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HSC raw marks tend to be scaled anyway, so there should be no difference if a paper is marked particularly harshly. My English school raw marks were basically the same as my HSC exam raw marks, so maybe it was marked the same? Papers in the HSC are marked twice, which tends to avoid one-off...

Probably, but I wouldn't recommend it, because of the fact that band 6's aren't guaranteed, they're earnt (provided you don't cheat, haha). Plus a better mindset would not be simply "I'll get over 90" but rather "I'll aim as high as possible", which neglecting English severely risks compromising.

To answer your question - yes you can. But that is of course dependant on your HSC final exam performance and your internal marks. I would avoid looking at things through the lens of 'raw marks', as they will change depending on how your school performs. You could 'guesstimate' your internal...

I did ACE and Zhang's online last year, so things might have changed. Take my experiences with a grain of salt. I only did the ACE exam trial program, where they would send a paper, and have an online session explaining the answers. I have purged that experience from memory as I did horribly in...

I think it's difficult to provide ATAR estimates, especially when you haven't done the HSC exams. You could very well get a 97+ ATAR if you perform well for your HSC, but try not to fall into the trap of 'guesstimating' your final mark using trial results or ranks. Overconfidence leads to poor...

HSC mark doesn't arrive until your HSC papers have been marked. It's a fun, relaxing wait. You could 'guesstimate' your marks but considering your HSC is basically 20 days away, it might be a better idea to leave the ATAR calculations for later...

I personally don't find Matrix to be an accurate ATAR calculator, my ATAR was really off when I typed my HSC marks. Talent got within 0.25 of my ATAR so it has its merit. Talent uses the previous year's data, calculates each courses' scaled marks, finds the aggregate score, to output an ATAR so...

ATAR estimates aren't usually too accurate - at least the ones I got - until trial results were released. What that means is that there are a lot of opportunities to improve - especially your trials, and of course the HSC. Do aim for as high as an internal mark (and rank) you can get though...

Yeah there's "decent scaling power" in there - but keep in mind you should spend more time on some subjects than others. A lot of ATARs are lower than they could've been (including mine) because we didn't spend enough time on English - do note that you should spend decent time on your weakest...

Would remainder theorem not suffice? Long division would work, but it would be tedious in my opinion.

You'll find a lot of things in life are subjective and based on personal experience, time spent on tutoring included. A student with NO tutoring whatsoever may do exceedingly well, as with the student who spends 15 hours a week on tutoring. It's hard to say whether more tutoring hours...

The Chemistry Olympiad has some good questions if I recall correctly. (https://www.asi.edu.au/programs/past-exams/chemistry-olympiad-past-exams). Just pick and choose relevant questions which cover HSC content, as I'm pretty sure some of the paper is Year 11 content (still might be useful though).

Unfortunately, word problems are on the rise due to the implementation of the new HSC Maths Advanced syllabus. It sucks, but you'll have to get used to them. Trust me, the 2020 and 2021 HSC did have some word problems that require you to have a good understanding of, well, words to then link...

Ranking won't matter in small cohorts as long as you all do well - try to avoid being cut-throat but help each other out. Write notes together, test each other...study as a group. Case in point: I ranked last internally for one of my subjects, with only 12 people in my class, but we all did well...

I don't know any websites which categorise by topic, but I know the Cambridge (HSC) Checkpoints books do - highly recommend you buy/borrow it. Excel Success One is a viable option too. Main other website I know of is THSC (https://thsc.zaxu.xyz/).