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Title: Psych study score
Post by: avcestudent on April 13, 2014, 05:40:22 pm
Hey everyone,

I'm aiming to get a study score of 48 to 50 for VCE Psychology this year, but I only got 93% on my first SAC for Unit 3 (which I was a bit disappointed with since I worked really hard) and I heard that you have to get high A+ scores and basically ace the exam to get such a high study score. Is this true? Have I ruined my chances already or is it still possible if I perform better on the rest of my SACs and the exam?

Thanks for your help!  :)

Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: auds on April 13, 2014, 06:31:25 pm
I have a friend who got only 60% on one of her SACs, but still managed a 50 SS for Psych. It's definitely still possible for you to achieve high if you continue to work hard.  :)
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: more_vanilla on April 13, 2014, 11:00:48 pm
You should read:
http://www.atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?topic=153751.msg741156#msg741156

It's a post on atarnotes by spectroscopy that directly answers your question.
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: ~V on April 13, 2014, 11:09:15 pm
I have a friend who got only 60% on one of her SACs, but still managed a 50 SS for Psych. It's definitely still possible for you to achieve high if you continue to work hard.  :)
Holy crap! But then again, OP, SACs ain't big in psych, the exam is what makes or breaks you.
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: avcestudent on April 14, 2014, 08:33:54 pm
It's definitely reassuring to know that it is still possible. :D I had no idea it was possible to get 60% on a SAC and still achieve a 50, that's incredible! Your friend must have nailed the exam (and I guess it would also depend on the school and scaling of SAC marks).

Thanks for the link. I'm pretty new to atarnotes so I hadn't realised that people had already answered similar questions on other posts.  :)
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: auds on April 14, 2014, 09:41:28 pm
Well she was ranked 2 overall, so it seems ranking, and of course the exam, are much more important than individual SAC marks. Definitely don't lose hope for your goal!  :)
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: pinkglass on May 10, 2014, 10:04:52 pm
Well she was ranked 2 overall, so it seems ranking, and of course the exam, are much more important than individual SAC marks. Definitely don't lose hope for your goal!  :)

Going from a 60% SAC mark to rank 2 is incredible! I'm assuming that the class/cohort was competitive enough for that  to require some seriously high grades before/after. Do you know what kind of grades she had besides that SAC? I only ask because I'm on a mission to improve my own ranking... :)
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: auds on May 10, 2014, 11:09:56 pm
Going from a 60% SAC mark to rank 2 is incredible! I'm assuming that the class/cohort was competitive enough for that  to require some seriously high grades before/after. Do you know what kind of grades she had besides that SAC? I only ask because I'm on a mission to improve my own ranking... :)

Well if I remember correctly,  they were mostly 90's and high 80's.

Personally for me, last year in Indo, I'd gotten a 15/20 and 16/20 for 2 out of 6 SACs overall , but came out rank 1.  :)

It's definitely still possible to get whatever mark you're aiming for, given you work hard and learn from previous SACs, as I'm sure you're doing.  All the best!  :)
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: pinkglass on May 12, 2014, 11:14:36 pm
Well if I remember correctly,  they were mostly 90's and high 80's.

Personally for me, last year in Indo, I'd gotten a 15/20 and 16/20 for 2 out of 6 SACs overall , but came out rank 1.  :)

It's definitely still possible to get whatever mark you're aiming for, given you work hard and learn from previous SACs, as I'm sure you're doing.  All the best!  :)

Thanks so much and congratulations for your Indo rank!
Title: Re: Psych study score
Post by: auds on May 12, 2014, 11:16:15 pm
Thanks so much and congratulations for your Indo rank!

No worries! And thanks!  (: