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[davyp3]

what if we sign up and send payment, but miss out on a spot due to allocation already being exhausted?

[Studyinghard]

what if we sign up and send payment, but miss out on a spot due to allocation already being exhausted?

If you go on the enrollment form here:
http://www.xllacademy.com/images/enform.pdf

and read the second line, says you will get full refund if no places are available.

Looks like a good idea. Interested . Pm-ed you Mao. I have a couple of questions

thanks

[Akirus]

Assuming I'm a highly capable student with the capability to grasp all of the content by myself (which, of course, remains to be proven over the coming year), what does your program have to offer me?

I'm somewhat tempted, but I have a prevailing opinion that tuition has negligible advantages to good students. If you can present a compelling argument (which I'm hoping you can), you may see my application in the next week.

More specific to my situation, I want a perfect ENTER/ATAR of 99.95 and with my subjects (English, chemistry, physics, methods, accounting, MUEP accounting; I have an interest in the progrma for all 3 subjects you offer), I essentially need 50s in all of them. My question to you is, do you have the conviction that you can assist in furthering this goal, and if so, by what means?

Note, I'm not asking you to guarantee me 50s in my subjects. That responsibility ultimately lies with me and I'm not trying to delegate it to someone else. Rather, I would like to know how you might assist me in doing it.

Oh, and my compliments on XLL, it looks great.

[brightsky]

Big goals! Gogogo equal Derrick Ha and get five 50's plus 5.5 in uni subject!!
Best of wishes, Akirus.

From my personal experience, I riposte your opinion that tuition has little advantage to good students. Although there are 99.95s who do not do tuition, tuition can largely extend your current understanding of a subject, provided that the tutor that is tutoring you suits your learning habits/style. This is especially so in tutors that have selected top-tiers who already have a grounded foundation. Although you may think you are excelling in subject now, do not forget that in VCE, it is you against the state, which incoorperates a few tens of thousands of people under it. Even if you are highly capable, there is bound to be someone who excels more than you in any one subject area, and this is where tutors come in handy. At school, you are restricted to the learning space of your school environment. You only know the comparison between you and your fellow classmates. However, tuition such as XLL Academy (especially with its tenacious link with VCENotes - a union of students that, like you, want to go that extra more to do better in VCE) can offer you a more lucid idea of where you stand among other capable students in the state. Also remember that no matter how excelled you are in a subject area, there is always room for improvement. There is no one perfect essay. This is where tutors can help you, offering you a new perspective in your subject area in lieu of the style you are comfortable with back at school.

One last thing to mention is that, as many people have said throughout VN, a study score of 50 does not fully rely on intelligence, but also luck and, more than ever, exam technique. You may be the smartest guy on earth, but have the tendency to become nervous in exams, get affected by exam pressure, make silly mistakes, etc. Going to tutors such as XLL Academy can train you to develop appropriate exam techniques that would allow you to perform at your best without psychological hindrance in your VCE exams/SACs.

The rest of the questions are left in the hands of XLL members.

[arthurk]

I was just wondering what happens if someone needed help on a sac they received at school for example the methods and spesh analysis sacs go for more than 1 day and they manged to 'somehow' take the questions out of the classroom (yes we're not supposed to but u know it happens). Does the 90 minutes cater for individual needs or will it be simply be teaching off the whiteboard with a set of notes. Will there be time after class when the student can privately ask the tutor for help?

[XLL_Academy]

I was just wondering what happens if someone needed help on a sac they received at school for example the methods and spesh analysis sacs go for more than 1 day and they manged to 'somehow' take the questions out of the classroom (yes we're not supposed to but u know it happens). Does the 90 minutes cater for individual needs or will it be simply be teaching off the whiteboard with a set of notes. Will there be time after class when the student can privately ask the tutor for help?

You can find out more about that in our FAQ

http://www.xllacademy.com/?page_id=33

[m@tty]

Assuming I'm a highly capable student with the capability to grasp all of the content by myself (which, of course, remains to be proven over the coming year), what does your program have to offer me?

I'm somewhat tempted, but I have a prevailing opinion that tuition has negligible advantages to good students. If you can present a compelling argument (which I'm hoping you can), you may see my application in the next week.

I am interested to hear your response to this. I have been having similar thoughts.

[samuch]

well done guys the site looks great!!!

[vexx]

Assuming I'm a highly capable student with the capability to grasp all of the content by myself (which, of course, remains to be proven over the coming year), what does your program have to offer me?

I'm somewhat tempted, but I have a prevailing opinion that tuition has negligible advantages to good students. If you can present a compelling argument (which I'm hoping you can), you may see my application in the next week.

I am interested to hear your response to this. I have been having similar thoughts.

i'm also curious about this too - for chem - i'm really unsure if it is unnecessary or not to do a subject at XLL i will most likely already be good at (mainly due to MUEP chem). since of course it will definitely be helpful to consolidate knowledge again at XLL, but would my spot in the course be better for someone else who would need it more?

