OMG GOT A 90.20, SO ECSTATIC. I WAS Honestly expecting a 70 at max and i just honestly exceeded my expectations WTFFFFF. AND I GOT A RAW 36 FOR ENGLISH, LIKE I LEGIT DIDNT EVEN READ THE SECTION B QUESTION PROPERLY AND I ALSO DID STUFF UP MY SECTION C and section A, didnt know english examiners were so generous to even bad students like me. morever, since i went to a low performing shool i feel very proud of myself and i got a's for all my 3 subjects and a b plus for legal (which i was expecting and am happy with since the exam was really hard), but honestly overall i am so happy. I also only needed a 70.00 for my course which i will get in happily. I am so happy and proud of myself since i am ppractically best in like 10% of the state and like going into those exams, i was so stressed, and also on those exams, i felt like i didnt do well at all coz my handwriting was really bad and my answers were so crap and like kind of guessed everything lol but i really surpassed my expectations. SO HERE MY OVERALL MESSAGE here is that you have the potential to do well and get a 90 above atar if you put in the hard work and have perseverance throughout the year even if u have low scaling subjects (like i did) and go to a low performing school with shitty teachers.
I would say the overall key to a Good atar is to work SMART, not HARD, be consistent throughout the year and to strive to do as well as you possibly can on the exams and off course, to do TRILLIONS OF PRACTICE SACS/EXAMS (not only before exam period, but actually throughout the year). Another tip is to not overthink and to take each day as it comes, i personally didnt treat year 12 like year 12, but like any other academic year (like year 11 or 10), which helps in reducing stress
And also only choose the subjects ur interested in, not just those that are high scaling but u dont really enjoy:)