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    Is it possible to get an 80 atar in hsc, when performed badly in previous assesments?

    Gday, As the title says; ... By badly I am saying I have done probably above average but not by much in class until trials. My trials were absolutely horrendous - only getting above 50% in one subject (a 63% in mod. history). This is mostly due to me being sick for half of term 3 and missing...
  2. fourteenninetwo

    School ranking in relation to your ATAR

    Im currently in year 11, but im doing accelerated SOR 1 (studies of religion 1 unit)...Im currently ranked about 5th however, naturally as a year 11, the year 12 HSC tensions are building and I am curious. How much does school ranking and your rank within your school matter? Im aiming to do...
  3. B

    Scared of my ATAR

    Hi everybody! Recently my Mum has told me that she thinks I could possibly have inattentive ADHD. I have no idea if I do or if I don't, but I have tremendous difficulty completing assigned tasks, studying, and remaining focus throughout a lesson. There are other symptoms that I relate to and...
  4. DH2014

    What ATAR can I realistically get?

    Mathematics Standard: 9/48 English Standard: 8/56 Design and Technology: 8/22 Spanish Beginners: 3/5 Economics: 16/22 Thank you for any help, I’ve just been stressing out a lot because of my low ranks in economics and spanish.
  5. D

    Is it too late to turn it around?

    I am doing the following subjects in a top ~228 School: MX1 Eng ADV PDH Chem Bio SOR 1 For the past 2 tasks my marks have been sitting at average despite a top 3 rank in the first task of biology and a top 10 rank for Maths ADV, SOR and maybe PDH - ( we didn't get ranks yet but I got 2nd...
  6. M

    NEED HELP ATAR - IM SCREWEDDDD

    HEY GUYS, I need some advice. After my first 2 assessment blocks, I'm losing hope in actually getting a good atar ( 85+). These are my subjects: - Advanced Maths - Very Below Average Mark - Advanced English - High Average Mark - SAC - Top 10 Rank -Physics - Bottom Rank Probably - Economics -...
  7. I

    PIP help :)

    I'm currently in the midst of writing my Personal Interest Project for my SAC class. I've decided to focus on how multicultural adolescents struggle with their identity but I've gotten stuck with my chapter topics since my topic doesn't have much room to expand. I was thinking for my first...
  8. P

    Atar Estimate?

    Im graduating 2022 and doing PDHPE, Biology, Math Advanced, English Advanced, Science Extension and Chemistry. I completed the accelerated course for Biology and Math Advanced and gave the HSC last year. I got 84 for Math and 85 for Biology. I had the choice to repeat but I made the decision to...
  9. J

    ( Please Help! ) with high school classes for university and atar

    Hello my classes are .Maths advanced .Chemistry .music .english standard .legal studies .modern history (soon to change to P.D.H probably) I need help on if i need to switch classes or not and are these classes good for ATAR and university (i have 2 weeks to switch) Also dont know if i...
  10. moonbow

    subject help pls (mostly worried ab scaling)

    hello :D this is my first post so im not sure if im doing this right anyways my current subjects r english advanced, maths standard, economics, legal studies, korean beginners n modern history. im aiming for an atar of definitely 90+ and it wld b amazing if i cld get 95+ but idk if itll b rly...
  11. J

    90 internal 95 external vs 93 internal 93 external for ATAR

    Is ATAR calculated by the raw external marks solely, without your school assessment (internal) marks? I did an accelerated course for geography with 90 aligned external and 95 internal with 93 being the final HSC mark. Using the ATAR calculators, 93 is pretty good with an atar equivalent of...
  12. J

    ATAR Estimate please?

    School ranking around 170 My assessment ranks: Chemistry: 21/64 English Standard: 39/166 Math Extension1: 9/44 Math Extension 2: 9/10 Physics: 11/55 Any chance of getting 80? Thanks :)
  13. behindthecan28

    scaling questions

    i know scaling isn't supposed to matter if you do really well in your subjects but i feel so regretful that most of my subjects are not well scaling, i feel like its just added pressure to get really high marks. right now i'm taking adv english, standard math, biology, business, spanish and sac...
  14. cherrykku

    Will my school rank and cohort performance badly affect me?

    I go to a school where most students average around band 3-4's and there are only around a handful of students (including myself) who consistently achieve band 6's. Also our school is nowhere near the top 100 schools. In some subjects where there a a higher amount of students (CAFS, design and...
  15. V

    can your school ranking drag atar down?? pls help

    my school ranking is around 100-200 and it's a non selective school. my cohort is fairly smart? but there are certain people who could care less about the hsc and don't even turn up to class. i'm really worried that my atar marks will be scaled down due to low school ranking, since im trying to...
  16. J

    atar estimate

    will I get above 85 with these ranks/marks? school ranked 319 last year Subject | Ranks | No. of B6s in 2020 English advanced - 4/63 | 4 (estimated trial mark because of lockdown: 86%) Business studies - 5/45 | 1 (estimated trial mark because of lockdown: 92%) Community and family studies -...
  17. H

    96+ ???

    Hey guys I just wanted to see if people thought my atar goal of 96-98 was achievable with my internal marks. My school ranked 24th in NSW last year with 200 band 6s English adv: 4/92 Economics: 2/19 Legal: 2/19 Business: 1/41 English ext 1: 5/11 Maths advanced: 25/37
  18. C

    ENG EXT OR GEO....???? 🚑💨💀

    Hi guys if you're reading this PLS help me out!!!! I currently have 13 units for Y12 (4u math, 3u eng, mod his, chem, geo) And I'm thinking about dropping either 3u eng or Geography but I can't choose... both have their pros and cons Drop Eng Ext, Keep Geo Drop Geo, Keep Eng ext - Geo is a...
  19. A

    I think I screwed up..

    So first of all, screwed over my selective test. Go to a public school that isn't the best. I'm a competitive swimmer and spend most of my time outside of school swimming and tutoring. Its only come to me very recently that if I don't step up my game, I might end up working at McDonalds (or so...
  20. mannxv

    is anyone submitting a portfolio to uni for 2022 admission ? (usyd, unsw, uts)

    hey ! i want to submit a portfolio for consideration + atar to usyd, my first preference. round 1 closes on sunday but i'm assuming there will be additional rounds in december ? given nesa and uac dates have been pushed back. if you are applying, what works will you be including in your...
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