a* question

if i didn't get A* at normal mathematics a level, is it possible to still get it for further maths?

was just wondering because i know some exams are compulsory for each course ie. C1,C2,C3,C4 for normal mathematics but the rest are mix and match.

but yeah, is it still possible?
also what are the requirements, sorry if this is already posted

thanks guys!
it confuses me because our school does our further maths modules so weirdly, and also i have no idea which exams are going towards which course haha.
but it's good to know it's still possible! thanks

It's because outside of the 'core' modules, your college doesn't know which exams will go to which. It's all done by an algorithm by the exam board to ensure you get the best two possible grades.

For example, C1-C4 has to be with A-Level Maths, so your A* is determined solely on whether or not you have 180 UMS in C3 and C4. However, with Further Maths, you just need to have 3 modules with an average of 90 UMS, and outside of FP1-FP3 they can change all the non-core modules between Maths and Further Maths.

What they'll generally do is put your highest achieving, applied, non-first modules into Further Maths. So FP2-FP3, M2-M5, S2-S4, D2 etc. whichever of these you do, if you get an average of 90% in 3 of them, you'll get an A* in Further Maths.

i got above a 90 in decision 2 and am currently doing M2, S2 and FP2 in summer. so does that mean if i get higher than a 90 in any 2 of those exams i could get an a*?

i also got above a 90 in FP1 but that goes towards the AS module am i right?

You need an average of 90, so you only need to get 270 - (D2), by (D2) I mean your score in D2, in two of M2, S2 and FP2.

So if you got 95 in D2, you could get 87 in M2 and 88 in FP2 - this would give you an A* overall as (D2) + (M2) + (FP2) = 270.

thank you so much for your help!

i got 92 in decision so
270 - 92 = 178
= 89 in 2 exams (roughly)

sounds good! fp2 is seeming like a pain though right now >_< but then again so did other exams at this stage haha. thanks for your help again!

Don't sweat too much over FP2, both M2 and S2 are considerably more straightforward than FP2.