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OCR (not MEI) Core 3 - 19/01/2011

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That was nasty. No issues up until around question eight, but wow. I looked around and one girl was in tears, and several guys were just sitting there, apparently having given up.

One bit of good news though - in June 2010, you needed 50/72 for an A, which is around 70%, so hopefully this will be similar or lower.

50/72 is absurd!! What's wrong with you, OCR???? 50/72 is more like an FP2 grade boundary for an A. :frown:

Reply 41

diurno

That was really hard!! Quite possibly the hardest C3 exam i've done!
The wait is on for the answers from Mr.M.....
Do we know when he is going to post them?

Reply 42

Popey93

Worst exam ever.

Would be happy if I somehow got a C in that.
Got to a point where I was throwing things around my desk in frustration!
Damn you OCR!

Reply 43

EdwardSAS

Original post by nikita_atikin

50/72 is absurd!! What's wrong with you, OCR???? 50/72 is more like an FP2 grade boundary for an A. :frown:

I know, it seems so low, and yet it can't have been as hard as this one. Fingers crossed.

Reply 44

Got the tshirt

Original post by diurno

That was really hard!! Quite possibly the hardest C3 exam i've done!
The wait is on for the answers from Mr.M.....
Do we know when he is going to post them?

I think has to wait until someone posts a paper to him!

Just hopng I can do what my sister did last year A* with 95 in C4 and 86 in C3.

Reply 45

AaronT

On the bright side. The retake surely can't be any harder in june :P

Reply 46

Stirlo

Original post by EdwardSAS

I know, it seems so low, and yet it can't have been as hard as this one. Fingers crossed.

Both 2010 exams were rather hard, but nothing on a comparison to this. So i'm hoping for 40/72 for an A xD

Reply 47

Stirlo

Original post by Got the tshirt

I think has to wait until someone posts a paper to him!

Just hopng I can do what my sister did last year A* with 95 in C4 and 86 in C3.

Is that possible I thought it was average at an A overall with 90%+ in Core 3 and 4?

Reply 48

millr

Original post by EdwardSAS

That was nasty. No issues up until around question eight, but wow. I looked around and one girl was in tears, and several guys were just sitting there, apparently having given up.

In the same boat here. I arrived at question 8 confident with plenty of time to spare – drew my graph – then boom, I died.

Reply 49

nikita_atikin

The thing is right, I think they start constructing the paper for Jan 2011 during Jan 2010, and Jan 2010 was an alright paper so obviously they've cranked up the pressure. :nothing:

I'm glad I am not the only one who found it hard. :s-smilie:

Reply 50

Revolution is my Name

I thought that 6 marker on tan was a bit odd. I got the right answer (well, the answer when you just inverse tanned it and shoved it straight into the formula), but I'm not sure I did enough to get 6 marks, so I'm thinking maybe there was another way you were supposed to do it?

Reply 51

Oh my Ms. Coffey

What did people get for the rate of change question?

Reply 52

J DOT A

Really hard paper... I think if I mark it harshly I would of lost around 14-16 marks, as I did attempt evrything, so i dunno...

Reply 53

Got the tshirt

Original post by Stirlo

Is that possible I thought it was average at an A overall with 90%+ in Core 3 and 4?

181 divided by 2 is 90.5

Reply 54

EdwardSAS

Got something like 4500cm^2 per hour to 2sf for the rate of change one.

Reply 55

EdwardSAS

Original post by Stirlo

Both 2010 exams were rather hard, but nothing on a comparison to this. So i'm hoping for 40/72 for an A xD

That would be so nice, they have to lower it by a significant amount, it was insane.

Reply 56

WishingChaff

Hey, if any of you can send me a copy of the paper I can get you the answers now whilst I have some time. Alternatively, just post/send me the questions you can remember and have doubts with.