Otago HSFY chat - archive

[nottellingu]

Really? Lol and I also heard that because Aus unis use a GPA system out of 7 and we use one out of 9, if you get 7+ on the NZ scale then you get 7/7 GPA when you apply to Aus unis haha.

Lol not fair <_<

 

[toaster]

But aren't NZ'ers classed as internationals so it costs a lot more to go to an Aussie uni?

NZers are classed the same as Australian citizens, so we pay the same fees. Except we cant get student loan for it.

 

[skyglow1]

I had a look at your physics paper. Pretty standard overall. I could go through it and tell you guys the answers if you guys really want to know your mark now lol (but you probably don't )

 

[toaster]

All multichoice!? Thats not proper physics...

 

[Random]

I had a look at your physics paper. Pretty standard overall. I could go through it and tell you guys the answers if you guys really want to know your mark now lol (but you probably don't )

I didn't even write my answers down in my working book =\
Also theres different question booklets?

 

[skyglow1]

Oh true. Well I could've just said like the question about the truck + box or the question about the man standing up etc.

 

[SASOL]

Everyone gets the same questions even if we had different booklets. For the truck and box one, was it was that friction was going south?

 

[skyglow1]

Everyone gets the same questions even if we had different booklets. For the truck and box one, was it was that friction was going south?

Sure was. Friction always acts opposite in direction to the motion that the object wants to undergo. The objective in this case wanted to move south relative to the truck, so friction should be pointed north.

 

[Deleted member 4350]

Hey guys, study group tomorrow at 2pm? I think we should move to the central library, some of their rooms are a lot more spacious. Can someone book?

 

[Kapinny]

good luck kooch kooch!

 

[pete7]

Im keen for the study group tommorow. the main librarys studyrooms are quite good from what ive seen

 

[pete7]

Would anyone be keen for a mid week study group so people can clarify stuff before sat???

 

[Deleted member 4350]

keeeeeeen! Btw, how did everyone go in physics? 15/20 for me. Disappointing. I know which ones I got wrong and what I need to work on + what my plan is for the rest of the semester. Plussage ftw! xD

 

[Random]

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[skyglow1]

I calculated the average over about 130 results and it came out to close to 10. 20 people got 20. There's about 1300+ PHSI (and hence hsfy) students.

 

[Random]

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[Random]

Btw what are the percentages for grades again? (e.g. A+, A, B, C)

 

[pete7]

i was 16/20 also pretty dissapointed. But with some calculations 98 got a better mark than me, 42 the same. Therefore i got in the top 8.3-11.9%
Does that then mean im somewhere in the 88.1-91.7th percentile?
Either way looking at it that way makes me feel a tad better

 

[docca.emb]

Yeah 16 here as well.. Lol it's kind of a strange feeling. 16/20 isn't that great but compared to everyone else it's kinda good.

Hey Random, how did you put it on excel?

 

[skyglow1]

Btw what are the percentages for grades again? (e.g. A+, A, B, C)

A+ 90-100
A 85-89
A- 80-84
...etc.

Getting a mark where 98 got better than you and 42 got the same is not good lol. You want A+ in everything, which would've been 18 or higher in this test.