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amyzzwq

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Disappointing unit 3 results
« on: June 24, 2021, 02:13:32 pm »
Just got back my results for the semester

English
text analysis: 72/100   
creative response: 77/100  (both above average)
analysing argument: havent get back yet
*scored above average for all english sacs

Chinese second language
speaking: 16/20
essay: 10/15 (scored right at the average)
2nd essay: havent get back yet

Methods
72/100 (cohort mean is 67)

Chemistry
sac 1: 68/100
sac 2: 77/100  (both above average)

Specialist:
69/100 (did terrible average is 79)

I am aiming for at least 90 in my atar and my result in specialist is really unacceptable because I really needed the scaling.
Doing fine in english, at least 10 marks above average
I was thinking to get a study score of at least 30 in spec but I am so far below the average
A little scared for my chinese too because I am actually good in the subject but I don't know what happened, was aiming for 18/20 and 12/15, aiming for study score of 40. It's probably not possible anymore, I've done so badly for my second sac
Don't have too much expectations on chemistry, just wanting to get at least 30 for study score, nothing lower
A little dissappointed for methods too because I'm actually really strong in maths, I am not much above the cohort average and I'm aiming for a study score of raw 40 and above

 There's no way I can improve much for spec by the next sac or even the exam and I really need to do as well as I can for the scaling.
Tried my results on the atarcalc and my atar came out as 96 which is probably very unrealistic because atar depends on a lot of things too, like the further scaling of my sac scores and how the yr12s across the state do for the final exam.
I can't concentrate on studying because this is really bothering me, can I still get an atar of at least 90? At the beginning of the year I was aiming for 95 but of course that is probably impossible now.

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Re: Disappointing unit 3 results
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2021, 05:28:17 pm »
Hey Amyzzwq.
I know that it's really bad coming from me, especially after the scores that you'll see below my message, but also you're forgetting something that almost everyone looks over:
Your Unit 3 scores can actually be changed, depending on how well you do in Unit 4 and in the exams. If you do better next semester, then your scores for Unit 3 will actually go up, and if you do even better in your exams, your SAC results throughout the year will improve too.
Your English, Chinese, Methods and Chemistry scores seem pretty strong, and you did a good job to stay somewhat close to the cohort average in Spec. For what it's worth, I'd recommend tutoring if you have high hopes for good scores.
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amyzzwq

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Re: Disappointing unit 3 results
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2021, 09:30:37 pm »
Hey Amyzzwq.
I know that it's really bad coming from me, especially after the scores that you'll see below my message, but also you're forgetting something that almost everyone looks over:
Your Unit 3 scores can actually be changed, depending on how well you do in Unit 4 and in the exams. If you do better next semester, then your scores for Unit 3 will actually go up, and if you do even better in your exams, your SAC results throughout the year will improve too.
Your English, Chinese, Methods and Chemistry scores seem pretty strong, and you did a good job to stay somewhat close to the cohort average in Spec. For what it's worth, I'd recommend tutoring if you have high hopes for good scores.


Hi, I just saw this but thanks for replying to me. We're currently having lockdown so I can't get back the sacs that I did so far and I still havent done my specialist sac. Also realised that I actually got a 72 in specialist, still not any better but I'll take what I can. Will push on til november.

NimaRez

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Re: Disappointing unit 3 results
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2021, 06:27:49 pm »
tbh
I personally think you got 90+.

Dont forget that subjects do scale up, especially the more harder subjects (basically the ones you're doing rn).

VCE Study Score Goal (Raw)

Chemistry: 43
French: 41
Specialist: 39
Methods: 42
Physics: 41
English Language: 44

ATAR Goal: 99+

mabajas76

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Re: Disappointing unit 3 results
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2021, 03:32:41 am »
tbh
I personally think you got 90+.

Dont forget that subjects do scale up, especially the more harder subjects (basically the ones you're doing rn).


Subject scaling depends on ur score, spec scales like 12 at a raw of say 34, but only 5 at 50 and likewise the scaling from a 20 raw isn't much. So u can never count on it to save you.
But of course, the exam is God. The great equilizer. It is worth (from memory) 66% for spec (correct if i'm wrong), that my friend, is alot. And honestly anything above 50% is pretty good for spec, even if the cohort average was higher. If u don't mind me asking how many spec students in ur cohort? Anyway besides that, ur exam score, and the exam score sof ur cohort may lift your SAC marks up, as well as the exam score significantly contributing to ur SS. So don't let it get you down, all is not lost.
Even assuming ur cohort is eaxctly average, getting above that average means you would prob be able to pull off above 30 for each of those subjects. So adding this to the scaling means your ATAR won't be that bad. A 90 atar is alot, and honestly more of a vanity project, few cources actually need it. Just foccus on how YOU can improve, don't bother on the atar or how others are going, and study like hell for the exam. Go for that goal and u will be fine :)
But yeah, honestly i don't think ur atar will even be that bad lol, ur scores r pretty good.
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amyzzwq

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Re: Disappointing unit 3 results
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2021, 06:11:52 pm »
Subject scaling depends on ur score, spec scales like 12 at a raw of say 34, but only 5 at 50 and likewise the scaling from a 20 raw isn't much. So u can never count on it to save you.
But of course, the exam is God. The great equilizer. It is worth (from memory) 66% for spec (correct if i'm wrong), that my friend, is alot. And honestly anything above 50% is pretty good for spec, even if the cohort average was higher. If u don't mind me asking how many spec students in ur cohort? Anyway besides that, ur exam score, and the exam score sof ur cohort may lift your SAC marks up, as well as the exam score significantly contributing to ur SS. So don't let it get you down, all is not lost.
Even assuming ur cohort is eaxctly average, getting above that average means you would prob be able to pull off above 30 for each of those subjects. So adding this to the scaling means your ATAR won't be that bad. A 90 atar is alot, and honestly more of a vanity project, few cources actually need it. Just foccus on how YOU can improve, don't bother on the atar or how others are going, and study like hell for the exam. Go for that goal and u will be fine :)
But yeah, honestly i don't think ur atar will even be that bad lol, ur scores r pretty good.

I have no idea how many spec students there are in my cohort, but there are 4 classes and probably a little more than 20 people in each class. I would say the competition is quite strong though, I am definitely ranked among the low achievers.
Anyway, I didn't manage to do well enough for unit 4, which is p sad because math has already been my strongest subject and I did even worse for methods for some reason.
I'm putting in all my hope on the exams now so fingers cross I can still reach a 90 atar.

strong cohord
English (both above average)
Unit 3: 75%
Unit 4: 79%
Hoping to maintain my score at around 75% for the exam

strong cohord
Chemistry (both above average)
Unit 3: 74%
Unit 4: 62%
Hoping to score over 70% for the exam

(strong cohort for spec)
Specialist
Unit 3: 72% (below average, very disadvantaged because the school set the paper too easy and average was over 80 )
Unit 4: 53%, 60%
Hoping to score over 50% for the exam

(not a very strong cohord)
Methods
Unit 3: 72% (above average)
Unit 4: 66% (a mark below average)
Hoping to score over 70% for exam

(strong cohord)
Chinese Second Language
Unit 3: 76%
Unit 4: 76%
Hoping to score over 80% for exam
« Last Edit: October 28, 2021, 06:40:30 pm by amyzzwq »