Offtopic i know but how does one achieve these marks!?! Yes, I know average Joe on the street couldn't; there had to be some talent involved but what was your study regime to get motivated and achieve an atar of 99.80? My goal is an 87.00 and I've only got 2 Band 5's atm so don't think it will happen.. 
Ahahaha, average Joe on the street could with enough hard work!! And if he used ATAR Notes
you don't need expensive tutors or anything like that, you just need to work hard, and this site means that anyone who
wants to get a 99.80 can do their absolute best to do that.
Look, it's true, I'm a naturally intelligent guy. Definitely not anywhere near the smartest person around, but reasonably intelligent, enough that absorbing information comes naturally for me. That helps, and I'm honest about that, it meant I got more out of my study. But that just means I had it a little easier, everyone can do the same, but it might just take them a little longer than me.
For me, I was motivated by two main things:
1 - I didn't know what I wanted to do and so didn't want to be excluded from my choice when I found out. I ended up needing a 96 ATAR, but I didn't know that at the start. I wanted to get the absolute best ATAR I could because I hated the thought of not being able to do what I wanted once I found out.
2 - I was told I couldn't. This is why I love being on ATAR Notes as well. Coming from Western Sydney, I was told by students from Sydney Uni at Open Days, and pretty much everyone else too, that "You won't get a 99 coming from that far out West." I was told to not try to get into Law, or Med, etc., because I wouldn't get the ATAR.
That's bullshit. I worked hard to prove them wrong, they really pissed me off to be honest, and now I have a higher ATAR than them. Ha
that's why I love this site, because I had to do it without these amazing free resources, which was tough. I want everyone to have access to what they need to succeed
My study regime was not overly intensive, couple of hours a day and then more on weekends. I worked, I saw my girlfriend (she studied heaps which was probably helpful for motivating me, lol). I had a pretty balanced life. But when push came to shove, I made a schedule, I stuck to it, I worked my butt off. And that's it. Natural talent won't give you success in the HSC, but hard work will pay itself back 10 fold
I've written a few articles you might want to read about study timetables and such:
99 ATAR GuideStudy Timetable GuideStudy EfficiencyPlease don't ever say you can't achieve your goal. You can!! Work hard, smash your Trials, smash your HSC, who is to say you won't get Band 6's!! You can get 87.00, absolutely you can, but you won't get it unless you actually think you can. You won't try to run a marathon unless you think you
can run the marathon, and this is the same. You CAN do it. Work hard to get yourself there
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