Sunday, October 11, 2009

SAM + TRIALS

omfg. you know i'm not one to really talk about my marks, etc

however i decided to just punch in my trial marks (really mucked up trials marks :( ) into the SAM calculator on boredofstudies, and holy fricken crap- TT__TT;

i'll be happy as a chappy if i get these marks.

Mathematics  85


English (Advanced)  96

English Extension 1   46

Biology   90

Economics   90

Japanese Continuers   85

Japanese Extension   40

END RESULT: 96.45 UAI.
 I bombed bio & 2ueng during trials = instant death


btw how accurate is sam anyway. please don't say it over estimates //neck

I have a feeling i'll make this drastic improvement in economics. i've been studying my ass off for economics and it'd better pay off.

i don't know whether to laugh or cry- but I guess it has made me realise how important my bio mark & 2u mark is.

GARRRGHGHHGHGHGHGHGH stupid jap. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO IMPROVE IN JAP. Freaking hell. I suck at composing letters/stories/postcardmessages.

OH MY GOD I AM GOING TO THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY NEXT YEAR OH MY GOD.

*study*

16 screams of joy:

Darth Gaylord said...

What the hell is SAM.

Shaunathan said...

hey there.
I know that numbers and marks coming from me aint exactly the most....trustworthy combination.
but hear me out.

Your 2U and 3U English aint the problem.
Your 2U Jap, bio and maths is however.

i also happened to drop quite a bit in the trial...99 - 97 anyone?

Anyhow. cos your maths (2U remember) is still not over 90, its still going to go down....stupid band 6 rules

Bio - well youve said it already....its kinda like Geo..where u need 93/4 + to do well

Oh. and Jap 2U scaled shittily anywhere below 85. I got 70....so...perfect case.

But your Jap extension will hold up relatively well though.

Oh and 3 marks on top of eco will help you greatly. Cos its slightly better scaler than Geo. in which 94 goes down to 90.

Mind you. All this was from my alter ego. Spastic and fun Shaun will come back very soon....

Shaunathan said...

whoops. i meant *anywhere below 90* for 2U Jap

mishmashmosh said...

@Darth: a uai calculator

@Shaun: dude. I said I'd be happy with these marks. I think I only need >90. Preferably something like 95 ofc. Fricking Jap. I don't know how to improve in jap. It's like a mind killer. FREAKING MATHS. I haven't touched it yet. lol.

Anonymous said...

Hi Shaun and Belle

Don't worry I'm in a similar siutation. 98-->96...

I have the same problem with German, I seem to be capped around 90-92 because I lose 5 marks straight away from listening. :( And then three random marks from the other bits.

But writing isn't too hard? For trials, I did a couple of HSC questions with lots of complex grammar, got it marked by teacher and then underlined all the juicy sentences which I could use in trials. It seemed to have worked :D

But German seems to be a lost cause for me... since I'm capped at 90-92. The scaling from a 91-->79 which (I hope) never has a chance of counting.

meelo said...

hey, you're fine for a 95+
connors is still at school everyday, you live in carlo..
don't be afraid, sam is not as accurate as the school one, i think, it might under might over.
start doing maths papers; your english is okay, and maths is the next earliest exam right? progression, take them one at a time.
you'll be right.

Mini said...

SAM is based off the 2005 HSC and you're not supposed to put your trial marks in.

Also, after 2005 the Board of Studies stopped giving out raw marks, making it difficult to determine actual cut offs and stuff.

You're supposed to put your HSC marks that you receive a day before you get your UAI.

So it could be underestimating or overestimating :)

mishmashmosh said...

@BORBORED: :( Jap ext :(:( JAP CONT :(:(:( Wish I took up Mod. Really. I shouldn't have taken up a "skillz" subject. D: D: I don't know how to improve in writing? Except perhaps use more of those complicated grammar points in my sentences xD

@MEELO: IM TOO SCARED TO VISIT HER :( Really. Ohmagad. I'll see if I can pop in on Wednesday. Why is she at school during the holidays D: so strange. Ah maths :(

mishmashmosh said...

@Mini: D: THANKS FOR ADDED CONFUSION XD Damnit. People use SAM to find an estimate though :/ STrange eh.

James said...

Keep studying =S

mishmashmosh said...

@James: :(

James said...

Btw it wasn't meant to be one of those "geez, you need all the study you can get" comment. I guess I just can't relate to how you may be feeling right now =S

Study hard? Gambade =)

BELLE said...

Ganbatte*

:)

Man. Wait till you get into yr 12

Lucy Gee said...

I have another UAI calculator (it's an excel doc) if you want. Although it overestimates a bit, to make you feel better. :P

And I think you type in your report marks into SAM.

j said...

You bombed 2u eng and got 96!? You're making my poor 85 weep in the corner :p

Anonymous said...

Like Borbor said, best way you improve your writing is memorizing GOOD sentences to include into your composition. Send your writing over to me and I'll add things and edit, and please dont spam grammar when its pointless and confuddles the meaning of the sentence D:
SENIOR STRUCTURES DONT GET YOU MARKS WHEN YOU DONT USE THEM CORRECTLY!

 
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