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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: Michael on October 29, 2007, 08:03:00 pm

Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Michael on October 29, 2007, 08:03:00 pm: Hi all.
I'm just wondering why VCAA has decided to shift exams to a later date this year as compared to 2006? This particularly affects those doing the sciences (such as Physics/Chemistry). Last year these people finished their exams on the 9th November. This year I will be finishing on the 15th November, a considerable time later.

I understand some people here may like this extra time, but I believe the less time you have the more you focus on studying. I have a whole week between the English and Methods exam, which I'm sure I will find it difficult to study.

Any reasons why they shifted the exams back? Or feel free to add your own opinions on the matter.
Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Odette on October 29, 2007, 08:22:01 pm: I don't know why the vcaa scheduled the exams at this time, but anyways thanks to them pushing the exams back, my last exam is on the 20th of november... ahh i cant study for that long :cry:
Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Timtasticle on October 29, 2007, 08:24:28 pm: Some years they just decide to do everything late. We don't get our results until the 17th of December, and change of preferences are open from then until Christmas Eve.

Not too sure as to the reasoning behind it though.
Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: joshuamorgan on October 29, 2007, 08:30:41 pm: Next years are similar - November Written Examinations take place from Friday 31 October to Friday 21 November.
Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: cara.mel on October 30, 2007, 06:37:17 am: I think last year was earlier than normal, not the other way around. I remember my IS teacher telling us we were lucky that our exam wasn't in the middle of the 1/2 exams at my school, because usually it was.

And my last exam is on the last session of the last day of the whole thing :D
Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: joshuamorgan on October 30, 2007, 04:26:41 pm: http://vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/exams/future_exams.html

Only the exam periods are listed - no actual timetable available yet.

Term dates are available here: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/keydates/termdates.htm
Title: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 04:34:26 pm: I want to study medicine in the future.... Now I'm in vce year 11... So what subjects I've to take for medicine in vce???....
Need advice help
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: alchemy on February 23, 2014, 05:06:47 pm: Quote from: Graan on February 23, 2014, 04:34:26 pm
I want to study medicine in the future.... Now I'm in vce year 11... So what subjects I've to take for medicine in vce???....
Need advice help

Tip #1: Don't bump old threads.
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: 007 on February 23, 2014, 05:09:51 pm: Quote from: alchemy on February 23, 2014, 05:06:47 pm
Tip #1: Don't bump old threads.
Somebody is obviously new here.

@ChaseJ - I can see how I came off rude, I literally just meant that he is knew and probably came through google to find this thread. Was responding to alchemy.
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: chasej on February 23, 2014, 05:10:57 pm: Quote from: Graan on February 23, 2014, 04:34:26 pm
I want to study medicine in the future.... Now I'm in vce year 11... So what subjects I've to take for medicine in vce???....
Need advice help

For monash the pre-reqs are english and chem.

Generally those going for med do english, chem, bio, spesh, methods +something else (methods and spesh for the scaling I guess).

edit: why are people so rude about people bumping old threads. yeh people sometimes google and come to old threads and post in them. mods can just move the posts in the odd occasion they post in old threads.
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:12:16 pm: What is spesh?
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: chasej on February 23, 2014, 05:13:01 pm: Quote from: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:12:16 pm
What is spesh?

Specialist Mathematics. Hardest VCE level maths subject.
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:14:51 pm: If I take bio,chem,English,math methods ...so will it be good or not Chasej?
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: chasej on February 23, 2014, 05:16:12 pm: Quote from: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:14:51 pm
If I take bio,chem,English,math methods ...so will it be good or not Chasej?

Ultimately it's up to you. But yes, those subjects will be able to fulfil the prerequisites for most undergrad med courses in Australia, provided you get the required scores.

Subjects to take outside prereqs are really your choice.
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:17:54 pm: Thanks aloooot Chasej for such an brotherly advices
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:22:46 pm: Chasej I've one question more....do I need advance maths too with math methods for medical side?
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Yacoubb on February 23, 2014, 05:31:26 pm: Quote from: Graan on February 23, 2014, 04:34:26 pm
I want to study medicine in the future.... Now I'm in vce year 11... So what subjects I've to take for medicine in vce???....
Need advice help

English and Chemistry are needed as prerequisites for Medicine pretty much close to everywhere. Biology will be helpful, especially because that's what Medicine is based on. A recommended Math subject would be Methods. Then choose two more that you feel you would enjoy. :)

Good luck!
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:32:31 pm: Thank you yacoubb
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: mad_maxine on February 23, 2014, 05:54:20 pm: Quote from: Graan on February 23, 2014, 05:22:46 pm
Chasej I've one question more....do I need advance maths too with math methods for medical side?

You don't really need specialist maths (unless you want to do engineering, generally), it's only maths methods and usually chemistry that are prerequisites to get into the main medicine/biomedicine and science courses.
Title: Re: Exam Dates this year?
Post by: Graan on February 23, 2014, 06:08:36 pm: Got it....thank u mad_maxine..:)