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Title: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: kazzacae on August 06, 2010, 06:43:08 pm
Guys, assuming an A+ average, probably at least top 3 ranking in a moderate cohort. How many marks could be lost on the Mid-year and end-of-year, if any?.
taking into account the mid-year was slightly more difficult this year.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: vexx on August 06, 2010, 07:06:14 pm
Guys, assuming an A+ average, probably at least top 3 ranking in a moderate cohort. How many marks could be lost on the Mid-year and end-of-year, if any?.
taking into account the mid-year was slightly more difficult this year.


For a 50 you pretty much need to get a total of 355/360 over both exams will a solid ranking.
so for example getting 87.5/90 for one and 90/90 for the other is around 50.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: kazzacae on August 07, 2010, 04:29:19 pm
oh sweet dude. well yet to get my SOM so will have to see next week. how many marks did you lose for your 44? did you mind end of year or mid year more challenging
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: matt123 on August 07, 2010, 04:42:25 pm
vexx is correct
although last year my friend got 83/90 first exam
89/90 second exam ... 100% all sacs except one he got 97.5% ... got 50 :)

im guessing his class pulled him up somehow ...
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: vexx on August 07, 2010, 04:55:13 pm
oh sweet dude. well yet to get my SOM so will have to see next week. how many marks did you lose for your 44? did you mind end of year or mid year more challenging

the mid year was only more challenging for me because i barely studied. i started 2 weeks before cramming in memorising it all and spamming prac exams in the week before.. ><
overall my combined grade was 167/180 over both exams.

vexx is correct
although last year my friend got 83/90 first exam
89/90 second exam ... 100% all sacs except one he got 97.5% ... got 50 :)

im guessing his class pulled him up somehow ...

are you sure? that doesn't possible at at all..:|
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: m@tty on August 07, 2010, 04:58:50 pm
Maybe they had a derived score for the mid-year?..
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: matt123 on August 07, 2010, 05:09:02 pm
yeh vexx i know it dosnt make sence
but i dont think he would have lied to me lol ...

whatever happend ... i dont know
but he got 50 . and apparently with those scores.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: vexx on August 07, 2010, 05:11:53 pm
yeh vexx i know it dosnt make sence
but i dont think he would have lied to me lol ...

whatever happend ... i dont know
but he got 50 . and apparently with those scores.

well if that is the case... :o woah
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: Visionz on August 07, 2010, 06:36:24 pm
167/180 for a 44. NICE! Hopefully I dropped less than 5 on the first (I think I got 85-87/90, not getting SoM) and then less than 3 on the next one. 174/180 would be sweet, 48? :D
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: vexx on August 07, 2010, 07:28:04 pm
167/180 for a 44. NICE! Hopefully I dropped less than 5 on the first (I think I got 85-87/90, not getting SoM) and then less than 3 on the next one. 174/180 would be sweet, 48? :D

yeah around ~47 maybe, my friend got 177.5/180 for the 50.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: Slumdawg on August 07, 2010, 07:47:00 pm
Yer I really wanna know what you need too! I think it would be definitely lower this year as the A+ cut off was the lowest its ever been in the study design. The best indication would be to find out what somebody from 2005 who got a 50 in psych had on both exams as the cut off was closest in that year (155/180 compared to 2010's 153/180). I guess we will have to wait till the end of the year when one of the VNers gets a statement of marks with a 50.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: Chromeo33 on August 14, 2010, 08:56:00 pm
Just out of curiosity (as I think this may well be what I'll achieve by the end of the year =]), what study score would I be looking at with a total exam score of 160/180 ?
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: hawks08 on August 14, 2010, 10:09:59 pm
Just out of curiosity (as I think this may well be what I'll achieve by the end of the year =]), what study score would I be looking at with a total exam score of 160/180 ?
depends on SACs but i would guess 44 or 45
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: vexx on August 14, 2010, 11:28:00 pm
Just out of curiosity (as I think this may well be what I'll achieve by the end of the year =]), what study score would I be looking at with a total exam score of 160/180 ?
depends on SACs but i would guess 44 or 45

no, more like low 40s.
i had 167/180 total for my 44 with a very strong SAC ranking in an above avg cohort.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: Eriny on August 15, 2010, 05:27:29 pm
I got a 50 back in 2007. From memory, I think I lost 2.5 marks in exam one (5 if you double it). I didn't get a statement of marks for exam two, but I'm pretty sure I only lost one mark. So there is quite a bit of leeway there. I was ranked first for SACs also.

If you aren't ranked first on SACs, you're relying on the people above you to do very well. This is fine if they're all going to get 50s, but it's unlikely that you would get a 50 otherwise. However, of course, you can still do extremely well.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: extcar on September 09, 2010, 07:54:40 pm
can anyone give an estimate SS for me?
i get like low-mid A+ for sacs, and got an A for mid year. but i was highest in my class. yeah no one in my class got higher than an A lol...
so like 35-38??? or higher ?? (hopefully lol)
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: matt123 on September 09, 2010, 07:59:35 pm
if you get another A .. you should get 36-38
however
if you get a high A+
you could potentially get 40-43

if you get low A+
you could get
38-41.

goodluck.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: Transcendent on September 09, 2010, 09:32:58 pm
estimate an ss for me as well?
78 on the mid year, high A+ MHS sacs, what happens if i get a mid-high A+ on the end of year?
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: Visionz on September 09, 2010, 09:36:03 pm
estimate an ss for me as well?
78 on the mid year, high A+ MHS sacs, what happens if i get a mid-high A+ on the end of year?

42-46 taking into account the school you go to.

For anyone else id say the score would defs be under 45.
Title: Re: 50 in Psych in 2010
Post by: matt123 on September 09, 2010, 09:37:30 pm
estimate an ss for me as well?
78 on the mid year, high A+ MHS sacs, what happens if i get a mid-high A+ on the end of year?

so wait 78/90? ... thats lowest A+ yeh? or just above it pretty much.
hmm so
low A+ mid year.
High A+ sacs ( im guessing high you mean 97% + average )
high A+ .. ( 95% + )

hmmmm possibly 43 ish ... 43-45 .. depends how high end of year A+ is.

goodluck my friend , all the best
just dont beat me :D