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andrewPAL

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Hi everyone,

So Im doing only 10 units and that is: Gen maths, Anc hist, Standard Eng, Modern hist and Biz studies..

Will I be getting a VERY, VERY bad UAI if I only get band 4's and 5's in all these subjects?

[GEN MATHS] There is only 4 students And they only do 10 units as well
[ANC HIST, MOD HIST] there is only 10 students in each class
[BIZ STUDIES] Only 8 students
[STANDARD ENG] There is 20 students

P.S - You guys can leave the subs you do and ideas on this topic as well for reference

thanks guys :spzz:
 
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Depends how badly everyone else does with the same subjects =P

But as a general rule, only 10 units and a band 4 in general maths is a reciple for disaster. It's not too hard of a subject, you should be aiming for band 6's -Though everyone is different.

Really, your subjects don't scale too well, so band 4's (well band 4 in any subject...) won't cut it for a "good" (80+) UAI.
 

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There is only 4 students in my GEN Maths class (inc. me) But dam.. oh my god
WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????

SOME1 SAVE ME COMMENT PLZZ
 
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simple, you aim higher and work harder.
 

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Well hopefully you're not aiming for 80+. Heck, you shouldn't even aim for 70+
 

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Rahaha, just being truthful.

Protip: Aim for higher bands :D
 

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I guess im better off working at woolworths or beg in the streets
 

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youngminii said:
Well hopefully you're not aiming for 80+. Heck, you shouldn't even aim for 70+
atleast he's being honest. but really, those subjects scale shitass.
 

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study hard, u got time... get atleast 88+ in each for a decent uai, if u get band 4's.. u could end up with a uai of like 50
 
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I guess im better off working at woolworths or beg in the streets
nah dont say that :p
theres always other ways to get in even if you dont get your desired UAI
some people are just way too up themselves. dont worry :)
& you can get a good UAI with any combination of subjects provided you do well as in band 5's & 6's.
 

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nah dont say that :p
theres always other ways to get in even if you dont get your desired UAI
some people are just way too up themselves. dont worry :)
& you can get a good UAI with any combination of subjects provided you do well as in band 5's & 6's.
LOL why is he suddenly being labeled a failure based on the subjects he is doing? its really stupid.
 

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LOL why is he suddenly being labeled a failure based on the subjects he is doing? its really stupid.
I believe it is because not only the subjects, but the expected bands in the "low scaling" subjects.

And @OP - just do your best, you can't do more than that anyway.
 

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They are low-scaling subjects, but that doesn't mean he'll do crap.
As long as he is able to do well in all of his subjects - then he'll get a reasonable UAI (it might be hard if you're aiming for 90+, but 80-90 should be achievable).

Also, knowing what Pal College is like, you've got such a small cohort - that you gotta try and top your low scaling subjects.
 

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My friend achieved 97 UAI with subjects scaled about same to what the OP did.

/thread

btw he did industrial technology, geography, studies of religion i, english advanced, general maths and legal studies

he achieved band 6 in all his subjects.
 
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They are low-scaling subjects, but that doesn't mean he'll do crap.
As long as he is able to do well in all of his subjects - then he'll get a reasonable UAI (it might be hard if you're aiming for 90+, but 80-90 should be achievable).
yeah thats what i was saying :)
 

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