Study Score for History Revolutions!

[mliew]

Hey everyone 

I recently just got my first SAC result back and I got 48.75/50. I know this is quite a strong score but I was a bit disappointed as I am aiming for a perfect study score and I'm not sure if this mark will drag me down.

I just want some advice from anyone who knows if this score will affect my chances at scoring a 50?

Thank you 

[Rishi97]

Hey everyone 

I recently just got my first SAC result back and I got 48.75/50. I know this is quite a strong score but I was a bit disappointed as I am aiming for a perfect study score and I'm not sure if this mark will drag me down.

I just want some advice from anyone who knows if this score will affect my chances at scoring a 50?

Thank you 

Great job on your score...
Nooo, it will definitely not affect your chances of getting a 50. If you browse through AN, you will come across many students asking the same question and you can read some of the replies they got.
There are many more sacs to come and many chances to redeem yourself.
This may not help but it may make you feel better. A girl from my school last year got a B+ for english on her first sac but still ended up getting a 50. You are in a much better position with your 48.75/50.
Good Luck

[Cort]

I'm...I'm definitely sure you'll be fine. Very fine in fact. If you maintain that score (or even higher) throughout the year, and don't muck around during the GAT and Exams, you'll be looking at a very good score. Perhaps even a 50!

[spectroscopy]

you can still get a 50 but you will need similiar scores throughout the year including the exam

[Professor Polonsky]

Your numerical score on SACs does not matter whatsoever.

What does matter is how you go on them relative to your cohort ("rank", although that's not entirely accurate) and how your cohort does on the exam.

The very basic - and somewhat oversimplified - rule of thumb is that if you are ranked nth, your final SAC score will be the nth best exam score in your cohort.

So as you might be able to see, if you finish each unit as rank 1, dropping marks on SACs won't matter at all.

That is not to say, of course, that you need to be rank 1 to get a 50. It definitely helps, but quite often is not necessary.

[QuidProQuo]

I don't know this for certain, but from observing trends it seems that you lose a fair few marks in the Revs exam and still get a great study score, at least relative to some other subjects like Legal. I lost 15 marks on last year's exam and still got a 44.