I got 79.5% for Art this year leaving me with a B, one mark off an A
Will I be able to get an A* next year if I get close to full marks? Or what do I need to get, if I can achieve the A* grade?
You need 80% overall, and 90% in A2. I'm assuming Art is marked out of 200 UMS each year, so you need 320/400 UMS marks overall, and 180/200 in A2 modules. You have 159 so far, so you only need the 180/200 requirement, as that will automatically bring you over the 320/400 UMS requirement.
Your teacher is wrong, you can still get an A* so long as you meet the 90% A2 requirement - that will automatically bring you over the 80% overall requirement, so that is not an issue for you.
I didn't exactly get 80% this year though. Does it mean I would need to score higher than 90% in A2 in order to get my A*?
thanks for the reply
You need an 80% AVERAGE, or 320/400 UMS, (480/600 UMS for maths and sciences, I believe).
If you score 90% exactly in the A2 (which is a requirement), you can get as low as 70% in the AS and you'll still get an A*. Theoretically, you could score 200/200 in A2, and that would mean you could score 120/200 in AS, or 60%, and still get the A*. but that's highly unlikely.
If I got 74% average for history in AS, how many % average do I need in A2 to get an A? how about A* (if that's even possible)?
Assuming it's out of 200 UMS each year, you currently have 148/200. You need 320/400 to get an A, so you need 172/200 to get an A. You need 180/200 to get an A* (as meeting the 90% A2 requirement will bring you over the 80% overall requirement).
You need an 80% AVERAGE, or 320/400 UMS, (480/600 UMS for maths and sciences, I believe).
If you score 90% exactly in the A2 (which is a requirement), you can get as low as 70% in the AS and you'll still get an A*. Theoretically, you could score 200/200 in A2, and that would mean you could score 120/200 in AS, or 60%, and still get the A*. but that's highly unlikely.
Assuming it's out of 200 UMS each year, you currently have 148/200. You need 320/400 to get an A, so you need 172/200 to get an A. You need 180/200 to get an A* (as meeting the 90% A2 requirement will bring you over the 80% overall requirement).
so even with my 74% AS score i can still go over the 80% overall requirement as long as i get 180/200 in A2?
For further maths, at the end of the second year do we get to choose which modules to combine or does a computer group the modules to produce the best possible grades?
Also, can only certain modules be grouped together, e.g could d1 and m2 or stats and mechanics be swapped between maths and further maths? (I assume further pure can only be part of the further maths A level)
For further maths, at the end of the second year do we get to choose which modules to combine or does a computer group the modules to produce the best possible grades?
Also, can only certain modules be grouped together, e.g could d1 and m2 or stats and mechanics be swapped between maths and further maths? (I assume further pure can only be part of the further maths A level)
The units are allocated automatically. The applied units that go in Maths have to be a matched pair of 1 &2 (e.g. M1 and M2) or and 2 of the unit 1s (e.g. M1 and S1)
so even with my 74% AS score i can still go over the 80% overall requirement as long as i get 180/200 in A2?
Yes. Do you know how to do maths?
You need 80% overall, plus 90% at A2. You've got 74% in AS and you're aiming for 90%+ in A2. 90+74= 164 164/2= 82%. So you'd meet both criteria if you score 90% or above.
Hi, my son got a's in his AS English Lit and 80 and 98 UMS marks at A2, I'm thinking that he was therefore 2 UMS off A*? Am I correct?
He needs a 90% average (180/200) at A2 unfortunately, so yes, he was 2 marks away. He would have needed 82 and 98 or 80 and 100 to get the required UMS marks for the A*.
Edit: I'm assuming the papers are all out of 100. If they're out of different amounts, then he still needed 180/200, and 320/400 overall.
Hi, my son got a's in his AS English Lit and 80 and 98 UMS marks at A2, I'm thinking that he was therefore 2 UMS off A*? Am I correct?
Yes, as long as he has at least 320 overall. The coursework unit was out of 80 so he got full marks for that, he would need an extra 2 marks (from a max of 120) on the written paper.
Hey, in my AS History I got 98/100 UMS in one module and 76 UMS in the other, can I still get an A* next year?
You're currently on 174/200. You need to get 90% next year, (180/200), and that will automatically put you above the 320/400 UMS mark you need. As long as you score your 90% in A2, you're fine.