What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?
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What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?Hi
Just wondering if someone a bit more in the know than me could tell what the minimum grade/UMS I need in my A2 exams to meet my Leeds offer of ABB. I dropped History after AS, so I think I only carry 60 UMS from that?
AS Results:
History - 83 (A) and 97 (A)
Philosophy - 92 (A) and 87 (A)
Politics - 81 (A) and 84 (A)
RS - 90 (A) and 90 (A)
I sat a politics A2 module in January and got 62 (C), but I did a retake of that today, and it went a lot better
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Re: What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?Are the Philosophy, Politics and RS As from A2 predictions?(Original post by JustCharley)
Hi
Just wondering if someone a bit more in the know than me could tell what the minimum grade/UMS I need in my A2 exams to meet my Leeds offer of ABB. I dropped History after AS, so I think I only carry 60 UMS from that?
AS Results:
History - 83 (A) and 97 (A)
Philosophy - 92 (A) and 87 (A)
Politics - 81 (A) and 84 (A)
RS - 90 (A) and 90 (A)
I sat a politics A2 module in January and got 62 (C), but I did a retake of that today, and it went a lot better
For the subjects which you carry forward to A2, you do not keep those points (cashing in). Rather, you get the points from your A2 subject at the end of your course.
Example:
If at AS you achieved an A in Subject1, this is equal to 60 points. You decide to carry this subject on and go on to achieve an A over all at A2. Because you carried Subject1 on, you only keep the points achieved from the entire A-Level which would be 120.
I've tried to put it as simple as possible but this should help:
http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/ -
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Re: What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?To get an A in Philosophy you'll need 141 UMS next year overall (roughly 70 in each exam).
To get an A in RS you'll need 140 UMS next year overall (roughly 70 in each exam).
To get a A in Politics you'll need 165 next year overall (roughly 83 in each exam).
I don't think you have much to worry about, your AS scores were good enough to ease the pressure a little for A2
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Re: What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?She doesn't need 165 in Politics, she needs 155(Original post by Vijay2010)
To get an A in Philosophy you'll need 141 UMS next year overall (roughly 70 in each exam).
To get an A in RS you'll need 140 UMS next year overall (roughly 70 in each exam).
To get a A in Politics you'll need 165 next year overall (roughly 83 in each exam).
I don't think you have much to worry about, your AS scores were good enough to ease the pressure a little for A2
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Re: What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?Either way, AAA looks probable for her(Original post by nick369)
She doesn't need 165 in Politics, she needs 155 -
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Re: What grades/UMS do I need in my A2 exams to meet my offer?YAY(Original post by Vijay2010)
Either way, AAA looks probable for her
Still doesn't stop me worrying though :/ But thank you for the help.
