What does a Band 3 in english Advanced mean? (1 Viewer)

[123ash]

i am on a borderline currently. if i stuff up in the HSC i might end up getting a band 3 in english Advanced.
Though, working hard to not get it. But if i do crap in English how will it affect me??

 

[jellybelly59]

means it'll adversely affect your ATAR negatively.

 

[absorber]

means it'll adversely affect your ATAR negatively.

Basically. I mean, it depends on what you're aiming for and where you're at with your other subjects, but it won't be so pretty if you get that low

 

[astroe]

Getting a Band 3 means.. you really need to study your ass off.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the system is like:

Band 6 = 90 - 100
Band 5 = 80 - 90
Band 4 = 70 - 80
Band 3 = 60 - 70
Band 2 = 50 - 60
Band 1 = * < 50

 

[pman]

band three means you agree english shouldn't be compulsry

 

[slyhunter]

Getting a Band 3 means.. you really need to study your ass off.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the system is like:

Band 6 = 90 - 100
Band 5 = 80 - 90
Band 4 = 70 - 80
Band 3 = 60 - 70
Band 2 = 50 - 60
Band 1 = * < 50

i think its something like that though, correct me if im wrong, a band 3 is somewhere along the lines of barely above 50%

 

[ninetypercent]

Band 3 aligns down really badly.

 

[aaron22]

In an Essay how many quotes would you use to get at least above a band 3, with a your prescribed text?

 

[jellybelly59]

In an Essay how many quotes would you use to get at least above a band 3, with a your prescribed text?

It's not how many quotes you use.. it's how they're used - their relative effectiveness when applying it to your thesis or your concept.

 

[aaron22]

band three means you agree english shouldn't be compulsry

i agree with you i reckon that ENGLISH should NOT BE compulsory

 

[jellybelly59]

If you ask the people who believe that English should not be compulsory, about 90% of the people just suck at it, 5% have some weird flawed reasoning, and the other 5% perhaps have legit reasoning.

that just made me LOL

 

[possessionless]

if you ask the people who believe that english should not be compulsory, about 90% of the people just suck at it, 5% have some weird flawed reasoning, and the other 5% perhaps have legit reasoning.

+ 1

 

[123ash]

i want to do engineering but........................... farrrrr out.....

 

[tjmitchell]

Bands are ment to be

Band 1: 0-49
Band 2: 50-59
Band 3: 60-69
Band 4: 70-79
Band 5: 80-89
Band 6: 90-100

interesting considering there is ment to be 105 marks...
Paper 1, each section is 15 marks
Paper 2, each module is 20 marks.

Yes, a band 3 is bad and will negatively affect your ATAR, but there is a range of pathways into university. Talk to your careers advisor, im sure they will babble on about other ways to get in.

And besides- the HSC has no correlation to success in life- nor, for that fact, can it be measured.

I dropped from second to seventh in legal because of the trial- so gay i now think i wanna burn down the stupid board of studies institute (not really)
I feel your pain..