99.95 ATAR, who? How? Why? (1 Viewer)

[LittlerCandy]

Hey guys so recently I was looking for scholarships at ANU and I saw one called the "National University Scholarship" which requires you to get an ATAR of 99.95. I'm just curiosity as to how many people actually get this mark per year and what makes them want to strive for it.

If anyone out there has any study tips or guides to achieve this ATAR, would you be so kind to as to share them

Oh and also, what are some great ways to stop procrastinating? I've heard about "sticking up motivational posters" or "remind yourself of your goal everyday" do these things actually work?

 

[Hypem]

~50 people per year get it (48 got it in 2012).

It's obviously very difficult to achieve, and I'm honestly not sure how some do it. If you're pretty good at English then it's very possible provided you work hard in all the other subjects.

There are many people who find English hard and it's counted no matter what, so it can definitely stop you from getting 99.95.

 

[tattoo2200]

To get this atar you pretty much have to put your head down and study with 250% concentration. But also you should definitely take breaks in between. Commonly students study hardcore for 20 minutes and take an hour break. Dont do that shizzz. Its horrible you will get nowhere doing that. E.g. study 50 minutes then take a 10-15 minute break.

I also know a few blokes who got 99.95 atar. Studying hard is only 95% of what it takes to get 99.95. The other 5% is owed to ones brilliance. The people who get 99.95 are quite intelligent. But i truly admire Shelley She who graduated from james ruse this year. Shes fcken unbelievable. 1st for 4 u and 4 u maths, 5th for bio and chem and 6 th for physics in the whole state. Shes a beast.

Also usually these guys who get 99.95 do the asian combo with 4 unit maths, adv english, chem and phys. There are also some guys from studytelevision.com who have also received 99.95 using the humanities combo (e.g. histories, economics, ext hist, ext english. Check out that site it seems very informative.

In summary, work hard, take breaks, eat food, and live life!

 

[Zokunu]

To get this atar you pretty much have to put your head down and study with 250% concentration. But also you should definitely take breaks in between. Commonly students study hardcore for 20 minutes and take an hour break. Dont do that shizzz. Its horrible you will get nowhere doing that. E.g. study 50 minutes then take a 10-15 minute break.

I also know a few blokes who got 99.95 atar. Studying hard is only 95% of what it takes to get 99.95. The other 5% is owed to ones brilliance. The people who get 99.95 are quite intelligent. But i truly admire Shelley She who graduated from james ruse this year. Shes fcken unbelievable. 1st for 4 u and 4 u maths, 5th for bio and chem and 6 th for physics in the whole state. Shes a beast.

Also usually these guys who get 99.95 do the asian combo with 4 unit maths, adv english, chem and phys. There are also some guys from studytelevision.com who have also received 99.95 using the humanities combo (e.g. histories, economics, ext hist, ext english. Check out that site it seems very informative.

In summary, work hard, take breaks, eat food, and live life!

It's the "Asian Package" XD

 

[madharris]

How to stop procrastination:
A month before the HSC, I went to the library everyday and found that it was easy to concentrate there, even with friend around
I went there everyday (except maybe ~3 days out of the 4 weeks) and just went into a room that had a huge sign called "quiet study"
I was able to concentrate for hours at a time, taking only bathroom breaks, lunch and dinner (I was able to stay there from 9am-9pm)

If you bring your laptop, just don't ask for the wifi password, and it's easy to refrain yourself from procrastinating while there

 

[GoldyOrNugget]

Sydney University and UNSW also offer similar scholarships (99.95 at USyd, 99.90+ at UNSW).

I didn't get 99.95, but I know a couple of people who did. They are all incredibly bright and motivated and wanted to genuinely do well, not just get into their uni course.

 

[enoilgam]

Hey guys so recently I was looking for scholarships at ANU and I saw one called the "National University Scholarship" which requires you to get an ATAR of 99.95. I'm just curiosity as to how many people actually get this mark per year and what makes them want to strive for it.

If anyone out there has any study tips or guides to achieve this ATAR, would you be so kind to as to share them

Oh and also, what are some great ways to stop procrastinating? I've heard about "sticking up motivational posters" or "remind yourself of your goal everyday" do these things actually work?

About 50 people get 99.95 per year.

With procrastination, you will procrastinate no matter what - it is a part of human behaviour. The key with procrastination is to manage it so that it doesnt become harmful. In order to do this, focus on setting up your work in such a way that it encourages you to work harder. As mirakon has said before, the HSC is all about attitude. Break the work down into small achievable goals. If you achieve these small goals you will feel much more confident with work and this will increase your morale and motivation. Remember, the best way to defeat an enemy is to cut off their strategy - the worst way is to take them on head-on. Procrastination's strategy is like a snowball, the more you put off doing the work, the larger your workload becomes, thereby further crippling your desire to do the work. To beat it, you attack it's strategy and prevent the snowball from getting bigger by chipping away at the work.

There is an old saying which goes "it's easy to commit to an idea, but it's hard to commit to a process". To commit to the process of doing well, you need to focus on the work itself - having long term ATAR goals is all well and good, but they often fail to motivate people in the day to day process of studying. I'm also not a big believer in inspirational posters or that sort of stuff - those things motivate you for a little while, but I think the key to maintaining long term motivation is effective study design.

I know it seems like I am talking shit, but I used similar strategies and I found them to be very effective. You will also find that businesses pay HR consultants millions to come up with ways of designing work in such a way that it keeps employees motivated.

 

[barbernator]

alcohol doesn't help either

 

[Dan895]

alcohol doesn't help either

Wise

 

[PatrickH]

Alcohol isn't really a big factor, there is little difference between procrastinating all night and drinking all night. You still won't study. It's actually better to socialise when you've planned to not do home work, rather than sitting at home doing nothing. My friends sister last year drank just like normal people, and got 98+. A lot of people use it as a reward for studying all week, so whilst alcohol doesn't help directly - you're better off drinking with your friends than becoming a social hermit who just procrastinates, so you're socially healthy with in turn makes you happier.

 

[someth1ng]

Alcohol isn't really a big factor, there is little difference between procrastinating all night and drinking all night. You still won't study. It's actually better to socialise when you've planned to not do home work, rather than sitting at home doing nothing. My friends sister last year drank just like normal people, and got 98+. A lot of people use it as a reward for studying all week, so whilst alcohol doesn't help directly - you're better off drinking with your friends than becoming a social hermit who just procrastinates, so you're socially healthy with in turn makes you happier.

Sounds like a rubbish to me. Alcohol can damage your brain cells --> crappier learning performance.

 

[GoldyOrNugget]

Sounds like a rubbish to me. Alcohol can damage your brain cells --> crappier learning performance.

I don't think this is gonna happen during the HSC, unless you're a massive alcoholic.

 

[LightXT]

I don't think this is gonna happen during the HSC, unless you're a massive alcoholic.

Stress and whatnot...

Nek minnit