Study Score Prediction Question Thread

[Coolgalbornin03Lo]

I was wondering if anyone could predict English study score since the weighting of unitv3 SACs has changed?

Unit 3

Creative: 83%
Text response: 70%  (was online I messed up)
Language analysis: 80%+ (Haven’t received back yet).

Unit 3 average: 77%

Unit 4 aiming for 85% average

Unit 3= 30% U4=20%

On exam maybe 48/60??

Would this get a 40?

[keltingmeith]

I was wondering if anyone could predict English study score since the weighting of unitv3 SACs has changed?

Unit 3

Creative: 83%
Text response: 70%  (was online I messed up)
Language analysis: 80%+ (Haven’t received back yet).

Unit 3 average: 77%

Unit 4 aiming for 85% average

Unit 3= 30% U4=20%

On exam maybe 48/60??

Would this get a 40?

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's unlikely you'd get a 40 with these scores. You'd probably get close, and I believe you're fairly likely to get more than 37 (on the assumption that your SAC scores don't scale badly and you DO get the scores you've reported for your exam and unit 4 SACs), but 40 unfortunately may be pushing it. But, that doesn't mean all is lost.

Unit 3 you can't do anything about - but it's only 25% of your score. Based on that score alone, you'd be looking at getting ~36. If you get 85% on your unit 4 SACs, this would turn into ~37 (an 85% in unit 4 would correspond to ~38), and a 48/60 would bring that up to ~39 (with a 48/60 corresponding to a study score of ~41). So, if you can beef up both of those scores by even just 5%, you will astronomically increase your chances of getting >40.

Importantly - the second paragraph with my analysis is based on the grade distribution in 2019. The grade distribution can and will change for this year, so don't take that paragraph for gospel. If anything, use it only as a guide, your study scores may vary from my predictions by as many as 5 scores. And that's not because I'm bad at predicting (although I'm sure there are better at it), that's just the way of how these things go.

[TheEagle]

Ranked 4th or 5th in cohort of 10 in Maths methods/Specialist Maths. If I end up full marking exam 1 and dropping 5 marks in exam 2 (highest of the cohort), what study score will this be given the higher ranks drop on average 15-20 throughout both?

[Coolgalbornin03Lo]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's unlikely

Oh....well that’s unfortunate
Has anyone heard stories of people getting 40-45 in English with average sac scores? The only reason I did badly on that sac is because online a lot of people cheated so my sac “pales” in comparison do my ranking has slipped I’m sure

[WhatisaMeMe]

Hi can someone please tell me the highest possible study score I can get for Biology 3/4
I havent done any U4 sacs I have done all U3 sacs. We only have two unit 3 sacs.
I go to (above average cohort?) with ~80 students.
Unit 3:
Sac 1: 69.% Average:54%~
Sac2:87.5% Average: 62% (highest in entire cohort)

Thanks in advance! (ps. is 40+ still possible) thanks

[eloisegrace]

Hello!

I am not usually the one to dwell on numbers but going into Unit 4 I was wondering what kind of exam/SAC scores would be needed

Methods 3/4 (above average-strong cohort of approx 50):
SAC 1 (Unit 3, worth 22%): A+ (my school standardized the marks however I think I got between 75-90%)
SAC 2 (Calculus, worth 12%): I reckon I will get between 70-90%, hopefully at the higher end of the spectrum
Rank: I don't know but I think I am in the top 5-10 students

Possible Exam Results:
Exam 1: 90%ish
Exam 2: 75%

Will this be good enough for a 42+? What exam marks would be needed for a 45+ with a decent rank in a pretty strong cohort?

Further 3/4 (strong cohort of approx 60):
SAC 1 (Data Analysis, worth 17%): A+ (my school did not give out numerical marks however I am pretty sure I got 95%)
SAC 2 (Financial, worth 9%): 93%
SAC 3 (Networks, worth 9%): Definitely my weakest topic however I hope that I can maintain by 90+ average, realistically I think I will get 80-90
Rank: I don't know but I think I am in the top 5-10

What exam results do I need to gain a 45+?

Thankyou!
Eloise 

[willdfdfg]

"Has anyone heard stories of people getting 40-45 in English with average sac scores?"

