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Archived Discussion => English Studies => 2014 => Exam Discussion => Victoria => English & EAL => Topic started by: Squared on October 29, 2014, 03:51:09 pm
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Sacs: B+, B
Rank: top third in a weak cohort of 50
Exam section A, B, C: 6/10, 7/10, 4/10
The 2 articles screwed me over and I'm guessing most people struggled with it.
Any predictions?
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GA1: B
GA2: A
(keep in mind these were atrocious scores lololol, I got 15/30 and shit so I'm hoping it gets scaled. I was ranked very badly in a strong cohort due to messing up a few things).
Exam section a,b,c (I write best case/worst case scenario): 9/8 - 8/7 - 9/7
Study score prediction: If I received 38 I would be over the moon (alluding to Yvette) :D
Whilst I'm doing this for my own sake to reflect upon in a month or twos time, I think a less pretentious thread should be 'what do you think the A+ cut off will be!'
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Top stuff mate
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GA1: B
GA2: A
(keep in mind these were atrocious scores lololol, I got 15/30 and shit so I'm hoping it gets scaled. I was ranked very badly in a strong cohort due to messing up a few things).
Exam section a,b,c (I write best case/worst case scenario): 9/8 - 8/7 - 9/7
Study score prediction: If I received 38 I would be over the moon (alluding to Yvette) :D
Whilst I'm doing this for my own sake to reflect upon in a month or twos time, I think a less pretentious thread should be 'what do you think the A+ cut off will be!'
A 9/8/9 would comfortably get you over 38. In fact, 24 is needed to crack the 40, a 26 should get you a 42ish. Good job!
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Sacs: B+, B
Rank: top third in a weak cohort of 50
Exam section A, B, C: 6/10, 7/10, 4/10
The 2 articles screwed me over and I'm guessing most people struggled with it.
Any predictions?
17/30 should get you about low 30s man.
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GA 1 (Unit 3) : C+ or B unscaled
GA 2 (Unit 4) : B unscaled
GA 3 (Exam) : Anywhere between C+ to A, disappointed if below
Section A : Predict 7/10, Henry IV was incredibly easy this year (good ol Falstaff) and I am pretty confident that I did well
Section B : Predict 5/10, I think I didn't align my piece with the prompt enough and for some reason I did a creative even though I was planning for persuasive
Section C : Predict 6/10, I'm garbage at lang analysis but this year's was relatively easy, but I can already feel something was lacking in my piece
Worst scenario would be 5, 3, 4 respectively. I probably should have studied more (did like 2 essays total) but no use dwelling on that.
Ranking - within bottom 30-50 % of an extremely strong cohort
Scaling at my school is really god damn strong and our median is high for English, so I'm guessing 34-36 SS, worst scenario 30-31
First case scenario, 18/30 is about low 30s, 31-34ish, considering your sac marks scale up crazy due to your good cohort
Second case scenario -> 12/30 .. Maybe just 30, 28-30ish..
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A 9/8/9 would comfortably get you over 38. In fact, 24 is needed to crack the 40, a 26 should get you a 42ish. Good job!
woohoo. would you pls be able to do my worst case scenario rod :D
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woohoo. would you pls be able to do my worst case scenario rod :D
Yeah sure, (these are just predictions by the way, and I'm not taking account of you sac scores, so don't fully trust my predictions :D. You may get lower, or maybe even higher :).
Your worst case scenario -> 8/7/7 = 22.
21 is needed to crack the 35 apparently, and 24 is needed to crack the 40. So you're right in the middle, would say about 36-38.
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Hmm my prediction will be: 35
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Yeah sure, (these are just predictions by the way, and I'm not taking account of you sac scores, so don't fully trust my predictions :D. You may get lower, or maybe even higher :).
Your worst case scenario -> 8/7/7 = 22.
21 is needed to crack the 35 apparently, and 24 is needed to crack the 40. So you're right in the middle, would say about 36-38.
