How many marks do you need to get an A* overall

random1234567

Hi, im doing OCR sociology and was wondering how many ums you need to get an A* overall out of 400? thanks

Reply 1

Firure

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You need 80% in the AS, and 90% in the A2.
You can't get an A* if you didn't get an A at AS.

Reply 2

neenaw999

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If you get 400 then I think you're pretty much guaranteed an A* :cool:

Reply 3

gideon123

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Original post by Iridescenzo

You need 80% in the AS, and 90% in the A2.
You can't get an A* if you didn't get an A at AS.

that is complete rubbish. to get an A* you need an average of 80% overall with an average of 90% in the A2. So in theory you could get 60% in the AS and 100% in the A2 and still get an A*.....

Reply 4

Firure

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Original post by gideon123

that is complete rubbish. to get an A* you need an average of 80% overall with an average of 90% in the A2. So in theory you could get 60% in the AS and 100% in the A2 and still get an A*.....

Sorry; I just looked it up. This is how they explained it to us at sixth form, but I guess it was wrong. :colondollar:

Reply 5

flamegoblin0

Sorry to interrupt but I`m doing OCR Biology, for my AS Grades I got two A`s in my AS Level exams but a E in my ISA so I ended up with a B overall 234/300 UMS.
I`m resitting my ISA during my A2`s and I think i`ve managed to get a C, so that should put my overall AS Grade up to a (low) A.

I`m just wondering but Could I still get an A* in biology If i got 90%`s in my A2 exams but only a C in my A2 ISA`s? Or do I need to get 90% UMS overall, so 270/300 UMS?

Thanks for your help :smile:

Reply 6

username878045

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Original post by Iridescenzo

Sorry; I just looked it up. This is how they explained it to us at sixth form, but I guess it was wrong. :colondollar:

This seems to be a common myth. I wonder if Sixth Forms are genuinely ignorant, or if they just want to make sure people focus on their AS Levels :tongue:

Original post by flamegoblin0

Sorry to interrupt but I`m doing OCR Biology, for my AS Grades I got two A`s in my AS Level exams but a E in my ISA so I ended up with a B overall 234/300 UMS.
I`m resitting my ISA during my A2`s and I think i`ve managed to get a C, so that should put my overall AS Grade up to a (low) A.

I`m just wondering but Could I still get an A* in biology If i got 90%`s in my A2 exams but only a C in my A2 ISA`s? Or do I need to get 90% UMS overall, so 270/300 UMS?

Thanks for your help :smile:

You need to get 270/300. It's possible to do that with a bad ISA mark if you do particularly well on the exams, but the A* includes the ISA mark.

Reply 7

random1234567

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Original post by gideon123

that is complete rubbish. to get an A* you need an average of 80% overall with an average of 90% in the A2. So in theory you could get 60% in the AS and 100% in the A2 and still get an A*.....

Is that right so since i got 70% in AS which is a B, and if I get 90% in A2 will that be an A* :s-smilie:

Reply 8

random1234567

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Original post by meemily

If you get 400 then I think you're pretty much guaranteed an A* :cool:

Im not a beast :rolleyes:

Reply 9

juliam

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It's not marks, but UMS that's important. How many marks you need to get a UMS of 80% - which is an A - varies from year to year. You can find the conversion tables for each year on the exam board's website.

Reply 10

random1234567

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Original post by juliam

It's not marks, but UMS that's important. How many marks you need to get a UMS of 80% - which is an A - varies from year to year. You can find the conversion tables for each year on the exam board's website.

Sorry I was meant to say UMS

Reply 11

Firure

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Just gonna post this, courtesy of Ofqual, so there's no ambiguity:

'In order to get an A*, candidates have to get an A overall for their A level, and score 90 per cent or more of the total A2 marks available. It is being awarded for full A levels only, not for AS levels or for individual units.'

Reply 12

random1234567

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Original post by Iridescenzo

Just gonna post this, courtesy of Ofqual, so there's no ambiguity:

'In order to get an A*, candidates have to get an A overall for their A level, and score 90 per cent or more of the total A2 marks available. It is being awarded for full A levels only, not for AS levels or for individual units.'

Oh right, thanks for that!!

Reply 13

gideon123

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Original post by random1234567

Is that right so since i got 70% in AS which is a B, and if I get 90% in A2 will that be an A* :s-smilie:

yes

Reply 14

flamegoblin0

Original post by PythianLegume

This seems to be a common myth. I wonder if Sixth Forms are genuinely ignorant, or if they just want to make sure people focus on their AS Levels :tongue:

You need to get 270/300. It's possible to do that with a bad ISA mark if you do particularly well on the exams, but the A* includes the ISA mark.