tips for 3A*

Wow, congratulations on the results and congrats on getting into Oxford!! I will also be doing Maths and Chemistry at A-level, along with Physics. I got an A in Chemistry this year (AS) but I don't find out my raw marks until I go back to college, but I assume they will be fairly high. In Maths however, I unfortunately got a B (3 ums off an A) due to a severe lack of preparation which is 100% my fault. Do you have any tips for Maths and Chemistry?

Thanks

Stay healthy. Don't pull all nighters, eat right and exercise. You'll be able to concentrate and focus better, and exercise will lower your stress levels. And don't withdraw from your social life altogether - keep facebook, twitter etc., but don't spend too much time on it. Go out with your friends every so often. Make sure you are as healthy and relaxed as you can be - at the same time as revising content every weekend and going over anything you don't get asap

Constant, steady revision over the entire year alongside a healthy life is your best bet

Also, use your free periods wisely.

Edit: I got A*A*A in Maths, History and Biology respectively

get 5a*

is ABC to A*AA achievable?

Can someone please explain to me if i can acheive an A* in maths.
I got 234 UMS at AS. It says you need 480 UMS overall plus 180 in C3 and C4 does that mean i need 500 to get an a*. Or is it 480 ( including the 180 in c3 and c4)

Can someone please explain to me if i can acheive an A* in maths.
I got 234 UMS at AS. It says you need 480 UMS overall plus 180 in C3 and C4 does that mean i need 500 to get an a*. Or is it 480 ( including the 180 in c3 and c4)

I got A*A*A*A at A2 this year (in maths, further maths, chemistry and biology respectively) and will be going to St Catz, Oxford to study chemistry. I think it's quite clear at the top level the distinction between these grades. An A is a grade that is achievable by anyone who studies their content and knows it thoroughly, but to get an A* requires knowledge of how to answer questions so that you get every mark. As in being able to deduce what is required of each mark, writing out the relevant points for each and then saying afterwards: this, this and that will each give me a mark so the answer is complete.
I think this is only really possible by doing past paper questions, looking at markschemes, and practising the answers to the questions that come up often, eg the 6 markers in biology on structure/function of enzymes

for AS I achieved AAAC in maths, physics, chemistry and further maths respectively. For my A2 year, I will be studying maths, physics and chemistry and retaking AS FM. I hope to get 3A* and an A. Do you have any tips on doing this task, plus are A2's harder than AS?

The jump from AS to A2 is much less than the jump from GCSE to AS. I did the same subjects as you and got AAAB at AS, and came out with A*A*A*A* at the end of A2. Just keep going, remember papers, papers, papers. Check mark schemes and the examiner reports to ensure you write what the examiners want to hear and you'll be fine, good luck

Why not?
What subjects are you doing?

With the new linear/synoptic system you could aim for 3A*s like the thread title says

for AS I achieved AAAC in maths, physics, chemistry and further maths respectively. For my A2 year, I will be studying maths, physics and chemistry and retaking AS FM. I hope to get 3A* and an A. Do you have any tips on doing this task, plus are A2's harder than AS?

Can someone please explain to me if i can acheive an A* in maths.
I got 234 UMS at AS. It says you need 480 UMS overall plus 180 in C3 and C4 does that mean i need 500 to get an a*. Or is it 480 ( including the 180 in c3 and c4)

You're right 500UMS put simply.

So 80UMS average in 4 other units
And 90UMS average in C3 and C4
(100+80 even and vice versa)

As long as the 4 other units add up to 320+
And C3 and C4 add up to 180+