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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #105 on: October 24, 2010, 10:27:42 pm »
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Ive' decided not to do TSSM and I never do TSFX. Do you guys think this is stupid? I've reasoned that TSSM is just being impossible, worse than chem 2009 so I won't bother. I did do a bit of tssm 08 or 09.

i say do them, no harm at all when u think about it really. yes, some of the questions may be a touch over the standard were expected to be at but thats no reason to avoid them. given the genuinity of their questions, its heaps more fun attempting different styles of questions compared to the same crap over and over again :P
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #106 on: October 24, 2010, 11:38:28 pm »
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don't have time to do them lol
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #107 on: October 25, 2010, 10:34:14 am »
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Ive' decided not to do TSSM and I never do TSFX. Do you guys think this is stupid? I've reasoned that TSSM is just being impossible, worse than chem 2009 so I won't bother. I did do a bit of tssm 08 or 09.

TSSM teaches you how to work quickly and not fall into panic just because you see a question you can't immediately grasp.

What I've learned from doing hard exams is:
~ For hard exams, always do short answer section for Exam 2 first before multiple choice
~ ALWAYS USE YOUR CALCULATOR WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN EXAM 2, RESIST THE URGE TO DO STUFF BY HAND JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW TO
~ Don't be scared that you got something wrong and recheck your solution immediately after writing it; if you do this you will definitely run out of time

I dunno, doing TSSM and Derrick Ha has made me a lot more immune to panic. I don't think they've actually enhanced my mathematical ability, but rather amplified my ability to focus and my self-trust.

I got raped really hard on my first TSSM, then I went OK on my 2nd one because of the lessons I learned about how to deal with hard exams from the 1st one.

1st one (TSSM 2009)
~ Exam 1: 26/40
~ Exam 2: 64/80

2nd one (10 practice exams later) (TSSM 2010)
~ Exam 1: 39/40
~ Exam 2: 77/80
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~ Physics [50 --> 50]
~ Chem [43 --> 46.5]
~ English [46 --> 46.2]
~ UMEP Maths [5.0]

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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #108 on: October 25, 2010, 10:50:36 am »
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what the....eff...kyzoo that score for TSSM 2010...
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #109 on: October 25, 2010, 10:55:25 am »
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what the....eff...kyzoo that score for TSSM 2010...

>.< Dude it was after a LOT of weird practice exams, you get used to it after a while
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~ Methods (Non-CAS) [48 --> 49.4]

2010
~ Spesh [50 --> 51.6]
~ Physics [50 --> 50]
~ Chem [43 --> 46.5]
~ English [46 --> 46.2]
~ UMEP Maths [5.0]

2010 ATAR: 99.90
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #110 on: October 25, 2010, 12:19:26 pm »
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now if you don't get 50 I definately get to whack you with my stewart's book, which mind you, is heavy shizz.
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #111 on: October 25, 2010, 12:42:11 pm »
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what the....eff...kyzoo that score for TSSM 2010...

09 was much harder IMO.
2010 was reasonable.
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #112 on: October 25, 2010, 12:43:41 pm »
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Ive' decided not to do TSSM and I never do TSFX. Do you guys think this is stupid? I've reasoned that TSSM is just being impossible, worse than chem 2009 so I won't bother. I did do a bit of tssm 08 or 09.

TSSM teaches you how to work quickly and not fall into panic just because you see a question you can't immediately grasp.

What I've learned from doing hard exams is:
~ For hard exams, always do short answer section for Exam 2 first before multiple choice
~ ALWAYS USE YOUR CALCULATOR WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN EXAM 2, RESIST THE URGE TO DO STUFF BY HAND JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW TO
~ Don't be scared that you got something wrong and recheck your solution immediately after writing it; if you do this you will definitely run out of time

I dunno, doing TSSM and Derrick Ha has made me a lot more immune to panic. I don't think they've actually enhanced my mathematical ability, but rather amplified my ability to focus and my self-trust.

I got raped really hard on my first TSSM, then I went OK on my 2nd one because of the lessons I learned about how to deal with hard exams from the 1st one.

1st one (TSSM 2009)
~ Exam 1: 26/40
~ Exam 2: 64/80

2nd one (10 practice exams later) (TSSM 2010)
~ Exam 1: 39/40
~ Exam 2: 77/80

I could just imagine what I would have got on it if I did spesh.  Totally raped, thats what I would have got.
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #113 on: October 25, 2010, 05:01:25 pm »
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failed VCAA 09

exam 1 : 40/40

exam 2 : 79/80 :(:(:(
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #114 on: October 25, 2010, 05:03:12 pm »
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failed VCAA 09

exam 1 : 40/40

exam 2 : 79/80 :(:(:(

Hahah same scores as me. i was shattered too... frickin MC question
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #115 on: October 25, 2010, 05:11:40 pm »
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failed VCAA 09

Me too, but I managed one more mark in exam 2... :'(
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #116 on: October 25, 2010, 07:46:21 pm »
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71/80.
==' 8/9 were silly mistakes.
Can someone do teh linearly dependent question for me. MC 14.
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #117 on: October 28, 2010, 05:27:28 pm »
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Finally feeling ready... (about time too, exam is tomorrow)

Consistently getting very high 30s on exam 1, mid 70s on exam 2. I suppose that would translate to a study score of ~ 44-46?
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #118 on: October 28, 2010, 05:36:48 pm »
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Finally feeling ready... (about time too, exam is tomorrow)

Consistently getting very high 30s on exam 1, mid 70s on exam 2. I suppose that would translate to a study score of ~ 44-46?

If that is on external exams... then that equals full marks on vcaa :P
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Re: Where are we all at?
« Reply #119 on: October 28, 2010, 05:43:59 pm »
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Finally feeling ready... (about time too, exam is tomorrow)

Consistently getting very high 30s on exam 1, mid 70s on exam 2. I suppose that would translate to a study score of ~ 44-46?

If that is on external exams... then that equals full marks on vcaa :P

No, those are for the VCAA exams.
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