Is there any point in M1?

I need an A* in maths.

Currently I have:

C1 : 97
C2 : 93
S1 : 98

I'm doing :

C3
C4
M1

I'm aware you only need 80% overall and 90% in C3 and C4 average.

I'm currently finding C3 hard as I've left it very late for revision. Should I not revise for M1 (probably get 50-60%) and revise very hard for 100^ in C3?

Or should I focus a bit of both and risk not gettin above 90% in C3?

Thanks!


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I need an A* in maths.

Currently I have:

C1 : 97
C2 : 93
S1 : 98

I'm doing :

C3
C4
M1

I'm aware you only need 80% overall and 90% in C3 and C4 average.

I'm currently finding C3 hard as I've left it very late for revision. Should I not revise for M1 (probably get 50-60%) and revise very hard for 100^ in C3?

Or should I focus a bit of both and risk not gettin above 90% in C3?

Whatever you got in AS, take away from 300

This is the mark you need for the other module, M1 in your case, assuming you get 90s on C3 and C4 to get the A*

You can't guarantee this but you can get an A* with 12/100 in M1. In theory.

To get an A, assuming you get 80s in C3 and C4, you probably need 30 or 40/100 ums.

So yea, so long as you do well in C3 and C4, you may be able to afford cut back on M1.

This only works if you do well in C3 and C4 which can't be guaranteed, so try your best in this as well, but focus on C3 more if that needs more attention. And try to understand M1, it becomes more simple when you know what is going on

I personally preferred M1 over S1

Awesome advice! Thanks


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No worries, good luck in your exams!

Which do you have first and how far apart are they?

If it comes down to last minute or tight M1 revision, do past papers and learn from the mark scheme the method of answers.

I need an A* in maths.

Currently I have:

C1 : 97
C2 : 93
S1 : 98

I'm doing :

C3
C4
M1

I'm aware you only need 80% overall and 90% in C3 and C4 average.

I'm currently finding C3 hard as I've left it very late for revision. Should I not revise for M1 (probably get 50-60%) and revise very hard for 100^ in C3?

Or should I focus a bit of both and risk not gettin above 90% in C3?

Thanks!


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@Pride Dude, sometimes people just get trapped in problems of their own, alright? If a person needs to get an A* and there isn't much time left, He/She should be smart while giving it their last shot. Nobody should give up, cool?

yeah, but what sort of idiot seriously needs to get an A* but only revises in the final few days coming up to the exam...? I'm sure he's exaggerating, otherwise he's a fool.

Also someone who was going to get an A* would do better than 45/75 a few days before the exam.

I need an A* in maths.
Currently I have:
C1 : 97
C2 : 93
S1 : 98
I'm doing :
C3
C4
M1
I'm aware you only need 80% overall and 90% in C3 and C4 average.
I'm currently finding C3 hard as I've left it very late for revision. Should I not revise for M1 (probably get 50-60%) and revise very hard for 100^ in C3?
Or should I focus a bit of both and risk not gettin above 90% in C3?
Thanks!
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Whatever you got in AS, take away from 300

This is the mark you need for the other module, M1 in your case, assuming you get 90s on C3 and C4 to get the A*

You can't guarantee this but you can get an A* with 12/100 in M1. In theory.

To get an A, assuming you get 80s in C3 and C4, you probably need 30 or 40/100 ums.

So yea, so long as you do well in C3 and C4, you may be able to afford cut back on M1.

This only works if you do well in C3 and C4 which can't be guaranteed, so try your best in this as well, but focus on C3 more if that needs more attention. And try to understand M1, it becomes more simple when you know what is going on

I personally preferred M1 over S1

Hi, had a look at your calculation and I'm quite sure it's wrong. You need 480+/600 overall and 180+/200 in C3 and C4. Therefore as a minimum, he needs to get -8/100 (so he already has enough), in oppose to 12.

Unless you meant that assuming he gets exactly 180/200 in C3 and C4, he'll need 12, which is correct.

However some advice for C3 (for OP); try the Solomon Papers :http://www.freeexampapers.com/#A%20Level/Maths/Edexcel/C3/Solomon
They're based on the Edexcel Specification and are harder than Edexcel papers. So if you practice with these, you'll find the actual exam relatively easy. Good Luck for friday, I'll be sitting M2 then, anyone else sitting M2?

I don't know, in a different subject, I've had as low as 40/100 in a past paper nearing the week before the exam and came out with an A with the revision and learning from my mistakes.

It's possible. Revise smart.

for friday, I'll be sitting M2 then, anyone else sitting M2?

The marking for an A* kind of annoyed me when I sat maths A level. I got 540 plus 97/100 in C4 but I still ended up with an A. Oh well.