Were there any surprised?

[cyrus_atlantis]

It is  highly likely that that they calculate using some sort of computer program simply due to reasons of practicality and consistency. Obviously if they did do them by hand then it would probably take them like 2 years to compile all those study scores.
Like all things, programs can also make mistakes(debatable?) though it's probably more likely that vcaa and vtac people have inserted the wrong number into the program which is usually where the mistake lie.

[DetteAmelie]

I was more disappointed to say the least. I recieved a raw study score of 37 for literature and estimated I would have at least attained a raw score of 40. There were two classes, one at my campus comprised with 12 year eleven students only and the other campus comprised of a class of 29, mixed with year eleven and twelve students. I had been excelling in literature all year, ranking first in my class and most likely ranking in the top 5 across both campuses. As a collective my class was quite weak.  However, after looking at the high achievers list, I found no students from either campus had recieved a raw score of above 40. So, that leads me to believe no one got an A+ on the exam (I wish I did). I'm crushed about the fact my cohort was weak (not their fault) and the fact I couldn't get an A+ on the exam, which most likely would have raised my raw, given I was ranked first.

Hey! But I will say one thing, I thought I would have at least recieved a B+ on my exam. Was quite shocked and pleased with that A nonetheless.

[happygolucky11]

English for defs! Thought I stuffed up LA and did okay on text response and context. Was expecting 41 max, ended up with 47

[curry_bro]

English for defs! Thought I stuffed up LA and did okay on text response and context. Was expecting 41 max, ended up with 47

exact same situation, but with bio! HA! i honestly thought i had gotten a really low A+ mid year, but somehow i got higher than my dream result of 43

[ZoboCamel]

Was a little off the mark with my expectations in most things, but two in particular - English and VET Interactive Digital Media - surprised me. For English, I averaged 98% for the SACs and was first in a cohort of ~180, then got a A+ for the exam - I was hoping for a 45 or above, but ended up with a 41. Not terrible by any means, but not what I was hoping for. On the other hand, I spent most of the year thinking that VET IDM would be my worst subject, I did no study for it whatsoever except for the 2011 exam, and yet ended up with a 49. Well, no complaints, I guess. 

[Stick]

I think that's about right. If you were rank 1 you may have gotten a 44-45, but being rank 2 you were subject to moderation, which seems to have occurred in this case. The other two possibilities are that the state found the exam easier this year or that you did worse on exam 2 (both are genuine possibilities). In my opinion, it's still worth ordering a statement of marks to determine what exactly happened.

[teletubbies_95]

Surprised about psyc.,.like refreshed the page twice to check if it was right,was  expecting a 40
Biol ..kinda , was expecting a 35 

[Base]

Surprised about my ATAR. Lost motivation during the year and copied worked solutions for entire 2nd semester, while doing some light reading as only way of studying. Also started prac exams a week before actual exams and got burn out really badly. SOMEHOW pulled out a 90 when I was expecting 80. Obviously am happy about that, but not proud of my work ethic at all.

[curry_bro]

i was drunk with happiness! i got 10 above my genuine expectation, and 6 above my hopeful! YAY! i was completely sure that i had gotten a 41 (thought i misread it), until i got a call from school telling me otherwise best subject ever! totally pick it guys! ull get generously rewarded if you work hard

Edit: crap sorry, i didnt realise i had already posted in this thread. never mind me ... urrghh awkward

[ric0018]

In all honesty I was pretty happy with my Psych score. Especially since after getting a C+ mid year-very disapointed, still managed to pull a 32 with B+ B+ for the other GA'S.     I was also suprised with my score for further haha- my horrible sac marks- and still pulled a 27.......

[Fantasia94]

I was surprised, sad but somehow happy about my biol ss. I got A for mid year exam and seriously thought that I had gotten at least mid A+ for end of year, sadly I did end up with B+..but am still confused as I'm honestly sure that I lost an absolute max of 9 marks on the exam :p. Despite this lol, I was so happy when I saw my ss of 38..which basically was my aim. I was also surprised with physics, got c+ for mid year and ended with an a+ end of year. Also, seriously thought that I will get B on english exam, however I did end up with an A Considering that I do go to quite a low-socio economic school where only 3 students in my classes gave a damn about school...I'm very happy with my results.

[Michelle94]

OVER THE MOON/SHOCKED AT MY ENGLISH SCORE

my school marks english extrememly harshly as i found out
i had 68/100 for semester1sacs
and 29/100 for semester2sacs

as i have an English tutor i know i was marked very harshly and i knew i had to put all my effort into the exam.
my sacs for semester 1 ended up being an A, and semester 2 a C, and with a B on the exam i got 30

i actually cant believe it as i had convinced myself i was going to get lower than a 25 i had started looking at uni courses with low english requirements.
AND NOW I DONT HAVE TO WORRY!!!!!

but seriously how does a 68 turn into an A
                                          29 turn into a C

[Michelle94]

I was surprised and somewhat phased by what happened with Further:
S.A.C.s: Rank 2, 97/100 for S.A.C.s.
Exam 1 - 37/40.
Exam 2 - 57/60 or 56/40 (this is the only mark I'm not 100% sure of, but it is around there).
Expectation: 45-47 SS.
Reality: 42 SS with A+, A+, A+ for all three graded assessments.
Still confused, is there a chance someone has made a mistake with my results and or the marking of my paper?

yeah i do think your ss is weird
i got 40 with A+,A,A+

[dou0014]

Pretty much not surprised about anything. Everything I got I thought I would. Except I was going into German without dropping a mark and having done two exchanges I was really hoping for up in the 47-50 range raw.  Came out of the exam and made so many dumb mistakes and was like just begging for a 40 and I was really annoyed because my mistakes were just reading questions wrong and interpretation.  So, when I read I had a 45, I was so happy, but all I could think was what I could have got.  Thought I would be lucky to get a 95 and got 97. Now, I wish I had done another  year 12 in 2011, like health or something to get higher ahah.

[bentennason]

English- Forgetting to analyse one of the pictures and squeezing in the second image somewhere near the end of my analysis. Didn't write conclusion for context and felt like my paragraphs were all over the place (lame story as well).
SOMEHOW pulled an A out of nowhere. My SACs then proceeded to drag SS down to 23.