how hard is it to get 40+?

[hard]

I really want a 40+ in methods but i even some pretty smart people from last year struggled to get 35 so is it really that hard? so far methods is great but what does it take to get 40+?

[Edmund]

It wont be hard for you, hard. Just aim high As to A+ average on SACs, and a great perfomance on final exams of course.

Actually depends on the person...... Everyone has different capabilities.

[kurrymuncher]

yeah aim for high As and A+s like Edmund said. make sure that you don't make careless mistake, because the exam 1 A+ cutoff mark last year was like 37.5 to 38. And don't forget to do practice exams lol

[hard]

lol yer thanks i'll try my get A+'s (prays)

[Eriny]

Hmmm... I knew the study design very well, and 'only' got a 33. I think you need to actually good at maths, rather than merely competent. But scaling, luckily, evens things out much more.

[ReVeL]

I don't believe it's THAT hard to get a 40 in methods. I agree with Eriny in that you have to be actually good at maths to get 40+. Having said that, I am very far from being brilliant and managed a 40 last year.

What your score will really hinge on is careless mistakes come exam time. I made afew in exam 1 costing me an A+(which I could have got on what I knew), but fared better on exam 2, so I guess that helped me.

And of course, plenty of practise exams is an obvious must(I think I did ~25).

[TrueTears]

Just keep up with the class pace all the time and make sure you do all the set questions.

[hard]

yer that's what i'm doing ^ but hopefully it all works out. 40+ will be fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IntoTheNewWorld]

I have come to believe, that on harder subjects like methods no matter how hard they try (do all set exercises, even more, checkpoints whatever) some people just can't get good at it.

Sigh.

[Gloamglozer]

Check out this site for more details.  the 2008 Graded Distributions for Methods hasn't come out yet but it will give you a fair idea as to how many marks you need to get an A+, A, B+, e.t.c.

[/0]

Make sure you do a variety of questions. Although routine is important for common questions, after you finish with them you need to expand your question base substantially. With tough questions there are normally 1 or 2 'tricks' which lead to the correct answer. If you have done questions like them before, you won't need to spend ages and ages thinking about them; the method should eventually come to you almost instantly. After every test, regardless of how well you do, you need to clearly identify and work on your weaknesses. Don't just think "oh, that was just too hard". That type of mentality goes nowhere. If you work at this, you could be achieving very high marks on your exams when they come.

[hard]

Make sure you do a variety of questions. Although routine is important for common questions, after you finish with them you need to expand your question base substantially. With tough questions there are normally 1 or 2 'tricks' which lead to the correct answer. If you have done questions like them before, you won't need to spend ages and ages thinking about them; the method should eventually come to you almost instantly. After every test, regardless of how well you do, you need to clearly identify and work on your weaknesses. Don't just think "oh, that was just too hard". That type of mentality goes nowhere. If you work at this, you could be achieving very high marks on your exams when they come.

thanks man

[Mao]

Well, remember how the SS is calculated:

you want to be on average the top 10% of state (40+)

i.e. A+ all round (don't have to be high A+, but A+ nonetheless), as A+ corresponds to top ~11% of cohort. That would get you high 30s to low 40s.

the SS calculator I made might give you a better idea, but basically you need to be ranking high in class and doing well in exams.

[hard]

yer hopefully i do well in the sacs.. so far  i can do roughly 2 q on the first exam of 2007 vcaa lol but we've only done 2 chapters i guess.