AHHHH! I HOPE FOR THE BEST! Then again, I wanted a 34 ... a 38 would still be a god send. If I ever broke 40, I think I would celebrate like no tomorrow.
How did you go ROD?
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GA 1 (Unit 3) : A+ 89
GA 2 (Unit 4) : A+ 95
EXAM:
Section A : 8/10 - although i think i could possibly get a 9
Section B : 8/10
Section C : 8/10 also, though i worry that i might slip to a 7 (hopefully not any lower)
Ranking - all i know about this is that i'm ranked 2nd or 3rd out of about 300 kids? i think it's a pretty weak cohort but i have no clue how to find out that exact information
plz somebody anybody give me a rough indication
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If im in the top 5 of an average cohort of 50
And I get
8/10 Sec A
6/10 Sec B
6/10 Sec C Worst case
and
9/10
6.5/10
7/10 Best case
What do you think my study score will be?
Thanks in advance
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GA 1 (Unit 3) : 94% A+
GA 2 (Unit 4) : 100% A+
GA 3 (Exam) : A+
Section A : Predict ~9/10, Stasiland - Very accessible topic
Section B : Predict ~9/10, Spies - I had a pretty good essay to address the Whose Reality prompt
Section C : Predict ~10/10 - Was hoping for a comparative!
Rank 1 overall in a cohort of ~80-100
45+?
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AHHHH! I HOPE FOR THE BEST! Then again, I wanted a 34 ... a 38 would still be a god send. If I ever broke 40, I think I would celebrate like no tomorrow.
How did you go ROD?
haha yep hope for the best!
Yeah I went alright. I went to the gym for 2 hrs straight away after the exam so I've literally forgotten what I wrote (which is a good thing haha). 38-39 for me would make my day.
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GA1: 95
GA2: 97
Exam: 7/6/8 (42)
PREDICTION: 38-39
Was hoping for 40ish, maybe low 40s, but stuffed up the exam :'(
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Ranking is around top 20? or 30? Throughout the cohort I think.
GA 1: A
GA 2: A+
GA 3:...
Section A: 6/10
Section B: - (I did not touch it - literally not even a single mark on the page)
Section C: 6.5/10
Pretty much burnt out with studying unfortunately. Any predictions/feedback/comments would be sweet. Thanks guys, goodluck for the rest of your exams!
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Ranking is around top 20? or 30? Throughout the cohort I think.
GA 1: A
GA 2: A+
GA 3:...
Section A: 6/10
Section B: - (I did not touch it - literally not even a single mark on the page)
Section C: 6.5/10
Pretty much burnt out with studying unfortunately. Any predictions/feedback/comments would be sweet. Thanks guys, goodluck for the rest of your exams!
~30-33?
Depends on how high your GA1 A+ was, as well as your GA2 A. But yeah, your exam looks like it might come out around ~24/60, so 40%, which is going to drag you down a lot.
Might I ask what happened?
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GA 1 (Unit 3) : 94% A+
GA 2 (Unit 4) : 100% A+
GA 3 (Exam) : A+
Section A : Predict ~9/10, Stasiland - Very accessible topic
Section B : Predict ~9/10, Spies - I had a pretty good essay to address the Whose Reality prompt
Section C : Predict ~10/10 - Was hoping for a comparative!
Rank 1 overall in a cohort of ~80-100
45+?
Following the grade distribution from last year and assuming those are your scaled GA1/2 scores, ~47-49
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Following the grade distribution from last year and assuming those are your scaled GA1/2 scores, ~47-49
Sweet - here's hoping I didn't grossly overestimate my exam responses and get like a 38.
Ah well, only a month and half until we find out...
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Hi everybody,
GA1: B+
GA2:B or C+
GA3: 6/10 section A, 3-4/10 section B, 5/10 Section C
Pull off a 30??
Thanks in advance
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Hi guys
GA1: 86/100
GA2: 86/100
EXAM: 9/10 8/10 7/10
Thanks
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Sweet - here's hoping I didn't grossly overestimate my exam responses and get like a 38.
