Should I repeat Physics Unit 1, or just work harder for A2?

No.

Well its up to you. Do you think you can make up the marks in A2?

You still got an A in physics so Oxford won't know that you did badly in one exam.

I did badly in one of my AS physics exams and didn't bother resitting, I ended up with 242/300 and then worked harder for A2 and ended up with an A*.

If you ask me, I would say 'Yes'! But still I guess you should ask your teachers about it and consult with them to know what is best for you. I think repeating a unit won't hamper your other A2 units, if you are planning to sit for them too. Moreover, repeats usually bring out more marks than their previous versions!
Anyways, best of luck!

Wow, okay. But won't Oxford ask for my results sheet, the marks for the individual units?

And wow, an A* from that? Seriously, good job! You give me hope. =3

It's only Cambridge that would ask for that.

I only dropped a couple of marks over the 2 A2 exams

I don't know. :/ I've just started A2, and we've only done Momentum so far... which seems like exactly what we did in O Levels so far. My AS marks has been a real blow in my confidence. I was pretty well prepared in the mocks and for the exam... the paper was just horrible. There's no guarantee the papers will get any easier... in fact, it's an uphill ride from here. I really don't know what to do. :/ I don't WANT to resit... it's just, I still can't get a clear idea of how "hard" A2 exactly is and whether I'll be able to improve my grades or not. AS Unit 1 is something that I'm familiar with... so re-sitting just seems like a comfortable zone.




Wow, okay. But won't Oxford ask for my results sheet, the marks for the individual units?

And wow, an A* from that? Seriously, good job! You give me hope. =3



Yeah, but re-sitting doesn't look too good on applications, does it? Especially not if I'm trying to get in on a scholarship.

Haha, thanks.

By now you should have covered most of the A2 course, so how well do you think you will do? Look over some past papers, and see what marks you think you can get after doing all your revision. Also think about how well you still remember AS. You are in the best position to judge this, and there's a lot of advantage to not resitting. But are you good enough at A2 content? It's irrelevant how hard others find it, how hard do you find it?

If you know that looking back over the content in that module, that you would find the content easier then retake it.

If it clashes with other exams on the same day then I would avoid it.

But it's up to you..


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Actually, no. Under IAL, we are allowed to sit for our exams in Jan, so I will be sitting for my A2 in Jan 15... having just finished my AS this Jan. But I get what you're saying, I think I should cover a bit more of my A2 syllabus before deciding if I want to resit Unit 1 in Jan along with the other A2's. Thank you.



I'll definitely keep that in mind, thank you.

No problem and good luck. Can I ask you, which past papers do you use. The ial is new spec right, so hitch exam board do you work from

Do you have access to the international maths papers done before the ial spec started this year?

You mean the June 2013 paper? Is it out in the Edexcel website yet? We had it for one of the school mocks, but I don't have a copy of it. It should be out in the website in a few days, wait till the end of March. Or I guess you could check xtremepapers.com

Hey thanks I've got then now.

Sorry for confusion what I meant to ask was that seeing as you are an international student do you have the past international papers for the subjects.

You mean the June 2013 paper? Is it out in the Edexcel website yet? We had it for one of the school mocks, but I don't have a copy of it. It should be out in the website in a few days, wait till the end of March. Or I guess you could check xtremepapers.com