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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2011, 09:54:23 pm »
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Quote from: EvangelionZeta on January 13, 2011, 09:46:53 pm
I will back up ATAR in saying that SACs help immensely.  Anyone who's seen my statement of marks know that in some ways, my SAC marks (200/200 for English) saved my comparatively lackluster exam.  At the same time though, don't freak out about a tiny tiny SAC or something if you happen to lose a mark on it - there's lots of opportunities to make up for everything, so just keep everything in perspective.

Also, fuzzylogic's point is null if you do both English and Lit.   >.>  Guess which subject I took more seriously? :p

good point EZ, i guess i was referring to simple english folk ;)   
and why didn't someone tell me not to freak out about every tiny sac mark before!?  i would have saved a lot of money in therapy LOL.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2011, 09:57:12 pm »
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Yeah SACs are important and I learnt that the hard way.
During Unit 3 of legal studies I wasn't really trying really hard during SACs which in the end I got 87/100 which gave me a A and I looked back if I tried harder in Unit 3 I could've gotten a 44 for Legal.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2011, 10:00:23 pm »
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Most important vce tip i received was that vce doesent have to mean everything
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2011, 10:01:24 pm »
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SACs are very important especially if you have a weak cohort - you would want to be ranked in the top few.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2011, 10:17:47 pm »
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^^Agreed, but even in stronger cohorts, they matter.  Even kids at Melbourne High can get Cs and so forth if they get bad SAC rankings.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2011, 10:53:31 pm »
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Also don't feel too bad if you SAC marks are quite low, they are yet to be moderated. I can't believe my 60% average in SACs turned into an A.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2011, 11:35:07 pm »
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Quote from: swarley on January 13, 2011, 10:01:24 pm
SACs are very important especially if you have a weak cohort - you would want to be ranked in the top few.

i was ranked equal top and then our SACs got pulled down to As :(
but luckily VCAA rectified that.  but still, sacs and cohorts and scaling and stuff are so...strange.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2011, 11:36:47 pm »
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^ Me too. Still waiting for VCAA to rectify it though...
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2011, 11:44:24 pm »
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SACs should be abolished in favour of frequent external examinations. This will remove distinctions between private/public schools, as individuals will be examined on personal merit, rather than cohort strength.
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Re: the most important VCE tip I received...
« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2011, 07:30:17 pm »
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Quote from: Chavi on January 13, 2011, 11:44:24 pm
SACs should be abolished in favour of frequent external examinations. This will remove distinctions between private/public schools, as individuals will be examined on personal merit, rather than cohort strength.

That would make for a good system. I like SACs, I've never found them hard to prepare for.

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