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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2009, 10:53:39 pm »
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I did all set questions and the extended response for the chapters I had difficulty with (Markov chains and normal distr).
Read and worked through "Teach yourself calculus" and "Teach yourself trigonometry" from the library (didn't do Methods 1&2 so this was for consolidation)
Joined a math forum and a vce forum ;p
Didn't bother with checkpoints, but I did about 20-25 exam pairs (<3 Mao & daniel), all done under exam conditions.
Eventually got 48, which I was very happy about
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2009, 10:56:27 pm »
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I did most (not all) papers from 2006 onwards and a few 2008 ones. I got low 40s.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2009, 11:10:46 pm »
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Quote from: dekoyl on October 14, 2009, 10:56:27 pm
I did most (not all) papers from 2006 onwards and a few 2008 ones. I got low 40s.
How many pairs do you think that was dekoyl?
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2009, 11:23:10 pm »
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Quote from: sam5 on October 14, 2009, 11:10:46 pm
How many pairs do you think that was dekoyl?
I'd say about 15-20 exam 1 and 2s altogether.
Oh and it wasn't in a short period of time (from late August up until the day before the exam)
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2009, 11:40:10 pm »
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Quote from: QuantumJG on October 14, 2009, 10:53:27 pm
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?

Yep :P
My school gave all of us a Folder of Fun absolutely stuffed with exams back to about '98-ish? plus a CD with more AWESOMEFUN exams on it. *sigh*

Pretty sure I did some duplicates though. Also the night before the exam I accidentally did a spesh paper (no idea why it was in the folder) and got 49%, and went into the exam (not knowing that it was spesh-level) with my confidence completely shattered :P

^ that is why you don't do that many practice exams >_>
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #20 on: October 14, 2009, 11:41:50 pm »
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^ Didn't you wonder why there was suddenly complex numbers and vectors in the methods exam? :P
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #21 on: October 14, 2009, 11:54:36 pm »
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Quote from: dekoyl on October 14, 2009, 11:41:50 pm
^ Didn't you wonder why there was suddenly complex numbers and vectors in the methods exam? :P

I'd done so many of the same kinds of questions that I was going mad with boredom. I think I was just glad to have something different.

... then horrified that I couldn't do any of the "different" stuff ...

(it was like 12am and my mind was a mess)
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #22 on: October 15, 2009, 06:57:58 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on October 14, 2009, 07:50:44 pm
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 ... :-\)

So what happened to all those people who were ranked above you in the SACs?  Is that what you mean by "...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 #23 on: October 15, 2009, 07:24:44 pm »
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They got lower SS than me I guess? The highest SS for methods that year was only 46 ...
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #24 on: October 15, 2009, 07:26:53 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on October 15, 2009, 07:24:44 pm
They got lower SS than me I guess? The highest SS for methods that year was only 46 ...

Wow.  You really showed them Ninwapower.   :knuppel2:
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #25 on: October 16, 2009, 01:58:42 pm »
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Given that I already knew 95% plus of the methods course at the start of this year, I started doing practice exams in the middle of term 1. After 1st semester, I completed about 18 sets of exams, and currently I think I've completed around 40 sets. I only started doing past VCAA exams a few weeks before the term 3 holidays. I've still got about 10 more sets left and that will be about all I do.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2009, 08:24:01 pm »
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Looks like your going for a century...
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #27 on: October 16, 2009, 08:35:11 pm »
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Worked fairly hard, consistently studied through the year. Did ~25 exams all up, ended up with 40 raw, verrrrrry happy. Also, I was ranked number 1 in SACs, so it clearly wasn't an incredibly talented cohort..
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #28 on: October 17, 2009, 12:30:41 am »
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Brutally honest: I worked a lot. And true, it annoys me when people lie about how much work they've done - 'oh I did 3 essays before the Eng exam and I got a 50' - some friend's friend said that.

I think that you can ensure a high mark in any subject with pure hard work. I went to the Methods exam feeling confident I would do well. I did tonnes of trial papers, did most of checkpoints by June, did ExamBusters, Neap, A+ notes, A+ exams etc - you will find that most people who DO get high in Methods have done a lot of work. Maths subjects = practice, practice, practice. Do tonnes of practice exams - this REALLY REALLY helps. Especially if you're motivated enough to give yourself reading time, checking time etc - you'll find the improvement amazing if you persevere.
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Re: How much did you study and what did you get?
« Reply #29 on: October 17, 2009, 12:43:46 am »
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Quote from: Ilovemathsmeth on October 17, 2009, 12:30:41 am
Brutally honest: I worked a lot. And true, it annoys me when people lie about how much work they've done - 'oh I did 3 essays before the Eng exam and I got a 50' - some friend's friend said that.

The sad thing is... I'm not lying when I say I didn't do all that many practice exams... >.>"

Your dedication and perseverance is really admirable!
I hope you get rewarded for it with a big, fat, juicy scholarship! ^_^
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