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VCE Stuff => VCE Science => VCE Mathematics/Science/Technology => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Chemistry => Topic started by: drcrowthorne on September 07, 2013, 02:27:44 pm
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Heya Guys,
So I've just started doing chem practice exams with exams looming a few months away.
What kind of scores should you be aiming for for a 40+?
This is for Unit 3 practice exams.
Cheers,
drcrowthorne :)
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I've done a few unit 3 STAV and NEAP (2008, 09, 10) ones, they seemed really hard for me... I would've gotten around an average of 60-70%?
But I think for a 40+ you'll need at least 80%+ consistently (maybe more considering that chem is a prerequisite for medicine I.e. all the 'freaks' do chem haha).
Since a 40 is about a low-mid A+, you'd need between 84-90% on the real exam I think, depending on how hard it is. The A+ cut in 2009 Exam 1 was 78%, and in 2010 Exam 1 it was 90%.
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like Thushan said, look at the cut offs for past vcaa exams so go download the assessment reports and grade distributions too :)
A to A+ will do nicely I think :)
Eg for the 2011 chem exam 1 paper 85+% for A+ and 79+% for A Assessment Report
Eg using the grade distribution for 2012, you can find the cut offs + relative percentages too: Grade Distributions
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Depends on the A+ cut-off. For a 40+ you need at least low-mid A+s on your exams. Don't worry too much about your MHS SAC marks, your SACs will definitely scale up to A+ if you're normally getting at least an A anyway.