Edexcel Chemistry A2 Unit 5 ~ Wednesday 19th June 2013 (Now Closed)

Original post by posthumus

Got my B grade so happy ! :biggrin:

Got a C in unit 5
D again in unit 4
(E in chem1 retake)

BOOM an A in chem 2 :biggrin:

got a B overall with 1 point in !!!!! so happy.... I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for these threads, thank you all so much :smile:

Well done! Similar to me :smile:

I was on the B/C boundary and just about got the B with 420/600.
Got a D in Unit 5 lol. I gave up on Multiple Choice, and a C in Unit 1 retake haha.

So AS Unit 1: C, Unit 2: B, Unit 3: C, A2 Units: Unit 4: B, Unit 5: D, Unit 6: A*

Original post by LeaX

I got a B in this exam. However, my grade was brought down to a C overall as I haven't done any resits yet. I was wondering if you guys had any advice. My results for the units are A for CH01, C in CH02, C in CH04, B in CH05. My coursework was pretty shocking, too. I'm 15 UMS from a B in chemistry overall (and 75 from an A) do you think I should resit any modules?

That's a good grade for Unit 5, I got a D. I'd retake Units 4 and 2, as Unit 4 is an extension of Unit 2. To understand 4, you must understand 2, so they'd be easy to retake together. You can get the A with those retakes. At the point of June before retaking Unit 1 and doing Unit 5, I was 81 UMS from a B, and I still got it with a C in Unit 1 and D in Unit 5 so you'll be able to get the A I'm sure. :smile:

Good luck.

I didn't find this Unit 5 a walk in the park at all. Maybe I was really lethargic.
Somehow got a B in Biology too, my results are so weird. For Biology my modules were
AS: Unit 1: C, Unit 2: C, Unit 3: D, A2: Unit 4 A*, Unit 5: B, Unit 6: B

So overall I got a B in Biology too which was a nice surprise.
Hope it's been a good results day for you guys and you got to where you wanted to!

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F1's Finest

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It's fair to say that all of us here are happy with our results :biggrin:

And that's the main thing!

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blossomx

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Original post by Mollymod

Well done! Similar to me :smile:

I was on the B/C boundary and just about got the B with 420/600.
Got a D in Unit 5 lol. I gave up on Multiple Choice, and a C in Unit 1 retake haha.

So AS Unit 1: C, Unit 2: B, Unit 3: C, A2 Units: Unit 4: B, Unit 5: D, Unit 6: A*

That's a good grade for Unit 5, I got a D. I'd retake Units 4 and 2, as Unit 4 is an extension of Unit 2. To understand 4, you must understand 2, so they'd be easy to retake together. You can get the A with those retakes. At the point of June before retaking Unit 1 and doing Unit 5, I was 81 UMS from a B, and I still got it with a C in Unit 1 and D in Unit 5 so you'll be able to get the A I'm sure. :smile:

Good luck.

I didn't find this Unit 5 a walk in the park at all. Maybe I was really lethargic.
Somehow got a B in Biology too, my results are so weird. For Biology my modules were
AS: Unit 1: C, Unit 2: C, Unit 3: D, A2: Unit 4 A*, Unit 5: B, Unit 6: B

So overall I got a B in Biology too which was a nice surprise.
Hope it's been a good results day for you guys and you got to where you wanted to!

Thank you for replying. I completely forgot how linked unit 2 and 4 were so you're definitely right. I'll definitely aim for the A but if not I'd be more than pleased with a B. Well done on your results! :biggrin:

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Original post by LeaX

Thank you for replying. I completely forgot how linked unit 2 and 4 were so you're definitely right. I'll definitely aim for the A but if not I'd be more than pleased with a B. Well done on your results! :biggrin:

Thanks

But yeah, I really used that link in January. Did Unit 4, closely followed by Unit 2, and therefore got the same grade in both, B's. 76% in both which seems to be my lucky number :tongue:

I wanted an A in Chemistry too, but with that Unit 5, I really struggled and I'm satisfied, and my Chemistry teachers were really proud of me, which made me really happy that I had made them proud, since I must have looked like a lost cause at the end of AS with 153/300 for AS initially.

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TDL70

Got 87/120 in this unit :-(Overall:
Unit 1: 99
Unit 2: 98
Unit 3 45
Unit 4: 84
Unit 5: 87
Unit: 6: 60
Overall B :-(
Know I should be pleased considering did the whole lot in 1 year through self study and don't even have GCSE Chem but feeling a bit sad that didn't manage an A.
Any words of wisdom/encouragement would be much appreciated!

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iamyoda

Original post by TDL70

Got 87/120 in this unit :-(Overall:
Unit 1: 99
Unit 2: 98
Unit 3 45
Unit 4: 84
Unit 5: 87
Unit: 6: 60
Overall B :-(
Know I should be pleased considering did the whole lot in 1 year through self study and don't even have GCSE Chem but feeling a bit sad that didn't manage an A.
Any words of wisdom/encouragement would be much appreciated!

WAT

To do all of that in one year is AMAZING!

SELF STUDY?? o m g

I studied my guts out, did retakes and got an A overall. But i had teachers, and twice the time frame. O.o

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TDL70

Original post by iamyoda

WAT

To do all of that in one year is AMAZING!

