How confident are people in getting A and A* at Alevel?

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The people who are most confident that they can get an A* are probably the least likely to get it.

so true

IMO A's are the not the hard thing to get but the A* is a whole step up from an A, an A requires a average amount of revision but to get an A* real effort is needed and you have to be quite intelligent to begin with to be capable of getting an A*

why did this get negative ratings?

Reply 21

madders94

I'm fairly confident I'll get an A in Psychology but anything could happen. English and Drama... I'll be happy with a B :smile:

Reply 22

MisanthropicLemon

I need at least 1 A* for an offer and don't think I'll get it, A2's much harder than AS and 90% is a bit crazy. I'm not too worried about As, as long as you did well in AS you can do a bit worse at A2. But yeah, it's silly how AS counts towards an A but not an A*, leaves silly possibilities.

Reply 23

bmqib

Original post by MisanthropicLemon

yeah that's a bit odd, in my exam board (CIE) AS counts for an A* (you need 90% overall)

Reply 24

Bright

Original post by tehforum

My name is Zhy, and I'm hoping for a clean sweep of 100 UMS.

:colone:

Muhaha

....wait a sec I'd be more than happy with 3 80 UMS (that's an A right?)... :redface:

Reply 25

Becca94

I'd say about 99% of TSR... i am the 1%.

Reply 26

AtomicMan

I hope to get AAA at A-Level :smile:

Not sure about the A in AS physics though :/

Reply 27

joker12345

Original post by Whatever210

Source?

I know dailymail's not the most reliable, but http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2087130/Michael-Gove-Expect-fewer-exam-passes-parents-warned.html

Reply 28

MisanthropicLemon

Original post by bmqib

yeah that's a bit odd, in my exam board (CIE) AS counts for an A* (you need 90% overall)

Well that's probably a much better way of doing it, in my exams it's possible to get 60% at AS (lowest C possible) and 100% at A2 and get an A* overall because you've achieved 80% overall and 90% in your A2. Extreme example but less extreme occurrences aren't unlikely. Surely it's wrong that that can happen?

Reply 29

alexsasg

I'm not confident at all.

Reply 30

iSoftie

The wise get the A*s (with effort ofc).

Reply 31

mel0n

I was somewhat confident after my AS exams because I had worked out that I didn't need that high grades to get an A overall. Wasn't confident at all in getting A*s, what with the need for 90% in A2.

Reply 32

bugsy12

Original post by bmqib

yeah that's a bit odd, in my exam board (CIE) AS counts for an A* (you need 90% overall)

Hi, could you tell me how someone can achieve an A* in a CIE Alevel exam because none of my teachers at my school really know or they all say different things and its confusing me and I want to know if I have a slim chance? Thanks (:

Reply 33

Dukeofwembley

Original post by deano0417

thats not true u need to hope that u unit 3 and 4 papers are orthodox

ie orthodox in the sense that they are mixure of past exam papers

i got 97% in my a2 bio unit 3 after only 10 days revision(well actually learning from scratch)

but i got 70% in unit 4 even though i revised throughout, because of the stupid nature of questios set
So it depends greatly on luck

Reply 34

deano0417

Well its more like 90%+ requires a great level of understanding.

Reply 35

username854791

To be honest now, after the way exams are going, i'd be lucky to get at least one A.

Reply 36

Implo

I was until Wednesday.

Reply 37

Roshniroxy

Student Room is depressing for people like me who want A/s A*s but no they're not going to get them :frown:

Reply 38

username854791

Original post by Implo

I was until Wednesday.

Tell me about it. My first exam, C1 maths :frown:

Reply 39

jameshewitt

I am obviously aiming for A* and I will put absolutely everything into c3 c4 but at the end of the day I can online do my best so who knows. I sincerely hope I am good enough.