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Rank 1 in std english got unconditional early entry after trials so he did not care about his hsc at all after that, he still tried but didn't write much cuz he got lazy in the exam, I doubt he got much lower than me so he defo would have dragged me down, one flaw in the...

50-60 was my raw mark for internal exams, English STD scales really bad for after scaling with lets say a raw 75-82 you would only get a few more marks when compared to advanced you would get a lot more. Also, HSC marking is more lenient and they are not hyper focused on small details like your...

My guide to getting a high mark in Standard English So as you know Standard English is a terribly scaling subject, if you want a high ATAR it is widely recommended to not do it. However I did not listen to this advice. My advice is the same, if you want 95+, it's better to do decent in advanced...

For hand in assessments I would prepare for a long time, get feedback from my teachers as well as 4u english students and other qualified people, but since it's English and theres a large amount of subjectivity in marking remember you may never get 100% even in take-home assignments. I got 90+...

Average size, it gets bigger when you write fast though and size does matter in the final exam, HSC english is not for small hand writers, because when you write fast your writing will get messy

I wasn't able to even in trials but some caffeine plus adrenaline and perhaps some other substances (jk) pushed me through, even I was amazed at myself after. If I try and do it again in a non-real exam situation I wouldn't be able to, it was a massive rush, even the HSC invigilators were...

Looking back, the people in 1st and 2nd would have defo pushed me down a bit, but that's just the system

My guide to getting a high mark in Standard English So as you know Standard English is a terribly scaling subject, if you want a high ATAR it is widely recommended to not do it. However I did not listen to this advice. My advice is the same, if you want 95+, it's better to do decent in advanced...

I did my HSC in 2023, since I went to a gateway school for most of year 12 I was eligible for early entry at UNSW to study Mathematics. The ATAR needed was only 68 after early entry lowered it by 12. Don't stress if you get a low atar since there is always IPT in uni. I know plenty of people who...