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Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« on: August 17, 2011, 02:25:29 pm »
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Got A on midyear, if i get another A what study score am i looking at?

What if i get an A+? What if i get a B+
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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2011, 02:33:48 pm »
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Go to the Study score prediction in the ATAR technical discussion category
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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2011, 02:34:56 pm »
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well it really depends on whether the A is a high or low one....and which type of subject....
but generally if you get an A in mid years and:
B+ in end of years: 37-39
A in end of years: 39-41
A+ in end of years: 42 - 44
this is what i think...:D

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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2011, 03:08:43 pm »
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If you've gotten a high A and then go on to get a high A+ on the end of years, it is possible to get around 42-43.
With a B+ on end of years you're looking at around a 35.
Another A should get you around 37.
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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2011, 03:17:33 pm »
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yea definitely.
someone on this site got 3 As and got 42
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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2011, 04:32:23 pm »
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yea definitely.
someone on this site got 3 As and got 42
yep my friend got an A for midyears (really high) and a high A+ end of years and he ended up with 44

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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2011, 04:58:01 pm »
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yea definitely.
someone on this site got 3 As and got 42

And I've gotten A+ in every GA for two different subjects and ended up with 42 for both of them so that's clearly false. It's possible to get 38 with the lowest A+ available for all three GA, so in order to get >40 with an A on your midyear, you will need to be aiming for A+ for end of year.


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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2011, 05:17:09 pm »
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Well, if you get a UG in your end of year exam, then you won't get a very good study score.

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Re: Got A on midyear, will i get over 40????
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2011, 05:26:22 pm »
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Assuming for Chem, around the top 20% of students get A or above.
If you keep this top 20% through out your SACs and Unit 4 Exam, your scaled score will be at least 40.5. (this is calculated using the statistics for 2010 Chemistry in the 2010 Scaling Report where Mean=34.44 and S.D.=7.2)
This translates to a raw score of around 36 or more.
You learn how to calculate this in the last chapter of Methods (Scaled score=invNorm(0.8,0,1)*7.2+34.44)

*Got bored so did more calculations. An A in Physics translates to a raw score of 35 or more. So it is actually easier to do good in Chem than Physics (since physics is easier I guess). Also constant A+ in Chem translates to a raw score of 40+. This is A+ overall, so since you got an A, and assuming you are getting A+ in your SACs (matters less if you have a strong cohort), you will need at least a high A+/low A or low A+/high A combination for your two exams to get 40+.
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