What study score can I expect?/Any vital tips for exams?

[Theo1290]

I am absolutely shitting myself right now, have my first maths exam next day and I am praying to god I will scrape through with ss 25. (otherwise I'm probably screwed with my courses...)

My results throughout the year have been garbage: 28%, 48% and 65% across 3 sacs. (the 28% is unit 3 though my teacher gave me an s for that, 48% and 65% is unit 4, and the 65% is technically an average of two sacs instead of one) I asked my teacher how he thinks I'll go and he just said it'll be weird because my results are much more inconsistent. It's pretty obvious though I am the worst in my cohort. (only one methods class with 20-ish students) I think everyone else is at least averaging 70s, most in the high 80s or even 90s. Any rough idea of what exam scores I may need to get raw ss25? I believe I did relatively well for the gat if that counts for anything.

As for exam scores I don't know, just studying last minute like crazy. I'm predicting my exam 1 score will be anywhere between 30-60%, maybe higher if I'm lucky. Exam 2 score same range, possibly lower range.

[Massimooo123]

Relax. Now is not the time to be freaking out.

A 30% on exam 1 is already roughly a 24 study score, scaling to around a 26, so you're well on your way to a 25. And, as the study design has been out for a while, they may make the exam slightly harder, in which case 30% may be sufficient for a 25. 60% is almost 10% above the median score. Exam 2 has roughly the same score spread, and is even slightly more lenient in the upper range.

Keep yourself collected in the exam - solving the "easy" questions is likely going to be enough to get you over the line. Be careful with your algebra and show all your working. At least start every question, if you have any vague idea of what they're asking (or even if you don't). You never know what you could get a stray mark on. The first two questions (as in, 1a and 1b) are likely going to be taking the derivative of some function, and that's already 10% of the test, so if you solve those carefully and you're almost a third of the way to a 25. Even if they decide to switch things up a bit and throw a curveball in there, know that the rest of the state is going to be equally as screwed over as you, so it's not going to ruin your chances. Just take it easy and read over your notes for now, you sound prepared enough to get a 25.

[Theo1290]

Thank you for your reply. I just finished maths exam 1, looking at the solutions and I got at least 40%, maybe up to 50% depending on any possible additional marks for working out. What should I necessarily aim to achieve on exam 2 in this case? Currently studying furiously for it.