A* at A level question thread

Just need confirmation of this;

I got 150/200 UMS in Economics AS, a B; if I kept my AS grades and got 90% for A2, would that constitute an A*?

The answer is given in the OP of this thread.

Reply 1221

Theafricanlegend

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Do pracs count, i.e is it unit 4/ unit 5/ prac =90% ? (for science subjects)

EDIT1: damn it they do...... Nevermind!

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 1222

Neena

Please may someone help me?! In my AS Religious Studies (AQA) I got an A - Where I got an A in RSS01 with 89/100 ums marks BUT a B in RSS10 with 74/100 ums marks, overall I got 163 ums marks out of 200. I didnt get 2 A's across the 2 units in my As Religious Studies units, however if I get over 90% next year would I still be able to get an A*? Also my RSS01 was 9 ums marks above the A pass and wouldn't this make up for the 6 UMS marks I was off an A in Religious Studies Unit 10? Someone please help me out! - I really want an A* next year, thanks :smile:

Reply 1223

Good bloke

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Original post by Neena

Please may someone help me?! In my AS Religious Studies (AQA) I got an A - Where I got an A in RSS01 with 89/100 ums marks BUT a B in RSS10 with 74/100 ums marks, overall I got 163 ums marks out of 200. I didnt get 2 A's across the 2 units in my As Religious Studies units, however if I get over 90% next year would I still be able to get an A*? Also my RSS01 was 9 ums marks above the A pass and wouldn't this make up for the 6 UMS marks I was off an A in Religious Studies Unit 10? Someone please help me out! - I really want an A* next year, thanks :smile:

If can spare the time to read the first post of this thread you will find your questions answered there.

Reply 1224

Roshniroxy

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How do I get an A* in english this year where my UMS points currently stand on 162/200
and history where my UMS points on 168/200 ?

Thanks :smile:

Reply 1225

Neena

Original post by Good bloke

If can spare the time to read the first post of this thread you will find your questions answered there.

Yeah but it's confusing, at first it says it doesnt matter what you get in AS like you could get 60% in AS and only A2 counts say if you get 100% you could still get an A* but then it says you need A's all through your AS and A2's and on one of my modules I got a B, does this mean I cannot get my A*? My teacher also said I needed 2 A's in the modules to be predicted an A* - but im asking if I can get one with what I got now.

Reply 1226

Good bloke

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Original post by Neena

then it says you need A's all through your AS and A2's

No it doesn't.

Reply 1227

tehforum

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Original post by Roshniroxy

How do I get an A* in english this year where my UMS points currently stand on 162/200
and history where my UMS points on 168/200 ?

Thanks :smile:

Get 90% UMS+ at A2 in both subjects to get your A*

Reply 1228

Neena

Original post by Good bloke

No it doesn't.

What did it mean by this then?

''My A2 units add up to an A* but I got a B overall. Why is this?

You need to achieve an A grade across all the A Level units – both AS and A2. In this case, you may not have done as well in your AS units and you may
wish to consider whether you should re-sit your AS units to improve your overall grade.''

Reply 1229

tehforum

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Original post by Neena

What did it mean by this then?

''My A2 units add up to an A* but I got a B overall. Why is this?

You need to achieve an A grade across all the A Level units – both AS and A2. In this case, you may not have done as well in your AS units and you may
wish to consider whether you should re-sit your AS units to improve your overall grade.''

No, you need to get an A average i.e 80% UMS+ in the whole A-level AND Get 90% UMS+ at A2

Reply 1230

Roshniroxy

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Original post by tehforum

Get 90% UMS+ at A2 in both subjects to get your A*

so get 90% ums in A2 next year ?

Reply 1231

tehforum

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Original post by Roshniroxy

so get 90% ums in A2 next year ?

Yeah

Reply 1232

Roshniroxy

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Original post by tehforum

Yeah

cheers

Reply 1233

Neena

Original post by tehforum

No, you need to get an A average i.e 80% UMS+ in the whole A-level AND Get 90% UMS+ at A2

Oh right thank you! I understand now! - So I just need an A (80%) at AS (I got 81%) and 90% A* at A2 to get an A* Overall!? :biggrin:

Reply 1234

Andy Ftw

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Original post by Neena

Oh right thank you! I understand now! - So I just need an A (80%) at AS (I got 81%) and 90% A* at A2 to get an A* Overall!? :biggrin:

Well technically you don't need an A at AS as you need an A (80%) over both years, and 90% at A2.

ie. you could get 70% at AS and 90% at A2, then that would be 80% overall and 90% in A2 and you'd get your A*

But it doesn't matter anyway as you have 81% in AS, so get your 90% in A2 and you'll get your A* :wink:

Reply 1235

Neena

Original post by Andy Ftw

Well technically you don't need an A at AS as you need an A (80%) over both years, and 90% at A2.

ie. you could get 70% at AS and 90% at A2, then that would be 80% overall and 90% in A2 and you'd get your A*

But it doesn't matter anyway as you have 81% in AS, so get your 90% in A2 and you'll get your A* :wink:

Thank You! This information was very helpful! :smile:

Reply 1236

dineshn

so i got a B in AS maths - an A in c1, an A in M1, a C in C2
My as grade is around 75%.

What must I do to get an A*
I am doing S1 C3 C4 this year

Reply 1237

Andy Ftw

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Original post by dineshn

so i got a B in AS maths - an A in c1, an A in M1, a C in C2
My as grade is around 75%.

What must I do to get an A*
I am doing S1 C3 C4 this year

For an A* in maths you need 180 UMS from C3+C4 combined, and 480 UMS from your 6 modules combined.

Assuming you're on 75% exactly from your AS you have 225/300 UMS. So if you get 180 UMS from C3+C4 combined (this could be 100 in one and 80 in the other) you'll get have 405 UMS and you'd need 75 UMS from your final module (S1).

That's just an example, but assuming you have 225 UMS, you'll need to meet minimum of 180 UMS in C3+C4, and a maximum of 75 UMS in S1 for an A*, but obviously the scores in each affect the others.