Got an A in GCSE Maths - is A in A-level Further Maths possible?

I got an A in maths and I consistently would get A's in class mocks as well very rarely A*s or Bs. To people who have done further maths, were you or others in you class like this and how did they/you do?

Reply 1

ihatehannah

Original post by Sint

depends on how hard you worked for that A, but a-level further maths is so much harder than GCSE so the general presumption is that if you cannot get A* in something as easy as GCSE maths then how on earth can you get an A/A* in a-level, when it is so much harder- but this is only the case if you worked really really hard for that A in GCSE maths.

Reply 2

jazz_xox_

Did you do further maths gcse?

Reply 3

Sint

No it wasn't offered at our school

Reply 4

Pugglet

most places recommend you have an A* at gcse maths before considering further maths

Reply 5

username2130115

yes it is

just study hard. forget about people saying you need an A*

Reply 6

Compost

I know someone who did A at GCSE who went on to get AA at Maths and FM. He worked incredibly hard to achieve it and has just graduated with a 2i in Physics from Durham. However, I know plenty of people with an A at GCSE who struggle at single Maths as they don't put sufficient effort in.