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Original post by Basket case
I'm dreading my history result!
Last year I had a B( one UMS off an A and me made me re-sit it)
My coursework is a B
But I also had do sit 3 history exams:frown: I think I did okay on Germany, but on my American history one (1929-2000) I forgot everything on Regan... I but he started the civil rights revolution, and supported black rights.. Just well done me:frown:


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Same, Im dreading history. I also got a B last year and I didnt get to retake :/
I really want an A in history but if not than thats okay, as I am never ever going to do it again.
Original post by Red Fox
I did a science BTEC in Year 9 but I have no idea what it's worth so I don't count it. I'll have a FSMQ aswell.


I think the science BTEC's are equivalent to 2 GCSE's- lot's of people in my school did them. I know I may sound stupid to alot of people on here but what qualifictaion is the FSMQ? (-is is something to do with Maths:confused:)
Original post by Red Fox
I did a science BTEC in Year 9 but I have no idea what it's worth so I don't count it. I'll have a FSMQ aswell.


I did a science/technology BTEC in year 9 and no idea if it ever got submitted :lol: (proabably not) and an AiDA which I have no idea what happened to ? I could be sitting on 16 GCSE OE here :colone: but I don't include those two :smile:
Guyss. You see with OCR Nationals? Would you say a distinction is an A*, so for example could I say I got an A* in OCR Nationals ICT or not? Just wondering. :P
Original post by pinkgorilla
Same, Im dreading history. I also got a B last year and I didnt get to retake :/
I really want an A in history but if not than thats okay, as I am never ever going to do it again.


My teacher made EVERYONE below an A re sit ... Makes sense though considering he actually sets the papers and he is one of the chief examiners on the WJEC, anyone remember last year when 2 history teachers were on the news and they were accused of given their pupils information about the papers?... Yeah that was my teacher.


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Original post by EvasiveRose
I think the science BTEC's are equivalent to 2 GCSE's- lot's of people in my school did them. I know I may sound stupid to alot of people on here but what qualifictaion is the FSMQ? (-is is something to do with Maths:confused:)


yes Free standing maths qualification :smile: .. its something you do after GCSE maths if you did it early for example :smile: harder than GCSE easier than AS :smile:
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Original post by zed963
How did u find the unit 1 exam for geog?


is unit 1 the skills paper?
Original post by EvasiveRose
I think the science BTEC's are equivalent to 2 GCSE's- lot's of people in my school did them. I know I may sound stupid to alot of people on here but what qualifictaion is the FSMQ? (-is is something to do with Maths:confused:)


Yep. Its Maths. Its liek a bridging qualification from GCSE to A-Level. It covers a lot of C1 material and a few pieces from C2, M1 and S1.
Original post by EvasiveRose
I think the science BTEC's are equivalent to 2 GCSE's- lot's of people in my school did them. I know I may sound stupid to alot of people on here but what qualifictaion is the FSMQ? (-is is something to do with Maths:confused:)


It's Level 3 (GCSE is Level 2) and stands for free standing maths qualification. It's not an A-Level or GCSE but somewhere in between.
Original post by Basket case
I'm dreading my history result!
Last year I had a B( one UMS off an A and me made me re-sit it)
My coursework is a B
But I also had do sit 3 history exams:frown: I think I did okay on Germany, but on my American history one (1929-2000) I forgot everything on Regan... I but he started the civil rights revolution, and supported black rights.. Just well done me:frown:


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My coursework is also at a B but borderline, I said that anyone off the street is better than Churchill or something :tongue: but 3 exams?! :eek: I only had to do 2, one on British society and the other on America around 1929-1940, the entire class failed on the first one, people who got A's and A*'s in their mocks got C's and D's in the exam (like me :redface: )
Original post by Basket case
My teacher made EVERYONE below an A re sit ... Makes sense though considering he actually sets the papers and he is one of the chief examiners on the WJEC, anyone remember last year when 2 history teachers were on the news and they were accused of given their pupils information about the papers?... Yeah that was my teacher.


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Thats good. The history teachers were like if you get a C or above thats perfect. So a B was brilliant to her. Disadvantages of attending a low performing state school :/
If I have a Distinction* in a Level 2 BTEC First Certificate in Applied Science. What is this supposedly worth in GCSE?
Original post by Red Fox
It's Level 3 (GCSE is Level 2) and stands for free standing maths qualification. It's not an A-Level or GCSE but somewhere in between.


Original post by pinkgorilla
Yep. Its Maths. Its liek a bridging qualification from GCSE to A-Level. It covers a lot of C1 material and a few pieces from C2, M1 and S1.


Original post by techno836
yes Free standing maths qualification :smile: .. its something you do after GCSE maths if you did it early for example :smile: harder than GCSE easier than AS :smile:


Thnaks for the replies everyone. I'm looking to do A-Level Maths, so do you think doing this qualification would be worthwhile doing?
Original post by pinkgorilla
Guyss. You see with OCR Nationals? Would you say a distinction is an A*, so for example could I say I got an A* in OCR Nationals ICT or not? Just wondering. :P


I think the closest it can be properly called is an A-A* bracket grade, I think that's what my teach said, why couldn't they just use letters like everyone else :/
Original post by techno836
yes Free standing maths qualification :smile: .. its something you do after GCSE maths if you did it early for example :smile: harder than GCSE easier than AS :smile:


I wish i did the FSMQ, GCSE maths was not a good enough challenge plus the FSMQ would have been a better bridge towards A level Maths.
Original post by Glitch96
My coursework is also at a B but borderline, I said that anyone off the street is better than Churchill or something :tongue: but 3 exams?! :eek: I only had to do 2, one on British society and the other on America around 1929-1940, the entire class failed on the first one, people who got A's and A*'s in their mocks got C's and D's in the exam (like me :redface: )


Mine was a mid B grade ,
Yeah I had to sit the following :-
Germany 1929-47
USA 1910-29
USA 1929-2000
Honestly though so many people had to sit the entire 3 exams! I had to sit 2 one after the other! I really wasn't happy about that:frown:


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Original post by zerock
is unit 1 the skills paper?


yep
Original post by EvasiveRose
I think the science BTEC's are equivalent to 2 GCSE's- lot's of people in my school did them. I know I may sound stupid to alot of people on here but what qualifictaion is the FSMQ? (-is is something to do with Maths:confused:)



Free Standing Maths Qualification.

From what I've been told it's like a middle ground between GCSE and A-Level, although I may be wrong.
Original post by EvasiveRose
Thnaks for the replies everyone. I'm looking to do A-Level Maths, so do you think doing this qualification would be worthwhile doing?


What Year are you in?
Did anybody do a Foreign Language with AQA and find the exams difficult?

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