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Title: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: LisaBrown on November 05, 2011, 01:53:43 pm
Could someone please help me out. I got an A on the mid-year and I'm thinking (hoping) an A on the end of year. My SACs would probably be an A+. What kind of study score would I be looking at roughly?
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Post by: pi on November 05, 2011, 01:56:12 pm
Probably 38-41 raw :)
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Post by: LisaBrown on November 05, 2011, 02:19:07 pm
Oh, thank you! Do you know how likely a 40 would be?
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Post by: pi on November 05, 2011, 03:08:31 pm
Oh, thank you! Do you know how likely a 40 would be?

It would be more likely if your As are high-ish, and your SACs are pretty high too :)
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Post by: Ravit on November 05, 2011, 03:31:18 pm
rohit what about
Midyear : A
End of year: A +
and Sacs A+
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Post by: kostak on November 05, 2011, 05:37:48 pm
sorry for asking but what about sac score either high A or low A+, with mid A+ in unit 3 exam and high A to low A+ for unit 4 exam? 40ish?
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Post by: hala_madrid on November 05, 2011, 07:07:40 pm
sorry for asking but what about sac score either high A or low A+, with mid A+ in unit 3 exam and high A to low A+ for unit 4 exam? 40ish?
Probably 40 flat.

rohit what about
Midyear : A
End of year: A +
and Sacs A+
38-42
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: Zebra on November 05, 2011, 07:28:08 pm
a teacher at my school said that
she got A+/A+

she ended up getting 41.

BIOLOGY ... is the hard!
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: pi on November 06, 2011, 10:55:55 am
rohit what about
Midyear : A
End of year: A +
and Sacs A+

I got 42 (raw) with this :) Having said that, my A+ in exam 2 was a 70+/75, not sure about the A.
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Post by: Namit on November 06, 2011, 11:43:05 am
You reckon a+ mid year, a or a+ end of year, and sacs a+ will land me 40+?
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Post by: pi on November 06, 2011, 06:16:25 pm
You reckon a+ mid year, a or a+ end of year, and sacs a+ will land me 40+?

A+ on all three guarantees 39+
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Post by: Zebra on November 06, 2011, 07:14:11 pm
You reckon a+ mid year, a or a+ end of year, and sacs a+ will land me 40+?

A+ on all three guarantees 39+

true that but bio is so crazy.... i mean, if you look at spesh this year...
get a 30...and you will end up with a score around 41 right?

now, to get a 40 in bio i believe requires much much much much more work!
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Post by: HERculina on November 06, 2011, 07:21:15 pm
Whats the lowest score you could ever get with three As?
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Post by: makari on November 06, 2011, 07:23:33 pm
I got Mid C+  for mid years, And my SAC's are between High B to Low B+, and i get about a mid C+ for end of years would i get 30+?? I'm Hoping for a 30
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Post by: WhoTookMyUsername on November 06, 2011, 07:40:00 pm
34-5 probs herc

yeah you would makari

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Post by: Dasher on November 06, 2011, 08:35:29 pm


U3: 65/75
Sacs: High A
U4: 65/75 (assumption)

Any chance of 43-45?
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Post by: WhoTookMyUsername on November 06, 2011, 08:36:15 pm
yes

probably 43 ish because of your SACs (is that raw, or after scaling, what's your cohort like)
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Post by: Dasher on November 06, 2011, 08:44:54 pm
Sorry Bazza, Sacs is high A+, strong cohort, am probably ranked 3 or 4.
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Post by: Zebra on November 08, 2011, 12:27:21 am
bazza 50 for bio? lucky man haha
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Post by: WhoTookMyUsername on November 08, 2011, 06:26:08 am
Sorry Bazza, Sacs is high A+, strong cohort, am probably ranked 3 or 4.

