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Hello. I've been seeing several people getting atar estimates and was curious if anyone could give me one as well?
Subject/ Rank/ Number of expected band 6s
English Advanced / 25th / 100
Mathematics Extension 1 /20th / 140
Mathematics Extension 2/ 30th / 80
Chemistry/ 75th / 80
Business Studies/ 1st / 5
 

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Perhaps give how many people are in the cohort and your overall average too?
 

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Does the number of people or the average mark matter? My marks are like all between 80-95 and I've heard they should all get moderated or aligned etc. I thought only your rank and number of band 6s mattered for atar estimates?
 

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Does the number of people or the average mark matter? My marks are like all between 80-95 and I've heard they should all get moderated or aligned etc. I thought only your rank and number of band 6s mattered for atar estimates?
Yea, being first in a cohort of 5, and a cohort of 50 is a very different thing. Also if you have trial marks that helps (gives an indication of what you could get in the hsc)
 

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I haven't gotten all of my trial marks back so I can't provide those, plus they were done as non serious attempts since they didn't end up counting to my overall, so I don't think they would be good indicators of what I would get. As for cohorts English:200 Mathematics Extension 1: 180 Mathematics Extension 2: 90 Chem 150 Business 20
 

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I haven't gotten all of my trial marks back so I can't provide those, plus they were done as non serious attempts since they didn't end up counting to my overall, so I don't think they would be good indicators of what I would get. As for cohorts English:200 Mathematics Extension 1: 180 Mathematics Extension 2: 90 Chem 150 Business 20
Also what rank school u go to, cuz god damn, thats a hella tonn band 6s. Are you a ruse or bualko kid my god
 

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Does school rank matter? If so a top 10 school. But could I please get an atar estimate now?
 

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Does school rank matter? If so a top 10 school. But could I please get an atar estimate now?
lmao okay. Your probs gonna get over a 95+, considering your school and the number of band 6s in your school and you doing like 4u maths.
Were you hoping for a specific target atar or anything?
 

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As specific as possible tbh. Just curious in the whole atar estimating prospect and how close people can guess.
 

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Hello. I've been seeing several people getting atar estimates and was curious if anyone could give me one as well?
Subject/ Rank/ Number of expected band 6s
English Advanced / 25th / 100
Mathematics Extension 1 /20th / 140
Mathematics Extension 2/ 30th / 80
Chemistry/ 75th / 80
Business Studies/ 1st / 5
woah math ext gets 140 band sixes?? damn
 

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Does school rank matter? If so a top 10 school. But could I please get an atar estimate now?
Okay considering it looks like your gonna band 6 internally every subject, and you dont flunk your hsc, i would say in the 97-98 range (maybe 99 depending on how high you band 6?)
 

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Okay considering it looks like your gonna band 6 internally every subject, and you dont flunk your hsc, i would say in the 97-98 range (maybe 99 depending on how high you band 6?)
Thanks dude. And wdym by how high you band 6?
 

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Realistically, what marks would i need to obtain for a 95+ with the following subjects:

Advanced English
General Math
Legal
Modern
Business
scaling / ranking impacts a lot

but id say 85-90

had a friend that got 97 and got 85s in her hsc scaling def helped
 

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Realistically, what marks would i need to obtain for a 95+ with the following subjects:

Advanced English
General Math
Legal
Modern
Business
An ATAR of 95 is quite a high ATAR. Because of this, it would be reasonable to suggest aiming to perform at the highest possible band across all of those subjects. A low band 6 in each of your subjects, that is, at least 90, would maximise your chances of receiving an ATAR of at least 95. From this point, the higher the desired ATAR becomes from 95, the higher the marks that would be needed for that particular ATAR. For instance, instead of aiming for marks in the low band 6 range, your goal may become aiming to score marks in the mid to high (the latter being especially true for ATARs closer to 99) band 6 range.

In terms of specific marks, you may wish to use the following as a guide only, as the exact marks needed for a particular ATAR may change slightly each year:
  • English Advanced - 90
  • Mathematics Standard - 91
  • Legal Studies - 91
  • Modern History - 90
  • Business Studies - 91
Of course, you may find that you are not able to attain a band 6 in a particular subject, but may be able to score a mark in the high band 6 range in another subject, in which case the outcome will likely be similar. An example of this would be achieving a mark in the mid or high band 5 range in English Advanced, but achieving a mark in the mid or high band 6 range in Business Studies.

In achieving this goal, it would be good to do your utmost to rank as high as possible relative to your cohort in each of your subjects once you start year 12. The higher your ranks, the better your position will be as you approach your HSC exams.

I hope this helps! :D
 

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