median study scores?

[99.95]

are the median study scores at your school, a good indication of the minimum study score you can get for a subject, provided that you put in effort. E.g. my school's median study score was 33, so does that mean if i put in the effort the minimum i can get for each subject is a 33?

[brightsky]

Simple answer is no. It all comes down to how well you can handle the exam.

Unfortunately, hard work doesn't equal high study score.

Neither does slackness equal low study score.

[m@tty]

Complex answer is no.

If your effort renders an understanding similar to that of the people who achieved the median scores in previous years, and you are fortunate on the exam(s) then yes.

Anyway, I don't think there is any significant correlation between effort and results. Just make sure you know your stuff and do the best you can do, there is nothing more than that which you can do. You'll get a score which you deserve.

[Gloamglozer]

The median is simply that - the median.  Since people usually take 4-6 subjects, that is 4-6 study scores for each person.  Multiply that by the amount of year 12's (plus year 11's and possibly year 10's who are doing Unit 3+4 subjects).  That would be the total study scores in your score.  Then the median is found based on how your cohort performs.  Since it is the median, the outliers won't adversely affect the results.

So if you put in minimum effort, it will reflect on your study score(s).