HSC mark >90 for 4 units (1 Viewer)

[conman]

I just received my result for half yearly 4 units. I only got 86% for it (weight 30%). Do you guys think it still possible to get final mark for 4 units over 90 (I have to get over 90 for 4 units to get through my course at uni)?????

 

[jemsta]

yes.
86% for an ext 2 maths test is heaps good. but what is your rank?
and what do you mean you have to get band 6 for ext 2 to get through your course in uni? im sure you mean UAI right?
anyways youre on the right track for a band 6 anyways so i wouldnt worry about it too much.

 

[conman]

about ranking is it matter?Currently I rank 3rd in the class, I pretty confident to be top or 2 nd in the class.

 

[pLuvia]

Rank matters more than marks. So even if you fail and you come first that's still good

 

[SoulSearcher]

Yeah, you should be fine if you move into the top rank and do well in the HSC exam.

 

[kony]

what sort of raw marks do you need for >90?

any estimates?

there seems to be lots of discrepancies to this, with some people saying you need like 90/120, some saying 70/120.

 

[nickthebiscuit]

It varies too much to give you a certain value. One person might be right to say 70/120 but it might change the next yr to be 80 n then 40 the year after that.

 

[jemsta]

i really doubt 40/120 would give you band 6.....even if the test was very difficult

 

[nickthebiscuit]

i really doubt 40/120 would give you band 6.....even if the test was very difficult

It's all relative, and my examples were hypotheticals

 

[Blind Ref]

Righto, as far as i know...

There is no 'Band 6' in ext subjects, just band 4, but i get wot u mean.

Secondly, ur raw mark means absolutely nofin: its ur rank, so u can still get above 90 for ur HSC.

Wot mark should u be aiming for? Well, my teacher says that if u can get 2/3 of the paper, ur almost guranteed a 90+ HSC mark.

Hope it helps

 

[jemsta]

no that is incorrect....the band E4 applies when youre doing a 1 unit ext subject, ie doing extension maths only, but if youre doing extention 2 maths, then theres band 6 for both extension 1, and extension 2.
however for english, both extension 1 and extension 2 are out of 50, which means that the highest band is E4.

 

[conman]

Hey about ranking, I heard from my career adviser said that u said be in top ten to garantee a mark >90. Don''t know whether it is true or not, but I think he mean top ten of the state not in school

 

[jemsta]

top ten in the state to guarentee a 90?
thats abysmal
even top 20 or top 30 in a good selective school would practically guarentee you >90

 

[jemsta]

in where did my post did i mention that maths ext 1 and maths ext were out of 50?
i was saying that both english extention 1 and english 2 were both marked out of 50, which gives E4 the highest band.
and yes i am well aware that maths ext 1 and maths 2, if both done as 4 unit mathematics that they both count as out of 100.

 

[TesseracT22]

if you go to a good selective school, how hard is it really to get 95+ for 4unit, is it alot harder than getting a 90?

 

[jemsta]

since 95 is higher than 90 of course its going to be harder, which means you have to work a tad harder going from 90 to 95.
however, if you go to a good selective school and get like a top 10 rank, youre pretty much guarenteed 95+.
i guess you have to ask students who studied at a selective school to get a better opinion
my 2 cents

 

[xclusv2bhung]

lol i go a selective n do 4u ,
doing really badly in it , rank is like .. 36/38 or something ><"
still have another 60% internal to go though ,
enough time to pull me up you rekn , jemsta ?

 

[jemsta]

60% is still heaps to go
just make sure you do well in your trials because that makes up a huge chunk of your remaining assessments, and dont lose hope!
plus youve still got the externals to go, so youre not there yet

 

[xclusv2bhung]

thanks for motivating me ! =D
hope i do well in the next one coming up ..
thanks again , jemsta !

 

[Bel_T]

My older brother went to a selective school, he ranked 2nd and ended up getting 95 for the hsc. And he did tons of maths questions, practice, etc....and he likes math.
Even if you have a low rank, the marks could be really close together anyway, and if you're in a selective school, there's always the chance of your marks getting brought up if your school does well