Edexcel A Level Mathematics Paper 1 (9MA0 01) - 6th June 2023 [Exam Chat]

Original post by bigplongus

hmm.. i just didnt want to believe that 55% was genuinely an A, we were being assessed in mocks on being 80% and above for an A

its not, 55/100 was for paper one, I believe it increases to 62/100 for paper 2 and paper 3 to 70/100 or something like that, because at least for AQA first paper is the hardest then it becomes easier gradually with the mech/stats paper being easiest

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Original post by CodeX420

its not, 55/100 was for paper one, I believe it increases to 62/100 for paper 2 and paper 3 to 70/100 or something like that, because at least for AQA first paper is the hardest then it becomes easier gradually with the mech/stats paper being easiest

that would mean 62% for an A, it has always been around the 55-60% mark overall for an A in maths https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/Support/Grade-boundaries/A-level/2206-gce-notional-component-grade-boundaries.pdf
page 14 shows the break down for 2022 to get an A.

Original post by bigplongus

hmm.. i just didnt want to believe that 55% was genuinely an A, we were being assessed in mocks on being 80% and above for an A

that was generally the same for us, my school also didnt follow the normal grade boundaries, but according to the ones published by edexcel its will always be around the 55-60% mark for an A

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bigplongus

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Original post by CodeX420

its not, 55/100 was for paper one, I believe it increases to 62/100 for paper 2 and paper 3 to 70/100 or something like that, because at least for AQA first paper is the hardest then it becomes easier gradually with the mech/stats paper being easiest

yeah but that for AQA, i can understand their grade bounderies it was just edexcels formatting that was making it hard for me to understand and i thought i was reading it wrong but overall for edexcel its 55% for an A

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yupyupp

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im getting like between 50% to low 70% in most of my past papers is it realistic for me to aim for an A, considering ive been getting mostly B's and a few Cs but i think ive improved since my last mock. also what is everyones prediction for the grade boundary for an A, i feel like it may be more near the 60s in terms of percentage (edexcel)

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CodeX420

Original post by Adhvyth

most likely

I'm hoping they're somewhat mid way to 2019 and 2020-21 that would be good instead of just dip right down to 2019

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Original post by Adhvyth

Cheers for the help so far, I have business on the 23rd and physics on the 24th which im absolutely fuc**ed for, but thats another story, then I have until June 6th for maths, so when should I finish content by?

hey i had the same issue with business (how did u find the exam btw) but my game plan is just doing all the year 2 pure content i wont focus on the year 1 content as much as it rarely comes up and im pretty familiar with it, then lots of past papers or use mad as maths (their qs are a lil harder than the actual paper so they can be pretty helpful)

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Adhvyth

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Original post by study1234okay

hey i had the same issue with business (how did u find the exam btw) but my game plan is just doing all the year 2 pure content i wont focus on the year 1 content as much as it rarely comes up and im pretty familiar with it, then lots of past papers or use mad as maths (their qs are a lil harder than the actual paper so they can be pretty helpful)

hey, exam was wack, you got snap or insta or whatsapp, its good to find someone doing business and maths icl (you dont gotta give socials tho lol)

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mia.gmia

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i'm doing papers but i'm only getting around 50% and i'm aiming for an A*, does anyone have any tips on how to improve?

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Ranifex

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whats the difference between paper 1 and 2?

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pk04

Original post by Ranifex

whats the difference between paper 1 and 2?

No difference, they're both the same. Everything from the Pure content As and year 2

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Original post by mia.gmia

i'm doing papers but i'm only getting around 50% and i'm aiming for an A*, does anyone have any tips on how to improve?

if ur aiming for A* then maybe check mad as maths website bcus they have lots of harder questions so theyll be good practice (maybe a bit harder than the actual papers) and marking them, any qs u got wrong watch youtube videos (zeeshan or bicen maths)

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pk04

I'm out of past papers, is doing mad as maths actually useful? I've seen differing opinions on it. I'm aiming for an A/A*

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Original post by pk04

I'm out of past papers, is doing mad as maths actually useful? I've seen differing opinions on it. I'm aiming for an A/A*

im not too sure on how helpful it is, i think its too hard maybe try mathsgenie or bicen maths google drive, he has loads of qs, revisely isnt too bad either it just doesnt cover all topics needed

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yupyupp

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Original post by study1234okay

if ur aiming for A* then maybe check mad as maths website bcus they have lots of harder questions so theyll be good practice (maybe a bit harder than the actual papers) and marking them, any qs u got wrong watch youtube videos (zeeshan or bicen math

is getting roughly 50s-70s in past papers good at this point aiming for just an A do you think?

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MedApplicantttt

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Original post by bigplongus

how do we interpretate the grade bounderies from edexcel

my teachers and also maths channel youtubers have said that expect higher grade boundaries this year than 2019 as papers are becoming more accessible. 2019 had such low boundaries due to the difficulty of the paper, 2020/2021 don't count and last year was a one off. hope this helps :smile:

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