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A+?
« on: August 10, 2011, 08:52:45 pm »
Is it possible that VCAA have stuffed up the grading?

I'm just remembering what I did for the exam.. And i remember that i got a lot of questions wrong but still ended up with an A+? When most of my friends who were really confident in getting A+ didnt..

would getting a statement of marks change this??
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Re: A+?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 09:14:53 pm »
Quote from: BoredSaint on August 10, 2011, 08:52:45 pm
Is it possible that VCAA have stuffed up the grading?

I'm just remembering what I did for the exam.. And i remember that i got a lot of questions wrong but still ended up with an A+?

If I were you, I'd just keep it hushed up ;)

I had/have the same feeling for physics
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Re: A+?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2011, 09:24:26 pm »
Feeling the same way... Need to know if getting the SoM will stuff me over before I send the application for it tomorrow.
Off the top of my head, I remember losing 5 marks in MCQ and 6 marks for Q4 (didn't get a) OR b) )... 61/72 :P.
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Re: A+?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2011, 09:53:27 pm »
Quote from: vea on August 10, 2011, 09:24:26 pm
Feeling the same way... Need to know if getting the SoM will stuff me over before I send the application for it tomorrow.
Off the top of my head, I remember losing 5 marks in MCQ and 6 marks for Q4 (didn't get a) OR b) )... 61/72 :P.
My teacher marks the exams and she said that those who assumed a 1:1 ratio for question 4 about the phosphorus only lost 1 mark for it, not the full 4 marks
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Re: A+?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2011, 09:57:49 pm »
Quote from: Milkshake on August 10, 2011, 09:53:27 pm
Quote from: vea on August 10, 2011, 09:24:26 pm
Feeling the same way... Need to know if getting the SoM will stuff me over before I send the application for it tomorrow.
Off the top of my head, I remember losing 5 marks in MCQ and 6 marks for Q4 (didn't get a) OR b) )... 61/72 :P.
My teacher marks the exams and she said that those who assumed a 1:1 ratio for question 4 about the phosphorus only lost 1 mark for it, not the full 4 marks

what if you wrote a ratio that wasn't 1:1 and got 120% as your answer :P?
is that 0/4 marks?

and since your teacher was the examiner, did he/she say anything about the caffeine question?
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Re: A+?
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2011, 10:00:29 pm »
I feel the same. Just faxed off the application for SoM a few hours ago to VCAA.

We'll see the grades in a few weeks hey? I'd be very surprised if I was more than 2 marks above the cut-off for A+... seriously.

I pretty much messed up in the same way as vea, bar q4 (though I can't remember exactly)
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Re: A+?
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2011, 10:02:41 pm »
so, are you guys saying that applying for SoM is worth it?
I really want to find out the mark I got but the possibility of demotivating me ... stops me

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Re: A+?
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2011, 10:06:44 pm »
Quote from: Zebra on August 10, 2011, 09:57:49 pm
Quote from: Milkshake on August 10, 2011, 09:53:27 pm
Quote from: vea on August 10, 2011, 09:24:26 pm
Feeling the same way... Need to know if getting the SoM will stuff me over before I send the application for it tomorrow.
Off the top of my head, I remember losing 5 marks in MCQ and 6 marks for Q4 (didn't get a) OR b) )... 61/72 :P.
My teacher marks the exams and she said that those who assumed a 1:1 ratio for question 4 about the phosphorus only lost 1 mark for it, not the full 4 marks

what if you wrote a ratio that wasn't 1:1 and got 120% as your answer :P?
is that 0/4 marks?

and since your teacher was the examiner, did he/she say anything about the caffeine question?
Not sure what will happen if you assumed like a 1:2 ratio, but I doubt that you would lose all four marks. I'd have to ask some time tomorrow.

And nah she didn't. What was wrong with the caffeine question?
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Re: A+?
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2011, 10:08:18 pm »
im going to get my SoM

ill keep you guys informed.. ;)
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Re: A+?
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2011, 10:16:05 am »
Quote from: pi on August 10, 2011, 09:14:53 pm
Quote from: BoredSaint on August 10, 2011, 08:52:45 pm
Is it possible that VCAA have stuffed up the grading?

I'm just remembering what I did for the exam.. And i remember that i got a lot of questions wrong but still ended up with an A+?

If I were you, I'd just keep it hushed up ;)

I had/have the same feeling for physics

I have the same feeling 4 physics...except in a very bad way
according to the results on itute plus my teachers results i shoul haeve only lost a max of 10 marks which is supposed to be an A+, but i got a B+
im gonna order a SoM for physics...but i think i deserve the B that i got 4 chem

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Re: A+?
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2011, 02:54:44 pm »
Even though I expected a higher mark, I highly doubt VCAA screwed up.

We'll all have to wait for our SoMs for confirmation.
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Re: A+?
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2011, 07:35:52 am »
I too feel that VCAA might have stuffed something up. After the exam I counted up about 5-7 mistakes and in the end it seems I lost more than this.
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Re: A+?
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2011, 09:56:09 pm »
So got my statement last week.. and got 62/72.. so scraped it by half a mark..

as i suspected: 6MC wrong and 4 marks off in the SA

cant say im disspointed though as i was seriously not expecting an A+
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Re: A+?
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2011, 11:40:22 pm »
Quote from: BoredSaint on August 24, 2011, 09:56:09 pm
So got my statement last week.. and got 62/72.. so scraped it by half a mark..

as i suspected: 6MC wrong and 4 marks off in the SA

cant say im disspointed though as i was seriously not expecting an A+

same boat mate :D
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Re: A+?
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2011, 10:15:54 pm »
What is Statement of marks? :S
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