then i would definitely expect you to get 44 +
bazza 50 for bio? lucky man haha

that's what i hope for :)
may need a bit of luck with the marking this exam
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Post by: Zebra on November 08, 2011, 10:30:13 am
how many hours did you put into this subject LOL
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Post by: hawlii on November 08, 2011, 10:57:53 am
any idea what i can get with
A (119) U3
Low A sac avge
 and say 55-60 in U4 exam?
cheers  :)
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Post by: natrox14 on November 08, 2011, 05:27:37 pm
one of my friends who does biology wants to know that if the got
A-A+ for their sacs
C+ for unit 3
approx C for unit 4
 what study score are they looking at

Thanks
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Post by: cricketstar on November 11, 2011, 09:56:51 pm
any idea what i can get with
A (119) U3
Low A sac avge
 and say 55-60 in U4 exam?
cheers  :)

Hmmm I reckon ur looking at a ss of around 38
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: History_buff on November 11, 2011, 10:36:33 pm
U3 - C+
Sacs -A/A+
U4 - estimated 55-60/75

What would I be looking at roughly?

Cheers :)
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Post by: banditkeith on November 11, 2011, 11:02:16 pm
Mid Year- A+ (No idea on what I would have gotten)
Sacs- A+ (Average cohort but ranked first)
End Year- Hoping for a 68+

Any chance of a 45? Or am I looking at low 40's at least?
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Post by: WhoTookMyUsername on November 12, 2011, 08:27:06 am
yes that would definitely net you a 45+
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Post by: Kaurman155 on December 04, 2011, 07:34:28 pm
hey guys i got probly A+ for the sacs but mid year was only a b+ cos my class like mised this bit i didnt understand but ive been imporiving like learning from notes etc so im hoping end of year about high50s to low 60s. thanks
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Post by: Kaurman155 on December 04, 2011, 07:41:32 pm
hey mate thats cool i was hoping like maybe 37 38 is that possible ??
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Post by: Tick505 on December 04, 2011, 07:43:25 pm
hey guys i got probly A+ for the sacs but mid year was only a b+ cos my class like mised this bit i didnt understand but ive been imporiving like learning from notes etc so im hoping end of year about high50s to low 60s. thanks


Mate, I reckon you can get 40 mate. Bio aint a tough subject mate
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Post by: Kaurman155 on December 04, 2011, 07:44:29 pm
i reckon id need ot do like pretty well on the last exam to get that but im hopeful!
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Post by: Tick505 on December 04, 2011, 07:46:21 pm
i reckon id need ot do like pretty well on the last exam to get that but im hopeful!

you'll be fine. what coarse you tryna get in to mate?
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: Tick505 on December 04, 2011, 07:57:13 pm
hey guys i got probly A+ for the sacs but mid year was only a b+ cos my class like mised this bit i didnt understand but ive been imporiving like learning from notes etc so im hoping end of year about high50s to low 60s. thanks


Mate, I reckon you can get 40 mate. Bio aint a tough subject mate
Firstly, the "toughness" has nothing to do with what grades are needed for a certain score
Secondly, even 3 low A+ can yield a 38 or 39, an A+ (that will probably be standardised down) a B+ and an A in the two exams generally won't net you a 40.
It's unfortunate, yes, but it's the truth

cool youre stool mate, dont need to get so harsh.
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: Tick505 on December 04, 2011, 07:58:36 pm
I thought low 60s was an A+, so if you had a b+ mid year and an a+ end of year, that could be a 40.
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: Tick505 on December 04, 2011, 08:40:50 pm
high 50's low 60s -> exam 2 = A


last year cut off like 62.5


ye nah but if he got 63 it would be A+ and then he can get 40
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Post by: Tick505 on December 04, 2011, 10:35:15 pm
Dont be so tough on kaurman. 40+ is possible ive seen it happen before
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Post by: pi on December 05, 2011, 01:13:30 pm
Dont be so tough on kaurman. 40+ is possible ive seen it happen before

It's being realistic, not tough. With 2x low A+ and a B+, 40 is a rare occurrence.
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Post by: liuetenant on December 05, 2011, 03:30:54 pm
do you reckon

