Is a 49-50 SS possible?

[h0wLze]

Heya, if I retained a 98% average in Further for the whole year, would a 50 SS be a possibility?

- I am rank 1 in my cohort (rank 2 is averaging 95% which I found pretty surprising) of 96
- The mean mark in Further for my cohort is 70% (I am 28% above the average mark)
- What mark would I probably have to get on the final exam to achieve a 50?

Thanks. I know it's hard to answer these questions, but I just need to know what would be the ideal exam mark without someone just telling me to "try my best" which is what I hear from every coordinator.

[whys]

Hi. 99% sure that for the majority of further exams, you need 100% across both exams for a 50. Losing 1 mark usually results in a 49, and marks lost after that will usually cause a -1 study score in the high 40s end. I think this is because of the competitive nature of further. I'm not sure about your sacs, but I'm pretty sure since you're rank 1 it shouldn't matter that much, so a 50 is definitely possible!

[Lear]

without someone just telling me to "try my best" which is what I hear from every coordinator.

This is actually great advice. The reason it is said is because way too many students become infatuated with the numbers game and try to somehow calculate or precisely pick what scores they need for x study score. If you were given a number of marks would you really just aim for those amount of marks and not try and do better? Going into the exam with the mindset of 'trying your best' and simply achieving the highest amount of marks as possible with no concern of score is really the most optimal thing you can do.

To answer your question, if the exam difficulty is similar to last year's and the year before, you can afford to lose a single mark only on Exam 2 for a 50 (not exam 1, though).