Ah well, only a month and half until we find out...
At this stage I reckon it's better to feel overly confident than demoralised :P But kudos if your predictions are an accurate reflection of your actual marks!
Hi guys
GA1: 86/100
GA2: 86/100
EXAM: 9/10 8/10 7/10
Thanks
39-41
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GA 1: 89/100
GA 2: 86/100
GA3: 50/60 or 54/60?
Not sure about rank. Maybe 15-20 in a strong cohort.
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At this stage I reckon it's better to feel overly confident than demoralised :P But kudos if your predictions are an accurate reflection of your actual marks!
Haha, yeah I suppose there is no point in worrying now.
Hi everybody,
GA1: B+
GA2:B or C+
GA3: 6/10 section A, 3-4/10 section B, 5/10 Section C
Pull off a 30??
Thanks in advance
Right around a 30 I think.
GA 1: 89/100
GA 2: 86/100
GA3: 50/60 or 54/60?
Not sure about rank. Maybe 15-20 in a strong cohort.
~42-46? Not sure, might be interesting considering your SACs are pretty good, but your ranking isn't quite as high.
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GA 1: 89/100
GA 2: 86/100
GA3: 50/60 or 54/60?
If GA3 is 50: ~42-43
If GA3 is 54: ~44-46
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~42-46? Not sure, might be interesting considering your SACs are pretty good, but your ranking isn't quite as high.
Yeah I am a bit uncertain what to expect for English, because I don't really have any indication what my ranking is because my school is very secretive about them :)
But thanks nikegod and Vlalyria for your input!
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GA1 - Ranked top 5 in an average cohort of 50
GA2 - Ranked top 3 in average cohort of 50
GA3..
Worst Case: 8/10, 6/10, 7/10
Best Case 9/10, 7/10, 8/10
Any predictions please?
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GA1 - Ranked top 5 in an average cohort of 50
GA2 - Ranked top 3 in average cohort of 50
GA3..
Worst Case: 8/10, 6/10, 7/10
Best Case 9/10, 7/10, 8/10
Any predictions please?
If it's closer to your best result, 40ish? Otherwise like 36+
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Prediction:
A: 9/10
B: 10/10
C: 8/10
SS?
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Don't really want to ask coz similar stats have been stated but i can't really get my head around SAC marks and comparison to cohort!
GA1 - About 70%
GA2 - Don't know exact marks (friggen nazi teacher) but top band 41-50/50 for all SAC's so worst case scenario 82%?
GA3 - Confident 7-8/10 for all sections
And also, do ESL students count in your cohort ranking?
With the ESL students (top students) About 4th-6th/17 in a pretty weak/average cohort
Without likely 2nd-4th/15 again weak/average cohort
Sorry for trouble and would appreciate prediction!
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Prediction:
A: 9/10
B: 10/10
C: 8/10
SS?
Around 46
Using the automated study score calc from here
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~30-33?
Depends on how high your GA1 A+ was, as well as your GA2 A. But yeah, your exam looks like it might come out around ~24/60, so 40%, which is going to drag you down a lot.
Might I ask what happened?
Was expecting that, haha. Thanks man appreciate it.
Pretty much had..
- Study Burn Out
- Huge Anxiety attack when seeing the English Exam
- Constant Mind blanks throughout the SAC
- Immense amount of stress throughout the year as I really wanted to do well.
Thankfully, I have literature to save me, so lets just pray and hope I can kill that. Thanks again for helping out everyone on the page.
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GA1 - Ranked top 5 in an average cohort of 50
GA2 - Ranked top 3 in average cohort of 50
GA3..
Worst Case: 8/10, 6/10, 7/10
Best Case 9/10, 7/10, 8/10
Any predictions please?
I'm constantly surprised at the size of people's cohorts, especially for a compulsory subject like english. That's a pretty small cohort actually..our school's is 135..but maybe we're just really huge and everyone else is average
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75% SACS
Worst Case
A: 6/10
B: 7/10
C: 5/10
Best Case
A: 7/10
B: 8/10
C: 6/10
Predictions ?