[Mao]

Assuming I'm a highly capable student with the capability to grasp all of the content by myself (which, of course, remains to be proven over the coming year), what does your program have to offer me?

I'm somewhat tempted, but I have a prevailing opinion that tuition has negligible advantages to good students. If you can present a compelling argument (which I'm hoping you can), you may see my application in the next week.

More specific to my situation, I want a perfect ENTER/ATAR of 99.95 and with my subjects (English, chemistry, physics, methods, accounting, MUEP accounting; I have an interest in the progrma for all 3 subjects you offer), I essentially need 50s in all of them. My question to you is, do you have the conviction that you can assist in furthering this goal, and if so, by what means?

Note, I'm not asking you to guarantee me 50s in my subjects. That responsibility ultimately lies with me and I'm not trying to delegate it to someone else. Rather, I would like to know how you might assist me in doing it.

Oh, and my compliments on XLL, it looks great.

Hello Akirus/m@tty, I am the subject coordinator for Physics and Chemistry. Back in the days, I received a 50 (premier's award) for Chemistry, and a 46 for Physics. And I shall speak on behalf of Simon (TrueTears).

One thing that sets us apart from ordinary tutors is that our knowledge in the subjects we teach don't stop at VCE level. We have continued to study these subjects at university, and our understanding of the fundamentals and applications of the subject can offer you insights to how it all fits together.

You may have noticed by now that many explanations offered by textbooks and teachers do not 'satisfy' your understanding, certain small things don't add up if you think too carefully. Our teaching is different in this respect, we focus on the fundamentals to give you a structure to base your thought processes, with this structure, you can explain any phenomenon you come across, you can understand why things happen in this way, and the most important thing is you would come to that conclusion yourself with our guidance, as opposed to we telling you it works that way.

This focus is valuable to both good and struggling students. Additional insights could mean the difference between a 42 and a 50 for an excellent student, and fundamental understanding could mean the difference between a 25 and a 38. I have witnessed both of these scenarios in my tutoring experience.

So yes, as brightsky has said, we will give you an edge that most people don't have. We hope to facilitate you with an environment so you can find the missing links between pieces of knowledge. You will possibly generate many very interesting and complicated problems, some we can discuss in class, some may be unsuitable, and we'll be more than happy to help you outside of class (we don't disappear as soon as class finishes).

And on the last note: why a small class and not private? Students who are already excellent don't really need much one-on-one help, they are capable of figuring out (or using the right resources to figure out) questions they can't answer. However, you will only be looking at the question from your perspective, and the insights gained from class discussions will be most valuable to your success.

Does that convince you?

Mao, on behalf of the XLL Academy Team

PS - brightsky, please check your inbox

[enwiabe]

I'll also add that for every single one of my 34 specialist maths classes (17 per semester per class), the opening 15 minute quiz will contain an extended response question (or two).

These quizzes will be passable with a small amount of study. They will be almost impossible to get 100% on without learning something new.

I will attempt to go through EVERY trick in the Spec Maths trade. In all VCE Exams, they try to catch you out with those damned trick questions. My exploration of the Specialist Mathematics curriculum will be nuanced and thorough. That, I can guarantee. Whether you think this will benefit you is entirely up to you!

[Akirus]

Hello Akirus/m@tty, I am the subject coordinator for Physics and Chemistry. Back in the days, I received a 50 (premier's award) for Chemistry, and a 46 for Physics. And I shall speak on behalf of Simon (TrueTears).

One thing that sets us apart from ordinary tutors is that our knowledge in the subjects we teach don't stop at VCE level. We have continued to study these subjects at university, and our understanding of the fundamentals and applications of the subject can offer you insights to how it all fits together.

You may have noticed by now that many explanations offered by textbooks and teachers do not 'satisfy' your understanding, certain small things don't add up if you think too carefully. Our teaching is different in this respect, we focus on the fundamentals to give you a structure to base your thought processes, with this structure, you can explain any phenomenon you come across, you can understand why things happen in this way, and the most important thing is you would come to that conclusion yourself with our guidance, as opposed to we telling you it works that way.

This focus is valuable to both good and struggling students. Additional insights could mean the difference between a 42 and a 50 for an excellent student, and fundamental understanding could mean the difference between a 25 and a 38. I have witnessed both of these scenarios in my tutoring experience.

So yes, as brightsky has said, we will give you an edge that most people don't have. We hope to facilitate you with an environment so you can find the missing links between pieces of knowledge. You will possibly generate many very interesting and complicated problems, some we can discuss in class, some may be unsuitable, and we'll be more than happy to help you outside of class (we don't disappear as soon as class finishes).

And on the last note: why a small class and not private? Students who are already excellent don't really need much one-on-one help, they are capable of figuring out (or using the right resources to figure out) questions they can't answer. However, you will only be looking at the question from your perspective, and the insights gained from class discussions will be most valuable to your success.

Does that convince you?

