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Title: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: Zerrow on December 12, 2019, 12:46:49 pm
I got B+, A+ and A+ and got an 39. Is this normal or was I borderline of a 40? I'm perfectly happy with my score its just I was so close to a 40 which was my dream score.
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: Sine on December 12, 2019, 12:55:50 pm
Quote from: Zerrow on December 12, 2019, 12:46:49 pm
I got B+, A+ and A+ and got an 39. Is this normal or was I borderline of a 40? I'm perfectly happy with my score its just I was so close to a 40 which was my dream score.
I wouldn't say it is "normal" but it is definitely possible. The B+ definitely hurt you a bit and your exam A+ was probably a low A+. Some people get A+ A+ A+ 38.

Glad you are happy with your score :)
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: XZ_ICONIC on February 12, 2020, 05:58:58 pm
Quote from: Sine on December 12, 2019, 12:55:50 pm
I wouldn't say it is "normal" but it is definitely possible. The B+ definitely hurt you a bit and your exam A+ was probably a low A+. Some people get A+ A+ A+ 38.

Glad you are happy with your score :)

sine he didnt even give you his ranks how would you know soemthing like this
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: PhoenixxFire on February 12, 2020, 06:04:25 pm
Quote from: XZ_ICONIC on February 12, 2020, 05:58:58 pm
sine he didnt even give you his ranks how would you know soemthing like this
Those grades are from VCAA so they've been calculated using ranks, they're not raw sac marks.
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: Sine on February 12, 2020, 06:14:31 pm
Quote from: XZ_ICONIC on February 12, 2020, 05:58:58 pm
sine he didnt even give you his ranks how would you know soemthing like this
adding onto what PF said the grades given by VCAA supersede sac ranks in terms of predicting study score.

Just as sac ranks are more important than sac marks.
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: XZ_ICONIC on February 12, 2020, 06:17:31 pm
Quote from: PhoenixxFire on February 12, 2020, 06:04:25 pm
Those grades are from VCAA so they've been calculated using ranks, they're not raw sac marks.

Where can I get these from lol 😂
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: PhoenixxFire on February 12, 2020, 06:20:26 pm
Quote from: XZ_ICONIC on February 12, 2020, 06:17:31 pm
Where can I get these from lol 😂
You'll get them with your study score at the end of the year because they're calculated by using your rank + cohorts exam performance.
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: XZ_ICONIC on February 12, 2020, 07:08:57 pm
Quote from: PhoenixxFire on February 12, 2020, 06:20:26 pm
You'll get them with your study score at the end of the year because they're calculated by using your rank + cohorts exam performance.

i was just scared about the fact that i thought i had to get very high ranks for a decent ss. Now i feel a little relax that you told me how it works... thank you yourr the best
Title: Re: Is biology that hard to get high scores in?
Post by: Bio.best.science on February 27, 2020, 07:05:10 pm
To get a high score in biology you do need relatively high marks to your cohort in sacs, I was either rank 1 or 2 throughout the year, but in the exam you need to score highly to get in the 40+ range.
an A+ A+ A+ and then also A+ could correlate anywhere between a 40-50 study score.