2022 Victorian Selective Entry Test Results
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any tips for reading comprehension and numerical? reading comprehension is definitely my weakest point and want to know if there is anything i can do to improve it within this short timeframe? also please share some tips for numerical or any other subject in general. it would be greatly appreciated!
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Yeah I did the exam last year and I currently go to Nossal. There's probably a very low chance of getting into Macrob with 1 superior and some averages. Macrob is like the hardest selective school to get into, you'd need like 2 or 3 superiors with no averages to get in. It also depends on your current school and how many people are applying from your school. I can't really speak for Suzanne Cory since I was never really interested in the school so I never researched anything but its definitely easier to get into than Macrob. 1 superior might get you but its still unlikely, especially if you have some averages. I'd say try to aim for 2 superiors with no averages, and you'll most likely get in.
In terms of maths formulas, if you've learnt everything in your Year 9 maths textbook, you'll probably be fine. The test wasn't too hard personally, it really just matters on how fast you are. Most people would've studied the same content for the maths test so what really matters is how fast and accurately you can answer the questions.
Ommahp Thank you so much! It is kind of you to share your past experience with others to help them! I really admire your efforts 
. And Congrats! You got into one of the 4 BEST SCHOOLS IN MELBOURNE 
(sorry its a year late)
This is an urgent question - Are you allowed to make up your own statistical evidence for the persuasive writing component? This is very controversial as some teachers have said yes while others say no. What would you recommend ?
Thanks a Lot! 
NSN
Thank you so much too, I really hope you can get in as well and good luck on the exam!
There wasn't a persuasive test last year so I'm not sure, but personally I would say no. Your structure and style of writing should be what stands out in this type of test where you don't know what the prompt is. I know that using statistics in persuasive usually is an advantage but I doubt that the assessors would be looking out for people that use them since they're not really judging for prior knowledge or anything. This is only my opinion though and I'm not actually sure if this is how it works but I think that if you feel the need to make up statistics during your test, then the rest of your essay and structure probably isn't as good as it could be. Statistics won't make or break your essay since a lot of people won't use any in their essay. So, I personally wouldn't use them, I would just focus on the other parts of the essay which I think are more important.
how to practice for numerical?
In verbal Reasoning do you know how to easily solve the odd word out questions or the ones with antonyms and synonyms, if you don’t know any of the words?
WhoKnows you should study common word roots, prefixes and suffixes to make an educated guess
eg: if you want to find a word similar to 'evil' out of the options:
- tangible
- caustic
- benevolent
- malevolent
- boisterous
you would choose 'malevolent' as the prefix 'mal' is added to a word to change the meaning to negative/bad
I think I'm okay with most math concepts, but I'm really bad at probability (I know it's easy, but I just can't get the hang of it). are there any specific aspects of probability that are worth knowing for the exam?
I will be taking the entrance exam next year and I am very confused as to what to study, I have looked at the practice tests on the Victorian government website but have been told these are outdated. It would be very appreciated if someone could give me some relevant resources to study. Also my goal is to get into Mac Rob so should I just be studying year 9 and 10 content in general?
Mira284
Hi Mira,
I took the selective entry exam this year and wrote a post giving some basic tips for each test. You are absolutely right in saying that the practice tests given on the Victorian government's website are outdated. For me, I complained that they were absolutely nothing like them (especially maths and quantitative reasoning which I found really, really difficult.) Basically, we received questions that were really intimidating and contained lots of visuals like graphs and diagrams. Stuff you could argue "were within the year 8 curriculum" but were really intimidating. Brush up on your problem-solving skills and all Year 8 concepts to a masterful degree. I would potentially recommend APSO and Maths Olympiad Year 8 questions for practice.
Mira284 the tests on the VicGov website truly are outdated - english and verbal are kind of similar, but maths and numerical/quantitative are completely different. The maths ones can be solved using yr8 curriculum maths but they're hard to understand. I'd recommend doing tests for higher year levels to prepare, and as V mentioned earlier Maths Olympiad questions as well
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V! & Shipra28 , you guys recommended math Olympiad, Just would like know if these question are according to the new Acer question as they are tougher but at a more standard time limit. Also, if you guys have any tips on vocabulary or anything we should do on the day, eg. Writing down the alphabet and tips like that, would be very appreciated. Thank you as I am doing the exam this year. If you have any other resources for other subjects please let us know.
Randomhuman24 hi! im sitting my exam this year in june. I just wanted to ask what your thoughts on each test were? Like the difficulty and if it was harder or easier than expected. Also, for verbal reasoning, are there lots of hard vocabulary or would you say that most are around yr 8-9 level. For math, what were the topics that you were questioned on. And for writing did u do a whole story or only a scene? Thanks, and congrats on your acceptance, hope your going well in nossal!
also i attend a school with only me and 1 other person sitting the test, so not very competitive, will this give me some sort of advancement or not really?
MMHS If you're sitting for the year 9 2025 selection exam, it depends on the number of students in your year level. Not the amount of students taking the exam. This is called the 4% rule where the selective school you are applying to can only take 4% of your year level.
For example, if you were to have 100 people in your year level. Only 4 people can be accepted (or 0 if no one does well on the test.) One could have 3 superiors and still not get in because of the 4% rule. This is where the PD (principal discretion) come in. Those affected by the 4% rule are taken under the PD. PD is very competitive. The principal interviews you about why they should select you.
Anyways, good luck don't stress too much. I'm taking the year 10 exam for schs because I managed to forget to apply for the year 9 exam 