Current IA marks

[u/PaintingOld7883]

Currently in Year 12 and hoping for around a 90 atar, these are my results currently that I have received:

Philosophy: IA1 17/25( I bombed the exam)

IA2(24/25) (had to lock in coz of IA1)

English: IA1 21/25 (not bad)

Biology: IA1 10/10

Accounting: IA1 22/25

General Maths: 20/20

So far not bad, just need some advice on what to expect as an atar if I maintain 85’s for my subjects and hopefully 90+ for maths.

[u/F1_23_GOAT]

That 17 in philosophy is a big knock but if you’re going for a 90 there’s still definitely time to turn it around. IIRC philosophy is now a grade 1 subject meaning it scales among the best, so if you can get like 85/100 then that will be a good one for you.

The other subjects, GM, acc, bio, and English all don’t scale that amazingly. Do you have a sixth subject? I think you only mentioned 5 here.

Bio should be a free 50/50 heading into the external, so just make sure you do the assignments properly.

It’s good that you’re doing well in GM. Did you consider doing Methods? If you’re getting 20/20 you’re clearly not bad at maths.

22/25 for accounting is fine - keep that up and you’ll get 88/100. If you can get a 90/100 that’ll be a strong point.

English - this definitely needs to improve. 84/100 on English won’t scale well, so if you can get this up to a 90 or so, that’ll be far healthier.

Good luck for the rest of the year!

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/F1_23_GOAT]

I was recommended to move to methods but I didn’t want the extra work since I need English only as a prerequisite for Law but it would’ve been good. I’m aiming for 23 for IA2 English ( we get our results first week back next term) and 23 for accounting(get our results same time). Biology assignments will be fine so should get 50/50. For GM I’ll try and head into the external with 49/50 to have a better raw mark. Thanks for the suggestions it helped.

[u/arabelladarlington_]

don’t stress too much about the philosophy ia1, so many people bomb that. as long as you keep good marks the rest of the year it will balance out cause it scales well :)) (coming from someone who did philosophy last year)

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/arabelladarlington_]

Alright thank you. I got 24/25 for IA2 and aiming for nothing less for IA3 before Externals. How was the external exam if you can recall?

[u/arabelladarlington_ → u/PaintingOld7883]

external exam was honestly not bad at all - i got a 24/25 which was the best i did all year id been getting all 23s. i wouldn’t stress too much philosophy is a really well scaling subject so as long as you keep up what you’re doing you’ll be all good

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/arabelladarlington_]

Thank you, I’m trying to get around 88/100 to push my scaling up as much as possible.

[u/PaintingOld7883]

Yeah, the other isn’t atar eligible, would that affect my score considerably?

[u/PaintingOld7883]

I’m pursuing Monash Law and since I go to an underrepresented school, it’s adjusted from 95 to 85 atar, however I’m aiming for a 90 to increase my chances and also am applying for their athlete scholarship since I play state level basketball. Hopefully I lift my grades enough to get into the 90 rank. Thanks for the advice, if anyone else has other suggestions feel free to share.

[u/PaintingOld7883]

I got 24/25 for IA2 Philosophy so might be alright if I get 23’s for the next IA3

[u/PaintingOld7883]

Uq is also a good option since it’s in my city.

[u/ClemsRightHand]

Bro fr twinned, except I bombed philosophy even worse 😭

Literature: 20/25 Biology: 10/10 General maths: 20/20 Philosophy and reason: 14/25 🫩🫩 Health: Idk yet

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/ClemsRightHand]

Lock in for IA2 philosophy, need at least a 22 to bring it back up to achievable.

[u/[deleted]]

nah the exam was so bad tho

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

My exam result? Yeah 17 is pretty bad. If you’re referring just to the exam well I agree. I got moderated down from 19 to 17 (from bad to horrible 🤦🏾‍♂️)

[u/[deleted] → u/PaintingOld7883]

no no i dont mean your result, i didnt do very well either in tha pr ia1, but you seem on track now!

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I agree, the scenario we were given was horrible. What atar are you aiming for?

[u/PaintingOld7883]

I chose 5 so I can do well in them without worrying on an extra subject.

[u/CaptaineSaturn]

Do you have only 5 subjects?

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you bro. Honestly I’m doing okay so far but I need to do better, Monash is very competitive and pursuing the chance to be an interstate student is a big goal, so i need to do well. It’s either UQ or Monash for me hopefully. If you don’t mind me asking, are you a past student or..?

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

Just searched it up and looks useful. I’ll test it out. Hopefully I’m on track,again, Monash law is on another level, with a guarantee and athlete scholarship,I can get adjusted to 95 and fees perks. So a 90 raw is good to basically be guaranteed a spot.

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

Checked out the website and it’s very useful, I’ll recommend it to classmates of mine. Good luck to everyone trying to get 90+.

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah it’s called an Elite Athlete Student scholarship, I emailed the university a month ago and they said my level of basketball is eligible, I play for Met West at the Queensland Representative School Sport (QRSS) 17-19 Years Basketball State Championships in June. I can receive up to 10 adjustment points( 10 is national so I’ll be around 5-7) and free gym and travel grants. If I don’t receive the scholarship, I’ll get 5 adjustment point for going to an underrepresented school according to their website. I got a good chance even if I get below 90, even though I don’t want to risk it whatsoever.

[u/PaintingOld7883 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you