AS Mocks and the Real Exams?

minaaz2011

How much of an indication are AS Mocks to the real thing in terms of how well you do in the January Exams?

It depends, if they give you a recent past paper then it's a good indication, although you have the whole of the Christmas holidays to prepare the areas that you're weak in.

They generally say that what you get in the mock, you can push the grade up by 10% (a grade boundary) in the real thing.

Reply 2

rachmcg666

it depends really. Last year in one of my physics mocks, i got a U, then got an A in the real exam. If you get rubbish in the mock you know you have to studystudystudy over chrimbo!

Reply 3

bramz19

C3 Mock: 11%
C3 Exam: 100%

Reply 4

aneduce

Not always the best indication.

I got a D in a mock paper a week before my AS Biology exam, I got an A in the real thing. I was thoroughly revised for both :confused:

Reply 5

Zhy

I got A* in my mock and A* in the exam.

Reply 6

postman pat

AS Mocks: BBBBBCCDUEE

Actual results: AAAABBBCDDE

So yeah definite improvement in my AS results.

Reply 7

Hellz_Bellz!

Original post by bramz19

C3 Mock: 11%
C3 Exam: 100%

:O wow!!!

Reply 8

Anrel

Original post by Hellz_Bellz!

:O wow!!!

You don't actually believe that do you?

Reply 9

JOR2010

Original post by Zhy

I got A* in my mock and A* in the exam.

AS mocks, not A2.

Reply 10

Lewis :D

A in my politics mock, D in my real exam (thought I'd balance out the thread :lol:

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Reply 11

LifeIsGood

Original post by Anrel

You don't actually believe that do you?

I do. You can easily have a bad day on the mock date whereas for the exam you have months in advance to prepare so why not believe him.

Reply 12

bramz19

Original post by Anrel

You don't actually believe that do you?

It's fairly simple. I pissed around all year in lessons. Knew nothing for the mock, and I'm not that good at Maths as it is. Then I got a magic workbook, completed it two weeks before the exam and blasted through past papers, then did the exam. I've got my certificate and I've still got my mock if you really want proof. I'm not really sure why someone would lie about something like this though.