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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #570 on: June 21, 2014, 07:13:50 pm »
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Haha I think I saw some of you guys I asked a few people if they were from AN but they looked at me weird so I moved on.. I was number 465 at the end of the row

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« Reply #571 on: June 21, 2014, 07:22:06 pm »
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Overall, it was alright haha! How did everyone else find it?
Unfortunately I didn't see anyone :'( which is pretty sad and also how did all of you managed to recognise each other? There were actually two toilets so I didn't know where to wait :/

I think I did alright but it seems like a lot of people are doing well so my alright might end up being a low average LOL For me it was:

Science Interest- I think I screwed this up...When I read the topic I knew I was not going to pick the second one ( circulatory and respiratory system) because I don't like biology and I haven't been revising much on it... But then not until I write I realise how hard the topic I chose (boiling temperature and the salt and water) was. I mean I just briefly wrote about the aim, hypothesis, apparatus and method...Should've expanded the method because mine was only 3 steps (turn on the bunsen burner, wait until the water to boil and measure and record the results)except I wrote this in a really complex way to make it look longer LOL and then I still have 15 minutes of writing time after I did that... Honestly I didn't know what to do and I was going to draw a graph for the temperature over time but I don't have a ruler so I drew a table instead. And I still had a lot of time left so I wrote a discussion which was not true (Do I still get marks even though my answer was wrong?) I wrote that the boiling point was higher because salt is an ionic compound and having a high boiling temperature was one of the properties of ionic compound. I knew it was not true however I didn't know what to write and since I had so much time I just wrote it. The answer was wrong however I was kinda able to justify it. Will I still get marks for it :'(

Science communication- It was like ....blank for the first second because I didn't know anything about cells and the planning time was just a waste because my mind went blank and I didn't know anything. Only wrote like 4-5 lines on cells because I had no idea...Atoms were okay I wrote about 8 lines and drew a diagram but I didn't have a clear introduction and conclusion LOL Oh anyway is atom the smallest unit of element or something?

Science reasoning- I don't know but this is one of the paper I felt I was confident at the start but not until I actually sat the whole thing I realised it was really hard in relative to other papers. There were a few questions which kind of sounds like numerical reasoning tbh... and I didn't understand a few and a few were just described in a really fancy way that took me a while to understand....Guessed around 5 of them

Mathematics- Probably one of the easier ones I would say. The only questions that really screwed me up was on trigonometry...I just learned it but I forgot about it...Didn't finish a few which were really long but I think it was alright

Numerical reasoning- Uh this was also the kind of the easier one. I managed to find out most of the patterns especially the magic squares ones were pretty easy. Skipped a few in the end but still managed to shade in everything! Was overall happy with this and this kinda boost my whole mood up for the test LOL

tl;dr I won't get in because I stuffed up a lot....
Oh and did anyone see me? It was so embarrassing because the blue bag was mine :P Was wearing a greenish and blueish jacket with black leggings? Sitting at table 189 :P

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #572 on: June 21, 2014, 07:42:24 pm »
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THAT BLUE BAG WAS YOURS!?!
hahaha I saw you during the break and I was going to approach you but I was too shy sorry :/.
what does tl;dr mean?? I've been wanting to know what this means for so long!
Oh yeah I did the exact same thing as you for the Science Interest so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #573 on: June 21, 2014, 07:46:30 pm »
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I'm really mad right now I didn't know for essay 1 you just needed to write the prac and you didn't need the results wtf I'm so sad omg I had to do 2 cause I had no choice omg but I kinda knew it but I didn't explain in detail because I forgot fkn hell I studied stuff that weren't even on the exam omg like I wrote that oxygen is inhaled through nasal cavity and mouth then goes down throat and trachea/ windpipe into the lungs omg like I forgot epiglottis pharynx capillaries alveoli wtf kill me but I wrote about lung capacity is it even relevant idk i tried and I had like 10 minutes left I didn't know what to write so I just read over!!! and the second essay was aighttt I was gonna explain isotopes, ions and all but I was like nah he's 11 don't need to NOW I REGRET IT AS WELL I'M SO SAD!!!!!!!!!I didn't explain the functions as well caue I forgot what was in a cell I wrote animal and human cell has cell wall cell membrane mitochondria and vacuole omg I missed like 3- cytoplasm and the other ones and yeah then I wrote about atoms I wrote about the subatomic particles, the shells and I drew an oxygen atom and for the other one I drew an animal cell I wrote like 1 1/2 - 2 pages for both the essays I'm so sad wish I did better on the essays my brain wasn't working that well. The maths was alright and the NR was alright but like I needed more time And science reasoning was alright as well but like some questions were like wtf but some were easy??

