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kauac:

--- Quote from: sunflowah on December 21, 2019, 08:32:03 pm ---Hello,

Just wanted to clarify as I do a few subjects that people would consider 'low-scaling' and still don't 100% understand this whole scaling process even after reading some articles.

So if I get only a few marks above the average then I still get scaled up? Or would I get scaled down?
Is it the higher my mark is above the average, the more I get scaled up?

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Hi,

I think the process of scaling is a bit more complex than just how your mark compares to the average. Because the performance of students in different subjects are compared to make sure the process is as fair as possible. If you haven't looked at This article already, it gives a good explanation for scaling.

And just wanted to point out that just because you are doing some "low-scaling" subjects doesn't mean they will negatively effect your final results / atar. From my own experience, I graduated in 2018 with 12 units, and my food tech mark counted to my ATAR whilst my 2U Maths mark didn't, because I did really well in Food Tech.

So at the end of the day, all you can do is give everything your best shot. Because there's just some things about scaling that we will probably never know, or really predict.  :)

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