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Title: 45+?
Post by: nonstop9328 on August 22, 2010, 07:19:23 pm
hi, so far my scores for the sacs are 37/40, 18/20 and 13.5/20.
yes, i've scrwed up the last sac but the average was only about 9/20 and i came second in the cohort in the first sac.

since i've screwed my last sac, is it still possible for me to get 45+ if i ace both of my exams?
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: TyErd on August 22, 2010, 07:20:19 pm
yes ofcourse you can
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: m@tty on August 22, 2010, 07:22:27 pm
hi, so far my scores for the sacs are 37/40, 18/20 and 13.5/20.
yes, i've scrwed up the last sac but the average was only about 9/20 and i came second in the cohort in the first sac.

since i've screwed my last sac, is it still possible for me to get 45+ if i ace both of my exams?
Yes.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: nonstop9328 on August 22, 2010, 11:51:10 pm
A+ for further is like getting 1 or 2 questions wrong on the exam rite? :(
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: LFTM on August 22, 2010, 11:55:07 pm
A+ for further is like getting 1 or 2 questions wrong on the exam rite? :(

nope. last year an A+ on exam 1 was 36/40 i think, not sure on exam 2 but you can lose more that 1-2 marks and still get A+.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: vexx on August 23, 2010, 02:14:15 am
A+ for further is like getting 1 or 2 questions wrong on the exam rite? :(

its generally 1 study score point lost per exam mark, so getting ~45 with fairly good SAC ranking is losing 5 marks over both exams.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: sam.utute on August 25, 2010, 11:13:33 am
What about for 50? How many marks are you allowed to lose on both exams? I'm ranked 1 in my year level.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: crayolé on August 25, 2010, 04:19:52 pm
What about for 50? How many marks are you allowed to lose on both exams? I'm ranked 1 in my year level.
You can't lose any, lose one and you'll get around 48.8?
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: sam.utute on August 25, 2010, 05:51:52 pm
You can't lose any, lose one and you'll get around 48.8?

You're kidding? In my practice exams, I generally only lose marks for silly mistakes, but thats a bit harsh. I know further is competitve but are you sure?
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: m@tty on August 25, 2010, 06:00:19 pm
Most years from what I've heard, you can lose at most one mark for 50. But sometimes only half or none. Better to aim for full marks...
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: vexx on August 25, 2010, 07:19:59 pm
^ You can even get 49 with losing zero marks, depending on your SACs, which would be frustrating- but it's a possibility.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: superstar1 on August 26, 2010, 03:24:23 pm
are you sure i heard you can lose upto 4 marks all together and still get a 50.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: vexx on August 26, 2010, 04:02:49 pm
are you sure i heard you can lose upto 4 marks all together and still get a 50.

there's no way. 4 marks would get you ~46 if you have a solid sac ranking.
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: superstar1 on August 26, 2010, 04:23:38 pm
i know a person who lost 4 or 5 marks approx altogether and he ended up with 48
Title: Re: 45+?
Post by: sam.utute on August 26, 2010, 07:08:21 pm
Not really a relevant question to the thread, but I didn't want to make a new one.

What happens if in Exam 2 we get all the right answers, but don't show any workings (even for 2 mark questions)? Would we still lose the method marks despite the fact we got the right answers throughout the exam? I seem to have a problem showing workings (laziness xD), and I want to know if it might cost me some marks at the end of the year.

Thanks guys,
Sam