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[manutd]

hey guys,
i am feeling a sense of demoralisations for a number of reasons. in the first BM sac i scored 85% and in the second i scored 80%. i always walk out of the sac feeling like  i aced it but always drop marks on stupid questions. i was wondering if there is anyway to improve on this flaw and also if that 40 above study score can still be achieved?

[Joseph41]

hey guys,
i am feeling a sense of demoralisations for a number of reasons. in the first BM sac i scored 85% and in the second i scored 80%. i always walk out of the sac feeling like  i aced it but always drop marks on stupid questions. i was wondering if there is anyway to improve on this flaw and also if that 40 above study score can still be achieved?

Hey manutd!

To answer the second part of your post first: yeah, absolutely still possible to 40+ BusMan. Very, very possible. I can go into specifics if you like, but I honestly don't think it's worth it - just know that it's definitely still on the cards.

As for the first bit, what sort of mistakes are we talking about? Like, misreading questions, not answering in enough depth - or do you just disagree with your teacher's interpretation?

[manutd]

Hey manutd!

To answer the second part of your post first: yeah, absolutely still possible to 40+ BusMan. Very, very possible. I can go into specifics if you like, but I honestly don't think it's worth it - just know that it's definitely still on the cards.

As for the first bit, what sort of mistakes are we talking about? Like, misreading questions, not answering in enough depth - or do you just disagree with your teacher's interpretation?

My common mistakes were not answering questions in depth or not satisfying alll aspects of the question. Also some mistakes were a result of my teachers poor interpretations.
Also could you go into specifics about me still being able to achieve a 40+

[kbanks]

hey guys,
i am feeling a sense of demoralisations for a number of reasons. in the first BM sac i scored 85% and in the second i scored 80%. i always walk out of the sac feeling like  i aced it but always drop marks on stupid questions. i was wondering if there is anyway to improve on this flaw and also if that 40 above study score can still be achieved?

Hey
I think firstly the most vital thing to point out is that you should in no way feel demoralised with marks in the 80's, because that's a great mark. But I understand it can be demoralising to notice that you've dropped marks on areas that you feel as though you shouldn't have, etc.
In regards to feeling as though you have dropped marks because of a teacher's poor interpretation of your answer, it's important to remember that the examiners might be in the same boat as your teacher - so one part of developing sophisticated BusMan answers is to notice where you might be going into too much detail, or rambling, or writing in confusing sentences. Because, even if all the theory is there, if an examiner is confused reading your answer, you might still not receive full marks.
A good way to combat this is to make sure that you're planning answers for questions worth any more than 4 marks before you write them - just to make sure you know exactly what points you need to hit, and you're not going off track when you answer!

Another common place that students lose marks is not making links to the case study when they need to, so make sure you're always including information to, and links to, the case study if you are given one. In addition, if you are given a case study, make sure that your answer is always related to it - if your theory is spot on but not relevant, it won't get you the marks.

The best advice I can give is practice questions - possibly even giving some to your teacher during the revision period for a SAC, if they will allow it, so you can get a sense of how they are marking and where they're reducing your marks, before you get to a SAC.

Hope this helps a bit! But seriously, don't be bummed, you're doing great.
Cheers,
Karly.