SACS: high A - low A+
EXAM 1: low A+
EXAM 2: mid A+

will give at least a 40? pleaseee? :O
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Post by: Tick505 on December 05, 2011, 05:52:56 pm
just a wondering, how does sac scaling work? what's it mean when people say they got a strong cohort or a weak cohort I dont really understand any of this yeh
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Post by: karenn on December 05, 2011, 07:54:08 pm
What would
Exam 1 - A
SACs - Mid A
Exam 2 - 60/75 get me? :)
Weak cohort & probably ranked 5th or 6th..
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Post by: karenn on December 05, 2011, 09:52:19 pm
Hmm if I had a stronger cohort, would my study score be higher?
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Post by: nancybaby on December 11, 2011, 10:50:46 am
Hey, I'm not sure if anyones still on this topic...but i might as well answer..
Heaps of my friends did biologys 3/4 last year
and with Exam 1 A and Exam 2 A and SAC A+ (around 22/25 average) they got 39 Study score
whilst another friend of mine for 38 with A A A (19/25 sac average) but i'm guessing his exam mark pushed his sac mark up.

Also another friend got Ex1: B Ex2: A SAC: A and got 36 so i'm guessing the A on exams for you to get 37-39 is low-medium and high A will get you around 39-41 with another high A.

So you should expect anything from 37-41 :D

NOW someone HELP ME PLEASE haha...

I got A+ Mid Year A+ Sac average and i'm pretty sure A+ end of year..
Mid year A+ was 67/75 and my SAC average is 24.5/25 haha...so pretty much 25/25
If i get...67/75 again on end of year..what do you guys reckon i could get??

xoxo
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Post by: nancybaby on December 11, 2011, 11:02:02 am
Aahh...45 haha i'd be ok with that i guess...wish i can get more though!
Would it make any difference if i'm top of all year 12 bio students in my school??
Aiming for 48
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Post by: Jdog on December 11, 2011, 11:22:00 am
I got 67.5 and 67.5 for both of last years exams,

i got 199/200 form sacs (after moderation)

I got 47
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Post by: WhoTookMyUsername on December 11, 2011, 12:03:53 pm
^ so 45 is about right, exam 1 slightly easier, mid SACs, not high. If your top of your year level at Balwyn i would say there's a good chance you could get high A+ SACs meaning potentiall a 46 with those exam scores (JDog, what school are you at? what was your rank ? Av raw SAC mark?)
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Post by: nancybaby on December 11, 2011, 07:44:58 pm
I didnt know you could get half marks...
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Post by: Reckoner on December 11, 2011, 07:52:06 pm
I didnt know you could get half marks...


The exam is marked twice, so for a question one marker could give you 0, while the other gives you 1, so an average of 0.5.
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Post by: nancybaby on December 11, 2011, 07:55:04 pm
OH! Thats soooo good!!!
Why didnt anyone tell me this BEFORE?!?!
haha ok thats good then..because my exam marks maybe higher than what i've written there!
Oh wells, i'll just wait till Friday
So nervous :'(
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: nubs on December 11, 2011, 07:58:04 pm
Keep in mind that the biology markers are complete cunts. They are extremely strict and harsh with their marking, so if you marked your paper yourself using suggested solutions, don't be too surprised if your actual marks are lower than your prediction
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Post by: nancybaby on December 11, 2011, 08:03:58 pm
Yeah I know! :(
My friend got a 50 in biology last year and he was getting 68 on prac exams.
It really all depends on how they've marked me because i studied my ass off for bio this year.
I'd be crushed with anything less than 46
Title: Re: Study score prediction, please?
Post by: pi on December 11, 2011, 09:39:33 pm
Keep in mind that the biology markers are complete cunts. They are extremely strict and harsh with their marking, so if you marked your paper yourself using suggested solutions, don't be too surprised if your actual marks are lower than your prediction

The ones who marked my unit 4 paper were nice-ish :)