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Archived Discussion => 2010 => Mid-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Physics => Topic started by: Chavi on June 08, 2010, 05:16:44 pm

Title: A+ cutoff
Post by: Chavi on June 08, 2010, 05:16:44 pm
What are your thoughts?
Being optimistic, i think the cutoff was 4-5 marks.
Harder than last year, but easier than usual.
Btw, anyone want to know the wording specific questions?
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: lachymm on June 08, 2010, 05:18:56 pm
I rekon 10+

I reckon it was equally as hard as the 2007 exam and look at its A+ cut off's
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: superflya on June 08, 2010, 05:19:39 pm
wat was the 07 cutoff?
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: taiga on June 08, 2010, 05:20:33 pm
What are your thoughts?
Being optimistic, i think the cutoff was 4-5 marks.
Harder than last year, but easier than usual.
Btw, anyone want to know the wording specific questions?

How is a cut-off of 4-5 optimistic.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Chavi on June 08, 2010, 05:21:48 pm
Electronics and structures were straightforward.
Motion had a few tricks, but it was relatively simple as well.
Why 10+?
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Juddinator on June 08, 2010, 05:22:00 pm
Unit 3 2007 A+ cutoff: 76.5/90
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: superflya on June 08, 2010, 05:23:55 pm
imo, 07 was way easier.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: taiga on June 08, 2010, 05:26:49 pm
Electronics and structures were straightforward.
Motion had a few tricks, but it was relatively simple as well.
Why 10+?

I think 90% of the cohort got Q3 wrong. 2 Marks gone there. electronics and materials were piss easy i admit, but no way this was on par with last years exam difficulty wise
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: m@tty on June 08, 2010, 05:28:32 pm
imo, 07 was way easier.

Yeah, actually it was. Motion was tricky this year. That's a huge A+ cutoff from 07, lets hope for something similar :|
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Greggler on June 08, 2010, 05:30:15 pm
what was last year... 86/90 ot something?

This year i reckon will be around 80/90.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Blakhitman on June 08, 2010, 05:30:43 pm
What are your thoughts?
Being optimistic, i think the cutoff was 4-5 marks.
Harder than last year, but easier than usual.
Btw, anyone want to know the wording specific questions?

Do you have a copy of the exam?
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: dyaner on June 08, 2010, 05:32:16 pm
what was last year... 86/90 ot something?

This year i reckon will be around 80/90.

Let's hope so... or even lower than that.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: superflya on June 08, 2010, 05:43:21 pm
80/90 seems fair.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Davoo! on June 08, 2010, 05:47:06 pm
I hope it's 10+. 80/90 would be pretty decent I think. Hopefully it is so.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: t3nsai on June 08, 2010, 05:59:38 pm
i reckon the cutoff will be 84-85

the exam was rly straightforward and i didn't really find it difficult ( cept a few tricky questions which i got tricked in :( )
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Davoo! on June 08, 2010, 06:02:41 pm
That's like saying it was as easy as the 09 exam, and from what guys are telling me that this was a lot harder compared to the 09. I wouldn't know seeing as I didn't even do it LOL.
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Blakhitman on June 08, 2010, 06:03:22 pm
Why didn't you do it?
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: mano91 on June 08, 2010, 07:31:42 pm
as a past student, i will say that the A+ cut off will be lower than the 2009 exam.

this is due to the fact that banked corners hasn't been on the exam before hence, students are more prone to lose marks here. also, the amount of explaining questions will be the section, in my opinion, most harshly marked to differentiate the REAL A+ students from the B's and C's etc.

Also the question with the two masses will cause some students problems with direction, positive and negative etc. 

please note: i have not seen the detailed studies nor focused on the electronic section, as motion is the biggest area of study.

i think the a+ cut off will be around 7-10 marks
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: bomb on June 10, 2010, 02:09:54 pm
Anyone think 76 will get an A atleast?
Title: Re: A+ cutoff
Post by: Stroodle on June 12, 2010, 02:31:26 am
Anyone think 76 will get an A atleast?

Yeah, I'd say so.