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I can do AS maths, but not GCSE?

Hey so I am scoring around 65/72 marks on C1 which is an A.

So I decided to do a GCSE Higher Tier paper to see if I could get an A* (At GCSE I got an A - couple of marks from A*). I was struggling with the first questions on ratio! Overall I got a B! Could've got an A if it wasn't for silly mistakes..

Anyway this isn't logical at all. Why am I scoring low marks on GCSE, although nearly full marks on C1?

Is anyone else like this? :confused:
Got no idea lol
A lot of A level maths is very different to GCSE & some of you're skills are probably a bit rusty. I found that the more high level maths I've done the more mistakes I make with simple maths (like addition and multiplication).
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ElMoro
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C1 and C2 only involve pure maths. Whereas, GCSE has a bit of mechanics and stats. Maybe you are weak at applied topics?
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Eloades11
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student0001
Hey so I am scoring around 65/72 marks on C1 which is an A.

So I decided to do a GCSE Higher Tier paper to see if I could get an A* (At GCSE I got an A - couple of marks from A*). I was struggling with the first questions on ratio! Overall I got a B! Could've got an A if it wasn't for silly mistakes..

Anyway this isn't logical at all. Why am I scoring low marks on GCSE, although nearly full marks on C1?

Is anyone else like this? :confused:

I got C's and B's in GCSE, started the AS year being predicted all D's, I now have an ABB for AS in maths, biology and chemistry. And now doing Further Maths AS.
Lifes a weird one, but in your case, C1 is easy, so is C2 :P
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ElMoro
C1 and C2 only involve pure maths. Whereas, GCSE has a bit of mechanics and stats. Maybe you are weak at applied topics?


:lol:
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ElMoro
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Webbykun
:lol:


That's true, isn't it? :confused:
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Webbykun
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ElMoro
That's true, isn't it? :confused:


Naww, A-level maths is still applied maths.
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im doing maths at A2 currently and honeslty i know what you mean, i was in the maths office the other day saw a foundation paper with a graph on the front looked at it i was like wtf this can be foundation i honestly you will just forget the stuff you dont need form gcse well i did
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Because C1 is easy and GCSEs are harder that degree level maths.
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Well first of all ratio's aren't exactly pure maths?
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tehmagician
Well first of all ratio's aren't exactly pure maths?


Yeah they are?

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