Is one mark worth it?

[crayolé]

Well I just realised on my statement of marks there was a question that i got 3/4 for. Which means one examiner marked me 2/2 while the other tight one marked me 1/2

Would it be worth the money/effort for the one mark that i could potentially not even get?

[mba]

What do you mean "would it be worth the money/effort for one mark"?

This happens all the time when two separate examiners mark your paper. Some are more leninant/tighter then others.

From memory this happened to me with my BM exam last year on about three or four questions. One marker gave me full marks and other took a mark off. 

[ninwa]

If you're thinking of appealing, I think in general VCAA won't do it for a one-mark discrepancy.

[crayolé]

Ah okay, thanks ninwa ;]

[mba]

You can get an inspection, but it is only your paper. Doesn't come with any marking or the like.

As ninwa said, I highly doubt VCAA would accept a one mack appeal. Depending on your overall mark and the subject, one mark shouldn't mean too much anyway.

[Russ]

Well I just realised on my statement of marks there was a question that i got 3/4 for. Which means one examiner marked me 2/2 while the other tight one marked me 1/2

Would it be worth the money/effort for the one mark that i could potentially not even get?

Alternatively, you deserved 1/2 for the question and one of the markers was being too generous. If you want to apply for a remark (can you even do this at VCE?) you'll have to live with whatever new mark you get. There's no guarantee that you can only improve your score.

For 1 mark, it's really not worth it.

[olly_s15]

Well I just realised on my statement of marks there was a question that i got 3/4 for. Which means one examiner marked me 2/2 while the other tight one marked me 1/2

Would it be worth the money/effort for the one mark that i could potentially not even get?

Alternatively, you deserved 1/2 for the question and one of the markers was being too generous. If you want to apply for a remark (can you even do this at VCE?) you'll have to live with whatever new mark you get. There's no guarantee that you can only improve your score.

For 1 mark, it's really not worth it.

Actually you keep the best mark, whichever it is. So there is nothing to lose. There IS guarantee that you can only improve your score (or keep it the same).

[Jdog]

in bio i had like 5 questions like 5/6 or 3/4 i think its just the luck of the draw.

[stonecold]

in bio i had like 5 questions like 5/6 or 3/4 i think its just the luck of the draw.

yeah same.  happened to me in both chem and bio...

[crayolé]

in bio i had like 5 questions like 5/6 or 3/4 i think its just the luck of the draw.

yeah same.  happened to me in both chem and bio...

Yeah i had around 6 in bio
Breaks your heart to think those extra marks could have brought you from a mid A+ to a high A+

[stonecold]

^yeah, it is utter bullshit.  i was around the same 4-6 in bio and 1 in chem.

it just makes me wonder whether 1 examiner was being a tosser or whether the other was being really nice...

[Eriny]

It happens. Given that if both markers gave you the lower mark, you probably wouldn't be worrying about it, I think it's something you could probably let go unless you feel particularly strongly about it.