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ATAR CALCULATORS
Sanaz:
I honestly wouldn't rely on them at all. I had some friends that had an estimated atar which was 9 points above their actual atar... so they got pretty disappointed. I had other friends whom got an atar of 5 marks higher than estimated :P :D haha. Usually atar calculators after you get your marks back from the exam are pretty accurate though :P My cousin checked about 4/5 last year and got within 1+- away from her actual atar.
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: RuiAce on November 01, 2016, 06:01:27 am ---In a nutshell, the ONLY time you should be touching the ATAR calculator is the day of HSC results release. Only THOSE marks have undergone alignment.
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Ehh, I touched them all year (with knowledge that I was estimating my estimate, so the real thing was going to swing by 5-10 points), soz ;)
RuiAce:
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on November 01, 2016, 10:09:33 am ---Ehh, I touched them all year (with knowledge that I was estimating my estimate, so the real thing was going to swing by 5-10 points), soz ;)
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Who was the one that said to ignore weird things like school ranks altogether :P
At least I reckon everyone touches them despite warnings haha, just yeah need that knowledge behind it.
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: RuiAce on November 01, 2016, 10:16:17 am ---Who was the one that said to ignore weird things like school ranks altogether :P
At least I reckon everyone touches them despite warnings haha, just yeah need that knowledge behind it.
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Well school ranks don't influence the scaling/alignment algorithms, that's why I say to ignore them. But provided you know the inaccuracies involved, I think it's only natural to want to estimate where you sit! For me it prevents unfounded disappointment, or equally, unfounded optimism. I suppose I'm for optimistic realism ;)
Neutron:
Wait so what actually is the aligned mark? Is it just your raw mark moderated to how everyone else goes? And if so, does it normally go up or down haha
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