Can I still get 45+?

[JongJong]

Ok so I'm in a pretty strong upper cohort. What I mean is that in a cohort of around 100, we will have around 15-20 kids getting above 40 (this is for methods). The majority of the other kids average B-C. Our first SAC was in 3 parts and is worth 50% of the SAC mark, and averaged out amongst the three I think I'm sitting at a low-mid A. However I'm pretty sure this puts me in the 20's in terms of a rank. Now I'm not trying to sound ignorant but honestly I feel like I am much better than my rank suggests. I am in the top class at school, and I know the course inside out, its just not worked out 100% for me in the SACs due to putting too much pressure on myself etc. Now I'll be doing plenty of practice exams for the end of year exams and aiming to eliminate my careless mistakes, however I just wanted to know if hypothetically I continued at my current rank, is there any chance of me getting a 45+ study score if I blitz the exams?

[Alter]

Would it make any difference to you if I said "no, you'll only get exactly a 44 with that amount of effort", or if I said "yes, you'll still get a 50 because you're in a strong cohort"?

I could respond to this in hundreds of different ways saying it hinges on factors such as your cohort performance in the exam, how much effort you put in, etc. However, I'm just going to summarise it all by saying that at the end of the day, you'll get the score you deserve. One that matches up with the amount of effort you put into your studies for a particular subject. There's absolutely no point in playing the numbers game because you'll start to obsess over which scores are possible and which are now out of reach.

You attributed the fact that you put pressure on yourself as to why you might not be the highest ranked. If that is truly your problem, then trying to compare yourself and calculate the precise scores you need will only drive this problem deeper. Do yourself a favour and just put in your highest efforts, and you might surprise yourself with how you go. Maybe you're being a bit hard on yourself. Either way, the fewer expectations that you construct for yourself, the better off you will be. 

I know I haven't exactly answered your question, but I think there is more value in what I've said compared to telling you that it's mathematically possible to get a score of 'x'. Because nobody can tell you that with any certainty. Have a nice day.

[JongJong]

Thanks for that I really appreciate it. I think that's exactly what I needed to gain a little perspective about the whole thing.
Thank-you again