Study and exam strategies for mx2 (1 Viewer)

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my plan is to just ace the first 4 questions and get somewhere around 90% for those questions and just casually do the rest. which should guarantee an E3 and if by some miracle, an E4.

so what are your plans/ strategies, and how long do u guys take to do the first four questions

 

[apollo1]

my plan is to just ace the first 4 questions and get somewhere around 90% for those questions and just casually do the rest. which should guarantee an E3 and if by some miracle, an E4.

so what are your plans/ strategies, and how long do u guys take to do the first four questions

im aiming for a 96 so hopefully i will have the first four questions done within an hour and get a good shot at the last 3 questions.

 

[RANK 1]

how much do you reckon you'd get for q.8

 

[D94]

Get the first 6 questions all right and that's mid-low E4. The first 5 all correct should scrape E4, but obviously higher to compensate for a potentially average assessment mark.

I'm going to attempt to get the first 6 correct and some of 7 and/or 8 in the 3 hours or, look to compensate hard questions in the first 6 with a good attempt at 7 or 8, if time permits.

 

[RANK 1]

i thought a raw 75 was an e4?

 

[apollo1]

how much do you reckon you'd get for q.8

depends on the difficulty of it. dont get discouraged just because its q 8. 2007 q 8 was just all proving and it was all so connected that it was a gift 15 marks.
but 2003 hsc q 8 and 2001 was proving that e and pi are irrational which were too hard for non olympiad students (like 99.50% of the state)

even if your aiming for low E4 you should still turn to q 7 and 8 because they are all so connected that you could easily pick up 10/30 marks from them just by doing the second part of questions.

 

[apollo1]

i thought a raw 75 was an e4?

it is.

 

[d3st1nyLiang]

Aiming for 95.

Q1-4 in about 1hr.

Scab as much from Q7-8.

 

[Aindan]

Q1-4 first hour
Q5-6 next 50 minutes
Q7-8 60 minutes
10 minutes checking ftw?
exam strategies? just think with a straight head, most important for maths. often the solution is mindblowingly simple and you have wasted time on an incorrect method or a mistake earlier in your working

 

[apollo1]

Q1-4 first hour
Q5-6 next 50 minutes
Q7-8 60 minutes
10 minutes checking ftw?
exam strategies? just think with a straight head, most important for maths. often the solution is mindblowingly simple and you have wasted time on an incorrect method or a mistake earlier in your working

yeah thinking with a straight head becomes harder in the exam though.

 

[rover100]

Aiming for 94

My strategy
1. Complete first 4 questions at most in a hour
2. Dont waste time on questions you dont get, Move on
3. Q5 and Q6 at minimum by 2nd hour
4. Q7 as much as possible, and get a few in q8 where possible
5. Dont expect 120/120
6. Attempt the whole Paper
My tutor always told me if you cant get anywhere with a part in the first minute or two of doing it, Move On. Very Valuable. Come back when if you have time

I expect to lose at most 6 marks from Q1-Q5
And Hope to lose on 15 or so in Q6-Q8
Aimin for raw mark 76-85% (98/120 aim)

Good luck to every1 on monday, wish u guys the best

 

[D94]

i thought a raw 75 was an e4?

Yes, like I said, the first 6 correct (ie. 90/120) will get a mid-low E4. Or even if you meant 75/120, it should just scrape E4, but certainly high E3.

 

[apollo1]

Yes, like I said, the first 6 correct (ie. 90/120) will get a mid-low E4. Or even if you meant 75/120, it should just scrape E4, but certainly high E3.

umm but sometimes they hide some pretty hard questions in questions 1-6. so getting 90/120 might need people to get parts of q 7 and 8 as well.

 

[rover100]

least give working

 

[hup]

just think with a straight head, most important for maths. often the solution is mindblowingly simple and you have wasted time on an incorrect method or a mistake earlier in your working

+1 you cant stress during the exam

 

[D94]

umm but sometimes they hide some pretty hard questions in questions 1-6. so getting 90/120 might need people to get parts of q 7 and 8 as well.

Yeah I know, I even mentioned it in my previous posts. But in an ideal situation, it would be awesome to get the first 6 all correct.

 

[apollo1]

Yeah I know, I even mentioned it in my previous posts. But in an ideal situation, it would be awesome to get the first 6 all correct.

aah. I concur.

 

[eyeswideshut]

hoping to scrap a band e4 by doing most of the first 6 questions and getting a mark here or there question 7 and 8.
I think my strategy is to work slowly (first 4 Qs in an hour 15 mins) and not make silly mistakes because I always do that and then Q5,6 in an hour and give myself 45 mins to look at Q7 and 8.
im actually really nervous...

 

[4025808]

umm but sometimes they hide some pretty hard questions in questions 1-6. so getting 90/120 might need people to get parts of q 7 and 8 as well.

This. Just because you think you've done all of Q1-6 doesn't mean you will get full marks, or get the 90/120 mark. You should be cherry picking those marks from Q7 and Q8 if you want to be more secure to get 90/120.

 

[apollo1]

hoping to scrap a band e4 by doing most of the first 6 questions and getting a mark here or there question 7 and 8.
I think my strategy is to work slowly (first 4 Qs in an hour 15 mins) and not make silly mistakes because I always do that and then Q5,6 in an hour and give myself 45 mins to look at Q7 and 8.
im actually really nervous...

dont be nervous. worst thing for a 4u exam is being nervous.