Done every 4u paper (3 Viewers)

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Done every extension 2 HSC paper.

I am happy to do other schools trials, however I do not want to waste time on trials that are easier than the HSC.

What do you people recommend?

 

[mreditor16]

Done every extension 2 HSC paper.

I am happy to do other schools trials, however I do not want to waste time on trials that are easier than the HSC.

What do you people recommend?

catholic and independent trials, first and foremost

also, then if you really need more, Sydney grammar, james ruse and Sydney boys trial papers

 

[mirachael]

*cough* *cough*

BOS Trials

 

[mreditor16]

*cough* *cough*

BOS Trials

didn't include it because I assumed OP would have done them.

 

[dan964]

have you done hsc back to 1990
what school are you at?
(wouldn't recommend going beyond that)
than do the following schools in order (these ones you can find on the web, or Pm me)
James Ruse 2003-2014
Sydney Grammar 1998-2014
Sydney Boys 1997-2014
Baulkham Hills 2007-2014
NSG 2006-2014
NSB 2011-2014
Sydney Tech 2002-2014

schools like Barker,

+ catholic/independent ones

 

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have you done hsc back to 1990
what school are you at?
(wouldn't recommend going beyond that)
than do the following schools in order (these ones you can find on the web, or Pm me)
James Ruse 2003-2014
Sydney Grammar 1998-2014
Sydney Boys 1997-2014
Baulkham Hills 2007-2014
NSG 2006-2014
NSB 2011-2014
Sydney Tech 2002-2014

schools like Barker,

+ catholic/independent ones

very helpful, doing James Ruse 2014 now.

I completely understand that this is a borderline ridiculous question, but does anyone have any idea as to the approximate % mark I should be getting in the above trials to guarantee an e4 level.

^I put guarantee in to facilitate guesses that are slightly above rather than below what you genuinely believe would be e4 level.

 

[Hi there444]

catholic and independent trials, first and foremost

also, then if you really need more, Sydney grammar, james ruse and Sydney boys trial papers

I have done all of them twice throughout the year and literally don't have anything to do so I am just going with the 1980's HSC.

 

[iStudent]

You guys are so bothered with doing 4u papers lol
Focus on other subjects to maximize atar? (unless everyone here is aiming for state rank o.o)

 

[Hi there444]

very helpful, doing James Ruse 2014 now.

I completely understand that this is a borderline ridiculous question, but does anyone have any idea as to the approximate % mark I should be getting in the above trials to guarantee an e4 level.

^I put guarantee in to facilitate guesses that are slightly above rather than below what you genuinely believe would be e4 level.

Catholic: around 80
JRAHS: around 83
SBHS: around 85
SGS: 85
Baulkham: 85
NSG: 84
NSB:85
Sydney tech: 88


I think/

 

[Hi there444]

You guys are so bothered with doing 4u papers lol
Focus on other subjects to maximize atar? (unless everyone here is aiming for state rank o.o)

I don't want a state rank but I need atleast a 98 mark in 4u and 95 in 3u and 95 in phys to even up for my school's chem ranking and schools and HSC english. Its hard, but considering that I have put in all my efforts these last two years, hopefully I can.

 

[Triage]

You guys are so bothered with doing 4u papers lol
Focus on other subjects to maximize atar? (unless everyone here is aiming for state rank o.o)

Are you implying that in this final week, studying economics, chemistry or 3 unit maths would generate a greater return on investment than 4u?

 

[kalstar]

Do them again

 

[faisalabdul16]

very helpful, doing James Ruse 2014 now.

I completely understand that this is a borderline ridiculous question, but does anyone have any idea as to the approximate % mark I should be getting in the above trials to guarantee an e4 level.

^I put guarantee in to facilitate guesses that are slightly above rather than below what you genuinely believe would be e4 level.

The 'hard' papers (Ruse, Grammar Syd Boys, top selective schools) around 90+/120 old format

New format around 82/100

 

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The 'hard' papers (Ruse, Grammar Syd Boys, top selective schools) around 90+/120 old format

New format around 82/100

So the implication of this is that no one writes trials that are harder than the HSC?

 

[Triage]

Do them again

People have said this to me. Is this legit?

Does doing them a second time actually have value?

 

[iStudent]

Are you implying that in this final week, studying economics, chemistry or 3 unit maths would generate a greater return on investment than 4u?

You can't really cram last minute for maths. If you really did all those papers I'd say you're prepared and doing more papers won't see much more improvement than 1 hsc mark?
Besides you're already at the point (I'm assuming) of diminishing returns. Any where above 95+ hsc mark is already making smaller and smaller impacts on your Atar.
But it's up to you. Perhaps you're as prepared for chem or eco as you are for maths.

 

[iStudent]

I don't want a state rank but I need atleast a 98 mark in 4u and 95 in 3u and 95 in phys to even up for my school's chem ranking and schools and HSC english. Its hard, but considering that I have put in all my efforts these last two years, hopefully I can.

That's strange. I would think 98 for 3u and 95 for 4u lol
Wouldn't you agree though that 95 in phys is harder than 95 in 4u?

 

[faisalabdul16]

So the implication of this is that no one writes trials that are harder than the HSC?

Yes! Because barely any schools finish the entire 4u course before their trials, and therefore harder 3u doesn't get assessed much, maybe a few marks like 5. Hence why people tend to get higher than trials. HSC papers are dominated by harder 3u, last years paper had 28 marks devoted just to harder 3u questions, and that's where most students tend to do poorly in and hence the lower e4 cutoffs in the HSC exam papers (around 65ish every year). When doing trial papers you should be getting high marks.

 

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As low as 65?

If I got an average of 73% for the past ten years HSC with a very low standard deviation, what HSC mark am I looking at?

 

[go_cadel]

As low as 65?

If I got an average of 73% for the past ten years HSC with a very low standard deviation, what HSC mark am I looking at?

73/100 would put you above 90 definitely.
However, remember that your own marking is not an accurate representation of the HSC marking.
Also, if I were you, I'd be revisiting the questions you couldn't do for the HSC. This will ensure you have the best chance to tackle the really hard questions that come up, rather than simply being stuck with a lot of marks and a lot of time nearing the end of a test