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GA1: low A/high B+ (skimmed an A)
GA2: high C+ (stuffed up my context sac)
What score out of 30 would i need on the exam to get a 30 ss?
i didn't perform as well as i hoped to in the exam :(
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GA1: low A/high B+ (skimmed an A)
GA2: high C+ (stuffed up my context sac)
What score out of 30 would i need on the exam to get a 30 ss?
i didn't perform as well as i hoped to in the exam :(
That information alone makes it impossible. How strong Is your cohort what is your rank
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GA1: 90/100
GA2: 90/100
(Ranked 5/30)
GA3: A: 8/10 B: 6:10 C: 7/10
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GA1: 90/100
GA2: 90/100
(Ranked 5/30)
GA3: A: 8/10 B: 6:10 C: 7/10
36-37
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A: 8/10
B: 6/10
C: 9/10
SS?
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A: 8/10
B: 6/10
C: 9/10
SS?
GA1 and GA2 + rank?
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Ranked 1st for unit 3 and 4.
Combinations:
1. 10-10-9
2. 10-10-8
3. 9-9-9
^ sections A, B and C respectively.
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ranked ~3rd in moderate-weak cohort
GA1: 80/100
GA2: 85/100
GA3: 38/60
Thanks ^.^
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Ranked 1st for unit 3 and 4.
Combinations:
1. 10-10-9
2. 10-10-8
3. 9-9-9
^ sections A, B and C respectively.
50 if you're lucky. People have gotten 50s with 57/60 in the past, so 58/60 gives you a good chance of doing the same.
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Unit 3 SACs - ~90%
Unit 4 SACS - ~78%
Exam - A 7, B 7, C 8
Not sure how I'll go, tbh. Cohort is average strength, our sacs don't tend to get scaled up/down much. Hoping for a 38, but at this point I feel like I'll end up with a 36 -_-
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Ranked 1st for unit 3 and 4.
Combinations:
1. 10-10-9
2. 10-10-8
3. 9-9-9
^ sections A, B and C respectively.
Are you trying to be a pretentious or legitimately asking. You're obviously going to get 50.
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Not sure how the ABC grading system works, but my averages are:
Unit 3 SACs: 88%
Unit 4 SACs: 82%
Estimated exam breakdown:
section 1: 7/10
section 2: 9/10
section 3: 8/10
And as for the cohort... there's about 60 of us, and average fairly high. Perhaps I'm 6th-7th from the top?
Thanks.
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GA1: 91/100
GA2: 91/100
These are unscaled. MHS cohort.
Prediction: 9,9,8 or 9,8,8 or 9,7,8
I have no idea how my context piece will go.
Cheers.
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GA1: 83/100
GA2: 86/100
very strong cohort
44/60 - 7,7,8
46/60 - 8,7,8
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GA1: High A+
GA2: Mid A+
Very strong cohort - usually about 8 50s each year and average is usually around 39-40. I think I was around rank 15-20/260
Exam:
Section A: Maybe 18-19/20 I was very happy with this, although my conclusion was a little rushed and a bit shit.
Section B: Maybe 16-17/20 Although maybe as low as 15. I covered the prompt well and included lots of references to Death of a Salesman, I just didn't think the piece was very…nice. A little bit shit. Context is such a bitch to predict - what are they even looking for?
Section C: 18-19/20 I thought I covered this well, although I tend to skimp a bit on purpose, so probs only 18
What do you guys think? Chance at 45+?
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What do you guys think? Chance at 45+?
easily 45+
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unit 3 - 89 weak bottom cohort and really really strong top cohort 8th rank out of 260
unit 4- 92 -4th rank
exam
1. 9-9-7
2. 8-8-7
3. 8-8-8
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unit 3 - 89 weak bottom cohort and really really strong top cohort 8th rank out of 260
unit 4- 92 -4th rank
exam
1. 9-9-7
2. 8-8-7
3. 8-8-8
Around ~40, low 40s perhaps
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Sacs: B+ and B+
Rank top quarter in weak cohort of 50
Exam:
What would be a 5/10, 5,10, 4/10.
