Got a D in Biology OCR AS Level, still able to ger an A . . . ?

Hi guys, I had a bad day on the day of my c/a and got a d in it . . . :frown:

I feel terrible as I tried but I should have tried harder. I just wanted to ask if I could still get an A though. Also. I was wondering would I still be able to retake the c/a next year without retaking the whole of as biology? Please help, am really down :frown:

Reply 1

x__justmyluck

How much is the coursework worth and what UMS percentage did you get?

Reply 2

theJdog

Oh and also, please tell me what I may roughly need to get an A, as I really want an A* by the end of A2. Thanks.

Reply 3

theJdog

Original post by x__justmyluck

How much is the coursework worth and what UMS percentage did you get?

Urm I think it was 30 UMS out of 60 (not sure, but somewhere there). I know that altogether the qualification is out of 300, so 60 out of 300 is the C/A.

Thanks for replying by the way :smile:

Reply 4

x__justmyluck

Original post by theJdog

Urm I think it was 30 UMS out of 60 (not sure, but somewhere there). I know that altogether the qualification is out of 300, so 60 out of 300 is the C/A.

Thanks for replying by the way :smile:

You need 240/300 to get an A overall so you'll need to get 210/240 in the exams.

As long as you get at least a B at AS you'll get an A* overall if you get at least 270/300 in the A2 units.

Reply 5

theJdog

Original post by x__justmyluck

You need 240/300 to get an A overall so you'll need to get 210/240 in the exams.

As long as you get at least a B at AS you'll get an A* overall if you get at least 270/300 in the A2 units.

Oh ok, thanks for that! That means I cannot loose more than 20 UMS (don't want to be completely on the boundary, just on the safe side), so will have to aim for 100% in both units. Well, that's a lot to aim for. Hopefully I get it. Thanks for answering my question and making me feel better :smile:

Reply 6

theJdog

Original post by x__justmyluck

You need 240/300 to get an A overall so you'll need to get 210/240 in the exams.

As long as you get at least a B at AS you'll get an A* overall if you get at least 270/300 in the A2 units.