Exam scores to get a 40?

[bomb]

Will a 7, 8, 8 scrape me over the line to a 40 by any chance if I'm ranked pretty high in my cohort?
If anyone has gotten a 40(exactly) could you please tell me what marks you got (if you got an SoM)?

[ben92]

Three 8s almost always get you a 40. You might get 40 with 7/8/8 if your SAC scores are strong but don't count on it.

[littlebecc]

I got 8,7,6 for prac exam in the middle of the year without remembering half the book haha wtf
I didn't know that 8 8 8 got you over 40   wow

[ben92]

No no, three 8s will get you 40 or maybe a point or two higher depending on your SAC scores. It could also get you a 39 for the same reason. To get 45 you need three 9s and for 50 three 10s.

Remember that two assessors mark you out of ten, so you actually get a score of 20 for each essay. Thus, it's possible to get say 17/20 which translates to 8.5. Three 8.5s at a guess might get you a 43 or 44.

[98.40_for_sure]

No no, three 8s will get you 40 or maybe a point or two higher depending on your SAC scores. It could also get you a 39 for the same reason. To get 45 you need three 9s and for 50 three 10s.

Remember that two assessors mark you out of ten, so you actually get a score of 20 for each essay. Thus, it's possible to get say 17/20 which translates to 8.5. Three 8.5s at a guess might get you a 43 or 44.

I don't think it's that black and white... take into consideration cohort strength and how the general body goes according to exam difficulty

[ben92]

I mean those scores as ones given by the examiners, not the ones received for SACs.

[ben92]

And considering the overwhelming force of exam scores, I don't think SACs have much impact. I did mention it could vary by a few points at most to be safe. My English teacher told me he's only ever seen one case where three 8s got less than 40 (it got 39.)

[crayolé]

Nah SAC scores to matter to some extent. My friend got 37 with an A+ on end of years (8,8,9 i think?) if she was ranked high this would have gotten her a 40 at least but she flunked sacs and was ranked somewhere in the middle instead.

Also, it has been proven that 9/10/10's or 9.5/9/10's etc can still scrape 50's

[taiga]

Nah SAC scores to matter to some extent. My friend got 37 with an A+ on end of years (8,8,9 i think?) if she was ranked high this would have gotten her a 40 at least but she flunked sacs and was ranked somewhere in the middle instead.

Also, it has been proven that 9/10/10's or 9.5/9/10's etc can still scrape 50's

what the pic in your signature???

[kenhung123]

Nah SAC scores to matter to some extent. My friend got 37 with an A+ on end of years (8,8,9 i think?) if she was ranked high this would have gotten her a 40 at least but she flunked sacs and was ranked somewhere in the middle instead.

Also, it has been proven that 9/10/10's or 9.5/9/10's etc can still scrape 50's

Are you sure 8 8 9 isn't even a 40? Pretty sure the sacs would be scaled if it was that low

[crayolé]

Really weak cohort

[studying_hard]

what would 7/7/7/ get me if i was ranked in the middlde of a medium cohort?

[98.40_for_sure]

Really weak cohort

= mine

frickin gay as, no one in my school will even score a 9 on any of the essays in the exam. bye bye 40

[physics]

i'm not greedy so all i want is a 30+ ? what marks for the essay on the exam do i need?
6/6/6

[ben92]

I don't know what would get you 30, but 6/6/6 will definitely score higher than that. I base that off the fact that all 7s gets something like a 36 or 37.