How many people get 99.95 atar

Sahil Shekhar finished year 12 with a perfect ranking but followed an unexpected career path. Many will be sweating on their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank, a competitive ranking used by universities to offer course placements. But for at least one year 12 graduate who achieved the best possible ranking of Sahil Shekhar was among a handful of students in who received the maximum ATAR, giving him close to the full pick of options for university.

Mr Shekhar enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, pursuing his interests in philosophy and economics. Credit: Craig Sillitoe. Will someone hire me? In the end, Mr Shekhar got his first job not from university but from his appearance in an Age news story just like this one, about people who scored top marks in year Less than a year out of high school, Mr Shekhar rocked up to a photo shoot with two other subjects for the story, and hit it off with Ben Burge, an executive at a boutique investment bank who was almost 20 years his senior.

My first tip is to know your texts. This can be broken down into 3 steps: Read your text, Read the critics and Evaluate. You need to read your text thoroughly and critically to get a holistic understanding of the text. Read as much critical material as you can, especially in Module B. When studying a Shakespeare play, watch critically accepted adaptations. This will give you a better understand of that time period and a deeper appreciation and enjoyment of the text. Be sure to check with your teacher which adaptations are best.

My second tip is to prepare for all aspects of the course. Make sure you address the text holistically by addressing major themes and taking quotations from throughout the text. When in doubt, turn to the rubric. Of the 46 students who got ATARs of The median ATAR for girls was About 20, students are expected to make changes after receiving their ATARs. License this article. Connect via Twitter or email. The Sydney Morning Herald. Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later.

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