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Archived Discussion => 2010 => Mid-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Chemistry => Topic started by: scatteam_2 on June 08, 2010, 05:13:31 pm

Title: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: scatteam_2 on June 08, 2010, 05:13:31 pm
i was talking to a chem examiner who owned a vce bookshop a few weeks ago and he said that this years exam will be just as long and hard as last years, if not moreso.
how prepared do you guys feel?
im so nervous!
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Gloamglozer on June 08, 2010, 05:18:00 pm
Yes, definitely expect the difficulty and length of the exam to be similar to last year's because it gave VCAA an excellent spread of results - unlike its evil counterpart, physics.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Caspar on June 08, 2010, 05:42:55 pm
I really hope it is like last years.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: appianway on June 08, 2010, 05:43:29 pm
I hope it's like last year. Last year was fair - everything was in the course, it was just long.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: stonecold on June 08, 2010, 05:44:08 pm
this thread is giving me the creeps...

but yeah, hopefully not easy otherwise dumb mistakes will destroy me...
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Greggler on June 08, 2010, 05:49:41 pm
it wont get much harder.

VCAA 09 probs had some of the most difficult stuff they could throw at us.

- a difficult stoich q (q.10)
- an unusual hydrogenation q about the polyunsaturated hydrocarbon
- difficult/weird explanation q's
- Solid spectroscopy/nmr/IR question


Only way they could make it harder for some is maybe add more, lengthy 'explain' type questions about enzymes, biochem, organic chem, analytical techniques, bonding etc.

I find they are usually the ones where i lose marks other than silly mistakes. the little one or two marker here or there asking you to explain and link some weird concept that just gets you by surprise and  you have no idea about the theory behind or cant make the link in the stressful conditions.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: cheese360 on June 08, 2010, 05:54:13 pm
Last years was easy, i hope it is harder.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: stonecold on June 08, 2010, 06:29:55 pm
Expect a hard exam tomoz.  I failed to realise this for Bio, but the paper was 27 pages long this year, when in other years it has been like 22.

Last years exam 25 pages, this years, 24 pages.  Gonna be hard slog.

Good Luck everyone!
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Richiie on June 08, 2010, 07:00:55 pm
Good luck everyone, xD.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: akira88 on June 08, 2010, 07:13:56 pm
Good luck :)
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: chansthename on June 08, 2010, 07:44:58 pm
hoping for the hardest thing ever, I want to be crying after coming out (only as long as the rest of the state is crying)

and yes good luck to everyone
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: vexx on June 08, 2010, 07:49:26 pm
i think this exam will be a bit easier then last only because it's shorter, and have a cutoff more around the low 80's and not low 70's. which is still fineeeee (just guessingXD)
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: cameron_15 on June 08, 2010, 08:22:00 pm
I'm scared :P

Me too... After reading this thread! :o

Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Greggler on June 08, 2010, 08:26:14 pm
hard to tell the lentgh by pages. with the new format and all. but yeah could potentially be just as long as last year.

hope it is, as time was not really an issue for me when i did 09 as a praccy. although i guess in exam conditions its a completly different story.

meh. no hope guessing. im off to bed. drained from physics.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: iffets12345 on June 08, 2010, 09:10:35 pm
I think it will be, especially since I heard physics and bio exams have upped the ante. So I'm expecting a beast tomorrow.
Only worried that I'll have the right mindset on the day.
If it's a simple exam that will be disappointing to many people, especially the deserving people on vcenotes who worked hard to prepare for a difficult exam.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: darkphoenix on June 08, 2010, 09:30:33 pm
Yeah I'd be expecting something similar to last years.

Only now i gotta remember to check back over my work carefully and read the questions properly. If i don't make too many stupid mistakes it should be alright.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: iffets12345 on June 08, 2010, 09:36:45 pm
agreeed darkphoenix, I just make so many costly errors.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: iffets12345 on June 08, 2010, 09:41:17 pm
the worst thing would be if, you realised that your answer is wrong and restart, but u didnt  finish on time so your short answer question is mismatched...and then your consequential marks is zero as the first bit is different to the second part.
Happened to me in SAC 1, true story.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Stroodle on June 08, 2010, 09:42:25 pm
I reckon it'll be easier than last year. Look at how piss easy the 2008 exam was and the A+ cutoff was still only 87%. It was also two pages longer than this years exam.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: iffets12345 on June 08, 2010, 09:43:35 pm
Yea well there were more marks in 2008 than 2009 and that didn't mean 2009 was easier. It means very little.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Stroodle on June 08, 2010, 09:44:38 pm
the worst thing would be if, you realised that your answer is wrong and restart, but u didnt  finish on time so your short answer question is mismatched...and then your consequential marks is zero as the first bit is different to the second part.
Happened to me in SAC 1, true story.

The worst thing is if you skip a multiple choice at the start, but accidentally colour in that one with the next question's answer. Happened to a teacher's daughter at our school on the gat. She got nearly all the mc wrong...
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: iffets12345 on June 08, 2010, 09:46:36 pm
Ouch. Therefore, as they say, never skip a MC :)
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: darkphoenix on June 08, 2010, 09:58:05 pm
Ouch. Therefore, as they say, never skip a MC :)

Yeah true just guess it first, cause if you run out of time, i doubt you are gonna remember to go back to it.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Blakhitman on June 08, 2010, 10:01:19 pm
Shitting my dacks.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Streaker on June 08, 2010, 10:14:54 pm
good luck everyone. whatever happens, happens. we're at a stage now where we can do nothing about our score so just go with the flow ;)
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: RavenclawNerd on June 08, 2010, 11:03:28 pm
Thanks everyone for freaking me out! i was hoping it would be easier than last years one!
I'm a little worried about it... but oh well...
Good luck everyone!
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: superflya on June 08, 2010, 11:04:56 pm
hope its harder.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Caspar on June 09, 2010, 03:17:56 pm
lol this thread.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: /0 on June 09, 2010, 03:40:53 pm
The difficulty seems to see-saw from year to year. Expect a hard one next year.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Blakhitman on June 09, 2010, 03:41:50 pm
Easiest thing ever.
Title: Re: who thinks the chem exam will be HARDER than last years exam?
Post by: Gloamglozer on June 09, 2010, 03:42:34 pm
lol this thread.

Well it was made before the exam so it was a reasonable prediction but I guess VCAA thought otherwise.