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Title: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Christiano on May 16, 2011, 11:49:47 pm
Well we are less than a month away from exams - how many practice exams are you aiming to do?

Personally, with a chemistry mid years as well, I'm aiming for at least 15.

Also, what marks have you been getting for the practice exams? Best of luck!
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: matt123 on May 17, 2011, 12:14:08 am
Honestly.
I think the biggest mistake you can make in year 12 .. or one of them atleast is..................
doing TOOOOO many practice exams in a short period of time.
in the last month and a half or so i did maybe .. 40-50 prac exams for each subject? . for psych i did EVERY paper i got my hands on , every single QUESTION i could find.

you should aim for honestly .... 15 papers at MOST.
all my friends who got why marks only did around that many .. 20-25 AT MOST.

you should aim to PERFECT answers on one paper before going to the next.
i made the mistake of doing a paper ... getting around 80-85% .. and vaugly learning answers to the ones i got incorrect and then moved onto the next paper.

you should do 15-20 MAX to familiarize yourself with the questions well .. and at the same time , be able to perfect each question.

i regret doing so many papers , i should have done less and done them properly ...
:) thats my opinion.
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Base on May 17, 2011, 12:37:53 am
Anyone got any ideas where to find exams from previous years? I've only got bout 5 exams not including VCAA ones.
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: ariawuu on May 17, 2011, 12:53:56 am
Quote from: Base on May 17, 2011, 12:37:53 am
Anyone got any ideas where to find exams from previous years? I've only got bout 5 exams not including VCAA ones.
aww, here is a good link :) http://www.mediafire.com/cleoxo#ei5q01s5xf5oe,1
hope it works..
enjoyy!
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: homosapiens on May 17, 2011, 05:30:49 pm
Ditto what matt123 said, last year I probably did just under 15, and the most important thing is to make a list of questions you got wrong, or definitions/explanations that you liked from the answers so you won't make the same mistakes again.
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Souljette_93 on May 17, 2011, 07:25:48 pm
15-20 is ideal, quality over quantity.
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: HERculina on May 17, 2011, 07:31:08 pm
20...hopefully  :D
but i definitely hope to do all of the VCAA ones
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: jane1234 on May 17, 2011, 07:35:11 pm
Yeah, aiming for 20 as well. I've done 5... but done so crap on most of them!! :(
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Mr. Study on May 17, 2011, 08:02:27 pm
I've done 12 already. Got 85% as my highest so far. :)
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: matt123 on May 17, 2011, 09:22:20 pm
Quote from: Mr. Study on May 17, 2011, 08:02:27 pm
I've done 12 already. Got 85% as my highest so far. :)

stop doing more
go back and do the ones u did not so well on again
learn the answers and the concepts
then do another
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Ghost! on May 17, 2011, 09:28:14 pm
Quote from: matt123 on May 17, 2011, 09:22:20 pm
Quote from: Mr. Study on May 17, 2011, 08:02:27 pm
I've done 12 already. Got 85% as my highest so far. :)

stop doing more
go back and do the ones u did not so well on again
learn the answers and the concepts
then do another

Agreed! Redo them till you get 100% or as close as you can feel satisfied.
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Zebra on May 18, 2011, 08:38:10 pm
lol @ mavisgibbons style
Title: Re: How many practice exams are you aiming for?
Post by: Russ on May 18, 2011, 08:45:22 pm
Russ' style - 0 exams, just cram notes and wing it