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Revision for MHS exam,Year 9.

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ab10120:
Yeah going on after pens down is pretty dodgy,at my current school I'm in the acceleration program and when we were doing the entrance test many people kept going while the examiners were collecting the papers. I don't think I should do it because if you get caught they would count it as cheating, wouldn't they?

spectroscopy:
this is the biggest biggest piece of advice i got which i took and used in the exam is n the creative writing piece you get three bits of stimuli (for me it was a bicycle a key and a lighthouse im pretty sure?) and the one thing you must remember is that thousands of essays are getting marked, do something that makes yours stand out, and make sure your grammar/vocabulary/spelling/neatness is good quality, and make sure the essay itself is interesting, even if its short
mine was about a child who rode her bike to the lighthouse, climbed up it, used the key to unlock the top floor, and she jumped off with a (literal) cliffhanger for an ending, i didnt even use a full page for it, but made sure i made it sound vivid and nice and they could imagine it happening, and i got a superior for that section, this is just my experience take it with a grain of salt, do not try that method if you dont read alot of novels/have great writing skills/etc.
if you can go to a company like hendersons and do their practice exams, they usually give you a good indicator of where youll be and what you need to improve, and i found their essay help so useful !

good luck :)

Sach1_K:
Make sure you address the pictures correctly. My prompt was the same as Alex's. Instead of writing about a key I included a locked door instead. When I found out I was pretty mad at myself. But I guess the examiners accepted it or I may have said something like" I don't have the key" I can't remember. But just be sure to answer the prompt or write about it.

ab10120:
Yeah right now I'm doing my 31st week at a place called James An college, For the testing they do I'm usually in the top 11 to top 12 rage and for the writing i'm anything from 15-19 out of twenty. I reckon it's o.k. However there is lots of competion at my school and there kids that can ace some of the tests at James An, (Freaky o.0).

IndefatigableLover:

--- Quote from: ab10120 on May 02, 2013, 09:12:11 pm ---Yeah right now I'm doing my 31st week at a place called James An college, For the testing they do I'm usually in the top 11 to top 12 rage and for the righting i'm anything from 15-19 out of twenty. I reckon it's o.k. However there is lots of competion at my school and there kids that can ace some of the tests at James An, (Freaky o.0).

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Haha good ol' James An College :')

Anyway, what I want to say is that those rankings will eventually mean nothing to you. Although they seem important because you're ranked within your tutoring group, ultimately it's not just them you're competing against but everyone in Year 8 who is undertaking the MHS/Mac.Rob exam. I remember when I did tutoring for the MHS exam, I was ranked near the bottom of the class since I wasn't grasping onto concepts fast enough but I managed to get a place at MHS in Year 9 nonetheless because I didn't let that fact get to me and just gave it my all on the exam. Also the tests which some tutoring companies may not have much correlation to the actual exam itself (not saying that JAC is giving you dud exams but as a whole) which is another reason why rankings don't matter in this case. Add in pressure (environment) and luck (guessing), it changes the whole outcome dramatically.

Honestly don't worry about competing against all these (smart) kids etc. because it'll just put you under unnecessary stress on you. Focus on things that are ACTUALLY important to you which will benefit you when doing the exam or for next year's exam #JMSS ;)

And a good way to check if you're ready for the exam would be to look yourself in the mirror and ask that question to yourself. Do you see yourself getting into MHS? If you do then great! Continue the hard work! If not, what can you do to maximise your chances in getting in? What are some of my weaknesses or things I should work on?
They are simple questions but it gets down to the bottom of it all (reflecting basically) >.<

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