Not rank 1, still possible to dux the subject?

[pi]

What do you mean "not Spesh last year"?

Well a guy in my class got full marks for both exams (he got his statement of marks) and had a very good SAC rank and got 49 raw (he ended up with 99.95 so it was a non-issue for the 50).

[aes_999]

I remember S.A. from my MHS cohort (which is last year), got 50 for Japanese Second Language & thus Premiers Award, yet he wasn't rank 1 in SACS, nor he is a Japanese. He tank bro. 

[pi]

I remember S.A. from my MHS cohort (which is last year), got 50 for Japanese Second Language & thus Premiers Award, yet he wasn't rank 1 in SACS, nor he is a Japanese. He tank bro. 

YOU weren't rank #1 and did very beast in Indo too!

[BoredSatan]

You got 50 in Accounting but didnt rank 1? OMG!

You won't need a first rank to get a 50, especially if your cohort is strong

But they study at selective schools like Mel High, Mac.Rob,... so "not very high-ranking" is still the top one compared to others

Well I'm from a public school so there is still hope for you

Although I did get 4 100% SACS and still didnt rank 1..

[charmanderp]

What do you mean "not Spesh last year"?

Well a guy in my class got full marks for both exams (he got his statement of marks) and had a very good SAC rank and got 49 raw (he ended up with 99.95 so it was a non-issue for the 50).

Not to mention that with scaling a 49 becomes 54.6 and a 50 becomes 55.

[charmanderp]

One of my friends supposedly had some shocking Bio SAC results last year (a few 50% scores although I think this was very common) and she still duxed our cohort with a 48 despite dropping 11 marks over the two exams.

[charmanderp]

Keep in mind, also, that rankings are different for Unit 3 and Unit 4. You might not do as well as others in SACs for the first semester but you sure as hell can work your way to the top for this coming term. Think of it as a clean slate.

[pi]

Are they? I was under the impression that they are completely combined.

Pretty sure they are combined for most subs

[paulsterio]

They are combined for subjects with 2 exams and separate for subjects with 1 exam.

Spesh last year was really stupid because the exams were extremely easy and many people would have gotten 100% for both exams, basically more people would have gotten 100% for both exams than they had 50s to give out, thus, SACs became a very important factor.

At MHS, their SACs last year did not scale up, whereas at my school, they did, so the top few at my school would have gotten 100/100 for SACs, meaning that at my school you wouldn't have had to be rank 1 to get 50, provided you got 100% for both exams.

[Hutchoo]

oh so for English you have 2 separate ranks?

Yeahwhut?
What happens if you're ranked 1 for U3, but then ranked 3-4 for U4.. what rank are you then?
D= confusion

[thushan]

oh so for English you have 2 separate ranks?

Yeahwhut?
What happens if you're ranked 1 for U3, but then ranked 3-4 for U4.. what rank are you then?
D= confusion

They're two separate grades, so you'd be rank 1 for GA1, and rank 3-4 for GA2.

[charmanderp]

What about Methods? Say you were ranked #100 for Unit 3 and #1 for Unit 4 haha. I can dream.

Because the thing is, unit 3 SACs are worth 20% and unit 4 SACs are worth 14%.

[pi]

What about Methods? Say you were ranked #100 for Unit 3 and #1 for Unit 4 haha. I can dream.

Because the thing is, unit 3 SACs are worth 20% and unit 4 SACs are worth 14%.

Pretty sure Methods is combined rank

[charmanderp]

Just my luck, sigh.

[paulsterio]

What about Methods? Say you were ranked #100 for Unit 3 and #1 for Unit 4 haha. I can dream.

Because the thing is, unit 3 SACs are worth 20% and unit 4 SACs are worth 14%.

It doesn't matter what rank you are individually for each Unit, they take it across the whole thing, so they take your SAC mark, multiply it by how much it's worth and add it all together then rank you.