A* at A level question thread

aww okay i have to start somhow but idk how to

Predicted 2 A*s for History and English Literature! I got 97% and 93% at AS respectively, and seeing as these subjects both include coursework, not all of the stress is on the exam! Hopefully it will all work out, I'm loving the subjects right now though

How did you get a 97% in history?!?! Are you normal?? Please help those of us that are struggling by sharing you secrets and we want EXACT details please.

Somewhat normal I hope, only just beat one of my friends by 1 UMS! I do Edexcel, last year was USA in Asia, Civil Rights and British Political History 1945-90. Currently we do 1920s America and the coursework is on the Cuban Missile Crisis (very eurocentric lol)

I HATED the British unit, the content was good but the source analysis and answer style was horrendously boring. For sources papers the best you can do is learn some basic facts and most importantly practice, practice, practice.

The USA unit was knowledge based and the essay format was basic GCSE style so I found it pretty easy. For this unit the questions are repetitive, so I revised by picking out common question "themes" (i.e. role of the NAACP) and organising my notes into those themes.

I would 100% recommend the my revision notes books if you can get them.

As far as this year, I'm finding it okay. 1920s America seems pretty easy, the content is easy and interesting and the answer style is simple. Lots of knowledge so I can see myself having to do loads of revision but I can worry about that later

The coursework has been challenging, luckily I have a really good teacher helping me out!

Have I helped somewhat? Always happy to help!

Lol yes! I'm doing Edexcel Britain from 1950-2007 right now. What revision books did you use? And also we will keep in in touch throughout the year

I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned, but bc there's 100 pages I'm gonna ask it again,

for French/German aqa Alevel, can I get an A* overall if I didn't get 90% in my AS modules?
I always thought I needed 80% overall and 90% in A2 exams, but my teacher said I need 90% at as exams as well

I always thought I needed 80% overall and 90% in A2 exams,l

I had extenuating circumstances, but if I get them results do you think that's impressive?

For biology and chemistry, is your coursework mark at AS included in the overall calculation of your UMS average, and would not getting an A mean you could not get an A* at A2, even if you have an A in your other two AS units? Or is it just an average of a A over all three units?

For the outgoing specifications the rules are the same for all A levels (apart from maths) and coursework counts as just another unit. (For 6 unit A levels) you need:If you fulfill the criteria above you will get an A*.
You do not need an A in every unit, or an A at AS. In fact you could get 0 in the AS coursework and still get an A*.

For the new A levels I don't yet know the exact rules for an A* but the practicals are pass/fail and do not otherwise contribute to your grade.

I am doing IAL therefore instead of doing C3 an C4 separately, I do C34, thus what is the overall ums I need to get an A* in Maths

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The same as the uk A level. It's a 600 ums qualification you need 480 ums that includes at least 180 ums from the C34 paper.


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Do you guys find the Cornell note taking system valuable??

I personally hate it, but if you're working on a topic which is really difficult I can see why it would be useful

Yeah, I was only planning to use it for Biology as i've been struggling to understand the topics and finding the will power to then go over them. I'm not sure if it will be beneficial or a waste of time