Yeah I got told about this guy who got a B in his Lang Analysis SAC and got a 50 but the cohort was pretty good so maybe it's still possible depending on where you go to school.

[keltingmeith]

Oh....well that’s unfortunate
Has anyone heard stories of people getting 40-45 in English with average sac scores? The only reason I did badly on that sac is because online a lot of people cheated so my sac “pales” in comparison do my ranking has slipped I’m sure

I mean, as I said, it's still very possible for you to get above 40 - just not with the scores you plan for unit 4 and your exam. The 77% you've got right now is only 25% of your study score - you've still get 75% of it to make. The important bit is that you need to not wallow in self-pity and work fucking hard for it. Relying on stories of others still doing well - while good for hope - is going to lead to complacency, you need to take your future by the balls and work hard.

Hi can someone please tell me the highest possible study score I can get for Biology 3/4
I havent done any U4 sacs I have done all U3 sacs. We only have two unit 3 sacs.
I go to (above average cohort?) with ~80 students.
Unit 3:
Sac 1: 69.% Average:54%~
Sac2:87.5% Average: 62% (highest in entire cohort)

Thanks in advance! (ps. is 40+ still possible) thanks

Unfortunately, this unit 3 mark would be giving you a study score of less than 37 even if your SAC marks don't scale down - thankfully, unit 3 only counts for 20% of your study score. If you want to still get above 40, you'll want to aim for >90% in your next set of SACs (based on last year's grade distribution, apparently people do much better in unit 4 SACs?), and probably >190 marks on your written exam.

Hello!

I am not usually the one to dwell on numbers but going into Unit 4 I was wondering what kind of exam/SAC scores would be needed

Methods 3/4 (above average-strong cohort of approx 50):
SAC 1 (Unit 3, worth 22%): A+ (my school standardized the marks however I think I got between 75-90%)
SAC 2 (Calculus, worth 12%): I reckon I will get between 70-90%, hopefully at the higher end of the spectrum
Rank: I don't know but I think I am in the top 5-10 students

Possible Exam Results:
Exam 1: 90%ish
Exam 2: 75%

Will this be good enough for a 42+? What exam marks would be needed for a 45+ with a decent rank in a pretty strong cohort?

Further 3/4 (strong cohort of approx 60):
SAC 1 (Data Analysis, worth 17%): A+ (my school did not give out numerical marks however I am pretty sure I got 95%)
SAC 2 (Financial, worth 9%): 93%
SAC 3 (Networks, worth 9%): Definitely my weakest topic however I hope that I can maintain by 90+ average, realistically I think I will get 80-90
Rank: I don't know but I think I am in the top 5-10

What exam results do I need to gain a 45+?

Thankyou!
Eloise 

For methods, I think you're in good stead to get ~40. Your SACs and exam 1 aren't the issue, however - your exam 2 is unfortunately a bit of a problem here.  You'll want to be bumping that up to more than 85% to be guaranteeing a 42. Get everything over 90% and you've probably got a good chance to get 45.

For further, if you get 80 on that Networks SAC, you'd need to be getting damn close to full marks on the exams to get 45+. If you get 90, you'll still want to be getting close to full marks. Sorry, that's just the way Further goes - predicting its higher end is really, really hard. But, I definitely think you're on track and haven't risked getting it with your marks.

[WhatisaMeMe]

I mean, as I said, it's still very possible for you to get above 40 - just not with the scores you plan for unit 4 and your exam. The 77% you've got right now is only 25% of your study score - you've still get 75% of it to make. The important bit is that you need to not wallow in self-pity and work fucking hard for it. Relying on stories of others still doing well - while good for hope - is going to lead to complacency, you need to take your future by the balls and work hard.

Unfortunately, this unit 3 mark would be giving you a study score of less than 37 even if your SAC marks don't scale down - thankfully, unit 3 only counts for 20% of your study score. If you want to still get above 40, you'll want to aim for >90% in your next set of SACs (based on last year's grade distribution, apparently people do much better in unit 4 SACs?), and probably >190 marks on your written exam.

