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Christiano

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What is defined as a 'strong' cohort?
« on: September 20, 2011, 11:32:40 pm »
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Since SAC's are just based on ranking, I'm assuming the strength of the cohort is dependent on the exam score. So say you have 45 students in a cohort, and 5 of them get an A+ on an exam and about 10 get an A (say biology or english), is that defined as a strong cohort?
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Re: What is defined as a 'strong' cohort?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 11:52:50 pm »
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Whether a cohort is 'strong' or not is heavily dependent upon individual interpretation, given the subjective nature of the term. Based on the figures you have presented (1/3 of the cohort achieving A or A+), I would classify it as an average to above-average cohort. The number of A students seem promising, but the number of A+'s seems to be a little low. In my books, anything around 50% of the cohort achieving an A or A+ should be deemed "strong". An example of a very strong cohort would be Melbourne Grammar for English.
Just my opinion, take it with a pinch of salt :)
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Re: What is defined as a 'strong' cohort?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2011, 12:25:37 am »
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Can someone give me hope :'(? My cohort is pretty strong - we have alot of top achievers and our school gives RIDICULOUSLY hard sacs - And I DID average a C+-B until today - I completely effed up my probability SAC due to restrictive time conditions and pressure :( I feel as if I got 30-40% - Can a strong cohort make a shit sac count less?
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Re: What is defined as a 'strong' cohort?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2011, 07:58:22 am »
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Quote from: playsimme on September 21, 2011, 12:25:37 am
Can someone give me hope :'(? My cohort is pretty strong - we have alot of top achievers and our school gives RIDICULOUSLY hard sacs - And I DID average a C+-B until today - I completely effed up my probability SAC due to restrictive time conditions and pressure :( I feel as if I got 30-40% - Can a strong cohort make a shit sac count less?


of course. I had a strong cohort i.e. 4 50's and lots of 49's 48's 47's and my sacs scaled up by like 9 marks at the end for methods. Dw about methods sacs, they are probably the least important out of most subjects. Concentrate on acing the exam now, thats all you can do.
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