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How much do I need to get 80% overall?

Hallo :biggrin:
I'm doing OCR biology, and I got 135 (out of 150) UMS on unit F212
I need 80% overall to be able to get an A* next year, I was wondering how much I need to get in my next exam (F211: 60 marks total, and max 90 UMS). Both exams are equally weighted as far as I know.

Does it balance out (so 90% UMS + 70% UMS would make 80% UMS overall) or is a little more complex than that?

Thanks (and best of luck to anyone sitting the exam tomorrow!)
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Original post by LanasTea
Hallo :biggrin:
I'm doing OCR biology, and I got 135 (out of 150) UMS on unit F212
I need 80% overall to be able to get an A* next year, I was wondering how much I need to get in my next exam (F211: 60 marks total, and max 90 UMS). Both exams are equally weighted as far as I know.

Does it balance out (so 90% UMS + 70% UMS would make 80% UMS overall) or is a little more complex than that?

Thanks (and best of luck to anyone sitting the exam tomorrow!)


In order to get an A* you need to get at least 270/300 on the 3 A2 papers and 480/600 on the whole A level. That means you only need 210/300 from the 3 AS units.

The AS is made up of F211 (max mark 90), F212 (max mark 150) and F213 (the coursework, max mark 60)

If you already have 135/150 on F212 then you only need to get 75/150 from F211 and F213.

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