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Is it still possible to get an A*?

Hey

Well, I got 71% on my 2 pieces of cw, which constitutes as being an A (9% away from a*) So is it still possible for me to achieve an A*?

By the way I do edexcel C if that helps:rolleyes:

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SiaSiaSia
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What subject?

and probably, it depends how much coursework contributes to it. If it's only like 25%/30% of your overall grade, then you could still get the A* yes.
Oh the irony that you live in Cambridge!
Depends on the subject and if you work hard for your exam !
Goodluck OP.
Definitely :smile: I got a B in my biology and chemistry coursework (i was goddamn AWFUL! B was good for me) buckled down, and got A*s overall :smile:
Yes, but you need to get like 95%.
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mammamia:0
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yep as long as you put the work in for your exam
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hyppthesis
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This is for history by the wayy, oops forgot to put that in!.
and it is only 25% of our final grade
TheMeister
Oh the irony that you live in Cambridge!


how in any way is that ironic?
Well you can guess it isnt in maths as it isnt that hard to work out you obviously can
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hyppthesis
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I think you need 80% + in history to get an A*
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Gabriela
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hyppthesis
Hey

Well, I got 71% on my 2 pieces of cw, which constitutes as being an A (9% away from a*) So is it still possible for me to achieve an A*?

By the way I do edexcel C if that helps:rolleyes:


Yes it is possible because the final grade is an average of all your grades for the subject. You have to do really well in the exam and get a mid-high/high A* to make up for the 9% in the coursework.
Hope that was helpful :smile:
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Jamstar
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If I read correctly, its 80% for an A*... so you would need 83%... I think :P
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hyppthesis
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Jamstar
If I read correctly, its 80% for an A*... so you would need 83%... I think :P


LoL how did you work that out?
And if your right, a rep is comng your way as that is pretty achievable (sp)
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Indeed.
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I think so, work as hard as you can (:
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hyppthesis
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So, if the coursework is only 25%, and it is out of 100,
and the exam is also out of 100 then I would need 83/100 to get A*

Kool!
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hyppthesis
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Thanks guys!
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Jamstar
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hyppthesis
So, if the coursework is only 25%, and it is out of 100,
and the exam is also out of 100 then I would need 83/100 to get A*

Kool!

The way I got that figure was treating the exam being out of 300 (so, 75% of the grade) making the total course out of 400. 80% is an A*, so 320 is needed.
320-71=249. So you'd need 249/300 for an A* overall, which = 83% :smile:
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hyppthesis
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but my paper 1 an 2 combined are out of 100, would that still work?
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Jamstar
The way I got that figure was treating the exam being out of 300 (so, 75% of the grade) making the total course out of 400. 80% is an A*, so 320 is needed.
320-71=249. So you'd need 249/300 for an A* overall, which = 83% :smile:


hmm but my paper 1 and 2 are out of 100 combined, as p1= 40 and p2=60
so would your caclutations still stand?
and by the way cw is 25%

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