Further Maths sac ranking - chance of 50?

[jmosh002]

Hi all,
If i am ranked 8th out of 40 people in a cohort (in further maths)
And get full marks in both exams - is it still possible to get a 50? even though all the people before me
would not get full marks in the exams.

[Stick]

It's possible, but very unlikely. Your whole cohort would need to ace the exam in order for you to get 50.

Generally, the rule of thumb is that if you are in a top cohort, you can sit anywhere and in an above average cohort you can sit in the top 10% (so rank 4 for you). If you are in an average or below average cohort though, you'll probably need to get your rank up to 1.

The year has only just begun! Don't despair just yet.

[Special At Specialist]

What Stick said.

[jmosh002]

What Stick said.

What about a 48 or 49 with that sac ranking and perfect exam scores.
Could someone please explain to me how sac rankings work if you get a better exam mark than someone who
is ahead of you?

[Jezza]

I'm aiming for 50 in Further. I believe I can smash it to bits if I work really hard on it.

I hate the whole scoring system how your mark can be affected because of the cohort around you.

[Special At Specialist]

It works kind of like this:
You are given a certain rank in your class based on your overall performance for SAC's (in further maths, for units 3 and 4 combined). After your class does the exam, the examiners collect all the marks from your cohort and count how many A+'s, A's, B+'s, B's and so on your cohort scored on the exam. Then, they look who was ranked in what position and assign the grades like that.
For example, if in your cohort for the exam there were 5 A+'s, 10 A's, 5 B+'s and 5 B's and 10 C+'s and you were rank 16/35 for SAC's, then you would most likely be given a B for your SAC mark, regardless of how well you did on the exam.
So basically, whoever gets rank 1 SAC's without rank 1 on the exam is essentially stealing the best exam mark for their SAC's.

[Stick]

What Stick said.

What about a 48 or 49 with that sac ranking and perfect exam scores.
Could someone please explain to me how sac rankings work if you get a better exam mark than someone who
is ahead of you?

It's probably more likely.