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iampeterr

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hey guys, is it normal to struggle with MX2?
my 3U average is around 80s+ but my 4U average is 50ish :( ..

I think in the HSC i will only get half of the paper right .. if not less.

how much of this will affect my atar?
 

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An average of 50% raw will scale up to a solid 80+ already in Extension 2 Mathematics.
 

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I hate maths, seriously. Urgh. Unfair that all the maths kids can't speak english and they get 97 atar off the bat.
 

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I spend 80% of my time studying MX2 =(
if you think about it this way, MX2 is an ATAR killer because it forces you to neglect your other subjects
I really need to pay more attention to my other subjects :(
 

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I hate maths, seriously. Urgh. Unfair that all the maths kids can't speak english and they get 97 atar off the bat.
I see where you're coming from - but you've stated it too harshly/unfairly. A lack of communication skills/confidence will eventually catch up to them. But in their defence, Eng Adv is a compulsory subject!
 

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I see where you're coming from - but you've stated it too harshly/unfairly. A lack of communication skills/confidence will eventually catch up to them. But in their defence, Eng Adv is a compulsory subject!
iSplicer, do you know your row marks?

EDIT: raw (hate English!)
 
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I see where you're coming from - but you've stated it too harshly/unfairly. A lack of communication skills/confidence will eventually catch up to them. But in their defence, Eng Adv is a compulsory subject!
+1

ATAR can only get them so far.
 

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don't get a false sense of achievement thinking that you're going to get 80+ in mx2 without hard work.
a 50% in the externals may get you an 80 in externals, but what about internals?
at the end of the day, it's an average of both..
so long story short- try harder, keep a balance between all subs, beast trials and externals and watch dem results please you;)
 

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Heey, do you know if that still applies if I'm at a rank 100-150ish school?
=S
Your school won't affect your externals much ofc, but it would help to not be in the bottom otherwise your internal mark will take the bottom marks in the external.
 

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