Name:ย Jeffrey Wang

School:ย James Ruse

What is your number 1 tip for students?ย 

Write notes, man. Not to reread them cause you never will, but because a form of physical repetition does actually drill whatever youโ€™re writing into your brain. Also, I got to trade my notes for eco notes so much that I never had to write notes for it, so there you go.

What did you gain out of tutoring and how would you describe your experience at Talent?

I wanted to learn phys and chem before the school did it; passed with flying colours. I wanted to learn 3u maths before the school did it; did that too. Currently in the process of doing the same thing with 4u.

Itโ€™s friendly. Thereโ€™s no exorbitant pressure, just friendly competition.ย 

Best part would definitely just be the atmosphere. You come to class and itโ€™s never some hell march or awkward seminar where one guy just talks forever; everyone talks a bit and laughs at each othersโ€™ jokes and you come off still having learnt a full lesson in half the time it wouldโ€™ve taken you at school.

Having the term notesย as a textbook is like the difference between eating a cake, and eating crumbs. Itโ€™s such a simple change, but when you actually put all the notes together, you get to manipulate the information in ways you couldnโ€™t beforeโ€”like reference specific pages or read in the order you learnt it in.

Who was your mentor and how did they help you?

I had a few maths mentors, ranging from David Sadler to Rahul.ย They were fast, relaxed, and never, ever unwilling to re-explain a section. Having a younger mentor like Rahul made the class a lot more jovial to have a relatable teacher, and we all did the work faster to chat with him. Cheers, Rahul.

But alsoย having a teacher (David) who’s been writing textbooks longer than youโ€™ve been alive does instill confidence, yeah.

What are you planning to study in the future?ย 

I wanna do psychology. And maybe law. Probably both.

How would you describe your Talent experience in a few words?

โ€‹โ€‹If I could describe Talent-100 in one word, it would be: Welcoming.

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