Hey guys,
I'm just wondering if you're going crap in English advanced (around 70-80%) but going well in your other subjects (85-95%) how much it could impact your scaling and atar?
Thanks!
Hey! I definitely wouldn't call 70-80% in Advanced crap. That sort of mark isn't going to be a huge boost to your ATAR of course, but it
definitely won't be dragging you down in any significant way either! Depending on the ATAR you are aiming for, a few strong results in the 90's will easily balance out that result for Advanced.
Try and push that Advanced mark up as high as you can though! It will definitely be
better for you to have that mark as far into the 80's as possible
Hey guys also just wondering if an atar of at least 90 is achievable with these marks (excluding trials) and rank.
School rank: 390
English advanced: 17/32 - 75% average
Biology: 1/24 - 92% average
Business Studies: 1/25 - 90% average
Chemistry: 2/12 - 82% average
Earth and Environmental Science: 1/9 - 96% average
Mathematics General 2: 1/60 - 88% average
Thanks!
90+ ATAR
definitely achievable with those scores, you are killing it, great work! Obviously for 90+ you want as much as possible in the 90's, so work hard to drive up General Math and Advanced English. Chemistry scales
really well in the Band 5/6 range so although that mark is lower than General, it probably isn't as much a priority. Also keep in mind your HSC marks in the exam won't necessarily reflect the raw marks you are getting now - You'll improve, and there is all sorts of moderation/alignment involved
Your ranks have set you up really nicely - Great work
Here's a full guide to how your ATAR is calculated, if it interests you!