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How much did you study and what did you get?
« on: October 13, 2009, 08:09:43 am »
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Hi,
I really would like to get an idea of how much people studied in order to receive the raw score they got in methods. How many exams +other revision did you do in order to achieve the study score that you did? What was your approximate SAC ranking/grade?
Thanks

Note: when talking about how many exams can you specify if your talking in sets of exams or exam 1's and 2's.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2009, 05:04:10 pm »
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Just wanna add, great topic! I have always wanted to know.

I hate when people say "Oh, I did no study, (or I did 3 days prior) and I got a 45" when in fact they studied from like term 2.
Some however, do only study that short period of time, e.g. Ninwa.

I will use her as a role model to help me get through exams! Ty Ninwa! My laziness has been excused haha.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2009, 07:47:14 pm »
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everyone is different

amount of study   K(study score)
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2009, 07:50:44 pm »
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Quote from: xXNovaxX on October 14, 2009, 05:04:10 pm
Some however, do only study that short period of time, e.g. Ninwa.
DISCLAIMER: THAT WAS FOR ENGLISH NOT MATHS (languages/humanities come more easily to me, I'm not a maths/science person!!!)

My SAC was I think maybe high B+ average? But I did about 40 or so methods trial exams (sets of 1 and 2) to get a SS of 44 (which was one of the higher SS at my school that year, so I probably screwed a few people over in terms of SAC rankings ... :-\)
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2009, 08:18:44 pm »
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i did no study, i spent my time here, i got 50
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2009, 08:37:51 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on October 14, 2009, 07:50:44 pm
Quote from: xXNovaxX on October 14, 2009, 05:04:10 pm
Some however, do only study that short period of time, e.g. Ninwa.
DISCLAIMER: THAT WAS FOR ENGLISH NOT MATHS (languages/humanities come more easily to me, I'm not a maths/science person!!!)

My SAC was I think maybe high B+ average? But I did about 40 or so methods trial exams (sets of 1 and 2) to get a SS of 44 (which was one of the higher SS at my school that year, so I probably screwed a few people over in terms of SAC rankings ... :-\)
40 SETS holy jesus ninwa that's impressive.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2009, 08:44:17 pm »
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Quote from: Flaming_Arrow on October 14, 2009, 07:47:14 pm
everyone is different

amount of study  K(study score)
Indeed we are all unique and beautiful snowflakes and that is why I was asking how hard other people went to get their scores - Not how hard I would have to work to get X score.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2009, 09:00:06 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on October 14, 2009, 07:50:44 pm
Quote from: xXNovaxX on October 14, 2009, 05:04:10 pm
Some however, do only study that short period of time, e.g. Ninwa.
DISCLAIMER: THAT WAS FOR ENGLISH NOT MATHS (languages/humanities come more easily to me, I'm not a maths/science person!!!)

My SAC was I think maybe high B+ average? But I did about 40 or so methods trial exams (sets of 1 and 2) to get a SS of 44 (which was one of the higher SS at my school that year, so I probably screwed a few people over in terms of SAC rankings ... :-\)

40!!!!!!!!!!  :'(
seriously not going to have a life next year
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 09:03:49 pm »
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I don't think I actually needed to do 40 because after about 20 I started getting the same kinds of questions over and over. I did that much mainly as a guilt-free way of procrastinating studying for business management lol

So don't stress!!! (and look at people like Ahmad who can get 50s in spesh doing minimal numbers of practice exams)
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2009, 09:07:07 pm »
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I did methods in year 11 and got a 37 raw for it... I didn't do all that many exams (I never do though)... perhaps 5 or 6 all up?
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2009, 09:38:55 pm »
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I only did textbook questions and I got a 50.

haha I wish.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2009, 09:49:09 pm »
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Quote from: TonyHem on October 14, 2009, 09:38:55 pm
I only did textbook questions and I got a 50.

haha I wish.
I reckon it COULD still be possible to get 45+ with textbook questions. Some textbooks are really written quiet well, and test your knowledge on the textbook....which is what many exams are based on. However, doing past exams and reaidng examiners reports makes you see the mistakes people made etc.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2009, 10:08:02 pm »
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B average for me, serves me right for doing nothing at all this whole year, cept for probability..
doing fine for spesh atm
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2009, 10:16:07 pm »
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Quote from: thisongaintgottaname on October 14, 2009, 10:08:02 pm
B average for me, serves me right for doing nothing at all this whole year, cept for probability..
doing fine for spesh atm
What's wrong with that? That's a v.good mark, considering the circumstances.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2009, 10:53:27 pm »
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With me I did a whole lot of checkpoints questions and a couple of methods practice exams (maybe 5-6) and got a 39 (pretty happy was aiming for 40). Probability did kinda stuff me up a bit though (I hate probability).

I should have done more practice exams!

Ninwa how the heck did you do 40 practice exams? What did you go all the way back to methods exams handed out in the 90's or something?

At our school we had the vcaa exams and a Heffernan compilation and a few other exams on offer.
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