Studying in Year 12

[pi]

was your cohort relatively weak at eng ? (for MHS cohort)

I'd say it was around average for MHS, having said that my cohort was over-rated as we were predicted to do really awesome (in comparison to the 2010 cohort) but I guess the extra 40 yr12s we had must have had a bad exam week

A few people who everyone expected to get 40+ didn't make it though, which was odd.


edit: on a side note, I think Mac.Rob and MGS have the strongest english cohorts in the state for those curious

[charmanderp]

You still had 123 40+ scores! That's freakish!

[pi]

Yeah, but we're a selective school though (with a very good GAT) That's expected. Generally if you're in the top 7 in our English class you should be in line for 40+ raw.

We're (and Mac.Rob for that matter) still now way near the NSW selective schools (like James Ruse which has a median atar of like 99.35 or something ridiculous like that)

[charmanderp]

99.35, woah! Reflection of the school or the students?

[pi]

99.35, woah! Reflection of the school or the students?

Reflection of the success of private tutoring to students of a school that is actually 95% Asian/Indian/Lankan


I'm sure the school is decent too, but from friends who went there, everyone does tutoring.

[charmanderp]

Hahaha :p But the same could be said about Melbourne schools, almost everyone at GWSC has tutors for the majority of their subjects.

[paulsterio]

Your ATAR is not a function of the school you go to nor is it a function of the amount and time you spend on tuition.
The truth is, much of what happens in year 12 is a product of your own effort, time and work ethic and I can assure you it doesn't matter whether you go to the best school in the world or you spend thousands of dollars on tuition, unless you make the most of it, and the only way you can make the most of it is to put in individual time and effort looking at what you need to know and how best to learn then, then using the resources you have around you.

In the end, the fact that you go to a good school and the fact that you get private tuition are just resources that you have at your disposal. Those who don't go to a good school or who don't get private tuition can find different resources in different ways - such as books, study groups...etc. It doesn't mean that just because you go to a bad school you are doomed, neither does it mean that if you go to a good school you will succeed.

Just to put it into perspective, a student from St. Albans Secondary got 99.95 last year, a school which is quite low on the food chain, whereas I'm sure there are kids from MHS and other top tier private schools getting in the 60s.

Hahaha :p But the same could be said about Melbourne schools, almost everyone at GWSC has tutors for the majority of their subjects.

Not true - I didn't get tutored, apart from a few sessions in English and I know a lot of other people I can name that didn't get tuition either.

[charmanderp]

Perhaps it's just this year?

[pi]

Hahaha :p But the same could be said about Melbourne schools, almost everyone at GWSC has tutors for the majority of their subjects.

Not true - I didn't get tutored, apart from a few sessions in English and I know a lot of other people I can name that didn't get tuition either.

Um, I heard you were at Jack's tutoring??

[WhoTookMyUsername]

i reckon this year's MHS cohort is amazing. There's been so many 48 + scores (after scaling) from average / decent students from last year

[paulsterio]

Um, I heard you were at Jack's tutoring??

I went to a few classes because a friend of mine wanted me to come and so I could scab his notes - which are really good!
But it wasn't really for the tuition

[pi]

i reckon this year's MHS cohort is amazing. There's been so many 48 + scores (after scaling) from average / decent students from last year

Nice! I hope we lift our game this year!

[Shenz0r]

was your cohort relatively weak at eng ? (for MHS cohort)

I'd say it was around average for MHS, having said that my cohort was over-rated as we were predicted to do really awesome (in comparison to the 2010 cohort) but I guess the extra 40 yr12s we had must have had a bad exam week

A few people who everyone expected to get 40+ didn't make it though, which was odd.


edit: on a side note, I think Mac.Rob and MGS have the strongest english cohorts in the state for those curious

One of the teachers said the English median at MHS for 2011 was 39...so in other words, if you got an average of B+s on your SACs at MHS, it was still possible to get over 40.

[ecvkcuf]

Wow it looks like GWSC has a stronger cohort then Haileybury...

So much for ~25k a year :/

Holy shit 25k a year.. I feel sorry for the kids who get shitty atars there.

[charmanderp]

I'm pretty sure private schooling is about more than just getting a high ATAR. In fact all schooling is, but I'd say the major benefits of private schools aren't associated with academic brilliance, which can be achieved anywhere.