How hard is the Btec level 3 extended certificate in applied science?

Equivelent to 1 A-Level*

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This depends massively on your current abilities and how you find science more broadly. I know that's not an ideal answer.

Is there something about the course that you're concerned you might struggle with? That could help to narrow down the question.

It’s not hard at all just keep on top of coursework

Any advice? I'm doing this in one year, and I'm self studying the year 1 content over the summer.

Use the specification religiously as a checklist. There's usually a certain amount of things you need to specify to get a distinction level, for example, but you must do ALL merit criteria and ALL pass criteria to even start getting distinctions which is where most people trip up. Also, layout your documents well, ensure you add subheadings so it's easy for the teacher to point out what you've done, use folders to arrange everything neatly. Unit 2 isn't too bad at all, just make sure you either have a good printer scanner thing or can use an app on your phone to scan graphs (there's lots of graph drawing skills and the mark scheme is kinda strict on it) but all in all, as you've done it before, it should be pretty easy.

Any advice? I'm doing this in one year, and I'm self studying the year 1 content over the summer.

Alright, thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.

Mind linking me to the specification?

What unit are you talk about or shall I give my advice on year 1 generally I’m doing btec applied science level 3 so it’s worth 3 a level rather than 1 or two

Well preferrably all of year 1 content (unit 1-2), and unit 3 and the optional unit (which i'll be doing once I go back to school), if you can of course.

Though out of these, unit 2 is where I'm most worried about.

Well preferrably all of year 1 content (unit 1-2), and unit 3 and the optional unit (which i'll be doing once I go back to school), if you can of course.

Though out of these, unit 2 is where I'm most worried about.

For unit 1 just watch a youtube teacher whose channel is called BTEC applied science Help and also get the the applied science book which I will leave a link below
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Thank you!

Also for certain units, are we allowed to resit them for a better grade.

Yeah I think it’s only the exam units so in your case unit 1 or unit 3 and the best thing is when you resit and you end up getting an awful result they take the best one so if you got a merit on your first exam then you resat to get distinction and in reality you got a pass the exam board will take your best result which in this case will be a merit

Oh this is very much more reassuring. Thank you!

And how did unit 3 exams play out for you?
Sorry I'm asking so much questions I'm still so nervous and curious, seeing I'm doing 4 units in 1 year whilst having to catch up over the summer.

I got a merit in my unit 3 exam and distinction in my unit 1 exam and also I got distinction in all my coursework so finished my first year with D* when you do get your exam results ask your teacher to convert it into points and also your units has points on them and once you add all the points it will give you a grade

If you are aiming for distinction than you can slip up however I don’t think for distinction star you can slip up because I just about reached the points for distinction star