How many are you expecting an A* at A level this summer?

I'm not expecting one by any means, but I'm hoping I may have done enough in C3/C4 to secure an A* in Maths. Fingers crossed.

A* is new this year so how could you have got an A* in maths last year?

Im an A* student in GCSE maths, and im wondering, how much does double maths scale up in difficulty ? Can a comfortable A* GCSE student get an A* in maths or further maths ? I would like to for university, and i would be willing to put so much work in

GCSE Maths is a joke. Full stop. If you're good at maths as well as hard working then you'll reach the A grade standard but unless you have a remotely decent problem solving component to your brain, C3 and C4 will be more difficult due to the fact that the papers seem to be increasing in difficulty with more unusual stretching questions seeming to be coming up each time. Do not think for a moment that an A* in a GCSE subjects suggests that you'll get another in the A-Level equivalent, it doesn't work like that.

Oh ok, im just wondering how hard double maths is, as GCSE is very easy, and i have started to slowly self teach myself some of the A level or AS level topics, such as Differentiation, but thats all so far. Im willing to put the work in, i just want to know how hard it really is :/

Differentiation is a C1 topic and most people who did well at GCSE tend to do well at C1 because it's basically the upper end of GCSE stuff and simple calculus i.e. differentiation. C2 is a bit more difficult but still fairly easy. Things get more interesting when you get to C3 and C4, the topics are more engaging and require a little bit more thought than previous modules. The papers in particular are becoming much more difficult than before so you need to watch out for that. It also totally depends how your college does the double maths. My college does the normal maths A-Level all in the AS year (year 12) and then does Further Maths A-Level over the next year. Obviously that means that you'll be covering things twice as fast as other people and will quickly find yourself with many maths exams for the end of the year. If you can distribute your time well and enjoy the subject (THIS IS IMPORTANT), then you can do well. By any means though, do not consider it easy or it will come back and bite you.

I will not consider as easy, im one of those people who like a challenge. Thank you very much for your post, i have looked at parts of C1 and its alot of graphs work, surds and simple calculus. I can do simple differentiation, but nothing advanced. I have also looked at complex numbers and optimization, and hardly understand them at all, i just understand their functions. Im willing to put the work in because if i do not do well in maths then my future plans will be put on hold/cancelled, and i would like to do a maths OR economics degree at a top university.