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Joseph41

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Re: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
« Reply #15 on: August 11, 2017, 02:17:33 pm »
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Congrats and good luck to the three posters above! :D Make sure you keep us updated!

How are y'all feeling?

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Re: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2017, 08:49:49 pm »
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I accepted yall,, hallelujah,,, who else got an offer??

Aye, I also got in and accepted the offer. (Sorry for not posting about it, sort of forgot about this post  ::))

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Re: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2017, 10:26:42 pm »
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same, i got in too. But i'm not going

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Re: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2017, 09:51:26 am »
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I accepted yall,, hallelujah,,, who else got an offer??

I got an offer as well! :)

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Re: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2021, 10:36:07 am »
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Hello, everyone! I'm currently a year 11 student at Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences. I just wanted to help in any way possible by posting tips and my recommendations while studying for the entrance exam. If you have any questions you can ask me here or through my Discord which is: "coldplays#1419".

Exam date: Saturday, 24 July 2021



Entrance exam tips
Here I'll post a few tips where may be relevant to the exam, I say may because I don't fully know what'll be on the test as obviously they change each year. This is off from others tips, tutoring centres and my own experience. Additionally, for context my result were:

1 Superior in Reading comprehension
2  Above averages in Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning
1 High average in Science Reasoning

1. For the mathematics test have a very good understanding of methods unit 1. While I was studying for the exam I used the "Cambridge 1/2 methods" textbook, I highly recommend you guys use this aswell as I found it very useful. You might also want to know some basic specialists mathematics 1/2, such as factorials, algebraic fractions, trigonometry, and domain/range.
2. For science reasoning have a prevalent understanding of chemistry, biology and basic physics. If anyone has done yr 10 JMSS entry, the tests are very similar except EBSS has a few questions that are not graphs but raw science knowledge.
3. You need 1 superior to be guaranteed for an interview. Usually if you receive an interview you'll get accepted unless your subjects disrupt one another. EBSS will accept top 100 exam sitters into the interview and does not have a certain percent they take from each school. Although they seem to take a lot of UHS kids.
4. When studying do not just focus on the maths segment of the exam. A lot of people will do this meaning it'll be much harder to receive a superior in maths. When I was studying I focussed on verbal reasoning and reading comprehension as exam sitters for a science school won't really put much focus on them compared to science reasoning and maths.

Interview tips
During the interview you'll just be asked about your subjects, your EI (Extended Investigation) topic and why you wish to go to EBSS. As my interview was online I did not experience group interviews, although from talking to my friends you will have to do a group interview with other applicants if it is not online. During my interview I was asked these questions:

1. Why do you wish to attend EBSS?
2. What are your future endeavours?
3. What is your EI topic? Elaborate on the details.

The questions may vary, as I remember after the interview many of my peers had been asked 5-10 questions while I was only asked 3-4 questions. Before going into the interview you want to have a good understanding of what subjects you want to take, what your EI topic may be (this is not set and may be changed once you get accepted) and knowledge on the school. There's really not many other tips I can say, although I suggest you maintain confidence and seem enthusiastic about science or maths.

My thoughts of EBSS
As it is now May I have attended EBSS for 4-5 months and currently really enjoying it. Although it takes about a term to settle in with everyone at the end it's a really fun experience. The school has amazing facilities and great teachers; out of all of my 6 subjects, I honestly only have 1 iffy teacher. The rest are amazing and offer free services such as tutoring and 1 to 1 aid. A few of my teachers are also VCAA examiners which makes it really useful. I've also heard you keep the same teachers for 2 years which again is really useful. The only downside of EBSS is the large classrooms, although this has it's pros and cons I'd rather smaller classrooms for classes such as specialists. Although having big classrooms also means there are more people you can go to for help.

Conclusion
Overall, EBSS is a great school. I highly recommend anyone with a science or mathematics passion to attend and apply. EBSS also has great VCE results being 58% receive over a 90 atar which places EBSS in the top 30-40 in the state. If you'd like to apply or already planning to apply we also have a discord server you can join to communicate with other applicants and students. You can also ask for help and tips on how to study for the entrance exam.

Discord server https://discord.gg/Jaa48X9DWu

If you're having trouble joining you can shoot myself a DM which I mentioned at the start of this post.




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Re: Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2021, 03:47:00 pm »
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Has any one received result/interview invitation for Elizabeth blackburn school for Year11