Aiming for 90ums+

Just out of interest, is 2 months enough to achieve 90UMS+ in AS (for the sciences in particular)?

Thanks

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To get those kinda marks, you've gotta learn everything... make sure you're consolidating notes on whatever you're unclear on as well as doing past papers. I'd say balance between the two - there's no point making notes on stuff you're going to remember anyway, but past papers aren't going to work if there's stuff you still need to learn :3

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Asuna Yuuki

Original post by RoughER

Thanks for the response.
In your opinion do you still think there is sufficient time to do all this?

I'd say so, yeah :yep:

2 months is plenty of time.

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whydoidothis?

More than enough if you start now.
AS levels are very easy.

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Compost

Original post by RoughER

I'm hoping to achieve 90UMS+ in my AS level, given the time left is it more important to finish off notes for chapters still yet to be taught or just focus solely on past papers?
Just out of interest, is 2 months enough to achieve 90UMS+ in AS (for the sciences in particular)?

The reformed A levels and AS levels don't have UMS - I know that's not what you asked but you may want to know.

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samb1234

Original post by RoughER

Hi,

I'm hoping to achieve 90UMS+ in my AS level, given the time left is it more important to finish off notes for chapters still yet to be taught or just focus solely on past papers?
Just out of interest, is 2 months enough to achieve 90UMS+ in AS (for the sciences in particular)?

Thanks

Learn all of the content in great detail first, do papers once you have the content down just to refine your technique

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jamestg

Original post by Compost

The reformed A levels and AS levels don't have UMS - I know that's not what you asked but you may want to know.

Has this actually been confirmed? Our exam's officer says they haven't heard anything as of yet.

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RoughER

Original post by samb1234

Learn all of the content in great detail first, do papers once you have the content down just to refine your technique

Does it matter how late I leave the past papers till?

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Jeena_hunt5476

Original post by jamestg

Has this actually been confirmed? Our exam's officer says they haven't heard anything as of yet.

Wait no UMS? Argh this new system is so bloody pathetic! I hope we still have UMS points

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jamestg

Original post by Jeena_hunt5476

Wait no UMS? Argh this new system is so bloody pathetic! I hope we still have UMS points

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In some ways it's good...

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Kaneki

Original post by Jeena_hunt5476

Wait no UMS? Argh this new system is so bloody pathetic! I hope we still have UMS points

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http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/about-results/uniform-mark-scale/?a=10132 ouch

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AKC...

From my experience, you should print out every past paper and start NOW. If you get every past paper done there is no reason for you to get under 90 UMS. I started past papers in May, and I still managed over 80 UMS in quite a few modules got nearly full marks in some. Didn't perform as I should have because it took me too long to find my study technique. If you start now that shouldn't be a problem.

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Jeena_hunt5476

Original post by Kaneki

http://www.aqa.org.uk/exams-administration/about-results/uniform-mark-scale/?a=10132 ouch

So it hasn't been finalised but theyre also saying theres no point in UMS points. But I don't understand how they'll grade then?

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Jeena_hunt5476

Original post by jamestg

In some ways it's good...

How?

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jamestg

Original post by Jeena_hunt5476

How?

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- less pressure as you can afford to scrape grades if applying to unis which look at UMS.

- you can get complacent with UMS, yeah you got 90/100 but did you really get that score? You could have gotten 40/75 mark wise, and as these A-levels are linear you will be revisiting content you thought you had got to the standard required when in actual fact there are multiple holes in what you know.

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samb1234

Original post by RoughER

Does it matter how late I leave the past papers till?

Well ideally you would want to give yourself enough time to do a decent number of papers fir each module, but if it was a choice between properly knowing the content or papers i would go for content every time. I probably started papers about 2-3 weeks after easter and got over 90 average

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RoughER

Original post by jamestg

If Cambridge don't have UMS to look at, then how do they distinguish between candidates?

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jamestg

Original post by RoughER

If Cambridge don't have UMS to look at, then how do they distinguish between candidates?

Entrance exams I guess

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samb1234

Original post by jamestg

Entrance exams I guess

Presumably more emphasis will also get put on the interviews, but tbh although UMS is not going to be present anymore it is likely that there will still be some kind of mark from your AS exams that essentially does a similar thing