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March 20, 2026, 09:47:50 am

Author Topic: how many marks can you afford to lose in exam to get high 40s in eng?  (Read 4085 times)  Share 

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saheh

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As the subject says

say, sitting on 98-100% for all sacs, and top ranked???
2012: 97.45
Lit: 36 Further: 39 Eng: 41 Bio: 42 Revs: 42 Outdoor: 49

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For a 50, no more than 3, for 46+, probably no more than 5.

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For a 50, no more than 3, for 46+, probably no more than 5.

is that for the exam or for both u3 and u4 sacs?

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For a 50, no more than 3, for 46+, probably no more than 5.

is that for the exam or for both u3 and u4 sacs?

That's for the exam /60 (so halve those for /30) :)

It's hard to say for SACs as it depends on your cohort, some cohorts get scaled down, others up, hence loss of marks in SACs doesn't mean much on its own.

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okay thanks!!! i totally have a goal now :p
2012: 97.45
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i went terribly on one of my sacs :(

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i went terribly on one of my sacs :(

so what? there's still heaps of sacs to go!

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i went terribly on one of my sacs :(

A mate got C+ on one of his SACs and got 47 :)

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i went terribly on one of my sacs :(

A mate got C+ on one of his SACs and got 47 :)

i got a b+ for my oral and a d+ for my text response lol..

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On the same boat.

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i went terribly on one of my sacs :(

A mate got C+ on one of his SACs and got 47 :)

haha but he probably had a beast cohort :)

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i went terribly on one of my sacs :(

A mate got C+ on one of his SACs and got 47 :)

haha but he probably had a beast cohort :)


Yeah, admittedly he did :( But, it's still possible to grab a 40+ with a couple of bad SACs for an average cohort too!

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Do well on your SACs, I got 96/100 for both units which went up to 99 and 100 respectively. My exam score was 52/60 but I was rank 1 so I ended up with 46. :)

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Do well on your SACs, I got 96/100 for both units which went up to 99 and 100 respectively. My exam score was 52/60 but I was rank 1 so I ended up with 46. :)

Isn't the exam score out of 30?

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Each of the essays is given a mark out of 20, marked by two assessors who give a mark out of 10 each.