Toughest A level exam so far?

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Original post by ninegrandstudent

I'm A2, just didn't sit C1/C2 last year, and I'm predicted an A*. That C1 paper was horrible!

I wouldn't say its the worst exam I ever sat (F331 last year gets that!) but t wasn't nice and I can see why people struggled with it. Past papers were fine (apart from stupid mistakes) but this did seem a lot harder. Might have been the stress of being in exam conditions, but it definitely was slightly harder than normal. I know its my lowest UMS out of S1/M1/C2, and I'm more comfortable with getting better in C3 and probably C4 than that paper.

But C3 and C4 assume that you are completely comfortable with C1? When you get asked to find the equation of a tangent of parametrics, how are you going to do that if you can't do it for normal polynomials?

Reply 61

kj14

Surely for AS its OCR Bio unit 1 and 2 and aqa math c2

Reply 62

alexsasg

Original post by LauraEmilyT

Agree with you!
are you doing AS or A2? :smile:

I'm doing A2 - Edexcel! What about you? :smile:

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LauraEmilyT

Original post by alexsasg

I'm doing A2 - Edexcel! What about you? :smile:

Edexcel but AS, did my exam , oral in may & writing, listening & reading on14th may, just got to wait now til results to see if I can carry it onto A2

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alexsasg

Original post by LauraEmilyT

Some of my classmates did your paper (they were resitting) - you had to write an essay on a giant pillow fight or something, I think?

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LauraEmilyT

Original post by alexsasg

Some of my classmates did your paper (they were resitting) - you had to write an essay on a giant pillow fight or something, I think?

Oh hang on so sorry mine is with OCR not edexcel, So no pillow fight :frown:

, however i did read about it on here u think, mine was about our obsession with celebs :/ Do u mind me asking what grade u got for AS

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ninegrandstudent

Original post by Junaid96

That doesn't really relate to my post.

I'm not saying that C1 is hard, or completely unrelated to A2 modules. I completely agree you need to be comfortable with it to progress (more so with C2 in my opinion). BUT what I was saying was the May 2012 paper was harder than the past papers.

Having sat that paper, and currently revising for the A2 lot, I am more confident with my upcoming modules than I am for that one I sat.

Reply 67

alexsasg

Original post by LauraEmilyT

Oh hang on so sorry mine is with OCR not edexcel, So no pillow fight :frown:

, however i did read about it on here u think, mine was about our obsession with celebs :/ Do u mind me asking what grade u got for AS

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Haha, I mix up my exam boards too. Wow, that's a weird question :/ I got a B at AS and resat my written paper in Jan, bringing the overall grade up to an A. :smile:

Reply 68

JulietheCat

Mechanics exam for A Level Maths!

:mad:

Reply 69

ray-chill

Still M2, aqa(a) psychology unit 3 was nice this time! :rotfl:

Reply 70

Bright.Inspiration.

AQA Biology exams :mob:

Reply 71

super_kawaii

Politics unit 4! Unit 3 today was absolutely amazing and I couldn't have asked for better questions, but I'm seriously dreading unit 4 on Thursday! I just want it to be over already so I don't have to think about it anymore!!

Reply 72

Akbar2k7

Anything to do with AQA biology the stuff they come up with is utter BS

Reply 73

LauraEmilyT

Original post by alexsasg

Haha, I mix up my exam boards too. Wow, that's a weird question :/ I got a B at AS and resat my written paper in Jan, bringing the overall grade up to an A. :smile:

Aw that's a right good great! Wish I could get that, but doubt I will! My teachers I think want me to carry it on & resit even tho u shouldn't think in that mind set. The oral was ish ok, preferred my mock role play but the topic part went well so hopefully that can boost me up!

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Reply 74

ChemicalBond

M2 Edexcel, without a doubt! :stink:

Reply 75

Ella-Chizoba

English Literature
AQA
20th June 2012
Love through the ages

WILL. BE. DEATH.

Reply 76

alexsasg

Original post by LauraEmilyT

Thanks, I'm just hoping my exam tomorrow goes well and then I'll all done! You never know, I'm sure it went better than you think it did :smile:

to be honest, I think resitting one of the AS units is kind of good because by that stage your knowledge of the language has already improved so you could sit the exam, without any real revision, and probably go up a quite a few marks!