Edexcel Maths Linear March 2012 Higher Paper, Grade Boundaries?

I think it would really depend if you have another chance to do it - if you are taking the new exam in June then maybe not; you have got another chance. But I would definitely ask your maths teacher if the school would pay for one - you never know if it would help

Im not doing the new exam,this was a retake from a D in november

A retake from a D? Wow, well done for improving so well

Oh, my school do it differently. Do it in Year 9. Did you get one grade above your target grade? No. Do it in Year 10. Did you get one grade above target? No. Do it in November, March and June of Year 11.

Yay! ;D

Got an A (don't know how many marks I was from an A*). But I'm really happy! A Level Maths, sorted! But, I'm resitting the new June exam to gain the A* (yeah silly I know), but I think everyone who got As resits. Lots of people in our school got As and A*s (people I know). Sadly I was sat next to someone who got a C for the second time (very uncomfortable )

Thanks but should i get it remarked

Should i get mine remarked ?I was 5 marks off an A*

Looking at the paper, it was easier than the one in November and that was 160 for an A*. I personally think Edexcel have f****d up, most schools did the November exam somewhat as a trial run knowing beforehand that 90% of the students would be entered for the March retake, now here's the flaw: most students were content with what they got (C's) in November and the people that retook were the ones that got A's and wanted to get A*'s. Since a lot of people were perfectly fine with their results retook, they didn't give a flying monkey about what they got in the retake, so they ended up getting E's and G's and not caring at all. This made it appear as if the paper was super hard, when in fact it was easier than the November paper by miles.

Being honest, everyone in my class expected the grade boundaries to be 168-172. 158 is an absolute joke.

Isn't that a good thing for us though?

No it isn't, it means that a lot of people got A*'s without really being on an A* level

No it isn't, it means that a lot of people got A*'s without really being on an A* level, three people went from B's in November to A* in March, they didn't revise like crazy nor were they exceptionally smart. Last year our school got about 10 A*'s in Maths, this year there are 30.

No it isn't, it means that a lot of people got A*'s without really being on an A* level, three people went from B's in November to A* in March, they didn't revise like crazy nor were they exceptionally smart. Last year our school got about 10 A*'s in Maths, this year there are 30.

got 171 out of 200!! 94 in the calculator paper!!

Well done I got 168