pmtennis said:
hmm i found this info which might be interesting:
this is for monash uni
HD 5-10% of cohort (HD =80+)
D next 10-20% of cohort (D=70-79)
C next 25-30% of cohor (C = 60-69)
and also, do they mark u harder in the assessments than in the exams in law?
so to get a decent D (75) would mean u'd want to be in the top 20-25% of the cohort, which isn't tooooo difficult if u really want it and study hard i am guessing?
Sort of a difficult question to answer given that that's an odd system of marks - every other uni i've encountered follows the standard HD = 85+, D = 75-84, C = 65-74, P = 50-64...
So, to translate into the more usual terms - to get a decent D which would be high 70s/80 ish - it's not a matter of being in a certain bracket of the student body neessarily.
If you attend a uni that still believes in bell curving, then yes, somewhere in the top 15% (to be safe) would usually get you a D.
If you are at one of the more practical and logical unis lol who've gotten over the principle of bell curving and instead actually awards the marks that people deserve, then it has nothing to do with percentile ranges. Just a matter of the quality of yoru work.
The best way to get an idea is to look at past unit outlines or faculty websites- they usually have the table that shows the "criteria" for each mark bracket.
That said though - rarely will you find HD coprises 5-10% - that'[s far too large a group to represent the principle of a HD - i.e. a work above and beyond that stands out from the cohort. In any sensible unit of say, 150 people, you'd probably find a handful only who are given HDS... probably more somewhere arond the 3-5%range.
Keep in mind the bell curve tapers at the top and bottom end so the vast majority will be Ps/Cs.