And a 8/10, 8/10, 6/10?
Thanksss
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Do you think I'd be able to get a 40?
Unscaled SACS I received around ~65 and ~75 I think /100 got GA1/2 respectively.
For the exam I think I will get 9-8-9. Potential for a 10 with text.
P.S. Overall ranking I think I was pretty bad, probably bottom 50%. It is a relatively strong cohort of about 110-120 people. last year there were around thirty 40's.
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Do you think I'd be able to get a 40?
Unscaled SACS I received around ~65 and ~75 I think /100 got GA1/2 respectively.
For the exam I think I will get 9-8-9. Potential for a 10 with text.
P.S. Overall ranking I think I was pretty bad, probably bottom 50%. It is a relatively strong cohort of about 110-120 people. last year there were around thirty 40's.
I think you have a good chance of getting a 40 with that exam score, you wouldn't get any less than high thirties.
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Unit 3: A+
Unit 4: A+
Fairly large cohort, up the top end but I don't know how high I rank
Estimate:9-8-7
Best case: 10-8-8
Worst case:8-7-7
Hopefully I can scrape into the 40s ::) :-\
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Unit 3: A+
Unit 4: A+
Fairly large cohort, up the top end but I don't know how high I rank
Estimate:9-8-7
Best case: 10-8-8
Worst case:8-7-7
Hopefully I can scrape into the 40s ::) :-\
Estimate - 38 or 39, possibly 40
Best case - 40+
Worst case - 37 - 39
Please take these with a grain of salt, as I am not very experienced with predicting. This is just to give you an EXTREMELY rough idea, so if I'm wrong please don't come haunt me or anything :P
Hopefully I can scrape into the 40s ::) :-\
This is what I'm hoping for too, but after that exam, my hopes are basically dead :(
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Do you think I'd be able to get a 40?
Unscaled SACS I received around ~65 and ~75 I think /100 got GA1/2 respectively.
For the exam I think I will get 9-8-9. Potential for a 10 with text.
P.S. Overall ranking I think I was pretty bad, probably bottom 50%. It is a relatively strong cohort of about 110-120 people. last year there were around thirty 40's.
Probably like 37-39 unless some serious SAC scaling goes on, which would be unlikely given your rank. If you got 10-8-9, then you might get a 40, but still pretty unlikely given your SACs are scant a B.
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GA1: 82/100
GA2: 85/100
Section A: ~16-17/20
Section B: ~17-18/20
Section C: ~15-16/20
Cohort of about 65 (not including EAL), my school refuses to tell us our rankings or even the SAC averages. I'd think I'd be about top 25%, though.
I was hoping for a 40, not sure if I'll put it off now. What do you think?
Thanks
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GA1: 82/100
GA2: 85/100
Section A: ~16-17/20
Section B: ~17-18/20
Section C: ~15-16/20
Cohort of about 65 (not including EAL), my school refuses to tell us our rankings or even the SAC averages. I'd think I'd be about top 25%, though.
I was hoping for a 40, not sure if I'll put it off now. What do you think?
Thanks
Right around 40 on the dot. If your SACs stay at low As though, and aren't scaled up, probably more like 36-38.
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Are you trying to be a pretentious or legitimately asking. You're obviously going to get 50.
No :) I'm not being pretentious. I was genuinely interested in knowing.
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GA 1: 70
GA 2: 72
(Moderately high cohort, ranked top 20%)
Exam - Worst Case Scenario:
Section A: 8
Section B: 7
Section C: 9
Exam - Best Case Scenario:
Section A: 9
Section B: 8
Section C: 9
Thanks.
