Edexcel C2 20th May 2015 Official Thread

Reply 3420

zaby786

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I had this exam last week and it was pretty good :redface:

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Reply 3421

Azarashi

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Original post by Lou98

How did people get 9a?

The proving question?

Reply 3422

Ha97

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grade boundary prediction, i think 62-64 for an A?

Reply 3423

Jam3898

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Original post by Ha97

grade boundary prediction, i think 62-64 for an A?

It's actually 73 for an A. This paper was the easiest paper to ever be made in a long time. You're all just dumb.

Reply 3424

ben60

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Original post by kiara2345

Hi, I just did my c2, and after my c1, I don't think I'm gonna do that well. Generously, I've predicted myself a 45/75 and 56/75 for c1 and c2. I also have a mechanics exam, which if I try hard, I know I can get 74/75. I am also in the misfortune of being affected during my examinations so my school has applied for special consideration and said I'll be likely to get a 4/5%. My question is, if I get those following results, am I able to scrape an A somehow? please help. I'm not sure whether they will be add it to my overall grade or individual units, hence asking you guys. Thanks xx

yeah you should be able to. i was in a similar situation last year and i got an A overall. dont worry.
just focus on the coming exams

best of luck m8! :smile:

Reply 3425

The Warsmith

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Original post by Jam3898

It's actually 73 for an A. This paper was the easiest paper to ever be made in a long time. You're all just dumb.

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Reply 3426

joshjones453

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Original post by Lou98

How did people get 9a?

had to know the surface area of a cylinder formula 2pi r^2 + 2pi rh
then it told you it was £3 for the circle top and bottom and £2 for the flat bit
so do (3 x 2pi r^2) + (2x 2pi rh)

then use volume of cylinder formula = 75, rearrange for h and sub into surface area formula

Reply 3427

Ha97

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Original post by Jam3898

It's actually 73 for an A. This paper was the easiest paper to ever be made in a long time. You're all just dumb.

hahaha 73/75 for an A you gotta be kidding me lol

Reply 3428

frances98

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Original post by Ha97

grade boundary prediction, i think 62-64 for an A?

It won't be that high many many people have found this to be that hardest paper yet

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Reply 3429

RBoss

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Original post by frances98

It won't be that high many many people have found this to be that hardest paper yet

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Pretty sure that's what everyone says every year though :/

Reply 3430

james2130

Original post by frances98

Nope me too

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Realised after how simple the solution was, same as any other set up. 4/5 marks down the drain along with my hope.

Reply 3431

TheMathsMan

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When C1 was the easiest paper to date ... I didn't see no one commenting for the grade boundaries to go up ... the majority were screaming for it to go down because THEY did bad. Now they do well at C2 and they are screaming that the grade boundaries will be soooo much higher this year when the country in a whole found it fairly difficult. People in this thread that isn't one of those people stated above, don't listen to these guys on TSR boasting about their accomplishments in C2 and hiding away their C1 claiming what the boundaries will be because they don't know jack *** , all they are doing is basing it off their own performance. The grade boundaries are in the hands of edexcel, these predictions by people aren't even close to the way opinion polls are on elections. Keep your head up and work hard for your next exam.

Reply 3432

jon5579

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I take a gander at 60/61 for an A - I think 62 is pushing it. It wasn't easy but it was doable.

EDIT: On second thought 60 is too low. 61 for sure I think.

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 3433

frozo123

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Original post by El-Presidente

I take a gander at 60/61 for an A - I think 62 is pushing it. It wasn't easy but it was doable.

EDIT: On second thought 60 is too low. 61 for sure I think.

you mad brah? and you're a retake student, last year's paper was much harder lets be honest
62 A max

Reply 3434

runningoutoftime

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I'm doing A2 maths but re-sat C2 and personally I didn't find it too bad however ,it was a bastard of a paper to those who haven't learnt things in c3&4 , you didn't need to know the content of c3&4 but c2 becomes a lot simpler when you've done these and you find its much easier to analyse a question. But I do feel sorry for all the AS peeps who found it difficult!i know the feeling, I had it last year but you can retake next year so it's not all doom gloom and despair!

Reply 3435

runningoutoftime

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Original post by TheMathsMan

When C1 was the easiest paper to date ... I didn't see no one commenting for the grade boundaries to go up ... the majority were screaming for it to go down because THEY did bad. Now they do well at C2 and they are screaming that the grade boundaries will be soooo much higher this year when the country in a whole found it fairly difficult. People in this thread that isn't one of those people stated above, don't listen to these guys on TSR boasting about their accomplishments in C2 and hiding away their C1 claiming what the boundaries will be because they don't know jack *** , all they are doing is basing it off their own performance. The grade boundaries are in the hands of edexcel, these predictions by people aren't even close to the way opinion polls are on elections. Keep your head up and work hard for your next exam.

Well said!

Reply 3436

jon5579

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Original post by frozo123

you mad brah? and you're a retake student, last year's paper was much harder lets be honest
62 A max

I did last years paper and got 73/75 the day before the exam, I was happy to have improved on my C from last year but I still managed to balls up parts of this paper lol. At the best I got 69, worst probably 65/66.

But, last years paper was harder. Which is why I definitely think it will be higher - not much higher though - which is why I said 61. People who say 'So easy omg 63' are having a giggle.

Reply 3437

frozo123

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Original post by El-Presidente

I did last years paper and got 73/75 the day before the exam, I was happy to have improved on my C from last year but I still managed to balls up parts of this paper lol. At the best I got 69, worst probably 65/66.

But, last years paper was harder. Which is why I definitely think it will be higher - not much higher though - which is why I said 61. People who say 'So easy omg 63' are having a giggle.

Yeah but half of tsr will be like " yo I did a c3 paper and I got 80% and I'm a year 12,what's the hype " exam conditions are what makes maths exams hard..
Although loads of year12s found it hard, a bunch of my mates were like that was piss so boundaries will be roughly the same 62A I reckon