Year 8-11 Selective Result Discussion (8 Viewers)

[Viva_student2025]

n yes they do care abt ur exc cuz the panel/board selection review ur portfolio to differentiate among kids who got rlly good marks yk to decreases the number of kids 4 interview/offer (penrith does that from experience btw). Minimum hast mark i feel is within the top 10 (low max) or high 15(min) cuz previous kids n this yrs kids got in 4 interview, high reserve (which then changes to interview or direct offer when other students decline it ) or offer with that marks

How many exc do you think would be enough to stand out?

 

[aaliya]

like 12 min with a lot of certificates as proof, but I did like 17 or more exc, including achievements inside of my cadets n do well in ur sci exam which is like Naplan but it's on science

 

[Smartboiiii]

like 12 min with a lot of certificates as proof, but I did like 17 or more exc, including achievements inside of my cadets n do well in ur sci exam which is like Naplan but it's on science

MY 100TH MESSAGE!!!

I heard people talking about some like online Harvard thing, is that any good? I don’t know what extracurriculars I can sign up to because my portfolio is kind of bland right now, just participation in playing and officiating a sport. Would they prefer 3 good excs or like 10 random ones? Btw I also didn’t do the icas or math comps cause I kinda forgottttttt

 

[woo_879]

MY 100TH MESSAGE!!!

I heard people talking about some like online Harvard thing, is that any good? I don’t know what extracurriculars I can sign up to because my portfolio is kind of bland right now, just participation in playing and officiating a sport. Would they prefer 3 good excs or like 10 random ones? Btw I also didn’t do the icas or math comps cause I kinda forgottttttt

3 good execs can’t be compared to ten random ones unless they’re like international scale. Because my friend had a national certificate like 1st in aus and ruse wasn’t impressed. I’d say you should have a few high ranking or high performing extracurricular certificates like maybe best debater in a debating competition or something, and have like many other (7 or more) random stuff preferably across various practices like maybe sport, art, music even if it’s just a participation, leadership, etc., which impresses them because it shows you have the capability to perform very well in other stuff outside of studies and that you have experience in a range of activities which may contribute to their school.

 

[clockiework]

guys, so im still worried as since week 1 is over, but i havent heard anything back from hurlstone, and no further updates from tech or mac fields (im still on reserve for these) i thought id get something AT LEAST from hurlstone (still havent got my outcome at all from them, 2nd choice) and for tech or mac fields, i thought ppl would start leaving this term thats what everyone says, especially tech as apparently @Smartboiiii called the school and they said lots of techies r leaving for other schools, but no calls from them so far, still reserved, but maybe im just getting too impatient its only end of week 1 tbh...

 

[Smartboiiii]

If hurlstone said nothing it means ur prolly on the reserve list as well but I honestly don’t know. Like I think the way it works is ur 2nd pref school can’t reject or accept you until your first pref does..

All speculation tho but Sydney tech kids are leaving so try not to worry too much ….

guys, so im still worried as since week 1 is over, but i havent heard anything back from hurlstone, and no further updates from tech or mac fields (im still on reserve for these) i thought id get something AT LEAST from hurlstone (still havent got my outcome at all from them, 2nd choice) and for tech or mac fields, i thought ppl would start leaving this term thats what everyone says, especially tech as apparently @Smartboiiii called the school and they said lots of techies r leaving for other schools, but no calls from them so far, still reserved, but maybe im just getting too impatient its only end of week 1 tbh...

 

[Viva_student2025]

So how do we add proof of participation in exc? I have a STEM club at school, but I don't have any certificates from it, I only have the offer of enrollment to join the club. Do I just put in a screenshot of the enrollment letter?

 

[woo_879]

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So how do we add proof of participation in exc? I have a STEM club at school, but I don't have any certificates from it, I only have the offer of enrollment to join the club. Do I just put in a screenshot of the enrollment letter?

yeah you could do that but try contact your school if they can provide a certificate of participation at the very least because that’s what’s usually more preferred

 

[Viva_student2025]

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yeah you could do that but try contact your school if they can provide a certificate of participation at the very least because that’s what’s usually more preferred

Ohh ok I'll try

 

[aaliya]

yea, thats what i did

So how do we add proof of participation in exc? I have a STEM club at school, but I don't have any certificates from it, I only have the offer of enrollment to join the club. Do I just put in a screenshot of the enrollment letter?

 

[aaliya]

MY 100TH MESSAGE!!!

I heard people talking about some like online Harvard thing, is that any good? I don’t know what extracurriculars I can sign up to because my portfolio is kind of bland right now, just participation in playing and officiating a sport. Would they prefer 3 good excs or like 10 random ones? Btw I also didn’t do the icas or math comps cause I kinda forgottttttt

hehe

 

[shaunakkk]

Guys anyone hear from hurlstone for year 10 entry I haven’t heard anything from them yet

one of my friends got an acceptance letter if you didnt get it you most likely didnt pass or got reserved

 

[boredofdtudiesuser]

If hurlstone said nothing it means ur prolly on the reserve list as well but I honestly don’t know. Like I think the way it works is ur 2nd pref school can’t reject or accept you until your first pref does..

All speculation tho but Sydney tech kids are leaving so try not to worry too much ….

@Smartboiiii do you know approxiamately how many spots open for hurlstone year 10entry. like how many people leave the school and what is the chance of getting an offer if you are in reserve

 

[DaMinion]

dont stress if you got reserve and havent been accepted yet, wait until week 2 or 3, thats when i got in

 

[aaliya]

MY 100TH MESSAGE!!!

I heard people talking about some like online Harvard thing, is that any good? I don’t know what extracurriculars I can sign up to because my portfolio is kind of bland right now, just participation in playing and officiating a sport. Would they prefer 3 good excs or like 10 random ones? Btw I also didn’t do the icas or math comps cause I kinda forgottttttt

try doing amc, big science,icas apply 4 scholarships like Harding Miller, where u can apply 4 yr 9 so yea this yr (this is applicable to all yr 8s rn this yr n a lot skl exc

 

[boredofdtudiesuser]

dont stress if you got reserve and havent been accepted yet, wait until week 2 or 3, thats when i got in

ok, thanks! What were your scores if you dont mind telling

 

[Viva_student2025]

try doing amc, big science,icas apply 4 scholarships like Harding Miller, where u can apply 4 yr 9 so yea this yr (this is applicable to all yr 8s rn this yr n a lot skl exc

I was actually planning to do those but the results come out after HAST and Edutest sadly.... So I won't be able to add them in my portfolio

 

[Reeva]

Oh..

 

[Reeva]

Ohh ok I'll try

Yeah you should try

 

[cindicle]

@Smartboiiii do you know approxiamately how many spots open for hurlstone year 10entry. like how many people leave the school and what is the chance of getting an offer if you are in reserve

i go hurlstone and its legit ONLY if people leave. usually around 3-5 spots for yr10 entry. although our school's starting to introduce extra spots but we're not too sure how many it is. (might be like 15-30 openings for year 11 entry???)