Hey everyone,
PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME IT'S HARD TO GET BAND 6 IN ENGLISH AND IM SO WORRIED RIGHT NOW...
I think it was like an average of <1% of people in the HSC 2016 that got a Band 6 in English Standard.
First question : Why is the percentage so low?
Second question:
How am I, as well as many others, to achieve a band 6 in English? I know there's gonna be advice on practice papers, learn your texts, modules etc. But if students are actually doing this, shouldn't there be an increase or higher percentage of students achieving a band 6 in English standard?
Third question:
RIGHT NOW, MY TEACHER SAID I WAS SITTING AT A BAND 4/LOW BAND 5... I'm worried.............
Hey there Dalvin!
First of all, those people telling you that it's hard to get a Band 6 are
totally right. A Band 6 signifies scoring among the very top group of students in NSW. It's not easy. If it was easy then there would be no way to differentiate between everyone.
And you're exactly right in saying that doing practise papers and knowing your texts is the way to achieve it. Sure there are strategies to help you get ahead e.g. getting help on ATAR Notes, but other than that there's no magic formula that will guarantee you the mark you want. It's going to be you, and only you, sitting your English exam in October. So you have to know your shit.
And to put it plainly; a large majority of students don't actually do the work. That's why not everyone gets a Band 6.
So basically you could spend your time and energy worrying about the mark you're going to get, or you could get stuck into improving that
estimated Band 4/5 into the Band 6 you're after. And we're all here to help you do that!