ATAR of 56 is all I need for Bachelor of IT. Nothing to worry about? (1 Viewer)

[OReilly]

Hey. So, like a lot of people, I'm really struggling with study right now. I devoted 6-10 hours a day into working on my Multimedia and Extension 2 major works during the previous school holidays, and then anywhere from 2-6 hours a day during the school weeks leading up to the trial exams. I only managed to get some cram study in the night before on most of the exams, all the while feeling totally unready. Post-exams now I feel pretty burnt out and unmotivated to really crack into study for the HSC exams.
But given that I intend to do a bachelor of IT, which requires an ATAR of 60.15 (Newcastle Uni), and I receive 4 of these "regional" bonus points, I only need an ATAR of 56.15 which seems pretty dam achievable.


I did 4U English, IT- Multimedia, Information Processes & Technology and Ancient History. I ranked at:
8th in Advanced English
2nd (class of 2) in Extension 1 and 2
2nd in Multimedia
2nd in Information Processes & Technology
and
1st in Ancient.

The trials results for my year were pretty bad, but my exam ranks were around what my course rank was. I guess I'm just after some assurance from people who've done it or have been in my situation. I know the answer is GETTING prepared, and doing my best to ensure I get a high enough ATAR. But I want to stop myself from worrying too much and stressing out over all this.

P.S
I want to use this "SAM" thing to get an estimate, but its down for maintenance at the moment and I feel like opening some discussion.

 

[Leffife]

Since I don't even know your school rank and cohort size, just from basic facts I would say 60.15 is damn achievable. That is way below the average ATAR which is ~68.

 

[MrBrightside]

Aim for Band 4 or higher. Band 3s at minimum. You seem like a pretty capable person. Should be fine for you. Try a few atar calcs to see what you need to get roughly:

http://www.atarcalculator.com.au/

http://www.matrix.edu.au/atar-calculator/

 

[fakermaker]

Seriously? If they let you do 4U English, you'll get way above 60s

 

[enoilgam]

If you're studying between 2-6 hours a day, you should get over 56 (provided that you arent completely lacking in the ability department, you should be able to get over 75 with that effort).

 

[OReilly]

Seriously? If they let you do 4U English, you'll get way above 60s

I've been getting around 75-80% on most assessments in Extension One, and I got 36/50 in the trials. I've been doing worse in Advanced though; around 70-80%, with my occasional downfalls (I think I got around 60% in the trials...).
I'm also pretty confident I can get 40+ in Extension 2.

I think my trials mark for advanced has kinda made me lose a lot of my confidence in English though. Which is a bit silly since I went into that exam totally unprepared.

 

[OReilly]

If you're studying between 2-6 hours a day, you should get over 56 (provided that you arent completely lacking in the ability department, you should be able to get over 75 with that effort).

and then anywhere from 2-6 hours a day during the school weeks leading up to the trial exams

I was talking about the work I was putting into my Multimedia and Extension 2 major works before the trials.

 

[Some Vunt]

Seriously? If they let you do 4U English, you'll get way above 60s

lol

Okay

Whatever you say

I know people who did extension two English and got <50 and even *

 

[enoilgam]

I was talking about the work I was putting into my Multimedia and Extension 2 major works before the trials.

Still though - most people that get below 65 put in a minimal effort (barely do classwork/homework, do a small amount of revision if any at all). Given your OP, you seem to be putting some effort into the HSC so I still think you will be fine in terms of your ATAR.