Should I trust the SAM uai calculator? (2 Viewers)

[Younis]

should i trust the SAM uai calculator?

i put all 70 for all my subjects and got roughyly 43 uai .. i know this is caused by the subjects i chose.. but 43 isnt that abit low.. dont u people think?

and if it is true... can i do anything? other then try to get a higher mark then 70

 

[runnable]

You should trust it if you put in the right marks.

 

[risole91]

Yes trust it;

It basicaly tells you what UAI you would get in previous years with the marks you enter.

 

[dolbinau]

People say it is pretty accurate, like, it shouldn't be 30 points inaccurate.

This sucks for you man . But, according to your sig you're going for 70-80 in PE and 80-90 in IPT so all hope is not lost.

Just try your hardest!

 

[inter108]

I got the same Arranged mark.

I'm gonna bash the maker of SAM.

 

[Younis]

Thanks peeps .. :/ but how about scaling up and down.. through ranks? it cant calculate that can it?

 

[taker0]

you shouldnt put your raw marks into the calc. keep in mind that the med uai is 65.

well i read this on wikipedia:
only 29.3% of students will receive a UAI of under 50, and the median UAI is around 65, a statistical trend which is applicable at every UAI level.

 

[Matt1120]

I dont want to trust it. It makes me depressed

 

[lauraamarie]

I dont want to trust it. It makes me depressed

okay- this sam gets me a little confused,

do i just put in my 'estimated' out of /100 raw hsc marks in?

 

[Knowingnothing]

okay- this sam gets me a little confused,

do i just put in my 'estimated' out of /100 raw hsc marks in?

It should be Aligned mark. But depending on your subjects, it might / might not make a difference. But usually it should be quite higher than Aligned I think.

 

[UNZPME]

no dont trust it coz it bassically bullshyt and pluss its doesnt give to accurate estimate iits just gives alot of crap

 

[nekobutterfly]

The uai on sam, i think, is about 2 points lower then what you would get, i came to this conclusion as i put the marks i entered on the schools uai calculator (relavent with 2007 scaling) for a uai of 94 and then did it for same and got a uai of roughly 92

 

[adnan91]

Wait so wat exactly do u enter in SAM. Specifically i ask do your internal marks get moderated? then calculate the average of hsc and internal

^^

 

[adnan91]

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[sam04u]

no dont trust it coz it bassically bullshyt and pluss its doesnt give to accurate estimate iits just gives alot of crap

lol you're in for a rude awakening if you think it's a load of crap.

 

[chltmddus112]

Well, u should aim to get over 70 //

70 is band 4,, nearly band 3.. Obviously you will get around 40 ~ 50

 

[annatarzi]

yea u should trust it it is that accurate!
Loling!!

 

[PrettyVacant]

I personally think the Einstein UAI calculator is much better than SAM. SAM's effin' shit.

google "Uai calculator" and dload the excel macro file for 2006. It's sooo much better.

 

[sannous1]

its quite similar both my sisters put it in their marks on sam and 1 of my sisters got the exact sam mark as her uai lik .34 difference nd my other sis was lik 1 mark difference

 

[Absolutezero]

I used einstein UAI and it was pretty accurate. If you give yourself a five point swing either way, you'll feel less disappointed when you get your actual result.