Catch Up With Top Achievers: 2020 HSC and Beyond

by Adam Ma (Compiler), Fionn Parker (Editor)

Overview

"They were born smart," - a clueless student.

Catch Up With Top Achievers: 2020 HSC and Beyond is a collection of articles written by the best performing HSC students in the State - HSC State Rankers. In our study guide, each author outlines their unique and results-driven study strategies. They also provide specific advice towards succeeding in their area of expertise. The practical study methods presented in this book are by no means conventional. Instead, they reflect the reality of what it is to be a student in 2020, and how to best succeed in the HSC whilst still maintaining a sense of balance.

In it, we answer many key questions faced by students and parents, such as:

WHAT were their strategies for success?

HOW did they cope with the stress?

WHY did they work so hard?

Everything in this book is up to date with the NEW NESA HSC Syllabus. We have also added a Subject Cheat Sheet at the end of each chapter.

Many of these students were not top achievers before Year 12, and do not represent an unattainable level of work ethic or intelligence. Truly, if they can do it, you can too!

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A list of contributors in this year's edition:

Jesse Caminer – 1st in NSW  for English Advanced and Extension Two

Sophie Howard – 4th in NSW  for Ancient History 

Adam Gottschalk – 1st in NSW for Biology

John Wang – 8th in NSW for Economics 

Patrick Nah – 3rd in NSW for Economics 

Matthew Drielsma – 9th in NSW for Earth and Environmental Science

Adam Robey – 2nd in NSW for Engineering Studies

Lachlan Tran – 1st in NSW for Geography 

Zair Ahmed – 2nd in NSW for Legal Studies

Seohyeong Lim – 3rd in NSW for Modern History

Emma Scroope – 1st in NSW for PDHPE

Daniel Monteiro and Wenquan Lu – 8th and 1st in NSW for Physics

Nicholas Fakira – 4th in NSW

Lara Hather – 5th in NSW

Finn Vercoe and Tallulah-Rose Adams – 1st and 4th in NSW

Julia Lo Russo and Christopher Farag – 5th and 6th in NSW

Sarah Kanuk  - IB Top Achiever

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780648563358
Publisher:	Tree Niu Bee Pty. Ltd.
Publication date:	04/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	334
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Adam is a student entrepreneur, speaker, and Computer Science student at UNSW. He is the founder of Top Achievers Education; and founder of Tree Niu Bee Pty. Ltd, an EdTech Start-Up that brings together technology and education.
Fionn graduated as Dux of Cranbrook School in 2018 with an ATAR if 99.95. Winning a scholarship to the Australian National University to study PPE/Law, he attended college for 6 months before deferring for a semester to travel. He has since worked as a private tutor in Austria as well as travelled to over 20 countries in Europe. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Catch Up with Top Achievers, and is also currently working on his own creative projects.

Table of Contents

Welcome

Dedication

Acknowledgement 

“They Were Born Smart” - An Introduction of Misconceptions

About Us

 

English: To Memorise or Not to Memorise and Mastering the New Syllabus by Jesse Caminer – 1st in NSW 

Ancient History: Staying in my own lane by Sophie Howard – 4th in NSW 

Biology: it’s in your DNA by Adam Gottschalk –1st in NSW

Economics: STUDYING ECONOMICS ECONOMICALLY by John Wang – 8th in NSW 

Economics: Attaining Maximum Output in Economics by Patrick Nah – 3rd in NSW 

Earth and Environmental Science: The Hidden Gem of Sciences by Matthew Drielsma – 9th in NSW

Engineering StuDIES: How to not die by Adam Robey – 2nd in NSW

Geography: HOW I ACHIEVED STRESS-FREE HSC SUCCESS BY EATING SUBWAY®

SANDWICHES (AND STUDYING) by Lachlan Tran – 1st in NSW

The Rules of Law - Getting through HSC Legal Studies by Zair Ahmed – 2nd in NSW

Hacking Modern History by Seohyeong Lim – 3rd in NSW

PDHPE: HOW TO MAKE STUDYING YOUR NEW FAVOURITE SPORT by Emma Scroope – 1st in NSW

Physics: The High School Uncertainty Principle by Daniel Monteiro – 8th in NSW and Wenquan Lu 1st in NSW

Science Extension: How to get ahead of the pack by Nicholas Fakira – 4th in NSW

Society and Culture: It’s So-WHY-ity and Culture by Lara Hather – 5th in NSW

Taking Standard Maths Seriously by Finn Vercoe – 1st in NSW and Tallulah-Rose Adams – 4th in NSW

STUDIES OF RELIGION: HOW TO BECOME A PRACTISING ADHERENT by Julia Lo Russo – 5th in NSW and Christopher Farag – 6th in NSW

Bonus International Baccalaureate Chapter: Keep it interesting by Sarah Kanuk IB Top Achiever

 

Small Worlds: A Conclusion

End Note