Is it too late to get a 96+ ATAR?

Vel1

Hi guys,

So basically, unit 3 wasn't great for me. Here are my averages:

Economics: 65%, Rank 3/7
Methods: 45%, Rank 7/10
Chemistry: 66%, Rank 5/10
English: 80%, Rank 16/60
Legal Studies: 70%, Rank 5/14

I decided that I wanted to change things up and get that goal ATAR which I told myself I would get at the start of the year. So far in u4, these are my scores:

English: 80%, Ranks, 16/60
Chemistry: 88% Rank 4/10

My English oral was actually 95% but since it doesn't match my previous scores, the teachers 'moderated' which honestly sucks for me and I still haven't gotten over it lol (they should know im not bad at English, I duxed it last year)

Going forward from here, I intend to get 85-95% average for all of u4 for all my subjects. However, my ranking will still suffer a great deal from u3. I also go to a pretty average school - we have around 2 people get 40+ study scores per subject every year with the majority of the rest being around 30-35.
I guess my question is, if I completely blitz the exam and get these scores:

English: 28/30
Methods 1: 95%
Methods 2: 95%
Chemistry: 95%
Economics: 95%
Legal Studies: 95%

Is it still possible for me to recover from by horrible ranks and get that 96-8 ATAR?

Thanks for reading if you've made it all this way! Just looking for some consolation rn lol.

Revan

Realistically that's not very likely. You received 45% for methods and all of a sudden predicting 95%, even with a tutor there's not a whole lot of time since unit 4 ends soon. However Methods exam is 60% and you can still do well for the exam and maybe get a 35 study score which is a scaled 40. Chemistry has some improvement but your rank remains the same and you could be looking at high 30's best case. Im not sure how well your English cohort is but seeing as you duxxed it last year you could be capable but your rank says otherwise. Legal and Economics do not scale up much if at all so thats not helpful. Point is 98 atar is almost out of the question, not impossible i dont think but highly unlikely. You'd be looking at a low 90 atar or maybe just barely getting it. That however, does not mean you should give up, there's still hope. Good Luck

Vel1

Revan Thanks for the reply!
Yeah, I'm aware that my chances at 97 isn't that likely...however, if I do improve by these margins and smash the exam, is it realistically possible to get the atar? Like will they notice the discrepancy in sac and exam results and bump me up or just no lol?

Revan

Vel1 Man I wish they noticed discrpenacies like that but they don't. My grades for chem were B+, A+ A+ and ss was 43, the unit 3 did not get bumbed up. You're gonna have to grind ur ass off bro, possible but highly unlikely.

Vel1

Yeah, fair enough. thanks heaps man!

louisoph

how do you know your ranks?

themarcusvirgilius

Tell your teacher they smell bad, maybe that will boost your sac score.

~~ The Marcus Virgilius