One for the hardcore.

Though I had expected the University of New South Wales (UNSW) English test to be a mental test of epic proportion, never had I expected THAT particular test to be a pure evisceration of one's sanity, comparable to having gamma rays bombarded into your brain with inexorably long half-lives, ripping into every little brain cell there is in that brain, and rendering it brain-dead.








An exaggeration, sure. But mind, exaggeration come aplenty in this test.
Not really, actually.





60 questions. 60 minutes. roughly 80% of it comprehension. The rest grammar. Sounds simple?












Hell no.










With words like abate, vacillate, prevaricate and quite a handful more which I couldn't really bring myself to remember, along with sonnets, literature interpretation, deciphering hidden meanings, ironies, and plain beyond godlike bombastic language spattered at every corner which will push even the most hardened veteran beyond breaking point.

Some of the more well-read may think "Thats normal, dude"





Reminder: Its 60 questions. 60 minutes. Mostly comprehension. Time factor, peeps.





Y'know, some of the passage/articles were actually very interesting and some pretty educational. From Picaso, to Iowa wind farms, Ozymandias, to some busker (can't remember the name. ah well) Alas, no time for leisurely reading, as its a rush against time to answer as well as possible, oh well. Perhaps after I get back my question paper after a month or 2....









Probability of achieving:
Medal (highest award) : 5%
High Distinction : 10%
Distinction : 25%
Credit : 55%






Thats my rough estimation of my shit chances.










p.s. Gabs, you SHOULD try this when I get back the question paper one day. You WILL thank me for that.