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Archived Discussion => 2009 => End-of-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Biology => Topic started by: kenhung123 on November 28, 2009, 10:41:19 am
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I have heard a few cases where A+ for all 3 GA's still resulted a 37-39!!
Ultimately A+ doesn't mean all that much after all?
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It does happen. But those are normally borderline low A+s for all 3 GAs.
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Or maybe you expected too much to begin with. A high 30's is a good study score.
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I have heard a few cases where A+ for all 3 GA's still resulted a 37-39!!
Ultimately A+ doesn't mean all that much after all?
Ouch, that's a bit harsh. IS that how competitive/Difficult it is?
What is a better than a A+, or what score higher than A+ would you need for 40+?
i dropped Biology in year 11 semester 1, couldn't cope with the memorising :)
Best regards,
Souljette<3
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I have heard a few cases where A+ for all 3 GA's still resulted a 37-39!!
Ultimately A+ doesn't mean all that much after all?
VCAA sets ranges for A+ to ensure that only the top 9% of people are in this range. so i am a bit suspicious about the definition of the A+ you are referring to.
This year's physics GA2, for example, has a high A+ cut-off for the exam, where only those who have lost less than 4 marks are granted an A+. Imagine, if you have lost 5 marks in this exam, you will be merely getting an A for this exam, whereas using our common/general definition of an A+ ( 90-100%), you will be in the A+ range.
Maybe those who claimed that they got A+'s found their grades without considering the cut-offs....?
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So your saying all values of A+ are equivalent? But do other subjects have cases where A+ for all 3GA's result <40 SS?
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I have heard a few cases where A+ for all 3 GA's still resulted a 37-39!!
Ultimately A+ doesn't mean all that much after all?
Well, yeah...A+ in exams for bio can be anywhere from 80%-100%. Naturally, it's a subject the whole state does terrible in.
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So your saying all values of A+ are equivalent? But do other subjects have cases where A+ for all 3GA's result <40 SS?
LOTE's do, a friend of mine got 3 A+ for Chinese SLA and got a 39.
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So your saying all values of A+ are equivalent? But do other subjects have cases where A+ for all 3GA's result <40 SS?
LOTE's do, a friend of mine got 3 A+ for Chinese SLA and got a 39.
yaya that happens, a friend's got 3A+ for Jap and only got a 39.
but 37-39 is a bit too low..
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Edit: Wait..Still A+ is a ranking in a sense because only top 9% gets A+ as you said. But then other subjects 3 A+ would mean 40+. So that would include low A+'s (low ranking) in other subs too won't it?
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
I agree!
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you can get 39 or even 38 with three low A+'s by
1) sacs are from a weak cohort
2) A+ cutoff includes more than 8~9% of state, some exams have 10% getting A+
:P
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Isn't A+ range a ranking not a mark? So why would the % of people getting A+ change?
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not too sure to be honest. but for example, written exam 2, 12% got A+.
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2008/section3/vce_math_methods_cas_ga08.pdf
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41 is all I need for Uni Bio :D! Hoping...
All the best.
Souljette<3
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
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i dont understand this +1,+2,+3 thingy.
Souljette<3
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
+1
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to demotivate
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I dunno why you started this demotivational thread lols...
+1
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:3
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= 3
to demotivate
LOLOL