Have pretty bad AS grades - how do i make up for it?

It depends where you are in those grades. If they are high Ds, then possibly, but it may be worth re-sitting a couple of modules if you want BBB

For biology it was right in the middle of the C-D boundary. For religious studies it was the higher end of a C and for english lit it was the higher end of a D

Retaking should be a necessary option to apply for a good university. Somewhat same here. But I'm confused as to which units are sensible to take as time span for preps are less..

I'm thinking of retaking some units. I would also recommend u the same

Hi guys,
Just need abit of advice.

These were my AS grades:
OCR biology - D
OCR religious studies - C
Edexcel English Lit - D

Is it realistic for me to think that I may possibly be able to bring up my overall A level grade and achieve BBB without re-sitting any AS modules? Or do I have to re-sit AS modules in order to achieve these grades? If I have to re-sit a few AS modules, how will I be able to revise for them AND all my A2 modules??

Hi guys,
Just need abit of advice.

These were my AS grades:
OCR biology - D
OCR religious studies - C
Edexcel English Lit - D

Is it realistic for me to think that I may possibly be able to bring up my overall A level grade and achieve BBB without re-sitting any AS modules? Or do I have to re-sit AS modules in order to achieve these grades? If I have to re-sit a few AS modules, how will I be able to revise for them AND all my A2 modules??

U should be working more hard now! Well I can suggest but first u have to tell me how many subjects u gave & in how many units u r not happy with your marks?

I AM going to work harder now! I gave four subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Maths. I think I am going to give all Science repeat exams as I need to achieve grades good enough to give A2 as well. What about you? How many subjects did you give and which units you're not happy with your marks?

Hope this helps!

Wow thankyou so much! All those numbers confused me a little tho
These were my grades:
OCR biology: Grade D - Mark: 165/300
OCR religious studies: Grade C - Mark: 130/200
Edexcel english literature: Grade D - Mark: 113/200

Whats the chances of getting a B in each of them overall, after A2? :/

No problem! Sorry it might've seen confusing but I didn't know anything about your a levels so I just did all possibilities XD. I'll do it properly now though:

For Biology, you need 70% UMS overall to get a B, Biology A-level is out of 600 UMS, so for a B, you need 420/600 UMS in your A-level. As you have 165 UMS, (420-165) is the amount of UMS you need at A2 to get a B, so you need 255/300 UMS at A2, so it is POSSIBLE, but it will be hard, you'll be needing to put a lot of effort into it.

For Religious studies and english literature, you also need 70% overall to get a B, but these a-levels are out of 400 UMS, so for a B you need 280/400 UMS, for RS (280-130) UMS is needed at A2, which is 150/200 at A2, so it is also possible, but also a lot of work. Also for english literature you need (280-113) which is 167/200 UMS at A2 for a B at English Lit A-level.

What I'm trying to say is that it IS possible, but it will be a lot of work if you don't want to resit any AS modules, as AS modules are deemed easier I would say you should resit some of them to make it easier for you at A2. If you keep a plan for when you start revising and make a list of what you should be doing each day for the time you start revising, you should be able to get through it

Good luck!

Wow thank you so much for your time&for making things alot clearer for me goodluck to you too xx

Okay great! If u repeat, make sure u know all the stuffs u could be asked for. A good & traditional way of doing this is by practicing past papers. My advice is don't try to repeat all your exams in a go, first start with your weaker units then try to finish all your units in 2 consecutive sittings.
About me- Well, I had 3 subjects in my AS. I performed averagely in all of my exams and ended up with BBC, though I's predicted ABA. My Biology unit-2 exam was good enough this time but I got a C on that, so I'll repeat that next year. I'm thinking of repeating Unit-1 of Bio & Phys.