SS Predictions

[vea]

Just to keep things in perspective, guys, apparently the median/mean last year for paper 2 was 44 or something. So predicting low 30s for people with mid 60s is a bit absurd, especially considering the A+ cut off will be very, very low 60s or high 50s.

And did that many people really get above 70? Most people I know didn't attempt everything on the paper, guessed a lot or got a lot wrong. And most of my friends are pretty good at maths... I'd say that above 70 on that paper would be in the top few percent at the very lowest.

Whilst difficulty does fluctuate, I doubt the cutoff will be that low.
Generally Losing 8+ marks on Exam 2 and 4+ marks on Exam 1 is a low 40.
I glanced through the exam, and it was comparable in difficulty to VCAA 2007. A rough Study Score can easily be predicted by previous reports.
And I don't think you can judge the performance of the entire state just by asking those around you - exam fatigue and over-speculation are generally rife immediately after the exam. . .

Everyone I know outside of VN dropped a lot of marks. Most left slabs of the paper blank. I go to Mac.Rob and have a few MHS friends, so even though exam fatigue was rife, I'm pretty sure that when some of the top ranked students at my school (for overall academic excellence) don't finish a paper, it can be considered difficult. When many people see questions they're not familiar with, they panic. That's what happened in the exam. I think it's pretty hard for someone to judge without having done it in exam conditions. Apparently 08 had a cut off of about 64 or 65, and it was miles more difficult. I've done 07 and I found it more difficult. Everyone I spoke to found it more difficult than Kilbaha. Perhaps some of the top scores will be dominated by maths olympiad campers, but for the majority of the cohort, it wasn't a good paper. I would be very surprised if it's on par with the 2007 cut off, because the questions on 2007 were slightly more complicated versions of standard problems.  

This.

I have come to realise that the people of VN are like the cream from every top school. Even at my school (glenny) which is considered to be quite reputable for a public school have many people who have left pages of questions. And yes, people into competitive maths would have definitely loved this paper considering that it gives them more room for silly errors and the ability to show more of their potential.

[cypriottiger]

as strange as it is i really enjoy the difficult questions, because when u finally figure it out its just a far greater satisfaction than having the answer given to you but....not to this level of difficulty

[jackchan1993]

predict meeee

mid A+ sacs
38/40 Exam 1
76/80 Exam 2

[stonecold]

No one will accept it.  This was an absurdly hard paper.  Anything over 70 really is a pretty good mark.

It's funny how all the people who sat it say it is hard, yet all the 'experts' who have done methods before claim that it wasn't do bad.

Well I have news for you:
-You didn't sit the exam under timed conditions, or under pressure, so you really are in no position to comment
-Those who did methods exams in 08 and 09, no offence, but it would take a much bigger effort in 2010 to pull off a high result than it did in those years...

[Stormer]

predict meeee

mid A+ sacs
38/40 Exam 1
76/80 Exam 2

you are a god jack chan

[julianhe93]

exam 1: 38/40
exam 2: 74-75 / 80
ranked 3 in a strong cohort i'd say

what would i get around ? :\

[inspire]

No one will accept it.  This was an absurdly hard paper.  Anything over 70 really is a pretty good mark.

It's funny how all the people who sat it say it is hard, yet all the 'experts' who have done methods before claim that it wasn't do bad.

Well I have news for you:
-You didn't sit the exam under timed conditions, or under pressure, so you really are in no position to comment
-Those who did methods exams in 08 and 09, no offence, but it would take a much bigger effort in 2010 to pull off a high result than it did in those years...

agreed!

[jackchan1993]

predict meeee

mid A+ sacs
38/40 Exam 1
76/80 Exam 2

you are a god jack chan

sorry dude i an NO WHERE near the respected VN member u r kev LOLOL

[taiga]

Oh by the way, when i flicked through the paper in reading time I thought it was easy too. Try sitting it.

[inspire]

exam 1: 38/40
exam 2: 74-75 / 80
ranked 3 in a strong cohort i'd say

what would i get around ? :\

50 for you

[cypriottiger]

exam 1: 38/40
exam 2: 74-75 / 80
ranked 3 in a strong cohort i'd say

what would i get around ? :\

40+ easy

only? no way thats in 45+ territory

[Stormer]

predict meeee

mid A+ sacs
38/40 Exam 1
76/80 Exam 2

sorry dude i an NO WHERE near the respected VN member u r kev LOLOL
you are a god jack chan

Lol, your 48 or so for Methods will make up for it man.

[stonecold]

Oh by the way, when i flicked through the paper in reading time I thought it was easy too. Try sitting it.

Haha, same.  In reading time I was like, oh this is not too bad.  Then tried doing half the questions and everything just turned to shit...

[julianhe93]

sorry jason
but i think the only one in victoria getting a 50 will be you
i think you topped the whole state

[Stormer]

Lol, your 48 or so for Methods will make up for it man.

no where near... i realised i got the E(X) question wrong, 3 marks gone
[/quote]
Haha, only 3 marks man. You're still ahead of me. You'll get 50 for Phys and Chem anyway