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73-78Hi,
English- 70/120
Mathematics- 36/80
Physics- 10/22
Engineering studies- 10/20
IPT- 5/40
School rank 390.
Thank you,
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I think 75 - 80.
People predict atar by how you rank accordingly to how your school is ranked. The logic here is that the middle student of a 10th ranked school is obviously more 'smarter' than the middle student of a 400th ranked school and will get the better atar, thus we predict how good your cohort is by the school rank and where you are ranked in your subjects in that school. Also, scaling can be taken in account to estimate the atar.
People predict atar by how you rank accordingly to how your school is ranked. The logic here is that the middle student of a 10th ranked school is obviously more 'smarter' than the middle student of a 400th ranked school and will get the better atar, thus we predict how good your cohort is by the school rank and where you are ranked in your subjects in that school. Also, scaling can be taken in account to estimate the atar.
For the OP: 68-73
For nephh22: 88-92
For nephh22: 88-92
No we dont assume nor do we estimate hsc marks. All atar estimates are very rough and brief, thats why people usually give atar ranges rather than an exact figure.
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Well, you sort of are assuming. Schools ranks and marks are based off last year's cohort, so you're assuming this year's cohort will do as equally good/bad as the previous cohort. You also assume that for a certain subject in that school, a middle rank would be deemed not as good as a middle rank in a top 10 school, but this is pure speculation, and really, the marks could be the same and this cohort has done really well, so you have to assume an 80 mark or thereof. But yes, it's rough and all estimation.
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oh yeah i see.
Does ranks matter that much in your ATAR? What if i get average ranks for engineering, english and physics and get top 10 in IPT and math. While getting band 5 and 6 for all subjects except english band 4. Would I be able to achieve a 80+ with that ? :S
Does ranks matter that much in your ATAR? What if i get average ranks for engineering, english and physics and get top 10 in IPT and math. While getting band 5 and 6 for all subjects except english band 4. Would I be able to achieve a 80+ with that ? :S
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It impacts it significantly including your school rank.oh yeah i see.
Does ranks matter that much in your ATAR?
Your subject ranks determine your final internal marks. Your actual raw internal percentages count for little - just because you are on 90% internally does not necessarily mean that you will achieve a final mark of 90 internally.oh yeah i see.
Does ranks matter that much in your ATAR? What if i get average ranks for engineering, english and physics and get top 10 in IPT and math. While getting band 5 and 6 for all subjects except english band 4. Would I be able to achieve a 80+ with that ? :S
I'd say that a combination of band 5's and band 6's plus one band four should be enough for 80+. For a more accurate idea, try using an ATAR calculator.
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You can only estimate and its not accurate I agree. +/- 2.000 or 3.000 marks.
An ATAR calculator is used for final marks. As for the ranks, you cannot definitively convert ranks into an ATAR. So if you want an estimate off final marks, an ATAR calculator is going to be more accurate than a human estimate. However, for ranks, only a person can make an estimate.
Thats why you use your ranks to estimate a final mark for that subject. Then you put that mark into the ATAR calculator. ATAR estimates are just that - estimates. They are guesses based on a variety of factors.