For methods, I think you're in good stead to get ~40. Your SACs and exam 1 aren't the issue, however - your exam 2 is unfortunately a bit of a problem here.  You'll want to be bumping that up to more than 85% to be guaranteeing a 42. Get everything over 90% and you've probably got a good chance to get 45.

For further, if you get 80 on that Networks SAC, you'd need to be getting damn close to full marks on the exams to get 45+. If you get 90, you'll still want to be getting close to full marks. Sorry, that's just the way Further goes - predicting its higher end is really, really hard. But, I definitely think you're on track and haven't risked getting it with your marks.

Hi thanks soo much for your reply, I was losing hope as I thought 40+ was out of reach. But I am alittle confused when you said I need to get greater than 190 marks for exam, isnt it out of 120? Or did you mean 90 thanks alot cheers

[keltingmeith]

Hi thanks soo much for your reply, I was losing hope as I thought 40+ was out of reach. But I am alittle confused when you said I need to get greater than 190 marks for exam, isnt it out of 120? Or did you mean 90 thanks alot cheers

Sorry - the grade distribution lists the score as doubled, which I completely forgot. The exam is out of 120, so you'll want to be aiming for >95 marks

The reason the grades are listed as double is because the way grading works is that get two separate people to mark the exam, and your grade is determined by adding those two marks together (unless the two markers give considerably different scores, at which point things get hectic)

[eloisegrace]

For methods, I think you're in good stead to get ~40. Your SACs and exam 1 aren't the issue, however - your exam 2 is unfortunately a bit of a problem here.  You'll want to be bumping that up to more than 85% to be guaranteeing a 42. Get everything over 90% and you've probably got a good chance to get 45.

Thankyou! I actually think I may have underestimated my exam 2 mark, going for the worse end of the possible spectrum. FOr context, I did both a practice exam 1 and 2 in class and got 87% and 89% respectively, would this get me a 42? It is nice to know that I am definitely on track.

For further, if you get 80 on that Networks SAC, you'd need to be getting damn close to full marks on the exams to get 45+. If you get 90, you'll still want to be getting close to full marks. Sorry, that's just the way Further goes - predicting its higher end is really, really hard. But, I definitely think you're on track and haven't risked getting it with your marks.

Thanks! I am going to revise extra hard for this SAC and pray that I can full mark the exam after the amount of revision I hope to do as I only have two subjects!

[WhatisaMeMe]

Sorry - the grade distribution lists the score as doubled, which I completely forgot. The exam is out of 120, so you'll want to be aiming for >95 marks

The reason the grades are listed as double is because the way grading works is that get two separate people to mark the exam, and your grade is determined by adding those two marks together (unless the two markers give considerably different scores, at which point things get hectic)

Oh ok i fully understand now. I am going to try my best in my upcoming SACS. Thank you for your help!!

[ErnieTheBirdi]

I’m doing quite badly this year in 3/4 Bio, I’m currently average an 81 in Unit 3 and We are doing our first SAC for unit 4 now and for part 1 or the bio SAC I got 6/10, which isn’t the best. The rest of the poster SAC is out of 42 which means I can still get 36 marks assuming I get everything correct. So if I do I’ll be getting 36 out of 42 which is an 87 or so. If I continue to average in the 80s despite them being low or high 80s would I still be able to get a 45+ study score for bio this year?

[Sine]

I’m doing quite badly this year in 3/4 Bio, I’m currently average an 81 in Unit 3 and We are doing our first SAC for unit 4 now and for part 1 or the bio SAC I got 6/10, which isn’t the best. The rest of the poster SAC is out of 42 which means I can still get 36 marks assuming I get everything correct. So if I do I’ll be getting 36 out of 42 which is an 87 or so. If I continue to average in the 80s despite them being low or high 80s would I still be able to get a 45+ study score for bio this year?

what is your sac ranking and cohort strength?

80s in biology is definitely not always a bad score. Sometimes these are great scores given how hard some sacs can be. There are plenty of people who had biology sacs in the 80s and still got 45+ scores, however, they all ranked highly.

[TheEagle]

Ranked 4th or 5th in cohort of 10 in Maths methods/Specialist Maths. If I end up full marking exam 1 and dropping 5 marks in exam 2 (highest of the cohort), what study score will this be given the higher ranks drop on average 15-20 throughout both?