Trials and hsc question (1 Viewer)

[_deloso]

If I do average in my trials and my overall internal marks is about 80-90% in advanced maths, physics, chem and sor2unit, and about 50-60% in advanced english, can I still get a decent atar if I do well in hsc externals (band 5-6 for the subjects i do)? about 85-95 atar at least?

 

[anne1010]

no one gives a shit about what your internal mark is. its about your rank

 

[RandoM_TerroR]

^ said it

 

[enoilgam]

With the HSC its all about rankings. Its better to be getting 60% and coming 1st, then to be getting 95% and coming 5th. If you do poorly internally it is still possible to get a good ATAR by doing extremely well in the externals, as they are worth 50% of your HSC

 

[TorMental]

^ err, what kind of shit are you talking? Its not that simple as ranks. You can be coming first in your 'school' but compared to the state, you may be 2nd last. That being said, ranks is equally if not more important to the internal marks you are receiving.

 

[enoilgam]

^ err, what kind of shit are you talking? Its not that simple as ranks. You can be coming first in your 'school' but compared to the state, you may be 2nd last. That being said, ranks is equally if not more important to the internal marks you are receiving.

True, but in terms of determining your internal marks, the actual percentages do not really matter (they matter only for determining the gaps between students). I remember in SOR, I had an internal percentage of around 68, which was moderated up to 88 for my final internal mark.

Also, the difficulty of exams varys from school to school. A person getting 70% internally in one school might only get 60% at another, because the latter schools tests are much more difficult