Yes i dropped to 10 units, i improved because i had extra time to focus on all of my subjects my ranks for prelims was like top 10 and now my rank is around top 1 to 3, for english i used to be ranked 80 out of 100 now i'm ranked 38
Are my ranks good? My overall rank for 2 subjects is currently 1, for my other subject it’s 3. and for English I’m ranked 38 out of 100 people keep in mind that I used to be rank 80 in English so I’m improving And my rank for my other subject is 4.
Yes, internals contributes to atar and if your marks are shit and ranks are shit your atar is probs going to be low as your atar is an average of your school moderated assessment marks, external hsc exam.