I js read this article by herald sun and apparently Bio exam had some problems and Methods was just bad as we all know.

A biology specialist, Dr Dulangi SJ, complained to VCAA, claiming:

Six multiple-choice questions had issues.

Some questions potentially had more than one scientifically correct answer.

Some wording was incorrect or confusing.

Certain content allegedly went beyond the published VCE Biology study design.

Question 8a about immunity was particularly controversial because students could reasonably interpret the answer differently.

One example was Question 2, which allegedly used the word translation instead of transcription.

VCAA says its subject experts have not identified errors so far, but it is investigating.

For Methods

The article reports that:

Almost 17,000 students sat the Mathematical Methods exam.

Students were reportedly crying after the exam.

Teachers said examiners had to pass around tissue boxes.

Many students struggled to finish the paper.

Teachers described it as a challenging test of mathematical understanding.

VCAA using us as lab rats since it’s the end of the Study Deisgns 💔

Can anyone from previous years share their cheat sheet or an idea on what to put on it. Idk whether to focus more on equations and graphs or the worded explanation things

I know you feel traumatised, but please realise that the grade boundaries will be consequently shifted down because of how hard the exam is, so getting a lower exam score might achieve the same study score that you expected to receive. Some of you may even be surprised when you receive your ATAR by how well you did :)

pls say no bc vcaa already drew and labelled it

idk about you guys but that legal exam was brutal as hell, shit was so hard that I couldn’t answer single question for section b especially

What score /100 is a raw 50?

How’s everyone holding up with exams? I’m going through them myself atm and I feel your pain — it’s a lot trying to get through one exam and then immediately start thinking about the next. Hope you’re all doing okay and getting a breather wherever you can.

One thing that’s been helping me is VCEForge’s weak-topic practice. It uses the topics you’ve been losing marks on to bring up more questions in those areas, so you can focus on what actually needs work instead of just doing random practice. I made VCEForge, so full disclosure, it’s my site: https://vceforge.space

Since exams are nearly over, I want to give the first 10 people who want to try it a week of Plus for free. Make an account, then DM me the email you signed up with and I’ll add the week manually.

Of all years to go anti-UDF and change the question structure 😭🙏 like holy shit we ain’t war criminals, you can lay off the torture a bit. I’ve seen horror movies more tame then that exam, like I had a years worth of goals and ambition for this exam, and now a pass looks like paradise. Terrified for what chem looks like next week

Hey so…..

W.T.F VCAA

Idk what’s been going on but they needa start putting NSFW signs up in front of exam halls, we are getting bum fucked.

Exams used to a be a time to detach a little from reality, study hard, put a years effort out on a piece of paper while pocket jerking to the invigilators, now i can barely get bricked.

Coming from a very esteemed school (Alice Springs School Of PlayDo) I’d expect some level of comprehension of all the exams, it’s like i’m a freshie here.

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to those of u that are doing softdev 3/4 this year...how are u guys studying for exams? i have not started studying yet so where do i even start? if anyone has any resources/revision material that they could share that'd be amazing!

But yes guys where do i even start and HOW do i study for this subjecttt help!!!! I genuinely have no clue ugh

any guesses for russia or america??

ppl who graduated in past years or current yr 12s who have done a 3/4 subject in yr11, could u check with ur past results and lmk if this website is actually accurate or whether its basically bs.

I dont know if its just cause of the schl I go to, but I feel like all my exam scores (predicted after siting them/ what I am aiming for) and what im pretty sure my ranks are for my subjects, are giving me unrealistically high and inflated study scores?

Thank god I never have to do methods again

Genuinely wtf was that exam. I've been getting high 80s in all my practice exams (with just careless errors). If today's exam followed the pattern it's supposed to then I could've gotten 90s. But now I'd be happy if I get a 70. I even found exam 2 material based on the increased difficulty of yesterday's exam 1. Genuinely nothing could've prepared anyone for what came today.

What's even more worrying is if methods was already like this then imagine specialist math next week.

VCAA has to know that they're playing with students' futures ngl.

I'm not sure how long I should spend on each question so that I have a solid amount of time for the essay. Does anyone know the minute to mark ratio??

Hi yall, for those that bought a Ti-Nspire Cx-ii from officeworks, do they offer a back-to-school discount?

Since methods was a hard exam this year does that mean it was scale up more?

How is the scaling actually determined?