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airline

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Study score
« on: October 28, 2009, 11:45:26 pm »
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I think I am going into the exam without dropping a SAC mark.
However this is why I feel so nervous...as if I have everything to loose.

What score for the exam will I need to maintain a 45+ ??
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 11:46:06 pm »
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mid A+ - high A+
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 11:48:09 pm »
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Would that translate to 9,9,9 ??
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2009, 11:48:59 pm »
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Good job on your SAC marks btw.
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2009, 11:50:00 pm »
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yeah, I'd guess around 9,9,9.
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2009, 11:50:18 pm »
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Quote from: airline on October 28, 2009, 11:45:26 pm
I think I am going into the exam without dropping a SAC mark.
However this is why I feel so nervous...as if I have everything to loose.

What score for the exam will I need to maintain a 45+ ??
Going by last year's standards, if you haven't dropped a single mark all year you could get a 45 SS with and exam result of 48/60, which is a low A+. or an average of 8/10 per piece.  
You're in a VERY nice position at the moment.

That said, if your SAC marks are dragged down by the cohort a 48/60 won't be enough.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2009, 11:53:10 pm »
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Yeh, I don't go to an elite school so the cohort worries me.
Let's hope this years standard is like last years!
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 09:29:54 am »
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Quote from: derivativex on October 28, 2009, 11:50:18 pm
Quote from: airline on October 28, 2009, 11:45:26 pm
I think I am going into the exam without dropping a SAC mark.
However this is why I feel so nervous...as if I have everything to loose.

What score for the exam will I need to maintain a 45+ ??
Going by last year's standards, if you haven't dropped a single mark all year you could get a 45 SS with and exam result of 48/60, which is a low A+. or an average of 8/10 per piece. 
You're in a VERY nice position at the moment.

That said, if your SAC marks are dragged down by the cohort a 48/60 won't be enough.

What leads you to think 8s are enough on the exam if your SACs are high? (not disputing it or anything, just curious)
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2009, 09:37:35 am »
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This is going to be a stupid guess, but if your SACS are high, it's sort of hard for you to lose marks due to ur exam result. I THINK! And if your SACS are high, your RANK would also be high, and we all know rank somehow affects your SS and exam etc etc, not wanting to go through the details.

But yeah, just a guess. Also if your SACS are high, you can sort of afford to lose a BIT more marks than someone whose SACS are terrible
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2009, 10:23:19 am »
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Yeah it makes sense that high SACs mean you just have that little bit more breathing space. But yeah I was just wondering about the view proposed by derivativex that 3 8s are sufficient for a 45 if you have really high SACs.
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2009, 10:26:06 am »
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Quote from: NE2000 on October 29, 2009, 10:23:19 am
Yeah it makes sense that high SACs mean you just have that little bit more breathing space. But yeah I was just wondering about the view proposed by derivativex that 3 8s are sufficient for a 45 if you have really high SACs.

I think he used Mao's calculator to get the rough mark needed on the exam to get a 45, then averaged that mark out between the three pieces of writing.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2009, 10:30:52 am »
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Don't worry too much about the strength of the cohort.

As an idea for you - Last year, I had dropped around 9 - 12 marks in SACs for ESL (can't remember exactly how much). I got a Study score of 49. The next highest score in my cohort was 38, and most of them were bunched around the 30 - 35 area.

So essentially, I believe that if the cohort in general is not very strong, you won't be dragged down by them IF YOU DO WELL. In fact, you will bring everyone else's scores up because the SAC marks then become "validated" as being reflective of your performance in the exam.
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2009, 01:29:33 pm »
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How about an average score?

I think my sac score is like mid-160 out of 200 (unscaled, probs 185-190 after scaling) for English ... what would 8+8+8 get me?
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2009, 02:05:17 pm »
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Quote from: NE2000 on October 29, 2009, 09:29:54 am
Quote from: derivativex on October 28, 2009, 11:50:18 pm
Quote from: airline on October 28, 2009, 11:45:26 pm
I think I am going into the exam without dropping a SAC mark.
However this is why I feel so nervous...as if I have everything to loose.

What score for the exam will I need to maintain a 45+ ??

Using Mao's calculator.
Going by last year's standards, if you haven't dropped a single mark all year you could get a 45 SS with and exam result of 48/60, which is a low A+. or an average of 8/10 per piece. 
You're in a VERY nice position at the moment.

That said, if your SAC marks are dragged down by the cohort a 48/60 won't be enough.

What leads you to think 8s are enough on the exam if your SACs are high? (not disputing it or anything, just curious)
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Re: Study score
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2009, 02:08:11 pm »
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Quote from: rhjc.1991 on October 29, 2009, 01:29:33 pm
How about an average score?

I think my sac score is like mid-160 out of 200 (unscaled, probs 185-190 after scaling) for English ... what would 8+8+8 get me?

By last year's standards - ASSUMING YOUR SAC MARKS ARE MODERATED UPWARDS TO ABOUT 185-190 - getting 48/60 (which is all 8's) should get you 41-42.

If your SACS stay the same (ie 165/200) you'd be lookin at about 39 as an SS
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