Gosh I have to say...this year's HSC is totally weird! Well not all parts of it, though I can guarantee that some markers will be subjective, especially in English, seeing that not one single English Teacher I've known has ever given me a clear definition of "Sophistication" though luckily I did grasp most concepts by the time of my HSC..
So, overall I have to agree with what most members have said, what's done is done, so like even in your worst scenerios, say if you get a UAI of 70 or 60, you can still head to UWS, make up for it there by getting high distinction, and transfer. Lmao that's basically what my friend did, he got a disappointing UAI of 73, he went to UWS and studied Medical Science, totally killed it, transferred to UNSW the next year of Med Science, totally killed it, and now, in his 2nd / 3rd year after HSC, he's already doing medicine, really I have to say, Australia's system of schools is pretty fudgey and dodgy since they force you to do everything in one year, unlike bloody some selective schools like James Ruse who can finish Maths 2 unit, Economics 2 unit in like year 11, and do only 6 units for their HSC in year 12, I mean that's so disadvantageous to us people..
Ack ok I better stop ranting, lol though hopefully not many people will be heading into unis this year, just like in 2004, allowing all of us a chance to get into the courses we want.