i would offer advice on hast but that’s the one test i like bombed so i’ll just share edutest (ruse test) + extracurriculars
i got into nsg (which also uses edutest) and the main things i did to prepare were the victorian selective past papers (since the test style is quite similar) i did buy the edutest practice tests in y9 (when i tried out for ruse) however i think that they are simply too easy and not worth spending money on
ultimately what i found is that edutest is not a difficult test, you just need to be able to do questions quickly
for maths i would suggest brushing up on mental maths (from memory it is not calculator) as u need to be able to do questions very quickly (it’s like 60 in 30 mins)
there’s also a mathematical reasoning component which involves sequences number patterns fibonacci sequences stuff like that so i’d highly suggest doing some icas/amc style questions
reading is honestly not difficult naplan level at most
for verbal reasoning i think reading (to expand vocabulary) more as well as just doing some like thinking skills/ga practice questions would be beneficial
writing will likely be creative but i think it’s marked super easily or smth (dk how i did good on that tbh)
for abstract reasoning (for hast) i used the ucat website to practice which was good coz they have detailed solutions
i also got into baulko and like sghs it requires extracurriculars so feel free to dm me if u want any advice on those/interview practice questions
best of luck!!! and remember don’t stress too much if u don’t get an offer this year, i tried every yr from yr 7-9 and only ended up getting offers in y10 (since it’s the main intake for majority of schools)
