Predict my study score?

[malekv]

Hey everyone,

This year I've been working my butt off and no matter how hard I try I CANNOT GET OVER 21 in my SACS. 
I've gotten 3 21s and 2 20s so far, and I have SAC2 for Unit 4 tomorrow.
 In unit 3 I managed to get an A+ on the exam (I have no idea whether it was high/low because my SoM hasn't come yet - I'll probably update this later).

Is it at all possible for me to get a SS > 40 if I keep this up, or do I need to work about 100x harder?

Thanks in advance

[mattshen]

no doubt will you get above 40...but you have to keep up the good work
don't worry about sacs too much cos they usually get moderated according to your exam scores. my friend last year had 2 B+'s in his sacs and he got a 50 (btw this was bio)...do your best in sacs but don't fret over them too much
But anyways work 100 times harder so you can do better : screw getting above 40, you still have a shot at a 50

[simpak]

What exactly is 20 meant to mean?  Is that a percentage or a mark out of something?
Your SACs really don't count for that much, so yes you can still get over 40.
Calm down!

[nooshnoosh95]

^i think its out of 25 well thats how our school does it and btw those scores are great i wish mine were that high ive got one 21 and thats the highest so well done!!

[HERculina]

in terms of the grades (A+, A, B+, B) that you get on sacs, what percentage ranges do they each stand for?

[malekv]

Thanks guys I was just really worried because some other people on here got A+ in their exam and 21+/25 on their SACs, and there's a few people who say they could get 35ish if the exam wasn't a high A+.

@Hercules: I'm not sure if this is a universal way of doing it, but this is how my school distributes grades:

90-100% = A+
80-89% = A
75-79% = B+
70-74% = B
65-69% = C+
60-64% = C
55-59% = D+
50-54% = D
and anything less than that is an E/fail.

[nooshnoosh95]

so do other people in your class get higher scores on sacs than you? because it all depends on how the teacher grades some are more lenient than others..did many other people also get an A+ for their midyear exam?? but assuming you get another A+ then i think you should easily get above 40 for your ss.

[BoredSatan]

dont worry TOO much about sac scores..

if you have a pretty good cohort and you are in the top half you will get an A+.

last year we had a pretty strong cohort and my sacs were actually pretty bad (i had a few sacs that were under 60% which is a D+ on your list..)

and i barely had sacs over 90%.. anyways my average was about 80% and i still managed an A+ for sacs..

[malekv]

I don't think it's the teacher. A few people get higher SAC grades than me - in the last one where I got a 20, there were 3 22s, a 23 and a perfect 25. One of the people who got a 22 and the one who got a 25 got A+s on the exam along with me - so that's three people in my cohort (which consists of 21 people, so...)

[malekv]

My SoM came - I got EXACTLY 60/75. Does it change my chances of getting >40?

[thushan]

definitely! you'll want a mid A+ for endofyear though

[jane1234]

I was in the same boat as you at the start of the year - seemed no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get over a particular score. Was also slightly disappointed in my midyears result. However, I've managed 25/25 on my last two SACs because now I get what they are actually looking for. Sometimes, especially in bio, answering the question is not enough. You need to show off your knowledge, so with every answer I've started putting every little detail relating to the question in and it seems to be working. Hopefully it'll work for the end of year exams as well. I know they say they want concise explanations, but sometimes if it isn't clear what the question is after then too much information is better than not enough.

Anyway, not all is lost! You can still improve your scores and once you get what your particular teacher is after then SACs shouldn't be a worry. If they give your SACs back, make sure you take note of everything you did wrong so you're not making the same mistake twice.

[WhoTookMyUsername]

My SoM came - I got EXACTLY 60/75. Does it change my chances of getting >40?

40 + is still very achievable. Sacs don't count for that much, if you can bump up them a little bit so your embedded in top quartile and get another A+ on end of years your set for a 40 +

[yamnush2020]

What do you have to get to end up with a ss of 50

[WhoTookMyUsername]

I'm hoping to get a 50 with
70 (exam 1)
70 + (exam 2)
And low raw MHS A+ SACs

Some people last year got a 50 with a 67 and a 69 with very good SACs