Mid-year Results 2008

[ham]

hey,

i just got my SoM in the mail and dropped 2 marks in psych, wondering if anyone can tell me where i stand at the moment if i repeat that in exam 2.

thanks.

[AppleThief]

I don't like to predict scores. But, if you're ranked (very) highly in your cohort, you should get very high 40s-50?

But the cut-off for an A+ was higher this year than last, so it's hard to compare years...

[Nick]

hey,

i just got my SoM in the mail and dropped 2 marks in psych, wondering if anyone can tell me where i stand at the moment if i repeat that in exam 2.

thanks.

Is that two marks before or after doubling? You need to specify because at the moment that means nothing unless you tell us lol.

[geo]

WELL SCUSE MY FRENCH BUT FUCK LIFE
i got a c+ in my mid yr and didnt think it was possible.
ANY SUGGESTIONS? i need motivation...

[ham]

hey, yeah sorry i should have specified.

that was before doubling. ended up with 176/180 after doubling.

and dont worry about the c+ buddy, the beauty of a midyear in a subject is if you stuff it up you can always gain back some ground on exam 2. just study, know your stuff and make sure you do plenty of practice exams!

[Nick]

Ham,

If you do the same on the end-of-year exam and get similar SAC results, you are looking at a 48-50.

[ham]

thanks for your time and help,

 i actually really enjoy psych - getting a score like that was just a huge bonus.

thanks again

[Eriny]

After doubling I lost 5 marks on exam one, so you are on your way to a 50. You may have to do a bit better on the next exam though. Obviously, as other people have said, the cutoffs this year have changed so it's difficult to base it on last year's results. In any case, if you replicate your efforts in exam 2, you're going to get a very good score, so congrats.

[ham]

for those who did psych last year-
do you think exam 1 is generally easier or harder than exam 2?
i mean, on a whole if you did past papers ect.

[Eriny]

In terms of getting a higher grade score, it's easier on the second exam because by that stage many people have 'given up' and therefore, anyone who is actually prepared for the second exam will be ranked comparatively higher and will get a higher letter grade for roughly the same amount of effort.

But, if you're more concerned with the number of questions you get right or wrong, the two exams are equivalent on average though it'll be different every year. You'll probably do better on topics you've engaged with more but that's not always the case.

[one-two-five]

apparently if you get a score of 50 the goverment gives you $1000. True or false?
just wondering...

[cara.mel]

apparently if you get a score of 50 the goverment gives you $1000. True or false?
just wondering...

False.

If you are in the top 500 students in australia enter wise you do get $2000 though

[marbs]

really what for?

To try and lure you to a Government Job.

Is there a prize for last place?

I could tank for it, although there would be some tough competition

[chid]

apparently if you get a score of 50 the goverment gives you $1000. True or false?
just wondering...

False.

If you are in the top 500 students in australia enter wise you do get $2000 though

WOW! I had no idea about that!

What kind of ENTER does that equate to though?

[AppleThief]

apparently if you get a score of 50 the goverment gives you $1000. True or false?
just wondering...

False.

If you are in the top 500 students in australia enter wise you do get $2000 though

WOW! I had no idea about that!

What kind of ENTER does that equate to though?

I didn't know either, but by my calculations...above 99.5. But I don't know if that calculation can be trusted.