obviously staying at ur old school would suck, but id definitely reccommend trying out for st marys senior, which is easier to get into and caters towards high achieveing students

i applied to penrith this year for entry into years didn't do well, although i reckon i done well for math because it's my weak spot abstract reasoning actually got me though :') i don't think ill be reapplying for penrith. Any other schools to recommend?

 

[Slayon]

Opinions on Chatswood? Sefton? (less so Tempe, Parra, Cherrybrook Tech)

 

[FranklinHuang]

Opinions on Chatswood? Sefton? (less so Tempe, Parra, Cherrybrook Tech)

As someone in your cohort who transferred from Chatswood to Sydney Boys this year i'd say you should move to schools depending on :
1. what atar you are aiming for
2. the school's proximity.

from my experience at chatswood, Chatswood High actually has very nice facilities and the canteen is stacked as. They also have 2 selective classes "A' and "B" and one gifted and talented class which is often better than the B class. If you are aiming for 90+ i'd say you have a decent shot at chatswood cs ik some of the chatswood kids and theyre by far smarter than kids at sydney boys so thats one id recommend.

Honestly if you really just put in the work next year. e.g get grades up, study ahead, join some clubs and do some competitions and sport you could realistically get into any school apart from the top 20.

Fort Street im pretty sure you only need to write an essay for the testing phase.
Manly is extremely easy but the difficulty might be subjective but i'd say manly has a good rank and is not difficult to get into

My recommendations are Manly 1, Fort St 2, Chatswood 3. Purely based on rankings.

Hope this helps, ask me if you have any other questions

 

[notboard]

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You don't think prior academic performance and extracirriculars matter for the test?
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bc it's a test? I mean sure academic achievements may matter but I don't think extracurricular would be needed in that. sorry if I seem rude I'm just stating my opinion

 

[notboard]

For edutest especially, you want to be doing the practice tests for the years above e.g if ure applying for y8 do the y9 practice tests or even y10. As someone who did the edutest twice for transferring, the vocabulary is inconceivably difficult. The entire english section is so much harder than the practice tests allocated for that grade. However for maths it should be extremely easy unless math is truly your weak point. I would also advise you to read non-fiction books just to enhance your comprehension for the test. Just out of curiosity, what school do you go to?

thank you
r u talking about public school for the last question?

 

[Rick Mendoza]

bc it's a test? I mean sure academic achievements may matter but I don't think extracurricular would be needed in that. sorry if I seem rude I'm just stating my opinion

Ok - I see where your coming from.
It's just that although your academics and extracirriculars don't affect your test itself, they do SEVERELY, and I mean it affect your potential denial/acceptance into a school. This year, I was downgraded from an acceptance to a reserve just because my report wasn't up to standard, but my extracirriculars and test performance compensated for such. If you were lacking in report and extracirriculars than that may also be a reason for some raised eyebrows and a lower ranking overall.

 

[Slayon]

As someone in your cohort who transferred from Chatswood to Sydney Boys this year i'd say you should move to schools depending on :
1. what atar you are aiming for
2. the school's proximity.

from my experience at chatswood, Chatswood High actually has very nice facilities and the canteen is stacked as. They also have 2 selective classes "A' and "B" and one gifted and talented class which is often better than the B class. If you are aiming for 90+ i'd say you have a decent shot at chatswood cs ik some of the chatswood kids and theyre by far smarter than kids at sydney boys so thats one id recommend.

Honestly if you really just put in the work next year. e.g get grades up, study ahead, join some clubs and do some competitions and sport you could realistically get into any school apart from the top 20.

Fort Street im pretty sure you only need to write an essay for the testing phase.
Manly is extremely easy but the difficulty might be subjective but i'd say manly has a good rank and is not difficult to get into

My recommendations are Manly 1, Fort St 2, Chatswood 3. Purely based on rankings.
Hope this helps, ask me if you have any other questions

tbh I rlly want to go to fort Street to anything else yk?

 

[notboard]

Ok - I see where your coming from.
It's just that although your academics and extracirriculars don't affect your test itself, they do SEVERELY, and I mean it affect your potential denial/acceptance into a school. This year, I was downgraded from an acceptance to a reserve just because my report wasn't up to standard, but my extracirriculars and test performance compensated for such. If you were lacking in report and extracirriculars than that may also be a reason for some raised eyebrows and a lower ranking overall.

oh I get it. sorry I forgot to take that into account. thanks for the info tho