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hey all, jus wonderin if u can help me wif a my lil dilemma.

recently ive decided that ive had enuf of ancient history n would like to drop the subject altogetha as i am doin 12 units for my hsc n i hav no time to keep up wif the workload.

more importantly, i was told by a fren that they count ur best 10 units n atm im toppin ancient history (as in coming first, avg is 95%) however i also do 4 unit and am not doin as well but relatively ok for it. im scared that for my uai, they will leave out my 4 unit mark and count my ancinet mark BUT ancient scales u down while 4 unit scales u up.

can sumbody plz clear this up for me so i can feel confident abt dropping ancient? thanx alot!
 

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They count your best ten, yes.
4U scales you up, yes.
Ancient Hist. scales down, yes.

1st in Sefton in Ancient Hist and averaging 95%. = ok
Not doin well in 4U maths relative to your class in that pathetic regional backwater school= not ok.
Hence Ancient > 4U.
 

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Uhh... they'll only count your scaled mark for Ancient History if it's higher than your scaled mark for Extension 2.

They don't just arbitrarily pick and choose subjects and throw a UAI together.

Personally, I think you'd be far better off keeping Ancient History. (Being ranked first is invaluable!)

Extension 2 scaling won't save you if you don't perform well enough.

(Edit: Estel beat me to it. :))
 

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ahh dear..ok thanks for ur input.

however i dont appreciate this in reference to my school:
Originally posted by Estel
pathetic regional backwater school
 

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Originally posted by jimmik
ahh dear..ok thanks for ur input.

however i dont appreciate this in reference to my school:
Its his school too
 

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wait wait, ok how would u say i am goin so far for 4unit maths:
1st assessmt worth 15%: score = 100% (course avg = 65%)
half yrly worth 25%: score = 66% (course avg = 62%)

im abt to get my 2nd assessment bak, worth 20%. im estimating it will b abt 80-90% mark.

compare this to ancient:
1st assessment worth 20%: score = 100% (course avg = 82%)
half yrly worth 20%: score = 88% (course avg = 80%)
 

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You can't compare a mark in Ancient History to a mark in Extension 2... !

Don't make any decisions based on those sorts of mistakes.
 

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do your berloody best in both.

remember, though, 4u maths takes 50 times the effort.

i think

does it?
 

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In 4U you're doing O.K., but really have to see your next mark. But if you're coming first in a subject, surely that's not worth nothing?

Grey: only if you want 50 times the marks. :)

redruM she wouldn't know her mark as our school won't release them the bums.

Originally posted by jimmik
lol. hav respect for our skool man.
If I temper my remarks and replace regional backwater with cheapassed cesspool, is that alright?
 

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ahh jus ok hey..well im stickin wif dropping ancient. ive had enuf of our teacher. ughhh. i like ms murray way betta. thats wwhy im stickin wif 4unit.

yes yes, im gonna try really hard for 4 unit..i still hav a chance of gettin uai 95+ rite? RITE?! lol. sowi, lil stressed here. had a really bad day today.

Originally posted by Estel

If I temper my remarks and replace regional backwater with cheapassed cesspool, is that alright?
lol. okay. but i agree, stupid sefton. wont show us our ranks. whyy?!! whyyyy?!!
 

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sorry to go a bit off track here but i also have a dilema i sat the 2u hsc last year when i was in year 11 and scored 93 now i am in year 12 and im doing 4u, is there any chance my 2u mark would be taken into concideration if i stuff up in the 4u this year
 

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Originally posted by kheir
is there any chance my 2u mark would be taken into concideration if i stuff up in the 4u this year
Yes. But try not to stuff up. :)

Originally posted by jimmik
but i agree, stupid sefton. wont show us our ranks. whyy?!! whyyyy?!!
Sefton is a public high school isn't it? If they keep refusing, you can access them with a FOI request. But they really shouldn't be refusing in the first place - you have no other way of knowing how you're performing relative to everyone else.
 

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Originally posted by Lazarus
Sefton is a public high school isn't it? If they keep refusing, you can access them with a FOI request. But they really shouldn't be refusing in the first place - you have no other way of knowing how you're performing relative to everyone else.
funny if they charged for administrative fees
 

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Originally posted by kheir
sorry to go a bit off track here but i also have a dilema i sat the 2u hsc last year when i was in year 11 and scored 93 now i am in year 12 and im doing 4u, is there any chance my 2u mark would be taken into concideration if i stuff up in the 4u this year

i got 93 last year 2 when i was in yr 11, i was wondering roughly wot 4u mark id need to surpass this 93 in 2u to be counted, oviously itll b less
 

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No. Your 2 unit mark can't be counted if you screw up the 4 unit. It's only the most recent that takes precedence, not the best.
 

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