Biology Mid-year results

[JL_91]

Thanks for the link Jed. Wow 63 is a lower cutoff than I was expecting! Haha in that case I probably got 63, or 63.5 lmao

[perfect_broken]

WELL DONE EVERYONE!

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I'm pretty happy.



S2

[memka]

I was so happy.
A+ 

[Toothpaste]

Congrats everyone!

[Saraime2003]

wow i really feel dumb... i got C+... i was really pissed cos i knew i was going to get a bad mark because of the heap of little mistakes i made but i didn't thik i would get that bad... then to make it worse, a girl who did really bad for her sacs n stuff n did like no work all semester got a B...

This is so crap i just want to go die in a hole. i wish i was smarter. Well done to everyone else who aced the exam.

Aimee

[bucket]

:s dont be discouraged honey.

[KeyMan]

Wow, I'm actually quite impressed with my score. I got a B and I was pretty sure I was going to get a D, had trouble answering heaps of questions and basically gave up halfway during the exam.

[lacoste]

my friend said that he answered all the questions with great detail & confidence. but did not get a super good result.

do you think that if you write too much, VCAA will deduct marks if a certain bit of info does not make sense?

in other words, to get A+, did you answer the questions as simple as possible.

ie the stimulus quest with copper

[beezy4eva]

my friend said that he answered all the questions with great detail & confidence. but did not get a super good result.

do you think that if you write too much, VCAA will deduct marks if a certain bit of info does not make sense?

in other words, to get A+, did you answer the questions as simple as possible.

ie the stimulus quest with copper

I think its better to answer a question in the simplest way possible. I doubt they take marks off for going into lots of detail, but if you keep it simpler your less likely to make mistakes (ie put down something additional you think is true but might not be)

[JL_91]

my friend said that he answered all the questions with great detail & confidence. but did not get a super good result.

do you think that if you write too much, VCAA will deduct marks if a certain bit of info does not make sense?

in other words, to get A+, did you answer the questions as simple as possible.

ie the stimulus quest with copper

I think its better to answer a question in the simplest way possible. I doubt they take marks off for going into lots of detail, but if you keep it simpler your less likely to make mistakes (ie put down something additional you think is true but might not be)

Definitely. And besides, putting too much detail into some answers sometimes leaves you without enough time to answer other questions properly, if at all...that's what happened to my friend's friend in the Bio exam. It's important to be concise - put just the right amount of information in; not too much, not too little. To do that successfully it's necessary to really practise throughout the semester, so you get a good feel for what's "just right".

[ryley]

Managed an A+, really happy with that. Bio is my 3/4 in year 11 and I did a LOT of revision for the exam coz I didn't wanna come first in my school for outcomes to only screw up the exam, probably gonna get a statement of marks for this (mainly because two of my friends also got A+, so we need to compare). Congrats to all of you who did as well as were hoping.

[lacoste]

thanks for replies.

what time do we get to see the statement of marks/inspection? is it this year or next year or sometime soon.?

[JL_91]

thanks for replies.

what time do we get to see the statement of marks/inspection? is it this year or next year or sometime soon.?

You need to pay for a statement, and they'll send it to you - you also need to pay to inspect your paper, which I'm pretty sure you can do either at your school or at VCAA's offices. I would talk to your year level coordinator, or whoever is responsible for that kind of thing...and you'll get to see the statement/inspect your paper very soon I think, as long as you arrange it.

[lacoste]

what do you think the cut-off mark is for a 45>50? in both exams?

?/150?? out of 75 marks for each exam!

140/150 or higher?

[akwilkie]

Hey guys,
I got an A - and I have a couple of questions about it.
What marks on the 2 exams do you guys reckon are needed to get a 40 or more as the study score for biology?
I really want a 40. was my A good enough? or do you really need an A+ to get over 40?
Cheers.