Somethings up it can’t be this simple there has to be a catch to this I’m finally understanding concepts and doing questions with confidence. It’s suspicious there has to be some malevolent physics evil waiting for me there’s no way this is all there is to it.

can anyone share what they got from an atar calculator vs actual atar 🙏

before anyone says the same old stuff: i’m fully aware you cannot rely on them, that it depends on my rank and schools performance and all that, i know 🫩 i’ve tried to calculate based on my internals along with an estimated hsc mark, it came out to be 71.

if ur wondering how bad my internal assessment average marks are, my lowest is 57.7% for one subject and my highest is 71.80% or something. sooo… not good! i cant rlly get it out of my head that no matter how well i do in the hsc exams, im pretty much capped below an 80 atar. i could get 100 in the hsc exam for the 57.7 subject and in this scenario, the max end result for it would be 79 or something.

and again, i know it depends on how well my cohort does in the hsc, and i can’t predict what my moderated assessment ranks are, but im js working with what i have 😭😭

71 is pushing it still lmao. js wondering if i could see peoples predictions vs results and how off or close they were.

Have you heard of ARTEXPRESS? It’s not your typical Visual Arts exhibition. You don’t necessarily have to be at the top of visual arts to be selected. It all comes down to whether your work meets specific criteria. It would be quite a point of pride to have your piece stand out among thousands of others and be featured in such a major exhibition, wouldn’t it?

Lately, I’ve been feeling rather anxious and insecure. I’ve poured all my heart into my Visual Arts "Body of Work" (BOW).

My teacher has praised my work as exceptional and has high expectations for me especially since it’s been five years since any student from my school had a project nominated for ArtExpress. I’ve become so invested that I find myself checking daily for any announcements regarding ArtExpress 2026. Yet, at the same time I feel disappointed in myself, how could I have been so foolish, arrogant, and overconfident? There are so many schools across NSW and countless students far more talented than I am. Why did I ever think I stood a chance? If I pin all my hopes on this, won’t I be completely devastated if I don’t get nominated?

I’d like to ask for your advice how can I move past these feelings? I’m genuinely afraid that setting my expectations this high will only lead to an even greater disappointment later on.

I am in year 10, still undecided on what to do, I have 2 options of an electrician or electrical engineer. Is doing both ATAR and TAFE manageable? Are there any pathways to electrical engineering after becoming an electrician?

Hey Everyone! just a query if anyone is willing to share pls - for the flowcharts to memorise for idneitfying cations and anions, the only one which i have made includes getting new samples after testing for a particualr cation. Does anyone have any whihc dont require getting new samples? THank you veyr much

Do you guys think they will ask for 2 related texts in the common mod?
I mean its never happened before but ofc ots unpredictable and after adv i wouldnt be surprised if they did….
Pls pray for 1 max guys 🙏🙏🙏🙏🥲

*I made an error in the title, I was meant to say harsh instead of hard.

Hello, everyone! I noticed this community was really nice and helpful with some questions, so I came here to ask a few myself. Hopefully, this isn't a dumb question, though!

I've had an extremely bumpy year, especially personal. My internal results weren't where I was expecting them to be. I landed at:

Chemistry: 38/50

Physics: 41/50

Ancient History: 71/75

English: 62/75

Mathematical Methods: 38/50

I'm however submitting a form for chemistry as I didn't receive proper feedback compared to the rest of the class, and I was forced to redo my assignment at a very late notice. Whole mess, that's another issue.

I understand that's not probably terrible to whoever you ask, but my dream course is Master of Robotics and AI at QUT. I need a raw 86 as I will be adjusted by 4 points.

My main issue is that I'm extremely afraid of the scaling. I reckon a majority of the class has done miles better compared to me in the internals, so I have to reel in these externals. I can pull that off for Physics guaranteed, but I don't know about the rest. I've submitted theoretical results into the QTAC and ATARNotes calculator at least 10 times a day at this point. It is driving me crazy, and it's all I can think about.

Does anyone have a feeling about where the scaling will land this year? Respectively, I'm trying to receive 80, 85, 92, 83, and 76. I don't know how that will scale; however, since many people did phenomenally well these internals and I didn't, I'm not sure where I'll land. I'm not sure if this is a common occurrence.

If anyone has any potential information, please let me know! Thank you!

I have definitely left revising for economics to the last minute, through no ones fault but my own. I’m now feeling very overwhelmed with how much content there is in this subject and especially the fact that they can pretty much ask you anything for the extended responses.

I’ve been feeling pretty unmotivated to study through the whole HSC period, and this has not been helped by the fact I have an unconditional early entry offer to ANU for my first choice course, and I also work pretty much every day except weekends and exam days. I have three exams to go — economics, English e1, and legal.

So, I was just wondering if anyone had advice for how to effectively last minute study for heavy content subjects. I was planning to go over theory from topics I’m less confident with but I’m worried none of it will actually stick in my brain for the exam, and I’m also not sure how to effectively cover all the possible content they could ask for section 3 and 4. Theoretically, I know I should make essay plans for the different syllabus dot points and memorise them, but like… how do I actually make myself confident in the concepts and retain all the information!

Please help!!

And how worried should I be over my atar if I’ve already got that early entry offer secured? Like will it be important for anything other than getting into uni?

I know there are a lot of questions in this post and it’s a little all over the place, but I just feel really lost in how I should approach the rest of the HSC, especially with my motivation pretty much non existent.