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Ranked 5/30
GA 1: 90/100
GA 2: 90/100
GA3: Scenario 1 - 8/6/7 Scenario 2 - 7/5/6
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Unit 3 - 83/100
Unit 4 - 80/100
ranked around top quarter of a cohort of around 160
Very strong cohort, probably over five 50s
Exam:
Section A - 8/10
Section B - 9/10
Section C - 9/10
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Yeah sure, (these are just predictions by the way, and I'm not taking account of you sac scores, so don't fully trust my predictions :D. You may get lower, or maybe even higher :).
Your worst case scenario -> 8/7/7 = 22.
21 is needed to crack the 35 apparently, and 24 is needed to crack the 40. So you're right in the middle, would say about 36-38.
How are you estimating all of these? To crack the 40, you need 24?
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How are you estimating all of these? To crack the 40, you need 24?
24/30, so 48/60. That is generally the 40 cutoff with A+ GA1 and GA2.
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How are you estimating all of these? To crack the 40, you need 24?
Yep. Go look at he grade distributions, in 2013 you needed at least 24 to be in the top 9% of state.
There are just estimates, just helping everyone out.
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I think the cut off will be at least 3 higher.
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I think the cut off will be at least 3 higher.
What makes you think that? The A+ cutoff is 47/60 every year - it never changes. It is given to the top 9% of students, hence it being the cutoff for a 40. It would be somewhat unfair if you needed 9/9/8 just to get a 40, unless you are suggesting the assessors are planning to mark more leniently this year...?
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What makes you think that? The A+ cutoff is 47/60 every year - it never changes. It is given to the top 9% of students, hence it being the cutoff for a 40. It would be somewhat unfair if you needed 9/9/8 just to get a 40, unless you are suggesting the assessors are planning to mark more leniently this year...?
This years exam was much easier than previous years. Section A and B everyone was in agreement that they were pretty easy, and the people who are bound to do well found Section C just as easy.
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This years exam was much easier than previous years. Section A and B everyone was in agreement that they were pretty easy, and the people who are bound to do well found Section C just as easy.
I really don't understand what you mean. It doesn't really make a difference how easy/difficult the exam is, because responses will always vary in quality. An 8 is not pegged to an 8 from the year before, but rather determined on the basis of its merit and quality relative to the cohort. Much like just about every other extended-writing subject, an A+ is given as a 40. Besides which, for the prompts I used (Stasiland & Whose Reality) the prompts were similar to last year's in terms of difficulty and scope, and section C was certainly no easier than last year's. Unless I was an outlier, I don't really think the cutoff is going to change. Giving more 8s would only make 9s the minimum for a 40, which would in turn have a strange effect on upper 40s, whereby you would need 58-60/60 for a 50, which is usually premier's territory.
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I really don't understand what you mean.
The prompts were easier, it is thus easier to write on and therefore the system of meritocracy is raised to the next level. What I think is people will be scoring higher, there will be more people scoring higher and that would in turn raise the A+ grade. With more people scoring higher, more people will be above the previous A+ cut off, thus it will be raised. Simple. This is just me guessing. I thought the exam was ridiculously easy and I may as well have been going into the exam hit across the head with a gold club that I was so disorganised, and the exam let me kill it.
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The prompts were easier, it is thus easier to write on and therefore the system of meritocracy is raised to the next level. What I think is people will be scoring higher, there will be more people scoring higher and that would in turn raise the A+ grade. With more people scoring higher, more people will be above the previous A+ cut off, thus it will be raised. Simple. This is just me guessing. I thought the exam was ridiculously easy and I may as well have been going into the exam hit across the head with a gold club that I was so disorganised, and the exam let me kill it.
To counter the influx of students scoring in the 8-10 region due to easier prompts, they'll most likely raise the 'system of meritocracy' by employing a more stringent marking scheme. So the benchmark to score a 8 would be raised to assist the grade distribution.
That being said, although the general consensus is that section A had easier questions than previous years, several texts offered quite challenging questions. So it would be remiss to generalise and say everyone found the exam 'ridiculously easy'.
