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[vixmiss]

Hi,

can anyone help me figure out how i got such a bad ATAR?
i got a Band 5 in English and Music and a Band 4 in MHistory, Multimedia and Hospitality.

my ATAR is 62.30

 

[Thisisnkt]

hi!

if you did advanced english, then i’d say your ATAR wasn’t affected by that (it was if you did standard or any level below, though)

as such, while a band 5 for music does sound really good, you should know that music scales really poorly just like every other CAPA subject - usually the breakeven point to not be affected by scaling is a mid-high band 6.

your other band 4s in modern, mm and hospo are also really poorly scaled as you got a band 4. the breakeven for modern is usually a mid-high band 5, whereas mm & hospo the breakeven and scaling is just like what i said for music.

tbh, a 62 ATAR is actually pretty good for the subjects and marks that you got - considering their reputation for being poorly scaled. i’m assuming you ranked top 5 for music?

either way, congrats on finally finishing! although your ATAR can be disappointing as opposed to your hard work put in, a few months from today you won’t even care about it at all.

 

[vixmiss]

hi!

if you did advanced english, then i’d say your ATAR wasn’t affected by that (it was if you did standard or any level below, though)

as such, while a band 5 for music does sound really good, you should know that music scales really poorly just like every other CAPA subject - usually the breakeven point to not be affected by scaling is a mid-high band 6.

your other band 4s in modern, mm and hospo are also really poorly scaled as you got a band 4. the breakeven for modern is usually a mid-high band 5, whereas mm & hospo the breakeven and scaling is just like what i said for music.

tbh, a 62 ATAR is actually pretty good for the subjects and marks that you got - considering their reputation for being poorly scaled. i’m assuming you ranked top 5 for music?

either way, congrats on finally finishing! although your ATAR can be disappointing as opposed to your hard work put in, a few months from today you won’t even care about it at all.

Thank you so much for your kind words and solution. I did do English Standard and I was second place, for Music I was first.
I was just surprised my ATAR was quite low because I thought I did well on my assignments + HSC.
Thank you for educating me and reassuring me!