Wheres my crown? (rhetorical question) that's my bling (symbolism that the crown shows his spiritual and self-centred connection to it referring to it as his bling) Hope this helps for those doing their essay on the thick of it
Consistency is key, I was similar to you but I did shit at the start of year 11 and then cooked in prelim. Now I'm finishing yr 12 and ranked highly in most my subjects, just be consistent and don't give up
Look based on my short study on raw marks I believe if genuinely the state was cooked I calculate about 78-79 would be considered a band 6, if it was half and half the band 6 cutoff would be around 81-82 I believe