2023 HSC chat (5 Viewers)

[nsw..wollongong]

but what constitutes as a small cohort for a subject?

 

[yepImhere]

MX2 just makes sense over English and it isn't subjective

to be fair if you said to me I had to pick one of them for hsc, mx2 all the way. there are no words for english

 

[scaryshark09]

hold on what so if all ur classes are small asf then ur stuffed

if you are near the top or rank 1, then your hsc is worth alot more than 50%, cause it plays a big role in determining your assessment marks. same if you are in the bottom.
it doesn't mean you are stuffed if you have small cohort, you just need to do well in hsc

 

[Interdice]

essentially, the smaller the cohort is for a particular subject, the more the external hsc exam is actually worth.

its hard to explain but for example if there is 1 person in the cohort, the hsc is 100% overall, and it you have 100 people in the subject cohort then hsc is basically only 50% (especially if you are somewhere in the middle)

if you are near the top or near bottom of subject, then your hsc performance will significantly effect your internal mark also, especially in smaller subjects.

Facinating. I guess I didn't realize that cohort size made a difference. Too bad all of my cohort sizes are 25+

 

[nsw..wollongong]

bruh i dont have a single class above 20 ppl except for math

 

[nsw..wollongong]

my english class is 18 ppl

 

[scaryshark09]

Facinating. I guess I didn't realize that cohort size made a difference. Too bad all of my cohort sizes are 25+

thats not a bad thing if your cohort size is big either. it means you have a safety net then if you are somewhere in the middle. cause you hsc is only essentially 50% (unless you are at top end or bottom end).
the reason for this is that even if you stuff up hsc and your ranked 30/60. you assement mark wont be affected cause there is still 59 other people who will get a decent mark that will go to you at rank 30.

 

[carrotsss]

Facinating. I guess I didn't realize that cohort size made a difference. Too bad all of my cohort sizes are 25+

it’s a double edged sword, a bigger cohort offers more safety and a smaller cohort offers more of an impact from ur externals

 

[carrotsss]

my english class is 18 ppl

wait what I thought ur school was like top 200, is it really that small

 

[Interdice]

bruh i dont have a single class above 20 ppl except for math

Cohort smart one

 

[scaryshark09]

my english class is 18 ppl

are you talking about your class or your entire cohort like all classes included?

 

[nsw..wollongong]

wait what I thought ur school was like top 200, is it really that small

WE HAVE 70 PPL IN THE GRADE

 

[Interdice]

it’s a double edged sword, a bigger cohort offers more safety and a smaller cohort offers more of an impact from ur externals

Lot easier to ace externals than to ace internals.

For Physics we had these bullshit tests that didn't test anything that I kept getting 30 percent on. The trials was much easier.

I have 2 months to prepare. I can easily get a much higher external than internal

 

[nsw..wollongong]

are you talking about your class or your entire cohort like all classes included?

everyone who does english advanced = 18 people

 

[scaryshark09]

lol my school has close to 250

 

[Interdice]

are you talking about your class or your entire cohort like all classes included?

entire cohort.

Physics and chem havea around 25 people

 

[scaryshark09]

Lot easier to ace externals than to ace internals.

For Physics we had these bullshit tests that didn't test anything that I kept getting 30 percent on. The trials was much easier.

I have 2 months to prepare. I can easily get a much higher external than internal

sorta true, but be warned, everyone in 2023 year 12 cohort is probs thinking the same thing rn. you can also stuff the hsc and then thats 50% you stuffed which isn't good obviously

 

[Interdice]

Software 9 people
English around 10
Math 11

Really small class sizes

 

[howcanibesmarter]

ruse is getting beaten this year i am calling it

 

[nsw..wollongong]

ruse is getting beaten this year i am calling it

by who tho