Mao, on behalf of the XLL Academy Team

PS - brightsky, please check your inbox

Firstly, let me just say that my interest mostly stems from the impressive credentials of the tutors. The key thing is I get the impression that you guys actually have a genuine interest in the subject area and not just big numbers on your study scores, which is a big selling point. After having read through your profiles on the XLL website, I am very curious to meet some of you.

I can also see the benefits you describe from having such tutors. I agree that having a fundamental understanding is an important asset. The question I would like to pose, though, is this: how much further would you be able to take my knowledge of the material than if I were to study myself using various resources (for example, I very often refer to the internet to find things the book does not adequately explain) while still staying within the borders of relevance in regards to VCE?

There is also the matter of time efficiency. It would take me 2 hours to travel there and back, which most likely comes out of personal study time. Does the program offer enough to justify this expense? i.e. is the lesson worth at least as much as 3.5 hours of personal study?

I would also like you to reconsider my hypothetical and respond directly (I request a suspension of disbelief at this juncture):

More specific to my situation, I want a perfect ENTER/ATAR of 99.95 and with my subjects (English, chemistry, physics, methods, accounting, MUEP accounting; I have an interest in the program for all 3 subjects you offer), I essentially need 50s in all of them. My question to you is, do you have the conviction that you can assist in furthering this goal, and if so, by what means?

Oh, and to answer your closing question... I'd say you're pretty close.

I'll also add that for every single one of my 34 specialist maths classes (17 per semester per class), the opening 15 minute quiz will contain an extended response question (or two).

These quizzes will be passable with a small amount of study. They will be almost impossible to get 100% on without learning something new.

I will attempt to go through EVERY trick in the Spec Maths trade. In all VCE Exams, they try to catch you out with those damned trick questions. My exploration of the Specialist Mathematics curriculum will be nuanced and thorough. That, I can guarantee. Whether you think this will benefit you is entirely up to you!

Should I expect similar benefits to entail from the other courses?

I concede that picking up on the small tricks in the VCE is the most difficult aspect to prepare for by yourself, so I would expect tutoring yields relatively higher results in this area.

[brightsky]

To your first question, although searching for extraneous material on the internet may, to an extent, increase your understanding and/or clear up any ambiguity in your studies at school, in the end, you must realise that they are all material resources. Although they can somewhat give you an insight into a different perspective to your concerns, more often than not, they can provide you as much help as merely reading another textbook. You cannot ask any further concerns that may arise once you have read the material. What's more, there is a high probability that the internet may confused you more. With a tutor, this would never happen, as you can always have someone to chuck your questions at.

Another worry I have for you when I read that you are searching for things you do not understand in books is that the internet does not always give you a justified answer, nor does it always give you the "right" answer. All internet users are ignorant to the real accreditations of the person who posted the material on the internet. Unrefutably, at XLL Academy, the answer is always brought to you in the best fashion, and you can guarantee that as you already know what the tutors have achieved and you are SURE that they know what they are talking about.

Does the program offer enough to justify this expense? i.e. is the lesson worth at least as much as 3.5 hours of personal study?

I humbly throw this question back at you. You must remember that tutors can only do so much in your academic development. With XLL Academy, the most they can offer you is high quality information that is readily available at your leisure, but the real learning part resides in you. So the REAL question is, would you be willing to make this justification to your 2 hours travel? ]

I would also like you to reconsider my hypothetical and respond directly (I request a suspension of disbelief at this juncture):

Can I ask you, without meaning to offend anybody, what are you in disbelief of? Through my interpretation (and it may as well be wrong), you are not believing that the tutors can give you the 50 you want to achieve 99.95. Again, what you must understand is that tutors cannot guarantee you anything. The LEARNING resides in you. The TEACHING and the GIVING is what the tutors can offer. How much you receive you TOTALLY depended on you. No meaning for any personal attacks, but the ambiguity of your questions are impossible to answer directly.

I shall end my post here.

[Akirus]

I'm in a bit of a rush, so I'll just clarify on the last part for now.

First, let me quote myself:

Note, I'm not asking you to guarantee me 50s in my subjects. That responsibility ultimately lies with me and I'm not trying to delegate it to someone else. Rather, I would like to know how you might assist me in doing it.

What I meant by the parenthesized part is I would like for you to consider my hypothetical situation without regard for whether you think I am capable of achieving perfect 50s (in other words, hypothetically assume that I am), which I understood may be difficult for people who don't know me to believe. In no way am I expecting tutors to "give" me the perfect grades, which is without doubt a highly unreasonable request.

In an attempt to make my question more concise, I will reiterate:

Assuming I can actually get a 50 for each chem/methods/physics, do you have the conviction that as a tutor, you can assist in this endeavor?

I would like to place emphasis on conviction: what I am interested in is the confidence and mind-state, if you will. While I do not ask for guaranteed results, I do expect tutors to take on the responsibility associated with the job. I believe this to be an important factor to success which I expect from myself and those I would place my trust in.

If my posts have come off excessively conceited (which I am well aware they may), I apologize.

[crayolé]

I'm extremely interested in the Chemistry 1 class. But I cant write a check/money order.

Can I transfer it to your bank account via internet banking or something?