Argh. Up late studying for my Mathematics Extension 1 Exam tomorrow (or should I say, today), and yes, it means I have been procrastinating for the entire 48 hours which was supposed to be my study time. If you've read my previous threads, you'll know that I'm trying to get at least 80% in my MX1 exam, and right now it looks like I'm bordering on just passing (50% is my best bet). Not complaining BTW, I know it's my fault for being such a lazy ass when it comes to Maths. 
Again, you'll also know that I desperately want to get into MX2 (not important units wise if I don't get into it because I'll have 12 units, but I really do want to). The invitation mark to get into MX2 is 80%+, probation (try it for one term, get kicked out if you suck) is 70%. My last assessment was worth 50% of the final year mark, and I got 60-something. As you can see, I need at least 80% in this test just fall into the probation range.
My teacher informed me that it was an absolute no if your final year mark fell below 70% (it's reasonable, I know), but another teacher said the exact same thing about a few of my friends in Year 10. He did not expect them to even get near a Band 6 in the SC, and was completely against them going into Extension 1 Mathematics. Well, they achieved the exact opposite of his expectations, and now they are amongst the top students in the 2/3 unit course. Although the year's assessment mark plays some role in estimating how well the student will perform in the next year, it is not necessarily the sole determinant. I personally wasn't expecting a Band 6 in the SC for Mathematics, either. (I'd been getting around 60% - 90% for the entire year, constantly fluctuating from one high to another low.)
Anyway, my point is if I fall beneath the 70% range and I am prohibited from the course, what can I do? Are there any means of appeal and how long do they usually take? I don't want to be wasting time doing paperwork when I could be utilising that time to prove that I can do MX2. I've heard some BOSers who have even taken it all the way to the Board of Studies?
PS: Now, you may be thinking (or not), "If you wanted to get into MX2 so badly, you should have done well in your first assessment and you wouldn't have to be worrying about failing this one. Therefore, you don't deserve to do MX2, and you'd probably fail anyway since you can't even scrape past 70% in MX1, so STFU...etc etc." Please note, that I did not conclude that I wanted to do MX2 until about a month ago.
Again, you'll also know that I desperately want to get into MX2 (not important units wise if I don't get into it because I'll have 12 units, but I really do want to). The invitation mark to get into MX2 is 80%+, probation (try it for one term, get kicked out if you suck) is 70%. My last assessment was worth 50% of the final year mark, and I got 60-something. As you can see, I need at least 80% in this test just fall into the probation range.
My teacher informed me that it was an absolute no if your final year mark fell below 70% (it's reasonable, I know), but another teacher said the exact same thing about a few of my friends in Year 10. He did not expect them to even get near a Band 6 in the SC, and was completely against them going into Extension 1 Mathematics. Well, they achieved the exact opposite of his expectations, and now they are amongst the top students in the 2/3 unit course. Although the year's assessment mark plays some role in estimating how well the student will perform in the next year, it is not necessarily the sole determinant. I personally wasn't expecting a Band 6 in the SC for Mathematics, either. (I'd been getting around 60% - 90% for the entire year, constantly fluctuating from one high to another low.)
Anyway, my point is if I fall beneath the 70% range and I am prohibited from the course, what can I do? Are there any means of appeal and how long do they usually take? I don't want to be wasting time doing paperwork when I could be utilising that time to prove that I can do MX2. I've heard some BOSers who have even taken it all the way to the Board of Studies?
PS: Now, you may be thinking (or not), "If you wanted to get into MX2 so badly, you should have done well in your first assessment and you wouldn't have to be worrying about failing this one. Therefore, you don't deserve to do MX2, and you'd probably fail anyway since you can't even scrape past 70% in MX1, so STFU...etc etc." Please note, that I did not conclude that I wanted to do MX2 until about a month ago.
