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Alkanes

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Blatant cheating/malpractice is not acceptable under any circumstances, in my opinion. It's a widespread problem at my school.
Oh man don't get me started on this issue. I've heard worst at other schools. But at the end of the day, HSC is not a test of intelligence, it is an exam to test how well people have studied and prepared.
 

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Oh man don't get me started on this issue. I've heard worst at other schools. But at the end of the day, HSC is not a test of intelligence, it is an exam to test how well people have studied and prepared.
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@someth1ing: He didn't say anything about cheating...
 

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I don't like it when people say hsc is not a test of intelligence, it seems to be an excuse in a way. It's a combination of hard work and intelligence and I think it is slack to discredit high achievers by saying anyone can do what they are doing with enough hours put in, which is definitely not true
 

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Music 2: 86%(after weighing) - Trial 2nd, Overall 2nd
PHY: 69/99 - Trial 3rd, Overall 2nd
Chem: 86.5/100 - Trial 5th, Overall 8th
ESL: 95/100 - Trial 1st, Overall 1st
MX1: 67/70 - Trial 1st, Overall 1st
MX2: 96/100 - Trial 1st, Overall 1st
 

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CSSA trials mark overall rank

english 97/105 1st or 2nd overall (final assesment handed in for marking)
maths 2u 95/100 1st overall
maths 3u 58/70 1st overall
biology 84/100 1st overall (trial mark could be like 92 but i lost so many dumb marks)
business studies 91/100 1st overall
SOR 2unit 85/100 1st overall (lost 8 marks for not talking about variants which i dont agree with. did anybody else get the same treatment for both the christianity 20 marker and the peace essay)

very happy with business, maths 2u and english. hopefully i can get similar marks in the HSC
3u, biology and business i definitely need some more improvement

ATAR estimate?
 

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CSSA trials mark overall rank

english 97/105 1st or 2nd overall (final assesment handed in for marking)
maths 2u 95/100 1st overall
maths 3u 58/70 1st overall
biology 84/100 1st overall (trial mark could be like 92 but i lost so many dumb marks)
business studies 91/100 1st overall
SOR 2unit 85/100 1st overall (lost 8 marks for not talking about variants which i dont agree with. did anybody else get the same treatment for both the christianity 20 marker and the peace essay)

very happy with business, maths 2u and english. hopefully i can get similar marks in the HSC
3u, biology and business i definitely need some more improvement

ATAR estimate?
98
 

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you guys are actual beasts, how do you guys do so well?! (don't answer, you'll make me feel bad for not putting enough effort)
i was going to put up my ranks, but compared to you guys, i couldn't stand a chance to get above 90.
 

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you guys are actual beasts, how do you guys do so well?! (don't answer, you'll make me feel bad for not putting enough effort)
i was going to put up my ranks, but compared to you guys, i couldn't stand a chance to get above 90.
do it
 

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I only know four right now for overall rank.

SOR2 : 3rd/48
ENG: 9th/87
CAFS: 3rd/24
CHEM: 19th/28 (I know, totally wrecked it by my failure in trials)

Bio is probably around 15/53 but I'm unsure :(

School rank is around 110-115
 

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I only know four right now for overall rank.

SOR2 : 3rd/48
ENG: 9th/87
CAFS: 3rd/24
CHEM: 19th/28 (I know, totally wrecked it by my failure in trials)

Bio is probably around 15/53 but I'm unsure :(

School rank is around 110-115
You should get over 90.
 

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Yeah...you sorta do and you definitely need school rank.
school rank would give a lower bound, but not an upper bound. and cohort size would do absolutely nothing if hes coming first in everything
 

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school rank would give a lower bound, but not an upper bound. and cohort size would do absolutely nothing if hes coming first in everything
Although it gives no upper bound, it can give a general idea as to what ATAR the dux of previous years may have achieved.

Then again, it ultimately depends on the student.
 

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school rank would give a lower bound, but not an upper bound. and cohort size would do absolutely nothing if hes coming first in everything
Take this example
Student 1 at rank 600 school that has never gotten any DA:
ESL:1/1
Geography: 2/2
Chemistry:1/1
Maths 2U: 1/3
CAFS: 1/2
ATAR Estimate: can be anything from 30 to ~98 but considering the school's record, probably anything in between 50 and 70.

Student 2 at Ruse:
English Advanced: 1/200
Maths Extension 2: 2/70
Maths Extension 1: 1/150
Physics: 1/120
Chemistry: 1/120
ATAR Estimate: 99.95

Even if you made them have the same subjects (AZN5), student 1 would have totally different estimate.
 

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Take this example
Student 1 at rank 600 school that has never gotten any DA:
ESL:1/1
Geography: 2/2
Chemistry:1/1
Maths 2U: 1/3
CAFS: 1/2
ATAR Estimate: can be anything from 30 to ~98 but considering the school's record, probably anything in between 50 and 70.

Student 2 at Ruse:
English Advanced: 1/200
Maths Extension 2: 2/70
Maths Extension 1: 1/150
Physics: 1/120
Chemistry: 1/120
ATAR Estimate: 99.95

Even if you made them have the same subjects (AZN5), student 1 would have totally different estimate.
poor example, but I get what you are trying to say. What I am saying is that having cohort size and school rank of a first place in everything student doesn't make your estimate any more accurate when in coming to a conclusion other than giving a lower bound. ok i dont wanna argue any more.
 

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