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Archived Discussion => 2010 => End-of-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Biology => Topic started by: pi on November 05, 2010, 03:59:00 pm

Title: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on November 05, 2010, 03:59:00 pm
Rumours are going around my school that the A+ cut-off will be around 65!

I pretty sure I got higher than that, but what do you people think? Personally, I think it is a bit high... But then again, it was pretty easy.
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Caspar on November 08, 2010, 09:25:10 am
My mate (prems in 09) and his mother (assessor) said ~63 should be the cutoff. Any higher and we'd be studying chem, not biol :P.
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Stroodle on November 09, 2010, 09:12:34 pm
I wouldn't be surprised if it was around 65 this year. Thought it was way easier than 2006, and the cutoff then was 61.
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on November 11, 2010, 01:11:30 pm
I wouldn't be surprised if it was around 65 this year. Thought it was way easier than 2006, and the cutoff then was 61.

i hope its a bit lower
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: smashem on November 17, 2010, 10:49:50 pm
a 65 cut off?????? that is huge... lol
i found the exam alright i think ill get around 62ish give or take 2, so i hope A+ cutoff is around 61...

65 is damn high!
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: BossHek on November 26, 2010, 03:22:35 pm
Oh i hope you're right 'smashem' :)
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: onerealsmartass on November 26, 2010, 05:55:42 pm
wow you guys realy think that the cut off will be that high?
i initally thought 62...
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: thushan on November 26, 2010, 07:26:28 pm
I say anything from 119 to 126; it was easy yes, but as always assessors are anal, and there were a few tricks in the exam and a few questions from left field (eg. that centromere one). There were also more synthesis questions (3-4 markers) so it'll be easier to slip one word and lose a mark.
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on November 26, 2010, 07:30:16 pm
I say anything from 119 to 126; it was easy yes, but as always assessors are anal, and there were a few tricks in the exam and a few questions from left field (eg. that centromere one). There were also more synthesis questions (3-4 markers) so it'll be easier to slip one word and lose a mark.

I still think more like 126-130, but I agree with the points that you made (except that assessors are 'anal', only because my friend's mum is an assessor and she is really nice)
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: onerealsmartass on November 26, 2010, 07:30:42 pm
I say anything from 119 to 126; it was easy yes, but as always assessors are anal, and there were a few tricks in the exam and a few questions from left field (eg. that centromere one). There were also more synthesis questions (3-4 markers) so it'll be easier to slip one word and lose a mark.
I hope your right :) Dec 13 cannot come any sooner...
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: thushan on November 26, 2010, 07:39:06 pm
Hmm...130 to me is too high...the highest A+ cutoff ever (correct me if I'm wrong) was 125, and this exam was relatively simple, but was not unusually easy

Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on November 26, 2010, 07:42:13 pm
Hmm...130 to me is too high...the highest A+ cutoff ever (correct me if I'm wrong) was 125, and this exam was relatively simple, but was not unusually easy



I found this one the easiest of all the past VCAA exams of the current study design
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: thushan on November 26, 2010, 07:45:16 pm
Fair enough

I personally found it similar to 2006
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Jdog on November 26, 2010, 08:44:53 pm
what you guys been smoking,


cut off will never be 65,


highest it will be is 62 im guessing around 61
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: stonecold on November 27, 2010, 11:26:13 am
If this thread is right then I am in trouble, but I doubt it will be that high.
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 17, 2010, 03:16:43 pm
Does anyone now know the actual cut-off?
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Greatness on December 17, 2010, 04:21:08 pm
wouldve been highish im guessing cos i got an A :'( maybe 62-63.... dunno just guessing, or might have just fvcked up the exam....
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 17, 2010, 04:55:23 pm
^^ just like me in unit 3... I should have tried more :(
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Greatness on December 17, 2010, 05:06:28 pm
lol i did horrible in unit 3... mainly becoz i didnt know the expectations of a year 12 subject xD i was getting As and A+s for sacs so i decided to just cruise along then got a B+ in the exam :(
Tried a lot harder in unit 4 yet only got an A :(
B+ A A = 36 for me :'(
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 17, 2010, 06:46:08 pm
I didn't cruise my SACs (only cruised one of them) and I didn't study at all for the exam (unit 3)...

As I said, should have tried more :(  Got more than I expected though...
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Greatness on December 17, 2010, 06:47:58 pm
Meh, im not too concerned about it anymore. It was always going to be a 10%er with the other subjects that i do :)
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 17, 2010, 06:49:54 pm
Meh, im not too concerned about it anymore. It was always going to be a 10%er with the other subjects that i do :)

+1, same here
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 21, 2010, 02:40:02 pm
Does anyone now know the actual cut-off?

Just interested (again)
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: thushan on December 21, 2010, 02:41:16 pm
Based on JDog's statement of study score (it didn't give the cutoff) I estimated it to be 64.5, but I'm getting a SoM so I can tell you later.
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 21, 2010, 02:44:09 pm
^^That's lower than I thought
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Jdog on December 21, 2010, 02:57:04 pm
to give an indication, of what cuttofs are



i got 47 with

199/200 in sacs


67.5 in midyear

and  67 in end of year
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: stonecold on December 21, 2010, 04:26:46 pm
Cut off was 62.5
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: pi on December 21, 2010, 06:50:46 pm
Cut off was 62.5

WOW! that's pretty low!
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: stonecold on December 21, 2010, 06:52:32 pm
Cut off was 62.5

WOW! that's pretty low!

lol, it is biology.  It is ALWAYS low. :P
Title: Re: A+ Cut-off
Post by: Greatness on December 21, 2010, 10:35:47 pm
dayum... i probs got around high 50s than xD B+ A A got me 36 :'( i reckon Sacs were low A - had pretty weak cohort