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Ranked around 9th in a medium-strong cohort
Unit 3 SACs: 85%
Unit 4 SACs: 91%
Exam:
A: 17/20
B: 18/20
C: 16/20
What score am I looking at? Thanks! :)
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Ranked around 9th in a medium-strong cohort
Unit 3 SACs: 85%
Unit 4 SACs: 91%
Exam:
A: 17/20
B: 18/20
C: 16/20
What score am I looking at? Thanks! :)
~40-43
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To counter the influx of students scoring in the 8-10 region due to easier prompts, they'll most likely raise the 'system of meritocracy' by employing a more stringent marking scheme. So the benchmark to score a 8 would be raised to assist the grade distribution.
That being said, although the general consensus is that section A had easier questions than previous years, several texts offered quite challenging questions. So it would be remiss to generalise and say everyone found the exam 'ridiculously easy'.
Nice air quotes.
Everyone I've spoken to has said section A and B were a godsend. How would you know that the benchmarks will be raised? They have a set of criteria alongside the study design, they won't just downgrade the marking scheme due to making the exam easy; completely negates their marking criteria. They would have known it was easy and I'm assuming there will be a greater amount of people with A+'s. You can say what you want but it is all hypothetical reason because nobody really knows how VCAA mark except for the marking criteria that we're provided with.
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Nice air quotes.
Everyone I've spoken to has said section A and B were a godsend. How would you know that the benchmarks will be raised? They have a set of criteria alongside the study design, they won't just downgrade the marking scheme due to making the exam easy; completely negates their marking criteria. They would have known it was easy and I'm assuming there will be a greater amount of people with A+'s. You can say what you want but it is all hypothetical reason because nobody really knows how VCAA mark except for the marking criteria that we're provided with.
I don't think he was being rude, just poking fun at your "system of meritocracy" (this really isn't the right word to describe the VCAA system - I used the word 'merit', but meritocracy connotes something very different) and your reference to the exam as 'ridiculously easy', which, let's face it, is somewhat farcical. The prompts you received may have been straightforward, but the exam still required properly thought out ideas and higher-order thinking to succeed - it was hardly the english equivalent of doing your times tables.
Anyway, you are right, we can't possibly know until mid-January, when the assessors report is released - but we can continue arguing until then if you would like, haha?
I'm just joking - but out of interest, you write quite well, and predicted a couple 9s, so how come you're aiming for a 34?
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predicted a couple 9s, so how come you're aiming for a 34?
my thoughts exactly.
I thought the exam was ridiculously easy and I may as well have been going into the exam hit across the head with a gold club that I was so disorganised, and the exam let me kill it.
fair enough then, let's see you get 10 for each section :)
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my thoughts exactly.
fair enough then, let's see you get 10 for each section :)
Yeah, haha, I think the difficulty of getting a top tier score in English is being forgotten in her posts - getting a 10 isnt a matter of just getting an easy topic.
Then again, they said the exact same thing about the economics exam, despite apparently not having studied for it, and expecting a 20. VCE exams aren't that easy - they're not impossible, but "ridiculously easy" simply isn't accurate.
I suppose it's ironic that they called someone out earlier for asking what 10/10/9 would get for English, saying they were "pretentious" for asking if they would get a 50. Is the reverse not true - claiming that you are on track for SS in the range of 20-35, but then calling each exam easy? I suppose that would be better directed at her ;)
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I don't think he was being rude, just poking fun at your "system of meritocracy" (this really isn't the right word to describe the VCAA system - I used the word 'merit', but meritocracy connotes something very different) and your reference to the exam as 'ridiculously easy', which, let's face it, is somewhat farcical. The prompts you received may have been straightforward, but the exam still required properly thought out ideas and higher-order thinking to succeed - it was hardly the english equivalent of doing your times tables.
Anyway, you are right, we can't possibly know until mid-January, when the assessors report is released - but we can continue arguing until then if you would like, haha?
I'm just joking - but out of interest, you write quite well, and predicted a couple 9s, so how come you're aiming for a 34?
