Surprisingly, the smartest people just have freakish natural talent (along with some hard work) and aren't nerdy at all (maybe even the opposite). I just guess that's how life is...
The irony lies in the post above vyre's:
Though i guess she still helped others with like-minded questions. I hate it when people clog up the forums with questions all on the same topic.
I agree on a total ban being completely ludicrous (both morally and even practically) though maybe forfeiture of free public health care benefits for smokers for diseases related to smoking would be a positive step (non-smokers shouldn't have to pay for the harmful addictions of others).
Maybe...
There are no prerequisites, just recommended subjects. And even if you don't do those subjects i'm sure there'll be bridging courses in uni (though that option mightn't be favourable).
*scrolls through hundreds of HSC papers*
Lol damn semantics! You're right, but all I'm saying is that the "other" verbs require much more thought and this should reflect in the general pattern of HSC questions.
I do Music and Commerce (our school only allows us to do 2 :(). I remember thinking in year 8 how years 9 and 10 will finally bring us some freedom due to electives. Now year 11 and 12 look really good.
Yeh, though i guess people find it useful in everyday life (even if you aren't thinking of...
"Discuss" is very trivial as compared to "evaluate" or even "argue". I highly doubt you'd actually get a question asking you to discuss something in your actual HSC exam.