How do Bands work? actual, between

mdfb79

How do the Bands work? Also, if you scored between 50 and 70% on a section, does that refer to your actual score or your percentile ranking compared to peers?

ayaz_mahmud369

Umekichi Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> They ranked all candidates who failed. The top 10%
> is "band 10", the next 10% is "band 9"... However,
> "band 10" could also means someone who marginally
> pass but failed the ethics section.
>
> 50-70% refers to your actual score, not percentile

So if you marginally passed but failed the ethics section they could still fail you?!

senlinlang

Let's rephrase "marginally passed" to "borderline".

yospaghetti

so wat do people generally say is a good score..?? a 70??

spreads

They ranked all candidates who failed. The top 10% is "band 10", the next 10% is "band 9"... However, "band 10" could also means someone who marginally pass but failed the ethics section.

50-70% refers to your actual score, not percentile