I wouldn't as the school doesnt teach it. Why bother. Be harder to teach yourself.lyounamu said:Do you think it would be wise to pick Cosmology?
I wouldn't as the school doesnt teach it. Why bother. Be harder to teach yourself.lyounamu said:Do you think it would be wise to pick Cosmology?
i thought it was 480/500?...lyounamu said:Aggregate means total scaled mark which is out of 500.
As you are already aware, 1 Unit = 50 marks (scaled marks) and 10 Units in total count towards your UAI which is 500 marks (scaled marks).
To achieve 100 UAI, you need to get about 485/500 scaled marks (which is extremely difficult).
Why not? LolFuseNick said:I wouldn't as the school doesnt teach it. Why bother. Be harder to teach yourself.
Ignorance is bliss...Aerath said:Erm....yeah....scaling.....
No idea what it means, no idea what affects it. I'd rather keep it like that.
Thanks.richboychua said:If you get your chemistry into band 6, and yoru extension 1 maths abit higher you could be looking at 99.
As for dropping chem, with trials coming up, 75% of your chem mark is still up for grabs. Which means you could still get 90+ quite easily if you dedicate sometime to understanding using first principles and doing exam practice
Yeah, no kidding.Aplus said:Ignorance is bliss...
Would that also apply if instead of getting band 6 in chem I got band 6 in say Physics, Economics or Japanese Cont?richboychua said:If you get your chemistry into band 6, and yoru extension 1 maths abit higher you could be looking at 99.
Yes because the scalings are similar for all of them.Doctor Jolly said:Would that also apply if instead of getting band 6 in chem I got band 6 in say Physics, Economics or Japanese Cont?
Generally, the calibre of students undertaking Food Technology is low in comparison to subjects like Mathematics Extension 2 or Distinction Courses. Scaling system is to make it fair for everyone who undertakes different courses. For example, getting 100 in Food Technology would be easier than getting 100 in Mathematics Extension 2 (generally). Therefore, they should not get equal marks due to that reason because we know that top kid in the Mathematics Extension 2 is of higher quality than the kid who came top in the Food Technology.fayeee said:i hate this scaling business.
and i still don't understand why the scaling for foodtech is so low
Meh, yeah that makes sense.lyounamu said:Generally, the calibre of students undertaking Food Technology is low in comparison to subjects like Mathematics Extension 2 or Distinction Courses. Scaling system is to make it fair for everyone who undertakes different courses. For example, getting 100 in Food Technology would be easier than getting 100 in Mathematics Extension 2 (generally). Therefore, they should not get equal marks due to that reason because we know that top kid in the Mathematics Extension 2 is of higher quality than the kid who came top in the Food Technology.
In reality, anyone who got top 10 in the state for Mathematics Extension 2 would get higher scaled mark than the one who got the top result in the state for Food Technology. Once again, that's due to the general belief (probably truth) that the people doing Mathematics Extension 2 > people doing Food Technology (academically).
I'd give it a try. I mean, you can always drop it or the worst case scenario, you fail it. Most people don’t even get the opportunity to do a distinction course, so take it up while you have the chance. I know I want to do Philosophy and I’m gonna try and take it up, because if I do good, scales good, and if I do bad it won’t get counted because I’ll have 10 other units, which I’m sure I’ll do better in.lyounamu said:Why not? Lol
Even Patrick Collins does it. Why not give it a try?
Until you get the resultsAerath said:Yeah, no kidding.
Well, apparently, my subjects scale ok-ish. So that's all I really know.Aplus said:Until you get the results
All your subjects scale pretty well, except for Legal studies when compared to something like Economics. Nevertheless, you can still get a high UAI with what subjects your doing.Aerath said:Well, apparently, my subjects scale ok-ish. So that's all I really know.
Physics and Chemistry have fairly similary scalings. However, Economics and Japanese Cont can be quite variable so to be safe, you would need a lower-mid range band 6. ie 92+Doctor Jolly said:Would that also apply if instead of getting band 6 in chem I got band 6 in say Physics, Economics or Japanese Cont?
Lol, I was just trying to make a comparison. I admit that it is a pretty ridiculous comparison.richboychua said:Physics and Chemistry have fairly similary scalings. However, Economics and Japanese Cont can be quite variable so to be safe, you would need a lower-mid range band 6. ie 92+
You should read the scaling pdf on the Talent 100 site.
For food tech, i highly doubt a 4 unit student will be able to get 100 in food tech . too much maths and no practical skills