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Why the Syllabus Is the Most Powerful (and Underused) Study Tool
Most students begin the HSC year by diving straight into content i.e attending class, writing notes, highlighting textbooks, making flashcards. However, many students miss integrating this very important, but uncommon habit: Studying the syllabus before they study the content. This one shift will transform your entire HSC journey from reactive to proactive. And as we always remind our CoWorks students: No one would climb a mountain without a map. Mount HSC is no different. Why the Syllabus Is...
Engaging Your Vision to Stay Energized Towards HSC Success
This is the third and final part of our series on ‘Getting and staying motivated for HSC success’ and definitely the most important step if distractions, procrastination or lack of focus is getting in the way of results. While almost everyone is aware of the...
Why your HSC Vision is the antidote to distraction and procrastination
In 2018 there have never been more distractions for HSC students to take their focus and energy away from a year that will have a huge impact on the direction of their life. Whenever a student indicates that they ‘just can’t focus’ or ‘I get distracted so easily’ or...
Your “Why” Will Help You Conquer Your HSC Challenges – HSC CoWorks
Knowing your ‘why’ when you are studying for your HSC is the first and most important step to improving results. Without clarity around all the benefits (a.k.a your ‘why’) of conquering your HSC challenges a student is unlikely to operate with the level of focus, self...
HSC CoWorks Opens New Campus in Chatswood
We are thrilled to launch our new Chatswood Campus!! Suite 101B, Level 1 342 Victoria Avenue Chatswood NSW 2067 This Campus is located opposite the Chatswood Library and above the Commonwealth Bank, with the entry being on Spring Street. Chatswood joins our Mosman...
The Importance Of Having Heroes in HSC
They say “work until your idols become your rivals,” however are we choosing the right idols to strive towards? Are we placing the Olympic gold medalists, billionaire authors and tech giants of the world in our career crosshairs, or choosing a much more humble...
Featured Profile: Atlassian Co-Founders – HSC CoWorks
It all started with a $10,000 limit on a credit card. 15 years later, university friends Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are Australia’s most successful tech entrepreneurs, and their company, Atlassian, is worth over $7 billion. Atlassian, which develops...
Keeping Up with the Australian Economy
How to write a successful extended response and successfully analyse Australia’s economic conditions. In studying HSC Economics, you’re going to need to be able to integrate your economic theory with a close analysis of trends within the Australian economy to...
How To Develop A Growth Mindset
Why ‘YET’ Should Be Your New Favourite Word — How To Develop A Growth Mindset In order to unleash your full potential, you must first free yourself of any limitations, and realise the power of positive thinking. Though the idea of a fixed mindset has traditionally...
The Final Count Down to The HSC Exam
Using the last 24 hours before an exam effectively THE NIGHT BEFORE Pack your bag Don’t leave it until the morning! Make sure that you have everything you need the day before your exam, so that you have time to pick anything up that you may have forgotten. Also...
A Space Nut Who Met Space Men during the 68th IAC in Adelaide
I went to the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) that was held in Adelaide two weeks ago. This was the first time that the event had been in Australia in 20 years. I decided to go and see what the future holds for the Space industry and I must say it is...
Where Are They Now? Michaela T
Hi Everyone! I’m writing this from the airport in Townsville, just waiting to board a flight up to Cairns for the weekend. Such is the consulting life…Over the past 9 months I’ve been all around the east coast and have probably spent an equal amount of nights sleeping...
The Jobs of The Future
HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW : THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE The world is changing faster than ever before, and with it, jobs are rapidly disappearing and workplaces being reinvented. We’re in the early phases of a second industrial revolution, as the rise of automation,...
Future Proof Your Career Path
ADAPTING TO THE WORKPLACES OF THE FUTURE Could a robot do your job, or the job you hope to hold in the future? For millions of people, the answer is a resounding, deafening yes. A tsunami of automation is on its way, bringing artificial intelligence, driverless...
Mark Zuckerberg & His Key Behaviors
PROFILE // MARK ZUCKERBERG CoFounder, Chairman and CEO of Facebook Net Worth — $70.5 Billion It’s been almost 15 years since the launch of Facebook, a company which has changed the world in ways Mark Zuckerberg surely couldn’t have imagined, when he created it...
Why knowing language techniques is half the battle
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a student taking the Paper 1 English Area of Study HSC exam is always least prepared for the comprehension section. When 5/6ths of our English exam is based on 1000 word responses, comprehension generally takes less of a...
Challenges faced by megacities – what are the responses?
Challenges faced by megacities – what are the responses? Remember the box office hit ‘Slumdog Millionaire’? Set in the Indian megacity of Mumbai, the movie provides a realistic depiction of the challenges faced by individuals, and more broadly, communities in these...
Quotes from 6 Great Historians for Leon Trotsky
One thing that will set apart a Band 5 from a Band 6 in the Personality Study of Modern History is use of historiography. While Part A of this response is typically a lower-order ‘describe’ style question, Part B will always be evaluative and require you to...
Dreaming of life after the HSC?
HSC Vision Would you say you have a strong, watertight, 10/10, unwavering Vision for what you want to achieve after the HSC? Do you see it clearly? Do you write it down daily? Do you focus on it when the going gets tough and you feel like you just want to give up?...
Let’s get Gritty
Ever wondered how Elon Musk started building rocket ships or how 16 year old Laura Dekker sailed her way around the world in 518 days solo? How Michael Jordan become one of the World’s best basketball players or how Sara Blakely become the youngest female billionaire...
Historian Quotes For 20th Century Germany
20 years ago I sat my HSC and was lucky enough to receive HSC coaching and as a result Modern History became my favourite subject. I wrote essay after essay as my marks gradually moved into the A Range and I became excited about exam questions! The topic of 20th...
