99.50
Hats off in particular to all those from lowly ranked schools who worked extremely hard to 'make their own marks' in order to get the atar they desired.
unless you were expecting to come 1st in the state, then there's no need to feel depressed about your friend's achievement, nor is there any need to believe your result was mediocre
To summarise, 'Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars'. It's always better to aim higher, because even if you don't quite get it, you'll have still done pretty well.
In saying that, it's still important to keep your aims realistic, something with at least say a 10%...
range: 87-91 (checked carrotstick's solutions)
Errors:
2 marks off for drawing |f(x)| instead of f(|x|) :/ (Could I scrape 1 here ? - didn't label graph as |f(x)|)
2 marks off for not fully solving circular motion part i)
3 marks off for circle geometry question (brain fade as i assumed...
73/100 would put you above 90 definitely.
However, remember that your own marking is not an accurate representation of the HSC marking.
Also, if I were you, I'd be revisiting the questions you couldn't do for the HSC. This will ensure you have the best chance to tackle the really hard...
Tbh, you'll struggle to even get an interview with that umat. However, you may have a chance at an interview (second round) with a 99.8+, and then you'll need to ace the interview
Yep, just a clarification. Although there is potential for your ranking to change slightly (i.e. 1 or 2 places) as you are now tied with some people who's overall is 1 above yours, which could be the difference between getting in or not getting in.