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How many exams should I aim to do?
« on: September 02, 2013, 06:17:49 pm »
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Hi guys,
I don't know where to put this, sorry!
Ok, so my subjects this year are english, legal, hhd, further and methods - in the order of how much I care about doing well in them/my dedication to the subject

I'm aiming for as best as I can for each of the subjects, and 30+ for methods.. What do you guys think is a general good number of practise exams to do for each of the subjects I've listed? I know people will say quality over quantity, but I'd like to have a number to aim towards so I'm more directed, you know?

Anyone whose either already completed or is currently doing any of these subjects, please let me know how many you got/are aiming to get through! And also, please let me know good company exams for any of the subjects you're talking about

Thanks in advance :)
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Re: How many exams should I aim to do?
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2013, 06:26:26 pm »
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This won't be the reply you want, but no one else knows what number is best for you. You've just got to work through them and learn as much as you can from each. It also depends on just how many exams you actually have at hand for each subject.

Start working through a few and see how long it takes you to go through it properly, going through/noting in another book the questions you get wrong and why you got them wrong.

If you really 'need' to set a number, then say pick certain exams you want to work through for the week for each subject, and do it that way.


For methods, NEAP were pretty close to VCAA standard. TSSM were pretty good also, as well as MAV (although MAV were a little bit harder). Insight and Hefferenan were a bit easier than VCAA.
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Re: How many exams should I aim to do?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2013, 06:47:24 pm »
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Legal Studies: Besides VCAA, QAT, NEAP and Insight are usually pretty good. The more exams you do, the more types of questions you'll be exposed to - and that can only help (that said, quality over quantity).