A* at A2

Quick question - is it possible to obtain an A* at A2 whilst only gaining a B overall at AS?

EDIT: WHY THE HELL HAVE I BEEN NEGGED FOR THIS!!! ITS A QUESTION!!!!!!!

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Reply 1

Ras17

Original post by tsveta

Quick question - is it possible to obtain an A* at A2 whilst only gaining a B overall at AS?

Yes - in fact it's possible to get an A* at A2 even if you got a C at AS.

Your final grade must average atleast 80% with 90% from your A2 exams.

e.g. say your exams are out of 100UMS in AS and 100UMS in A2 = 200UMS in your entire A level

AS 60/100 = C
if in A2 you get 100/100 = A

add them together = 160/200 = 80% overall
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Take into account that you managed 90% or better in A2 = A* OVR

So it is possible with a B grade to get an A*, but it won't be easy.

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Reply 2

louisjevans

is it 90% on EACH A2 unit or 90% on A2 units overall?

Reply 3

Data

Original post by louisjevans

is it 90% on EACH A2 unit or 90% on A2 units overall?

Overall, i.e. at least 180/200 on the A2 units for 4 unit A levels or 270/300 for 6 unit A levels. If you look there is a sticky thread all about this that goes into painful and repetitive detail.

Reply 4

anniema

Original post by louisjevans

is it 90% on EACH A2 unit or 90% on A2 units overall?

each unit

Reply 5

FuzzySheep

It's just as much work to get an A* with the lowest B as it is the highest A at AS.

70/100 means you need 90% anyway at A2 to get 80% overall, the 90% gets you the A*.
Even with 100/100 at AS, you still need 90%. As someone demonstrated above, it' still possible with a C.

The only difference in difficulty will be the jump in skill, not that an A* is harder to technically get with a B, as someone said above.

Reply 6

HeyyImRyan

Original post by anniema

each unit

Why comment when you're wrong? Seriously. You could be the difference between someone pushing for an A* and someone giving up and just settling for an A, all because you don't have a clue what you're talking about. :s-smilie:

Reply 7

louisjevans

Original post by Data

Overall, i.e. at least 180/200 on the A2 units for 4 unit A levels or 270/300 for 6 unit A levels. If you look there is a sticky thread all about this that goes into painful and repetitive detail.

So... in maths for example, you can get 85% in c3 and 96% in c4 and still get A* if you have 80% overall in the whole a level

Reply 8

Data

Original post by louisjevans

So... in maths for example, you can get 85% in c3 and 96% in c4 and still get A* if you have 80% overall in the whole a level

Yes.

Reply 9

louisjevans

Original post by Data

Yes.

Oh goody

Reply 10

99llewellyn99

Original post by Data

Yes.

are you sure about this because our maths teacher said we had to get above 90% in both A2 papers (C3 and C4).
also there was a boy last year in our school who scored 2nd highest in the whole class but still got an 'A' whereas quite a few others got an 'A*'

Reply 11

PrismaticCore

Guys. How hard can this be? This kind of thread has come up all the sodding time on TSR.

You need to average 90% on your A2 modules and you need to get an A for the overall A Level.
So you need for your complete A level to have 80% of marks.
And your A2 modules must average out at 90%.
(With Maths, it's only C3 and C4 which must average out at 90%. Otherwise, I'd just need 76 UMS for an A* in C4)

This isn't hard.

Reply 12

fosterwho

Jesus Christ, just read the sticky ffs.

Reply 13

LGrosvenor101

Well, my brother got an A* in History 2 years ago, whilst he got a C at AS, so yes, it is possible :smile:

and he worked really hard for it! :biggrin:

Reply 14

alexmagpie

Original post by AverageExcellence

no, you must have an at least 80% for AS (A grade) + 90% at A2. So in short no you cant unless u do retakes

Not true.

I got a B in AS Biology and an A* at A2 with zero retakes.

You need an A as your overall grade - as long as your A2 grades are 90% plus combined and this is enough to bring your UMS up to an A, then you will get an A*.