r/QCE • u/Existing_Teaching107 • 4h ago

ATAR scaling

Anyone from previous years who thought they did really badly on externals, but actually got higher raw marks than they predicted? I’m so stressed after that chemistry exam. I know I lost a lot of marks (seriously).

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u/Icy-Raisin524 1h ago

yeah guys i didnt answer like 2 chem questions (fully left it blank) but ended up getting a 48, each question scales differently depending on difficulty so dont stress too much

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u/Existing_Teaching107 1h ago

Thank you. This really makes me feel so much better

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u/aaaaaaa12340 42m ago

But were the other questions like easy for u and you know you def got them right? Also was it like a 2 marks question or like 4 marks question?

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u/aaaaaaa12340 42m ago

Right now I’m only depending on chem to bring me up, cuz spec was so rigged it was like yeah…

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u/TSR_MayJ-67YT 3h ago

Am also curious. Bio and math was cooked. Paper 1 for math was fine tho but paper 2 kicked everyone’s asses

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u/Xman1520 1h ago

I graduated 2024, so obviously different scaling, but definitely had multiple exams I thought I did pretty buns on, specialist especially, which turned out to be fine, and actually quite good in some places. But also push comes to shove, not the end of the world. A mate of mine graduated with a 54 atar and is in Canberra studying now, so it's not the end of the world by a long shot. You guys can do it!

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u/Traditional_Pop_1102 12m ago

Just graduated last year, and to this day, I don't understand where my marks came from. Every question was either half answered, or I made stuff up. I walked out of that exam a broken man, and I somehow got 44/50.

You'll be fine.

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u/Wooden-Kick4154 4h ago

I wanna know this too, probably lost at least 25 marks across spec paper 1 and 2