SSundrica
- Apr 6, 2024
- Joined Nov 15, 2022
Some of them have already been released according to https://www.change.org/p/vcaa-take-accountability-for-vce-exam-errors/u/32172940
Some of them have been scanned which you might be able to find on the VCE Reddit, Discord or VCE Discussionspace Facebook group.
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i completely gave up on this, (and VCE too ngl)
but i know people enjoy seeing other’s results so
)VCE RESULTS 2023
Chemistry - 35 (scaled 39)
English language - 33 (scaled 35)
Japanese - 33 (scaled 41)
General maths - 40 (scaled 38)
Methods - 29 (scaled 33)
Biology - 39 (scaled 40)ATAR: 92.80 (!!!! WTF!!!!)
to those who read my year 11 journal and knew that my goal this entire time was to get a 90 and be the 6th person good enough,, i did it <3
Newbie I made a comment about chem 3/4 tips on a post on the old forums, I'll copy-paste it here:
*Spam practice exams (especially VCAA), dynamicscience is a good resource
*Practice structural elucidation
*Focus on the explanation questions since they're marked really pedantically like VCE bio
*Be really good with electrolysis and experimental design cuz there is always a massive question on one or both of them on the exam
*Know your organic nomenclature and functional groups
*Understand Le Chat's rule, it's so useful everywhere you go eg determining charge of zwitterion charge when you get to biochem
*Know how to use to electrochemical series
*As an extension to the above, know how to use the data book cuz it's literally Doraemon's pocket
*If you did physics, you can use dimensional analysis (unit cancelling) to check answers and infer formulas that you've forgotten eg if you're asked to find the number of moles of e-s during electrolysis when given the time, current and Faraday's constant without the formula, you would approach it the following way: since current is in A which is in Coulomb per seconds and time is in seconds, multiply these (cancelling the secs) to acquire a quantity in C, which is a unit of charge. Since you're asked for something in mol, and the Faraday's constant is given in C/mol, you divide the charge you've found in your first step by Faraday's constant to cancel out the Cs and move the mol to the numerator side of the fraction, yielding the correct answer.There's this website/page called vce.rocks and they have alot of resources for unit 3 and 4 such as sacs or exams and textbooks
also going into y12, any legal studies, general maths, chemistry and english mainstream resources would also be greatly appreciated
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Hey everyone - haven't posted on AN for a while now but I am back!
With the eng lang exam next week, I've put all my advice for the exam into a Youtube vid - give it a watch if you like! Hope this helps.
Wingdings
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Essentially 5 ways in 3 categories:
School leaver
- School leaver through direct entry: you do a medical course from high school that gives you your degree at the end. Admissions based on ATAR, UCAT (University Clinical Admissions Test) and an interview. Takes 5/6 years.
- School leaver through provisional entry: You do an undergraduate degree and then your MD degree, but because of your ATAR or other factors you are guaranteed entry into medicine from the start, provided you keep a certain grade in uni. Notable unis offering this are Unimelb (99.9+) or USyd (99.95). Takes 7 years usually (3 years undergrad + 4 years MD).
Non-standard (5/6 years + however long you spent on your original degree)
- You start a undergraduate degree and keep applying for direct-entry programs. If accepted you just leave the undergrad and switch into the direct entry course. Many direct-entry programs (such as Monash) don't accept non-standard applicants. You can also do this if you've already graduated, but might as well do graduate entry at that point.
Graduate entry (4 years + length of undergrad degree)
- Graduate entry through GAMSAT: You finish an undergraduate degree and sit a 6-hour-long exam called the GAMSAT (Graduate Medical School Admissions Test). Based on undergrad GPA, GAMSAT and interview, you might receive an offer to graduate entry medicine.
- Internal graduate entry: You finish an undergraduate degree, and the same uni that you did it at might offer you a place in medicine based on your undergraduate results. You don't sit the GAMSAT, but you need a really high GPA and interview. Some unis might reserve all or most of their graduate med spots for their own undergrad students. Some unis (e.g. Monash) might reserve a majority of THESE spots for graduates of a certain degree (e.g. Biomedicine).
Direct entry seems really competitive (it's the shortest), but it only takes into account your ATAR, UCAT and interview, which you just focus on for 1-2 years. Graduate entry students need to optimise their GPA for the entire uni degree, plus study for the 6 hour long exam. Although, I'm a direct entry student so I might be biased.
Highly recommend checking out this post for the different entry pathways, it has a really good table (gotta log in to see it though).
does vcaa expect us to know RNAi technolgy in biology unit 3? and do i need to memorise certain definitions?
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The annual VCE and Careers Expo is a fantastic opportunity to sus out VCE subjects, get extra VCE revision materials, and especially good for learning about tertiary courses (like uni or TAFE), connecting to employers and researching career pathways.
This a really valuable event for any student in Year 9-12, especially if you don’t know what you want to do after high school, are having trouble picking VCE subjects or simply want some VCE revision. (They even have stuff on gap years!) If you’re able to go, I’d highly recommend it.
Location: Caulfield Racecourse
Dates: Thurs 4th May, Fri 5th May, Sat 6th May
Time: 9am - 3pm
Cost: normally $12, but if you can get the student discount $8 or families $30
Website: here
