2012 will be the final year of VCE mid-year examinations

[REBORN]

Oh wow just realised, all Med hopefuls will have a lot more time to prepare for UMAT...

[duquesne9995]

I don't like the sound of this at all =\

What does the fourth column of the table mean?

[MJRomeo81]

What does the fourth column of the table mean?

Less SACs I'm guessing.

[luken93]

Oh wow just realised, all Med hopefuls will have a lot more time to prepare for UMAT...

Holy f%#$, that's gonna be crazy the amount of spare time you'll all have!

[jane1234]

Hmm... have mixed feelings about this. I know it'll be harder memorizing the course, but I know that for mid-years I was still doing SACs during the exam period, my folio was due and I was begninning to remember I had the UMAT coming up as well. You don't have those distractions at the end-of-year exams, so people might actually perform better. That said, I was well and truly over studying by the time end-of-years came around, so I probably would have done better on my mid-years.

[SenriAkane]

gg Psychology

I am glad that I finished VCE 2011  

[Camo]

Ok are they actually going to increase the time period for exams? I mean testing 3+4 Science subjects will be horrific, for subjects such as Psych. I mean its troublesome enough already fitting Unit 3 or 4 into one exam. >.>

I think this is going to benefit a large number of kids, but at the same time screw a whole load of them over.

[Planck's constant]

How can you fit 4 areas of study and 2 detailed studies on a single 2 page summary sheet ?
If I made the font any smaller I would need a magnifying glass to read it




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[taiga]

this is horrendous, every subject should have a mid-year in my opinion.

[chrisjb]

How about citing a source, OP?
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/bulletins/2011/December/vce_general.html

God.

Your DP turns me on.

[chansthename]

I liked my Mid year exams, I thought that they provided a break from the usual school but I was organised and did plenty of practise exams before sitting them. I'm not sure exactly how I feel but I certainly would not like to be in the 2013+ batch of students.

[s.ay]

I think I'm going to drop out, score some testosterone pills, grow a beard and join the circus.

[nemolala]

wow this sucks big time

[LOLs99]

Ohh, so will they change a new study design for 2013(accounting) as the new study design is from 2012-2016??
Lol, that's bad to hear..It means I have to squezze in all year stuff for a 2+hour exam and it will be even worst as it depends
on your exams, means if lost 1-2 marks, they will be a major difference. + the stuff I sutdied probably wouln't in the exam.

[|ll|lll|]

Personally, I think this is a change for the better - it sets students up for uni workload, and just raises the benchmark for the more competitive students. It's also true that SACs tend to clash with mid-years, especially with SACs for Maths subjects and midyears for Science. However, the 66% weightage may be a tad too heavy...