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last year I did Int2 maths and got an A , I am doing higher this year but from what I have heard from people who did higher that its really really hard . Is that true ?

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Reply 1

jackwka

well, every higher is tough. Just work hard, the good grades will follow :smile:

Reply 2

rebecca =]

i did int2 last year and got an A too!! Don't think higher should be as hard as a lot of people make out - just work hard at it!!

Reply 3

NonaxD

I did higher this year. In my first prelim i only got 26% but in the actuall Exam I got a B .
If you are some one who picks up on new techniques easily, you will probably find maths no bother, but if you are like me, and don't, you will have to work really hard at it. But once you pick up the techniques, it should become quite easy :smile:

Reply 4

khadija5

thanks guys for the advice (:

Reply 5

wawa1906

don't take higher maths if you want an easy higher, i would say. it was my most difficult higher, and i got a 1 1 at standard grade. it's a tricky exam, but its doable.

Reply 6

Heather with the Weather

I think the fact that you got an A at Int 2 shows you have at least some sort of mathematical ability. Though I've heard of many people who got As at Int 2 but failed Higher. I personaly find Maths, or at least Int 2 Maths quite straightforward but most of the Maths teachers I've spoken to have told me that the jump from Int 2 to Higher is massive.

So, yeah it probably is difficult but if you put the effort in and study properly then you are likely to pass, unlike in Int 2 which doesn't take a lot of effort to pass. Good Luck :smile:

Reply 7

TheUnbeliever

My school gave statistics that said that if you had an A at Int 2 you had fractionally more than a 50% chance of passing the Higher. I'm slightly suspicious of this, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Higher is doable if you're not a great mathematician, but expect to have to work (from what I heard). Equally, if you are a good mathematician, it will be a cakewalk. However, I wouldn't draw too many conclusions based purely on your grade at Intermediate.

I think, for whatever reason, Higher maths is often hyped up to be impossible. It really isn't. My school had 96 S5s sit Higher maths, 63 of them got As. My (top) set got 24 band 1s and 2 band 2s. Now, clearly this isn't awfully representative, but I promise that there were nothing like 63 really strong mathematicians in the year, so it's obviously quite possible to do well through work rather than ability.

Reply 8

Kirsteneg

It's not as hard as people are making it out to be in my opinion. I got a 1,1 at SG and a B throughout the whole year for higher. The basic stuff is easy enough to grasp if you practise and it's interpreting the harder questions which is more challenging. When it comes to prelim time, practise past papers all the way up to the exam and you should be fine. :biggrin:

Reply 9

Meteorshower

Everything the unbeliever said.

But most importantly of all, it's higher maths

Reply 10

namedeprived

Meteorshower

Everything the unbeliever said.

But most importantly of all, it's higher maths

Or "Higher Mathematics" if you really want to be pedantic. :p:

But yes, it isn't as bad as it's hyped up to be. Normally the vast majority of questions follow a fairly simple routine once you know how to apply it.

Reply 11

andi-fsm

namedeprived

Or "Higher Mathematics" if you really want to be pedantic. :p:

But yes, it isn't as bad as it's hyped up to be. Normally the vast majority of questions follow a fairly simple routine once you know how to apply it.

Spoken like a true mathmo
Respect :cool:

Reply 12

namedeprived

andi-fsm

Spoken like a true mathmo
Respect :cool:

Lol, thanks. :p:

Reply 13

Meteorshower

namedeprived

Or "Higher Mathematics" if you really want to be pedantic. :p:

Maths is an acceptable abbreviation, math is not (in my mind)

You wouldn't call it higher mathematic, so math doesn't work. Maths is fine though :p:

Reply 14

scrumhalf_99

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Reply 15

Meteorshower