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Archived Discussion => 2009 => Mid-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Psychology => Topic started by: ngRISING on August 03, 2009, 07:43:32 pm
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hey guys, i was a bit disappointed with my grade for mid years psychology exam...
i stayed back with head of psych at my school and discussed it.
she stated that its still possible to scrape a 40 if i ace my next exam and unit 4 sacs but there is no gurantees.
i was wondering if you guys think its still possible. I got a B for the psych exam T_T .
thanks
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I don't think it's possible =[ but hey, try your hardest to prove me wrong =]
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I don't think it's possible =[ but hey, try your hardest to prove me wrong =]
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Sorry ngRISING :(
As long as you try your best, thats all you can ask for.
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Goodluck!! :) you can do it just get your study on :P.
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i think to get over 40 you need at least an A and an A+
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AHHHHH FML !! needed it as my top 4 . GEE GEE.
ty all x) .
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hey, don't feel too bad. I got a C+.
fml +1
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AHHHHH FML !! needed it as my top 4 . GEE GEE.
ty all x) .
All you can do is give it all you have and you never know what will happen- if you get 100% on SACS and EXAM you could sneak a 40!
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If I've been getting 95%-96% on all SACs and an A+ on my midyear where am I headed? The ENTER system is confusing as it operates from a bell curve and so surely there are many people above me and my study score will have suffered a fair amount from losing those marks?
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If I've been getting 95%-96% on all SACs and an A+ on my midyear where am I headed? The ENTER system is confusing as it operates from a bell curve and so surely there are many people above me and my study score will have suffered a fair amount from losing those marks?
I was thinking the same thing as I am getting about the same marks...
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^^ ^
same here iv only dropped 4-5 marks for unit 3 altogether
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@above posters It's hard to say, Could be headed for a 50, could be headed for a 40. Best way to know is: Get statement of marks and look at the distribution of marks. The A+ range is 158-180, we can assume the higher the score, the less people get that score (this is usually true for anything past the median, and the opposite is true for anything below the median) although a larger percentage get the very top scores, a phenomenon caused by the bell curve. 9% of people got an A+, so we could assume that perhaps 3% got 158-164, 3% 165-171, 3% 172-180. Assume you received a score of 172, you are at the 97th percentile. Then, knowing that a study score has a median of 30 and standard deviation on 7, this would give you a study score of about 43-44ish. But knowing that the same people will not score in the top 3% on both exams, if you maintained the same performance for exam 2, a study score of 45-46 might be a better guess. Of course I have assumed the distribution of the A+ grades on the exam so this has to be taken with a grain of salt, that being said it is better than most of the things people will tell you.
Unless you are coming from a GOOD school, your high SAC scores won't matter too much, they may provide a slight boost. If you are coming from a GOOD school then look at your class ranking in SACs then look at how people in past years at your schools have done in psych, ie amount of 50's, 45+'s etc. Say you are ranked 3rd in SACs and 3rd rank SS last year was a 49, then you can assume that your SAC scores may boost your score if your exam performances are more in the 43 SS range a point or two.
It's really a guessing game, And somewhat random who gets the top scores in psych. It’s why people recommend taking subjects that scale quite a bit up, it takes out a bit of the chance factor as lower scores scale more than higher ones. So a couple of stupid mistakes may only mean a difference of 1 point after scaling instead of 5 in something like psych.
Hope this helps you guys out :)
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i got a B+ lol... still hoping for raw 40... probs not gonna get it
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heyyy dont give up hope!
i know a girl who got B+ on midyrs, A+ on end of yrs to get 41 raw. If your B is a high B, you still have a chance to get a decent score.
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imo very unlikely
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It is unfortunately out of the equation. My previous post on this thread is incorrect.
What is correct though is even if you get two A+s, you are not guaranteed to get over 40, so if you get a B, even the highest A+ wouldn't save you.
If you were to get an Medium-High A+ on the end of year you could probably get 36-37
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I did psych last year.
Got A+ A A =37 raw
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This is why VCE is Sh*t, i'm in the same situation as you. I think you better focus on getting the best you can. gee Classy1112 did you get a low A on your exam, cuz that's awesome results but u should of gotten a higher score. i did Business Management A+ A B+ and only got 36 raw which drops to 32.2
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I did psych last year.
Got A+ A A =37 raw
ahhh
sac B+
exam 1 B
exam 2 A+ = 35? gg!?@#$
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I did psych last year.
Got A+ A A =37 raw
is that two A's for the exams?