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blg123

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English affects the final atar score so much.
« on: January 31, 2011, 07:34:07 pm »
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this is disturbing me so much

ive been calculating possible scores, a 1 or 2 mark difference in the english score will change a 96 to a 98 or 99. desperately need to improve english.
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 07:44:05 pm »
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I guess that's quite true.  English does make a great difference, that's why it's important to focus on it-I think writing one essay a week should help, learn from your mistakes and apply it.
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 08:03:43 pm »
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Such is life
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 08:12:26 pm »
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 08:21:48 pm »
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This is indeed the case we all face :'(
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2011, 08:24:51 pm »
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C'mon guys...don't be mopey!!  No point dwelling on it...you know how important it is so get pumped and work hard!!!!
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2011, 09:08:55 pm »
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yeh. thats true. by addressing this fact, it will seem so much more serious now.
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2011, 09:13:10 pm »
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1 or 2 marks in english will never change a 96 to a 98/99 :)

But yes it's important
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 09:28:29 pm »
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I was magically saved by English :(
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 09:43:57 pm »
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I worked out that if I got a 40 in English then my ENTER would have been ~94.
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 10:14:04 pm »
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Quote from: QuantumJG on January 31, 2011, 09:43:57 pm
I worked out that if I got a 40 in English then my ENTER would have been ~94.
If you dont mind me asking, what did you get for english and your enter?
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2011, 10:15:29 pm »
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Click on his profile.  :)
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2011, 10:29:43 pm »
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Quote from: Gloamglozer on January 31, 2011, 10:15:29 pm
Click on his profile.  :)
Thank you :) I see, it could have made a massive difference... Time to start putting in the hard yards for english.
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2011, 10:56:07 pm »
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Re: English affects the final atar score so much.
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2011, 11:02:23 pm »
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enlgish sucks i will always hate it for life
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