Re: Called up Board of Studies regarding 2 related texts
OMG, how can we possibly get better marks if we wasted time on another text and couldnt have gone 1/2 as in depth as the cool kids who can read?
Also we are stupid and I think arguing otherwise is silly. The board will make its decision so should just leave to them and not worry about it.
well you're right that someone couldn't get "better" marks for writing 2.. as i said, it wasn't a criteria, so you'd be adding unnecessary information. You could get "equal" marks as someone who wrote one though.
However, saying that everyone who wrote 2 went into half the depth is a generalisation and an overstatement.
Theoretically, someone who wrote 2 related texts could go into as much detail as someone who used one, as the question stipulated (it'd take more time.. but that would adversely affect their chances of getting marks in the other sections of the exam.. not section 3).
If they did go into as much detail, they have as much capability of achieving a 15/15 as someone who did one related.
So lets all move on with our lives and wait till the marks are released. I'm sure it'll be fine.
If you did 2, hope that you did them in detail, and you won't be affected (unless that detail caused you to be time poor in the other sections)
If you did one, be happy that you satisfied the criteria properly without adding unnecessary information. Doing this would have allowed you to (possibly) go into more detail than people who wrote 2, and certainly have more time for the other sections.