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On my Geography Controlled Assessment I received a B+ (approximately 2 marks off an A)
What marks do I need in the exams (in 2015 both Higher Tier exams were out of 84 and 75 ) to get an A* overall?
Thanks.
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On my Geography Controlled Assessment I received a B+ (approximately 2 marks off an A)
What marks do I need in the exams (in 2015 both Higher Tier exams were out of 84 and 75 ) to get an A* overall?
Thanks.


It's depends on the exam board. What exam board are you on?
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It's depends on the exam board. What exam board are you on?


AQA
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AQA


That's the same exam board as me! Do you know an approximate mark for your coursework, then I can tell you roughly how many marks you need. Two marks off an A is 45/60, does that sound right to you?
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Original post by BethHudson
That's the same exam board as me! Do you know an approximate mark for your coursework, then I can tell you roughly how many marks you need. Two marks off an A is 45/60, does that sound right to you?


Ah thats good! I think it was around 45/60, yeah it does haha
From my calculations you would need about 160 UMS per paper - which isn't possible as the maximum is 150 for each. Sorry :frown:
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Ah thats good! I think it was around 45/60, yeah it does haha


I'll have a quick look at grade boundaries etc and get back to you :smile:
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I'll have a quick look at grade boundaries etc and get back to you :smile:


Thankyou :smile:
I've had a look at the grade boundaries and over the two papers and coursework you have to have a total of 164 marks (this is the minimum mark for an A*), so if you have the 45/60 on your coursework that leaves 119 marks to be obtained on your two exams. Hope that helps you :smile: Don't hesitate to message me if you need anymore help.
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From my calculations you would need about 160 UMS per paper - which isn't possible as the maximum is 150 for each. Sorry :frown:


What so you would have to get like an A* on the courework..?
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Original post by BethHudson
I've had a look at the grade boundaries and over the two papers and coursework you have to have a total of 164 marks (this is the minimum mark for an A*), so if you have the 45/60 on your coursework that leaves 119 marks to be obtained on your two exams. Hope that helps you :smile: Don't hesitate to message me if you need anymore help.


Thankyou so much!! not extremely hard to obtain then.
Ok will do thank you for your help :smile:
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What so you would have to get like an A* on the courework..?


Nope, I added wrong :redface:
About 97 UMS for each :smile:

Sorry about that
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Nope, I added wrong :redface:
About 97 UMS for each :smile:

Sorry about that


No worries, thank you

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