GAT?

[Lasercookie]

GAT scores are also used if you die, and well, you cant attend the final exam.

Because an ATAR will be soooooooo useful after one's dead...

true, but VCAA cant just NOT give you an ATAR.

But if you die, and hence can't apply for a derived score for the exam, wouldn't you just be given N/A for the exam?

edit: perhaps a bit off-topic

[Starlight]

The best part of the GAT is when you finish, everyone starts making groups on facebook highlighting some of the hilarious/weird questions that have appeared. 'A man delicately sucking a lemon' appeared on the 2011 GAT, anyone remember?

Yes, they seriously just do this so people rock up lol.

Last year it was also about including Charlie Sheen, previously it was Bear Grylls. Something like that.

I wonder what is next; the evolution of the GAT is one which can be easily observed.

I thought it was Rebecca black that we were meant to include on the writing task, haha always say I would but never did

[nangwo]

so what type of text does the first writing task have to be, an essay? narrative? etc.

[InsaneMcFries]

I think there is one persuasive and one discussing.

[charmanderp]

The first written task entails receiving a double page spread of information about a certain topic (last year it was wolves) and you have to, in any format (although preferably expository), relate all the information to an unseen reader (the examiner) in as much detail and as fluently and expressively as possible.

The second piece is an analytical piece where you write an essay using one or more given sentences as a prompt.

[golden]

You can look them up online if you want sample ones.

[LOLs99]

My school is telling us to study for the GAT and we're even having a trial GAT exam...

How is that possible?
And is it definately true that it won't bring down any of your subjects even though u didnt do well?Because I heard some people saying it will afftect your study score if you dont do well in a particular area(related to the subjects you studied).

[Genericname2365]

Our school had a trial GAT exam (just multi-choice) last year and it did help me get used to the overall layout and how it works (time etc.) That being said, I don't think I'll bother attending the trial this year

[pi]

lol the trial GAT, MHS does that too (although you may be MHS?), pretty troll

[Bhootnike]

Yes, they seriously just do this so people rock up lol.

Last year it was also about including Charlie Sheen, previously it was Bear Grylls. Something like that.

I wonder what is next; the evolution of the GAT is one which can be easily observed.

Include Bhootnike this year. just coz he's bloody brilliant.


and modest. 

[Mr. Study]

We had a trial GAT last year.

I actually found it to be pretty fun and I'm dead serious. (No sarcasm)

[Genericname2365]

lol the trial GAT, MHS does that too (although you may be MHS?), pretty troll

Not quite...

We had a trial GAT last year.

I actually found it to be pretty fun and I'm dead serious. (No sarcasm)

Well it was definitely more fun than the actual thing... But I've just remembered the most beneficial thing about the trial GAT was it reminded me to double-check I've actually marked the corresponding letter for my answer, and not a different one by mistake. Which for some reason happened to me for at least 5 or 6 questions on the trial. 

The best part of the GAT is when you finish, everyone starts making groups on facebook highlighting some of the hilarious/weird questions that have appeared. 'A man delicately sucking a lemon' appeared on the 2011 GAT, anyone remember?

Yes, they seriously just do this so people rock up lol.

Last year it was also about including Charlie Sheen, previously it was Bear Grylls. Something like that.

I wonder what is next; the evolution of the GAT is one which can be easily observed.

How many people on here do this? I'm tempted; I didn't do it last year, though.

[charmanderp]

Everyone does it. My whole second essay was about Rebecca Black, Justin Bieber and over-hyped teen idols in general. And anyone who didn't mention Bear Grylls and Twilight in the wolves essay clearly has no life :p I still got a perfect score (for written(, so they clearly just don't care. And I think they issued a statement prior saying that they wouldn't penalise students for offhand references.

[Starlight]

Well as long as they don't penalise it and you can incorporate it in a way that makes sense then I guess you can write about a celebritiy of whatever? I'd think most people would just be bluffing though

[LOLs99]

GAT seems so cool. Can't wait to sit for it!