I don't write that well and laziness got the better of me throughout the year. Different people aim for different things and a ~35 would keep me pleased. I don't see how a system of meritocracy isn't applicable; vcaa works whereby the people who exhibit superior intellect against their criteria receive higher scores. But yes this debate is a bit silly as we both have no idea what we're talking about, neither of us are clairvoyants :)
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I don't write that well and laziness got the better of me throughout the year. Different people aim for different things and a ~35 would keep me pleased. I don't see how a system of meritocracy isn't applicable; vcaa works whereby the people who exhibit superior intellect against their criteria receive higher scores. But yes this debate is a bit silly as we both have no idea what we're talking about, neither of us are clairvoyants :)
It sounds a little bit stilted, because a meritocracy generally refers to a system of governance, rather than a form of assessment. I suppose the academic institution as a whole is a meritocracy, but it also seems somewhat odd to judge merit based upon 3 essays, or as it may be for other subjects, MC and some short answer. To me, a meritocracy means a broader sense of merit, rather than the very isolated form you are competing for in VCE. Anyway, it's only semantics - good luck for your exams :)
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Can someone please predict mine? Thank you!
GA1 - 86/100
GA2 - 82/100
GA3 - 7/7/7
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It sounds a little bit stilted, because a meritocracy generally refers to a system of governance, rather than a form of assessment. I suppose the academic institution as a whole is a meritocracy, but it also seems somewhat odd to judge merit based upon 3 essays, or as it may be for other subjects, MC and some short answer. To me, a meritocracy means a broader sense of merit, rather than the very isolated form you are competing for in VCE. Anyway, it's only semantics - good luck for your exams :)
You can utilise words that parallel scenarios. They don't have to be bang on with the definition in a dictionary. You are judging merit on three essays because that is what VCAA does and that is what we worked all year towards doing. Everyone knows that exams occur at the end of the year, whereby you are judged on merit. The people who do well are scored highly and vice versa. :)
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Hey can someone predict my study score:
Average on SACs - B+/A
Section A - 8-9/10
Section B - 7/10
Section C - 8/10
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English
GA1: 94/100 A+
GA2: 95/100 A+
GA 3: 9/8/9 A+
in top 3 ranks!!
Thanks :)
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English
GA1: 94/100 A+
GA2: 95/100 A+
GA 3: 9/8/9 A+
in top 3 ranks!!
Thanks :)
46 SS
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Just wondering around what study score I'd get
GA 1: 100/100
GA 2: 100/100
Exam: 7/9/9
Ranked 1st
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Just wondering around what study score I'd get
GA 1: 100/100
GA 2: 100/100
Exam: 7/9/9
Ranked 1st
43ish?
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Hey can someone predict my study score:
Average on SACs - B+/A
Section A - 8-9/10
Section B - 7/10
Section C - 8/10
About 40
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Can someone please predict mine? Thank you!
Unit 2 - 86/100
Unit 3 - 82/100
Exam - 7/7/7
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can anyone predict mine as well?
weak-average cohort, rank around in top 10
GA1 - 80/100
GA2 - 92/100
Exam - 50/60
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Can someone please predict mine? Thank you!
Unit 2 - 86/100
Unit 3 - 82/100
Exam - 7/7/7
Like 34-35
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can anyone predict mine as well?
weak-average cohort, rank around in top 10
GA1 - 80/100
GA2 - 92/100
Exam - 50/60
Like 40-42ish
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can someone predict mine?
weak-average cohort, top 3/4 rank
GA1: Mid A+
GA2: High A
Exam: 9/9/8
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can someone predict mine?
weak-average cohort, top 3/4 rank
GA1: Mid A+
GA2: High A
Exam: 9/9/8
44-45ish
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Unit 3: 99/100
Unit 4:99/100
Exam: 9/9/9
Ranked top 10 in very strong cohort.
thanks in advance!
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studying eal
sac is A+ normal cohort
rank 5
secction a is like 6-7
sec b 6-7
sec c 6-7