Am I able to get a VCE ATAR of 80+?

[sam0044]

In year 12 now and freaking out about what my atar is gonna be. I need an 80+ to get into my course. I am doing English, further maths, methods, biology and Australian history. Last year I did psychology and got a 32 for that.
For my SACs, I averaged A-A+ in English, A in further maths, B+ in Australian history, C+ - B in biology and D in methods.
How hard do I have to work to get my 80+? Is it really hard to get an atar of 80+? Based on my average grades, should I be able to get 80+? I would appreciate if past VCE students especially 2013 graduates could answer too.

[anna.xo]

I think that your sac grades are kind of irrelevant..because you have no idea what they're gonna change to after vcaa does all their statistical moderation and stuff. For the most part, I'm pretty sure they do change [but can someone confirm this?]

I think the best thing you can do now is to just work really hard for your exams, and then just be proud of the atar you get..it doesn't define you, or what you can do. It just gives you a way to fast track into what you want to do.

Remember "sometimes instead of taking the direct route, you have to take the scenic one" and there's absolutely nothing wrong in that !

Good luck. Just believe in yourself, buckle down and work hard, and then be proud of whatever you get !

[brenden]

Definitely comes down to the exams for you, Sam! You're in a good position as far as your SACs go - it's not as if you've been failing all year - so it's definitely achievable from here. As for "how hard is it to get an 80+" - it's fairly difficult but by no means implausible with some hard word. You should be able to get 80+ - but NOT based on your average grades - just based on what you can do between now and the exams and how you can perform in the exams. Let the 'freak out' feeling motivate you to work as hard as you can. Think of it like... "You will get an 80 ATAR if you can run a 100m sprint in 15 seconds". There's a track, 80+ ATAR at the end. If you jog, you'll fall short, guaranteed. If you sprint, it's only natural to make the 100m comfortable within the 15seconds (lets just asssume our runner has been jogging for the past year). So, it all depends on how had you go down the track. Walk, jog, run, sprint - some are going to yield different results, but one is going to give you an excellent chance.

[sam0044]

Thanks for the reply guys, i really apprerciate it