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How CIE calculate the curve

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like for example chemistry MJ 2011 GT... lets assume that i got 40/60 in p6, 60/80 in p3, 30/40 in p1......to get my mark from 200 i multiply (40 x 1) + (60x1.25) + (40x1.5) = 175/200 and the GT for an A* is 134.... iam getting a high A* :O ??????????? is this the right way to calculate it??

no thats not the way to do that
you do (40/60 x 20)+(60/80 x 50)+(30/40 x 30) you will get 73.3333 out of 100 them multiply by 2 to make it out of 200 you will get 146.6666 which is a an A* (if you are variant one)

the gt for an A* for variant 1 in o/n 2011 session was 145 so you barely made it

an advice for you is study harder for paper 3 and get 65/80 and for paper 1 you have 13 days to study so get 37/40 and nshallah you will be fine :)
 
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no thats not the way to do that
you do (40/60 x 20)+(60/80 x 50)+(30/40 x 30) you will get 73.3333 out of 100 them multiply by 2 to make it out of 200 you will get 146.6666 which is a an A* (if you are variant one)

the gt for an A* for variant 1 in o/n 2011 session was 145 so you barely made it

an advice for you is study harder for paper 3 and get 65/80 and for paper 1 you have 13 days to study so get 37/40 and nshallah you will be fine :)
ahaaa....so i do the same thing for physics and bio??
 
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math you just add the marks (already out of 200)

for ict you do the same but then multiply by 3 (cuz it is out of 300) example you got in paper 2 75/80 and paper 3 70/80 and in paper 1 you got 90/100 (those are my expected marks dunt know bout you :) )

you do (70/80 x 30)+(75/80 x 30)+(90/100 x 40) this will give you 90.375 you multiply that by 3 to get 271.125 out of 300 :)
 
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no thats not the way to do that
you do (40/60 x 20)+(60/80 x 50)+(30/40 x 30) you will get 73.3333 out of 100 them multiply by 2 to make it out of 200 you will get 146.6666 which is a an A* (if you are variant one)

the gt for an A* for variant 1 in o/n 2011 session was 145 so you barely made it

an advice for you is study harder for paper 3 and get 65/80 and for paper 1 you have 13 days to study so get 37/40 and nshallah you will be fine :)
Great explanation man :D
 
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no thats not the way to do that
you do (40/60 x 20)+(60/80 x 50)+(30/40 x 30) you will get 73.3333 out of 100 them multiply by 2 to make it out of 200 you will get 146.6666 which is a an A* (if you are variant one)

the gt for an A* for variant 1 in o/n 2011 session was 145 so you barely made it

an advice for you is study harder for paper 3 and get 65/80 and for paper 1 you have 13 days to study so get 37/40 and nshallah you will be fine :)
no thats not the way to do that
you do (40/60 x 20)+(60/80 x 50)+(30/40 x 30) you will get 73.3333 out of 100 them multiply by 2 to make it out of 200 you will get 146.6666 which is a an A* (if you are variant one)

the gt for an A* for variant 1 in o/n 2011 session was 145 so you barely made it

an advice for you is study harder for paper 3 and get 65/80 and for paper 1 you have 13 days to study so get 37/40 and nshallah you will be fine :)
it was 134/200 if june 2011 and thats how much an A* will prob be around this year , in November the gt is higher because its mostly people repeating their first time so they tend to do better than the first which would make the gt higher :p
 
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What was the students opinion about Biology & Chemistry last year? (I really need to know that)
Do you think if I got 28/40 in p6 ,65/80 in p3 , 39/40 in p1 that I can still get A* in Biology this year?
 
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What was the students opinion about Biology & Chemistry last year? (I really need to know that)
Do you think if I got 28/40 in p6 ,65/80 in p3 , 39/40 in p1 that I can still get A* in Biology this year?
Yup.
 
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What was the students opinion about Biology & Chemistry last year? (I really need to know that)
Do you think if I got 28/40 in p6 ,65/80 in p3 , 39/40 in p1 that I can still get A* in Biology this year?

yes even a high A*
 
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My chemistry teacher just made me freak out today :eek:
He told me that these things about grade thresholds is untrue & you lose at most 9 marks in p3 , 8 in p6 , 3 p1 :cry:
& also my biology teacher told me that the curve would be so high this year , & he doubt that i could even get A* if I got 40/40 in p1 :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I even started think so too ( It is not logical that someone who almost failed to get an A or B )
 
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My chemistry teacher just made me freak out today :eek:
He told me that these things about grade thresholds is untrue & you lose at most 9 marks in p3 , 8 in p6 , 3 p1 :cry:
& also my biology teacher told me that the curve would be so high this year , & he doubt that i could even get A* if I got 40/40 in p1 :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I even started think so too ( It is not logical that someone who almost failed to get an A or B )
Haha, he's just telling you this so you can do your best.
Last year I lost a total of 20-25marks in chemistry and managed an A*, don't worry...
and for biology the exam wasn't very easy in my opinion, so even if you lose up to 25marks you'll still manage an A* besides the highest bio curve was 45/80 and the exam was dead easy.
 
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My chemistry teacher just made me freak out today :eek:
He told me that these things about grade thresholds is untrue & you lose at most 9 marks in p3 , 8 in p6 , 3 p1 :cry:
& also my biology teacher told me that the curve would be so high this year , & he doubt that i could even get A* if I got 40/40 in p1 :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I even started think so too ( It is not logical that someone who almost failed to get an A or B )
bla bla bla! dont listen to these! everybody gets an A* and no the curve is going to be low this year! p3 chemistry if u get a 37/80 u get an A! dont worry the GT is true...and if it wasnt then why do they post it every year! relax and do ur best.... :)
 
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Haha, he's just telling you this so you can do your best.
Last year I lost a total of 20-25marks in chemistry and managed an A*, don't worry...
and for biology the exam wasn't very easy in my opinion, so even if you lose up to 25marks you'll still manage an A*
25 marks in p3 or in the papers??
 
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My chemistry teacher just made me freak out today :eek:
He told me that these things about grade thresholds is untrue & you lose at most 9 marks in p3 , 8 in p6 , 3 p1 :cry:
& also my biology teacher told me that the curve would be so high this year , & he doubt that i could even get A* if I got 40/40 in p1 :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
I even started think so too ( It is not logical that someone who almost failed to get an A or B )

HERE IS A TIP TELL YOUR TEACHER to BUZZ OFF!!!

dude the GT is real here is the latest one made by CIE on o/n/2011 and YES... all the years have low curve :) ( you can check yourself) and actually this curve i posted below is considered to be high ( chemistry curve ) check m/j 2011 dead low xD so don't worry and realax
 

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but guys last year for maths i got 77% and it was a B...if you look at may/june 11 i did BX and it says you need 148/200 for an A which is 74% so i should have got an A. When i called my school for my results i asked what i needed for an A in maths she said it was 80%! so i think these grade boundaries are wrong?!?​
 
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but guys last year for maths i got 77% and it was a B...if you look at may/june 11 i did BX and it says you need 148/200 for an A which is 74% so i should have got an A. When i called my school for my results i asked what i needed for an A in maths she said it was 80%! so i think these grade boundaries are wrong?!?​
How do you know you got a 77%? and maybe you should have re-checked your exam :/
 
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but guys last year for maths i got 77% and it was a B...if you look at may/june 11 i did BX and it says you need 148/200 for an A which is 74% so i should have got an A. When i called my school for my results i asked what i needed for an A in maths she said it was 80%! so i think these grade boundaries are wrong?!?​

no way man , your school doesn't know about the GT apparently call the British Council in your country and check with them :)
 
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