GCSE OCR 21st Century Triple Science (CBP1-7) Thread

Original post by Sulfur

53 or 54/64, 86 UMS so I need to get A*s :tongue:

Do you know how many UMS i need to get on each paper to get an A* in biology overall if my coursework is 61/64 ?

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Original post by Amyjonesx

Do you know how many UMS i need to get on each paper to get an A* in biology overall if my coursework is 61/64 ?

Wow your coursework is high! Our teachers were soo strict and gave nobody anywhere near the 60 mark in case it got moderated down!

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Original post by superdarklord

Same as mine, what do we need in raw marks to get an A* then overall ish

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Can't predict it until boundaries sadly, but we need to get A*s in the upper end of the lower bound if that makes sense... such as 92-94% UMS. In the 40s for each unit though.

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Original post by Sulfur

53 or 54/64, 86 UMS so I need to get A*s :tongue:

Ahh right! Well I'm sure you will have! I'm genuinely surprised at getting A*'s in my coursework because the practicals were so badly carried out by me and my partner xD

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Original post by Amyjonesx

Do you know how many UMS i need to get on each paper to get an A* in biology overall if my coursework is 61/64 ?

In Physics I got 60/64 and this was 98 UMS, so 61 will probably be 99 UMS and it'll cap at 63-64 for 100.

A* = 360 UMS
360-99 = 261
261/3 units = 87 UMS in each unit

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Original post by Sulfur

Can't predict it until boundaries sadly, but we need to get A*s in the upper end of the lower bound if that makes sense... such as 92-94% UMS. In the 40s for each unit though.

Okay sounds doable thanks!!

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Original post by Sulfur

In Physics I got 60/64 and this was 98 UMS, so 61 will probably be 99 UMS and it'll cap at 63-64 for 100.

A* = 360 UMS
360-99 = 261
261/3 units = 87 UMS in each unit

Thankyou!

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Original post by superdarklord

Wow your coursework is high! Our teachers were soo strict and gave nobody anywhere near the 60 mark in case it got moderated down!

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really? Thats so unfair! I suppose at least you know you wont get marked down :smile:

what have you got in all 3?

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superdarklord

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Original post by Amyjonesx

really? Thats so unfair! I suppose at least you know you wont get marked down :smile:

what have you got in all 3?

I have no ideaa I know I got solid As in them, 54 in one, idk about the rest but yeah it's so irritating

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Original post by superdarklord

Wow your coursework is high! Our teachers were soo strict and gave nobody anywhere near the 60 mark in case it got moderated down!

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Same as ours :frown:

I still don't even know what I got in my physics and chemistry coursework but I know they awarded nobody A*..... it's kind of frustrating given I saw some work on the internet (different topic but still) with barely any detail which had got like 60/64 .... :frown:

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Original post by azo

Same as ours :frown:

I still don't even know what I got in my physics and chemistry coursework but I know they awarded nobody A*..... it's kind of frustrating given I saw some work on the internet (different topic but still) with barely any detail which had got like 60/64 .... :frown:

Really unfair! Thankyou to my teachers!!
only a couple of people in my year got A*s i think

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Original post by Sulfur

In Physics I got 60/64 and this was 98 UMS, so 61 will probably be 99 UMS and it'll cap at 63-64 for 100.

A* = 360 UMS
360-99 = 261
261/3 units = 87 UMS in each unit

So wait.. Let me get this straight. If you need 87 in each unit which 40-43 marks. But if the grade boundaries are 36-39 for an a* and someone just scrapes the grade boundaries getting 36-39 then he will have 3 A* in his exams and an A* in controlled assessment giving a total of 4 A*s and still end up with an A? That's not possible is it.

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Original post by Fyt

So wait.. Let me get this straight. If you need 87 in each unit which 40-43 marks. But if the grade boundaries are 36-39 for an a* and someone just scrapes the grade boundaries getting 36-39 then he will have 3 A* in his exams and an A* in controlled assessment giving a total of 4 A*s and still end up with an A? That's not possible is it.

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No, the UMS stays the same but the UMS that's given for each raw mark changes depending on the boundaries. 40-43 marks one year could be a high A*, the other year it could be a mid A*. Your UMS can push up other units, such as the coursework 'theoretically' to an A* or whatever grade you want. It all comes down to UMS.

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Original post by azo

Same as ours :frown:

I still don't even know what I got in my physics and chemistry coursework but I know they awarded nobody A*..... it's kind of frustrating given I saw some work on the internet (different topic but still) with barely any detail which had got like 60/64 .... :frown:

Unlucky

is it getting moderated or anything?

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Original post by Sulfur

In Physics I got 60/64 and this was 98 UMS, so 61 will probably be 99 UMS and it'll cap at 63-64 for 100.

A* = 360 UMS
360-99 = 261
261/3 units = 87 UMS in each unit

Thanks you! What und does each grade roughly translate to in the exam then?as in what grade would 87 fall into?

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Original post by Amyjonesx

Really unfair! Thankyou to my teachers!!
only a couple of people in my year got A*s i think

How many students do triple in your school?

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Original post by lyricalvibe

Thanks you! What und does each grade roughly translate to in the exam then?as in what grade would 87 fall into?

A* = 90
A = 80
etc

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Original post by Sulfur

A* = 90
A = 80
etc

Thanks

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