I got a B in AS Chemistry. Should I even bother applying?

I think if you feel confident that you did well in the Unit 1 paper you should get remarked because it seems like you were surprised by the low A for that exam. I'm unsure myself as I also got a low A for that Unit 1 paper (96/120) but I thought it was quite easy & I had been getting over 70/80 for the past papers. Overall, I got a B in edexcel AS chemistry even though I got 2 As in the exam but an E in the coursework . I'm only 3 UMS off an A overall & I'm unsure about what to do too.
Do you reckon it's worth remarking the Unit 1 paper even though it's JUST an A?

But on the plus side, don't worry about the B overall because you can still get an A or even an A* if you work harder next year. So definitely apply, don't give up yet!

I don't know i might get it remarked, but it was an easy exam so maybe the grade boundaries were low and i found one of the 4 mark questions hard so maybe i messed it up.

We're in almost the same situation i'm definitely resitting unit 2, but i'm not sure if i should do unit 1 too
the thing is 1) it's the easiest unit, and i don't know if i'll do well ienough in those to get an A and 2) would it actually be beneficial to retake- is there much overlap in terms of the content?

But 3 UMS isn't a lot, if i were you i would try harder next year





I know but it gets a lot more difficult next year i just dont know if i'll be able to do well in the A2 units

I'm sure you'll do better, it's hard but it's not impossible.

And also, I'd say just redo unit 2 and not unit 1 (cos you've already got an A in that)

I got B in chemistry and I'm in my fourth year ! I don't know if the requirements for chemistry have increased though (I hope not). But I found it fairy easy to get firsts in my uni exams even though I got a B

I got B in chemistry and I'm in my fourth year ! I don't know if the requirements for chemistry have increased though (I hope not). But I found it fairy easy to get firsts in my uni exams even though I got a B ������

I got a B at AS (better UMS admittedly) but still got an A by the end of A2. Hope is not lost, and a B isn't the end - it's natural to start rethinking your choices and decisions once you get results you're not so happy with. If pharmacy was your goal, then try for it.

Don't bother retake unit 1 - you've done enough on it. I didn't do Exedcel so not too sure how it all lines up, but if it contained organic chemistry or stuff like that then I suspect the A2 modules will build on some of that, so the AS unit will probably seem a lot easier by the end. It could be worth retaking that one, with a little bit of effort (past papers and some light revision - priority should be A2 modules).

The summer paper was always bigger on my exam board so there's a much greater chance of you gaining more UMS by focusing on that, if that's the case with Edexcel.

Hey there, I would suggest to retake Unit 2, it would be silly to retake unit 1 (i do chem edexcel) because you got a high A, and A2 is WAAY harder than AS, so thing about those 6 (or however many you would normally do at A2) exams of hell PLUS another 2 from the hardest subject known to mankind? I'd feel so pressurised feel like utter ****. And if you're retaking more units from OTHER subjects it would be even harder!! Yes, unit 1 is easier, but Unit 2 is more interesting, And you will be able to pick up more marks because it was a C. But it depends on what you want. And pharm applicants is I think AAB (?) My friend wants to do that so yeah, she got ABBC with the C in chem. . .

which uni?