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #574 on: June 21, 2014, 07:53:51 pm »
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I had a friend with a last name of Z she said her seating number was 996. Have to say I expected worse from the exams but it still had it moments. I couldn't concentrate when doing the science communication, but luckily I finished with around 2.5 pages. I found NR to be the easiest, maths was difficult but science reasoning was perhaps the hardest. Best luck to you all, I hope you guys get in.

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #575 on: June 21, 2014, 08:04:48 pm »
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THAT BLUE BAG WAS YOURS!?!
hahaha I saw you during the break and I was going to approach you but I was too shy sorry :/.
what does tl;dr mean?? I've been wanting to know what this means for so long!
Oh yeah I did the exact same thing as you for the Science Interest so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

YES THAT BLUE BAG WAS MINE IT WAS EMBARRASSING BECAUSE THEY MENTIONED IT SO MANY TIMES
YOU RECOGNIZED ME? Should've at least said hi or something!! Sad that I didn't recognise anyone though...
Well I don't exactly know what it means but you use it when you write something really long and its like a summary!
Wow really?? YAYAY I guess at least I have someone which has the same idea as me!!

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #576 on: June 21, 2014, 08:29:01 pm »
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Hey guys.. i am feeling quite nervous at the moment, because with the circulatory system, i mainly just explained about the heart :/
However i realized that i could even talk about like diseases, such as smoking could harm the heart... Oh man, I am having mix feelings about this test and whether will I get an interview or not...
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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #577 on: June 21, 2014, 08:35:37 pm »
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For my essay, I wrote about the respiratory system and I wrote a bit about smoking and asthma, like 2-3 sentences only though! I think you'll do fine.

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #578 on: June 21, 2014, 08:41:03 pm »
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For my essay, I wrote about the respiratory system and I wrote a bit about smoking and asthma, like 2-3 sentences only though! I think you'll do fine.
aw... hahaha thankyou :) LOL and like i think for the 2nd essay i drew an beryllium atom diagram, but i did not draw 4 electrons!! Silly me, only 2 :// Oh well, at least i talked about isotopes on my 4th paragraph which will hopefully boost the examiners mind (Y)
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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #579 on: June 21, 2014, 09:57:01 pm »
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I think I'm having mixed feelings about the test, hopefully we will all get an interview.

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #580 on: June 21, 2014, 10:11:39 pm »
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Damn I put my hands on my head but I still can't find you

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #581 on: June 21, 2014, 10:13:22 pm »
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Damn I put my hands on my head but I still can't find you
Same here...

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #582 on: June 21, 2014, 10:14:59 pm »
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LOL btw guys how long were your essays?? Hahaha because it seems like majority of people wrote 2 pages, while i only wrote 1 and 1/2 for each </3 Man i write slow...
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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #583 on: June 21, 2014, 10:39:31 pm »
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I wrote 2 pages including diagrams for both, I would've written way more since I had a lot of time left but I didn't know what else to write

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Re: JMSS 2014 Testing Talk!
« Reply #584 on: June 21, 2014, 10:40:56 pm »
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LOL btw guys how long were your essays?? Hahaha because it seems like majority of people wrote 2 pages, while i only wrote 1 and 1/2 for each </3 Man i write slow...
Interest was two pages and Communication was two and a quarter. Did you actually put your hands on your head near the toilet Shin? Haha :P.
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