Hey guys,
I was just wondering what are the actual changes that have been made to A-levels?
Some of my friends who are currently doing A-levels at my school have said that they are doing their AS exams now (in Year 12), but have to do those exams again in Year 13 alongside with their A2 exams - and the Year 13 AS results will be the ones that count towards the actual A-level.
So, if they get an A in Year 12 Economics (AS) e.g. and in Year 13 get a B - they will get a B for their AS result?
Also, apparently Maths and Further Maths is an exception - so whatever you get in Year 12 is your final mark - you don't do the exams again.
In addition, due to this 'linear' exams change, you don't get any UCAS points for taking an AS level and dropping it because your 'real' mark would be in Year 13 when you do those exams again.