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ALLEN & UNWIN www.allenandunwin.com N O N - F I C T I O N Cover design: Ruth Grüner Cover image: iStockphoto.com MAX YOUR MARKS rowena austin & annie hastwell Each year about 200 000 students around Australia sit Year 12 exams. And the competition for top marks is intense. MAX YOUR MARKS is the first book to offer study advice and lifestyle tips from the highest-achieving students in the country – students who achieved a tertiary admission rank of 95 or more. These students from all over – city, country, overseas; government and non-government schools; at home or boarding – tell us how they blitzed the year, each in their own way. Packed with practical and inventive suggestions straight from the horse’s mouth, MAX YOUR MARKS is a must-have for students preparing for or undertaking Year 12. 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(IB) Diploma Programme, which takes two years The IB Diploma is recognised by all major tertiary institutions in Australia IB Diploma points can be converted to an ATAR equivalent – IB students in Max Your Marks achieved the equivalent of a tertiary admission rank of 95 or more xi Part 1 Starting Out Chapter 1 Setting Goals There are a million inspiring quotes that tell you it’s best to know where you’re... enjoyed school in general and I€saw Year€12 as the culmination of it all; it did reflect all of your previous years of school Patrickâ•… I€wanted to leave school on a high note Starting Out 4 Did you have a desire to€do well in Year 12? YES NO NEUTRAL Did you have a clear goal in€Year 12? If so, did you plan your own€goals? Morganâ•… At the beginning of Year€12, I€was really looking forward to it... about whether I€get into med Tom Wâ•… I€think I€had a certain mark that I€wanted to get for each subject After doing it for a while and getting a feel╯– you are constantly getting feedback for your marks •¯– I€thought that getting 19 for each subject was quite feasible After a while that became my goal Yvetteâ•… My main goal was to finish the year This was taken one week at a time Some had no... not one of those naturally smart people╯– I€have to work hard to get good marks But it comes naturally to work hard If I€don’t put any work in, I’ll do shite Fionaâ•… I€struggled a bit in primary school It was probably only about in Year€8 or 9 that it became easier Samâ•… I€always studied fairly hard and achieved good marks, but not as good as what I€got for the HSC In Year€12, I€worked a... study routine in earlier years really helped Ninaâ•… Good marks came naturally in the sense that I’d always been reasonably confident with schoolwork and homework and things like that, but I’d been in a starting out 12 routine since Year€8, which our school drilled into us a little bit and that certainly helped Mujiâ•… The getting of good marks was expected and so in a way it became natural I€had... moving states stopped me from getting the good marks straight away╯.╯.╯ but I€was expected to pull through each time and arrange my passions accordingly Georgeâ•… In Year€11, I€started getting straight As and I€just sort of followed on In my mind I€was worried about Year€12, so as soon as the year started I€really pushed myself to get the best marks I€could Trentâ•… I€didn’t work any harder... myself to a few things Ninaâ•… I€knew I€wanted to get into law, which had a TER of 98, but I€figured, considering how high the TER was, that I€could get in through other means if I€didn’t get the marks Ultimately, I€wanted to get above 95 Mujiâ•… I€set a goal from a long time ago to become a doctor and so I€pushed myself to doing that I€even recall not taking my tennis racquet in the last few... I€just thought about the next assignment, test or exam that was coming up in a few days or a few weeks I€figured if I€did the best I€could in each separate assignment, then that would take care of the marks at the end of the year 7 Setting Goals Poyaâ•… I€started off with my goals, ‘I€have to do this, I€have to do that’, but as I€went on I€loved what I€was doing and I€wasn’t concentrating on... I€didn’t want a whole thirteen years of school going to waste I€set my sights on an economics and law degree and that’s what I’m doing now Edwardâ•… I€knew to get into physio I€would need really good marks, so I€always had a desire to do Starting Out 6 well in Year€12 I€wanted to keep my options open because if I€worked hard I€could pick from a variety of courses at uni, rather than just limiting . iStockphoto.com MAX YOUR MARKS rowena austin & annie hastwell Each year about 200 000 students around Australia sit Year 12 exams. And the competition for top marks is intense. MAX YOUR MARKS . suggestions straight from the horse’s mouth, MAX YOUR MARKS is a must-have for students preparing for or undertaking Year 12. 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