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I'm confused on how i can get an A

How does it work exactly? I assumed i had to get ..e.g. B B A B and i would get an A the b's 76%/78% the A 85% maybe?

How does it actually work? Do i have to average 80% from AS and A2 to get an A?

Ahhh soo confused!

I need an A in politics and history..so far in politics i have:
unit 1: 76%
unit 2:78%

history:
unit 1:70% :frown:
unit 2: 80% :angry:

What do i need to get in a2 so i have a overall A?

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mellie220
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You need 320 marks altogether to get an A overall in edexcel History... should be able to work out from that :smile:
Original post by mellie220
You need 320 marks altogether to get an A overall in edexcel History... should be able to work out from that :smile:


Awh thanks:smile:
Now i need to work out what i got in the exams!
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mellie220
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Original post by helpnowplease
Awh thanks:smile:
Now i need to work out what i got in the exams!

Well if you got 70% you got 70 marks :smile:
I did both the exams too and they're out of 100 :biggrin:
Original post by mellie220
Well if you got 70% you got 70 marks :smile:
I did both the exams too and they're out of 100 :biggrin:


But this is AS ..I thought it was out of 60?
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mellie220
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Original post by helpnowplease
But this is AS ..I thought it was out of 60?

Nopes, I'm pretty sure that's UMS marks.
I'll go check again though!
Original post by mellie220
Nopes, I'm pretty sure that's UMS marks.
I'll go check again though!


it's the marks :P
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mellie220
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Original post by helpnowplease
it's the marks :P

Yep! I'm on about the UMS marks haha :P
Sorry for the confusion :tongue:
for unit 1..I think i got 42/60
unit 2: 48?
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Noodlzzz
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Politics: 86%
History: 90% (this will also get you the A*)
Original post by mellie220
Yep! I'm on about the UMS marks haha :P
Sorry for the confusion :tongue:


How do i work out what i need ?:frown:
Original post by Noodlzzz
Politics: 86%
History: 90% (this will also get you the A*)


I'm still confused. What that mean if i get two B's i'll get a overall A?
An A is 80-90% in UMS marks.

If your course is over 4 exams, each worth 100 UMS points, you need at least 320 UMS marks to get the A.

At AS, an an A is 160 UMS, assuming you're doing the AS of an A2 worth 400 points.
Original post by helpnowplease
How does it work exactly? I assumed i had to get ..e.g. B B A B and i would get an A the b's 76%/78% the A 85% maybe?

How does it actually work? Do i have to average 80% from AS and A2 to get an A?

Ahhh soo confused!

I need an A in politics and history..so far in politics i have:
unit 1: 76%
unit 2:78%

history:
unit 1:70% :frown:
unit 2: 80% :angry:

What do i need to get in a2 so i have a overall A?


I take it you got

AS Politics - 77% - B
AS History - 75% - B

Assuming each unit is out of 100 UMS

you need an average of 83% in units 3 and 4 for Politics and

an average of 85% in units 3 and 4 of history
Your raw marks are useless in working out how many UMS you need for a grade.

You need 170 UMS in History this year (i.e. average of 85 over the 2 units).

For Politics, I don't know how many UMS are assigned to each unit, but if it's 100 for all, then you need 166 (average of 83).
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Noodlzzz
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Original post by helpnowplease
I'm still confused. What that mean if i get two B's i'll get a overall A?


No. An A is 80%+ so you need a high A overall at A2 in both subjects to get an A overall.

Sorry, calculations wrong: 83% & 85%, still means you need an A at A2 not a B.
(edited 13 years ago)
Original post by ilickbatteries
I take it you got

AS Politics - 77% - B
AS History - 75% - B

Assuming each unit is out of 100 UMS

you need an average of 83% in units 3 and 4 for Politics and

an average of 85% in units 3 and 4 of history


but..wouldnt that mean..if i got 45% in one and 50% in the other i'd get an A?

Oh, i'm so slow. :frown: I'm sorry guys lol
Original post by Noodlzzz
No. An A is 80%+ so you need a high A overall at A2 in both subjects to get an A overall.

Sorry, calculations wrong: 83% & 85%, still means you need an A at A2 not a B.


oh :frown: so i need an A in my coursework, and an A in my exam :frown: damn it
Original post by helpnowplease
but..wouldnt that mean..if i got 45% in one and 50% in the other i'd get an A?

Oh, i'm so slow. :frown: I'm sorry guys lol


No.

An A is nothing more than an average of 80% or higher of UMS points over 4 units.

So if you got

Unit 1 79%
Unit 2 79%
Unit 3 79%
Unit 4 79%

You wouldn't get an A

nor would you get an A if you got

Unit 1 - 85% (A)
Unit 2 - 80% (A)
Unit 3 - 70% (B)
Unit 4 - 80% (A)

However many UMS points your units are out of

be it 80, 100 or 120

You need to average 80% of the total amount of points to get an A.

Your courses will probably be out of 400

Therefore you need 320 points for an A
Original post by ilickbatteries
No.

An A is nothing more than an average of 80% or higher of UMS points over 4 units.

So if you got

Unit 1 79%
Unit 2 79%
Unit 3 79%
Unit 4 79%

You wouldn't get an A

nor would you get an A if you got

Unit 1 - 85% (A)
Unit 2 - 80% (A)
Unit 3 - 70% (B)
Unit 4 - 80% (A)

However many UMS points your units are out of

be it 80, 100 or 120

You need to average 80% of the total amount of points to get an A.

Your courses will probably be out of 400

Therefore you need 320 points for an A


damn! that's a lot of hard work for a2!
I guess i need to work really hard now and tsrt getting my notes together, otherwise i wont meet my firm.

You wouldnt know abotu hwat i need in economics to get a B? :frown:

so far in unit 1 i got a D= 55% i think
unit 2: 78%
unit 3: E 45%

so i'm on ahigh D at the moment. I'm resitting unit 1 and 3.

I have 1 more unit.

In history and politics i have 4 units.

But in politics, i have 4 exams.

In history i have 3 exams, 1 coursework..worth 10% of my A-level


edit:why neg? just help/ fml
(edited 13 years ago)

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