How hard is it to get over 99?

[ben92]

99 requires a scaled average of something like 45 across all subjects, although keep in mind the bottom two are only worth 10%.

[littlebecc]

it's pretty fucking hard.
people on this board kind of make it out like 'it's not that hard' UM LOL. Okay then :|
I mean, you kid of have to be awesome at every subject you do, and by getting 40+ SS means you're like in the top 8% or less of every subject. That's slim.

[werdna]

Play around with the ATAR calculator... it is pretty accurate.

[matt123]

Play around with the ATAR calculator... it is pretty accurate.

Last year my friend got a 92 when it predicted a 89.

But he did a few weirdy subjects like persian and some other random philosophy shi.

but still.

I do agree with you .. its actually pretty good.

[littlebecc]

what makes me depresso is if i did french...my enter would have gone up soo much
damn moving schools

[stonecold]

what makes me depresso is if i did french...my enter would have gone up soo much
damn moving schools

doing hard subjects is depresso!  1 mark gone and your life is practically ruined. I should have done some easier subjects.  less pressure to get everything right.

[chansthename]

doing hard subjects is depresso!  1 mark gone and your life is practically ruined. I should have done some easier subjects.  less pressure to get everything right.

I find it's the opposite because on a easy subject you need to near ace it to get you high SS while for a hard subject scaling will do the work for you (provided you don't do too bad).

[yearningforsimplicity]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

[iNerd]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

No. The reason "unpopular and uncommon" subjects don't feature in those who get 99+ is that they have no scaling, possibly negative and if you are not one of the top, capable of getting 48 ~ 50 then you should opt for a subject that will give you a +4 ish scaling such as Methods. It is also often said that you can't get a 99.95 without a subject that scales over 50; not sure on that though.

[werdna]

No way!

A 50 in Texts and Traditions is still possible. So is a 46. Or a 30.

You will do well in subjects you enjoy, not subjects like the "Asian 5" that 'most' Duxes do.

But the Dux at my school last year did less 'smart' subjects - a 50 in Economics, Accounting and Further Maths... an ATAR of 99.60.

[98.40_for_sure]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

For texts and traditions, YES DEFINETELY screws your enter.
I did that in year 11 and most of the people in my class had high 90's SAC averages, and we all ended up with ~30 SS. the top student had sacs 100%, and ended up with 32 or 34. imo... some of these "so called" easy/unpopular subjects need to be scaled MORE than say... spesh, they are not easy at all.

[ben92]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

No. The reason "unpopular and uncommon" subjects don't feature in those who get 99+ is that they have no scaling, possibly negative and if you are not one of the top, capable of getting 48 ~ 50 then you should opt for a subject that will give you a +4 ish scaling such as Methods. It is also often said that you can't get a 99.95 without a subject that scales over 50; not sure on that though.

You can get 99.95 with any subject - it's just extremely hard because you need 49s and 50s. Scale-up subjects just give you some 'cushioning' because as they scale over 50 others need not be so high.

[saaaaaam]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

For texts and traditions, YES DEFINETELY screws your enter.
I did that in year 11 and most of the people in my class had high 90's SAC averages, and we all ended up with ~30 SS. the top student had sacs 100%, and ended up with 32 or 34. imo... some of these "so called" easy/unpopular subjects need to be scaled MORE than say... spesh, they are not easy at all.

I'd argue it still depends on your ability and not the subject. I did texts and traditions and scored 40+.

Maybe your class was being marked too easily by your subject teacher? Or the exam was particularly hard/not quite what your class had studied?

[98.40_for_sure]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

For texts and traditions, YES DEFINETELY screws your enter.
I did that in year 11 and most of the people in my class had high 90's SAC averages, and we all ended up with ~30 SS. the top student had sacs 100%, and ended up with 32 or 34. imo... some of these "so called" easy/unpopular subjects need to be scaled MORE than say... spesh, they are not easy at all.

I'd argue it still depends on your ability and not the subject. I did texts and traditions and scored 40+.

Maybe your class was being marked too easily by your subject teacher? Or the exam was particularly hard/not quite what your class had studied?

She said that she got our sacs cross marked with a teacher from another school, and the other teacher said that my teacher marked TOO HARD! so i dunno, this makes absolutely no sense...

[kyzoo]

Do "unpopular" or "uncommon" subjects like for example, texts and traditions, lower chances of achieving like a high 90's ATAR?

No. The reason "unpopular and uncommon" subjects don't feature in those who get 99+ is that they have no scaling, possibly negative and if you are not one of the top, capable of getting 48 ~ 50 then you should opt for a subject that will give you a +4 ish scaling such as Methods. It is also often said that you can't get a 99.95 without a subject that scales over 50; not sure on that though.

Depends on the year. If the 99.95 aggregate is over 210, then it's absolutely impossible for anyone without 50+ scale up subject to get it. But even if its >210, it's still WTF difficulty.

Last year = 209.1 or something like that. And to get that with non-50+ scaling subjects you need all 50's basically, just a single score less than 49 scaled in your top 4 disqualifies you lol.