SELF STUDY?? o m g

I studied my guts out, did retakes and got an A overall. But i had teachers, and twice the time frame. O.o

Cheers - that has made me feel better actually :-) Congrats on your excellent results by the way. It was quite a nightmare doing it by myself really tbh but couldn't sign up for a course as abroad 50% of time so just got the textbooks and did all the practicals for AS/A2 in 4 days at a private college (which was prob most stressful 4 days ever as had done NO experiments before and there was only chance to practice each technique once before doing the actual exam papers).
Also did AS Bio papers 1&2 this summer - decided to sit them back in April so too late to do practical unit this year. Got 113 & 98 but Bio so much easier than Chem for me plus had done GCSE years ago.
p.s. sat Units 1&2 of Chem in Jan and got 79 & 91 so resat those in June.
Basically did this so could apply to Barts GEP - thought would look better to have actually achieved something before applying (they want BB in AS Chem and Bio for graduates).
You're applying for medicine, right?

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posthumus

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Original post by Mollymod

Well done! Similar to me :smile:

I was on the B/C boundary and just about got the B with 420/600.
Got a D in Unit 5 lol. I gave up on Multiple Choice, and a C in Unit 1 retake haha.

So AS Unit 1: C, Unit 2: B, Unit 3: C, A2 Units: Unit 4: B, Unit 5: D, Unit 6: A*

Yessss Mollymod we made it, many congrats!!! :biggrin:

It feels especially great being right near the boarder-line too doesn't it hehe :biggrin:

So happy for you !!! :smile:

& I just realized I must have got A* in unit 6 too... I got 54 :biggrin:

and 36 in unit 3 which was a C just like yours :biggrin:

Original post by Gnome :)

Congratulations :smile:

well deserved too!

I ended up with a B in this one, and improved unit 2 by 40UMS :redface:

Got an A overall, still in shock haha!

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Yaaay Gnome well done, this is brilliant :biggrin:

really really happy for you ! :grin:

I am so glad I did unit 2... it gave me 26 UMS ! I revised so much for unit 4 retake.... improved 68 UMS to 70 UMS, and imagine if I didn't..... 419 would have been so darn painful :biggrin:

Anyway I wish all of you guys the best for future! & I hope you all got into where you wanted :smile:

Myself is going to be off to King's College London in September to read Computer Science :biggrin:

What about you guys ??? May even see some of you at freshers ! :smile:

Have a nice weekend!

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Original post by posthumus

Yessss Mollymod we made it, many congrats!!! :biggrin:

It feels especially great being right near the boarder-line too doesn't it hehe :biggrin:

So happy for you !!! :smile:

& I just realized I must have got A* in unit 6 too... I got 54 :biggrin:

and 36 in unit 3 which was a C just like yours :biggrin:

Anyway I wish all of you guys the best for future! & I hope you all got into where you wanted :smile:

Myself is going to be off to King's College London in September to read Computer Science :biggrin:

What about you guys ???
Have a nice weekend!

Absolutely :smile:

It's great to be over the border for once, and not under it! A B is a B! You're not going to write on your CV that "I was one mark into the B boundary in A-Level Chemistry!"
I got 54 too, which is 38/40, and I had 33/40 in Unit 3 I think. My mum has made the UCAS congratulations track page her desktop background :biggrin:

Good luck! Well done :smile:

Off to Colchester in Essex to study Biochemistry :cool:

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Hopefulmedstudent

I got 102 in the exam and because of my course work and unit 4 I managed to get an A* in Chemistry overall :smile:

Good luck with everything, tremendous things are in store for all of us!!

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Exon

I got an A on this exam (102).

Happy with that, considering the boundaries were so high this year :eek:

EDIT: LOL someone's mad
EDIT2: Thanks Mollymod. Well done for getting into uni btw!

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Original post by Hopefulmedstudent

I got 102 in the exam and because of my course work and unit 4 I managed to get an A* in Chemistry overall :smile:

Good luck with everything, tremendous things are in store for all of us!!

That's fantastic! Well done Exon and Hopefulmedstudent :biggrin:

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Gnome :)

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Original post by posthumus

Yessss Mollymod we made it, many congrats!!! :biggrin:

It feels especially great being right near the boarder-line too doesn't it hehe :biggrin:

So happy for you !!! :smile:

& I just realized I must have got A* in unit 6 too... I got 54 :biggrin:

and 36 in unit 3 which was a C just like yours :biggrin:

Yaaay Gnome well done, this is brilliant :biggrin:

really really happy for you ! :grin:

I am so glad I did unit 2... it gave me 26 UMS ! I revised so much for unit 4 retake.... improved 68 UMS to 70 UMS, and imagine if I didn't..... 419 would have been so darn painful :biggrin:

Anyway I wish all of you guys the best for future! & I hope you all got into where you wanted :smile:

Myself is going to be off to King's College London in September to read Computer Science :biggrin:

What about you guys ??? May even see some of you at freshers ! :smile:

Have a nice weekend!

Wow, that's close aha! But who cares, a B is a B :tongue:

Congrats; KCL looks lovely :smile:

I thankfully got my grades and so will be going to University of Edinburgh to study nursing :smile:

Not long left now! Good luck with everything :smile:

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wtpcarr

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after getting 81 on this exam i was left with 479/600 , 1 ums of an A :'( ive sent for a remark but the grade boundaries look stupid , it hardly seems fair that my units have gone A A A A A C , i mean seriously wtf

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TDL70