Who thinks they stuffed up already? (1 Viewer)

[eat_well]

Most people should have had their first few assessments already so..who thinks they didn't do as well as they expected?I know I screwed up my physics examination even though it was dead easy. Even thought the exam was only worth 15% of my total assessment I think I want to drop physics already (yes it was THAT bad).

 

[Bobbo1]

15% in the larger scheme of things is NOTHING!, and will do little to affect your overall ATAR, so I would discourage you from dropping it so early on - still early days.

 

[asianese]

I screwed up physics pendulum prac today...15% will come and bite my ass later on...D:

 

[harrisony]

Relax.

 

[apollo1]

hahaha asians

 

[thisiswar]

hahaha asians

this

also wait til you do assessments that are like worth 30% or even 45%

 

[asianese]

Strangely half yearly is also 15...with another prac 15 and then assignment 20!! then trial 35...

 

[asianese]

hahaha asians

such a freaking generalisation...

its so true ;p

 

[AussieVesti]

If you can pin the poor result down to insufficient study practices, then there is no reason to drop it. Remember that 50% of your HSC marks and ATAR are ultimately derived from the final exam. So you may have screwed up 7.5% out of the 100%, but look at the big picture, it is just a drop in the ocean.

 

[Zeroes]

English. D:
And it's 25%, instead of 15 like every other assesment.

 

[4025808]

You still have the remainder to go, so use your lessons from now and try to do the best you can for everything else.

 

[someth1ng]

Still possible to do well since it's more about the rank that matters - not the mark as much. Just because you got say 50% in your first assessment worth 50%, it's still possible to do well in the others and "overtake" the others.

 

[Aliyas]

I feel like I'm the same boat, OP.

Screwed up physics prac (first assessment), ranked about 13/17 =/ Not happy at all.

Also fucked maths up with some VERY stupid mistakes - all my mistakes consisted of not rounding the number properly.

The maths was worth like 5% but the physics was worth much more. About 20% I think. I am majorly beating myself up over this.

 

[Nooblet94]

Screwed up Legal Studies, although by screwed up I mean I didn't do as well as I planned, still came above average. I knew all my facts and figures, I just can't write essays as well as I need to be able to. Oh well, I've got the entire summer holidays to work on it.

 

[SpreadTheWord]

Most people should have had their first few assessments already so..who thinks they didn't do as well as they expected?I know I screwed up my physics examination even though it was dead easy. Even thought the exam was only worth 15% of my total assessment I think I want to drop physics already (yes it was THAT bad).

Woowoowoo...woo. Don't panic mate. First of all; it's 15% - absolutely nothing. Secondly, it doesn't affect your ATAR or your final HSC mark only your rank does. My first two English assignments i recieved 47% and 60%. From there my next two were 87% and 80%. (That's good for me, in English).


Honestly, you shouldn't be panicing at this stage. Make mistakes now, reflect over holidays, and rectify them. It's all you can do.