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hk94

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just wondering what raw mark would i need to get in biology to achieve a band 6?
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Aim for about the 83+/100 mark (I think). I'm not proficient with Biology raw marks though.
 

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above 83? seems a bit low to me... above 90?
i mean, it does have the whole 'scaling down' thing...
 

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In 2010 Someone got 89 raw > 95 reported
Another had 87 Raw > 94 Reported (2010)

Remember with Bio there is option scaling.
 

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Anyone in this thread want to estimate what you need for a Band 5 in Bio?
 

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Are you guys sure ( or atleast, confident) that bio doesnt scale down much? :S
People say it does, but then agian, if you get above 90, you should be good.
I'm just wondering, dunno to drop bio or not :S
my internal marks are 94+ (year 11)
so yeah :S
bio or 4u maths :L
 

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are you guys sure ( or atleast, confident) that bio doesnt scale down much? :s
people say it does, but then agian, if you get above 90, you should be good.
I'm just wondering, dunno to drop bio or not :s
my internal marks are 94+ (year 11)
so yeah :s
bio or 4u maths :l
keep bio! :)
 

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whats option scaling
different option topics scale differently, according to how well students in the state do overall. Generally, the harder the option is, such as Genetics: The Code Broken, the MORE it scales due to more students scoring LOWER, hence the RAW marks are adjusted to the correct percentile e.g. a mark of lets say 20/25 in Genetics could scale to 23/25, meaning that roughly only about 10% of the state scored a RAW mark of 20/25 or above in the option.
 
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different option topics scale differently, according to how well students in the state do overall. Generally, the harder the option is, such as Genetics: The Code Broken, the MORE it scales due to more students scoring LOWER, hence the RAW marks are adjusted to the correct percentile e.g. a mark of lets say 20/25 in Genetics could scale to 23/25, meaning that roughly only about 10% of the state scored a RAW mark of 20/25 or above in the option.

sheeet thanks man
 

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Does option scaling apply to physics and chemistry as well?
 

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Are you guys sure ( or atleast, confident) that bio doesnt scale down much? :S
People say it does, but then agian, if you get above 90, you should be good.
I'm just wondering, dunno to drop bio or not :S
my internal marks are 94+ (year 11)
so yeah :S
bio or 4u maths :L
definitely do 4unit maths
 

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definitely do 4unit maths
I think my indecisiveness will make me fail the hsc.
ive been thinking about this for like 1-2 weeks now, cannot decide D:

and plus just read an article about how fucked the 4u exam paper was..
what would your marks for bio scale to up/down if you average 90 in all your internal assessments ?
 

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lol as a matter of fact 3u was fucked not 4u :p
Your internal marks don't mean anything. It's all about ranksss
 

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lol as a matter of fact 3u was fucked not 4u :p
Your internal marks don't mean anything. It's all about ranksss
Well, year 11 i came 1st, however this year, i think 2nd is more likely, so yeah :S
 

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