so I guess I'll post something relevant to what the guys described me as.. ( blog description ).
59629 candidates in 2008
0.00038% 100 UAI
approx ~1.6% receive 99UAI or greater
you will need a scaled aggregate of 447~ or greater to achieve a UAI of 99 or greater.
That means that you will need an aligned mark ( the average assessment and examination mark ) that will enable you to have a band 6 across the board.
I assumed the completion of ext 2 maths , adv english, eco, phys, chem and ext 1maths .
Replacing Adv. English with Standard ( after taking into account the effects of scaling ) , the scaled mark of std being 70 ( band 3-4 ) produces 95.85, 80 ( band 5 ) 98.05 and 90 ( band 6) yielding a 99.50. The difference is 46 aggregate points between a mark of 70 and mark of 90.
To put it further in perspective, <1% of each cohort, every year gain a band 6 in standard english, however, if you did, it would place you at state ranking in advanced.
If Udit were to keep his current subjects and not take up ext2 maths, his subjects will yield a UAI of 99.70, assuming he can achieve state rankings for all of his subjects with the mark of 95 across the board. The aggregate totals to 463.8, where the highest ( that I know of ) is 497/500, by David Swaine of 2005.
Since the HSC is 50% internal and 50% external, it is very important to rank very high in your own school.
Student A 80 90
Student B 90 80.
Where the first column is internal, and second external, in this two candidate system, student B will recieve an aligned external mark of 90 instead of 80 because they acheived higher internally. Doesn't really follow logic eh.. ( I might've confused myself on this ) but this is how its done. Gets more complicated as more students are entered. Basically, the top student in external examinations recieves the top mark for internals ( makes more sense). I note that I prolly contradicted myself.
ISHRAQ, FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ANY OF THIS.
and questions/comments appreciated ! Im lagging in terms of people being interested in my writings. D=
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WOW, i dont get that at all :)
"ISHRAQ, FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ANY OF THIS."
No.
oh snap.
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Haha,you actually researched this in depth ,well done.
I remember reading an article about David,he dropped only like 3 marks in the whole hsc and topped like Modern History,comparative literature and society and culture.
And dont forget that comparative literature is a distinction course so it scales like crazy.I think nearly as much as MX2.You can check that on your UAC Table 3...lol:P
Of course !
there was also this girl who did all 3 distinction courses ( cosmo, philos, comp lit) and achieved high for them.
yeah I know they scale well ( everyone gets like 95+ ) but I would do them even if they scaled bad! just the things you study are rewarding in itself.
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