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Can you get an A at A-Level with a mid-ranging B at AS?

Is it possible?

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Yes, it is. You can get an A*, too.
Original post by Zhy
Yes, it is. You can get an A*, too.


Hello, I wish you happiness and well-being.

I thought it was only possible with 80% average in AS?
Original post by GuanyinBuddha
Hello, I wish you happiness and well-being.

I thought it was only possible with 80% average in AS?


Nope and whoever told you so is completely wrong.

As long as you get 80% UMS over the WHOLE A-LEVEL you will get an A.

OP, do you know your UMS scores?
Original post by Zhy
Yes, it is. You can get an A*, too.


No you can't, you can only get an A* if you got an A at AS (?)
Original post by GuanyinBuddha
Hello, I wish you happiness and well-being.

I thought it was only possible with 80% average in AS?


Hmm... I am wondering this also because I've heard of people on TSR who have gotten A* with a B AS but I was told the 80% thing, does it depend on what exam board you're on perhaps?
Original post by Paralove
Nope and whoever told you so is completely wrong.

As long as you get 80% UMS over the WHOLE A-LEVEL you will get an A.

OP, do you know your UMS scores?


Yeah I know that, I was asking about the A* not the A o.o
Original post by Катя
No you can't, you can only get an A* if you got an A at AS (?)


To get an A* you need 80% UMS across the whole A-Level in combination with 90% UMS in your A2 only. So actually, you can still get an A* even with a borderline C at AS.
Original post by LouieSax
Hmm... I am wondering this also because I've heard of people on TSR who have gotten A* with a B AS but I was told the 80% thing, does it depend on what exam board you're on perhaps?


I don't know, everyone in my school told me it's impossible with a B at AS, so I just gave up on the A* haha ^^'
Original post by Paralove
To get an A* you need 80% UMS across the whole A-Level in combination with 90% UMS in your A2 only. So actually, you can still get an A* even with a borderline C at AS.


That doesn't make sense at all :s-smilie:
Yes you can get an A and an A* is also possible.
Original post by Paralove
To get an A* you need 80% UMS across the whole A-Level in combination with 90% UMS in your A2 only. So actually, you can still get an A* even with a borderline C at AS.


Hmm. Same here because in one of my subjects I had an A overall at AS with one module being a B so does that stop me from getting the A* (Doubt I'll get it though but it'll be good to know either way) I thought you had to have 80% at AS or higher in every module and 90% or higher in every module at A2 or am I wrong ?
Original post by Катя
No you can't, you can only get an A* if you got an A at AS (?)


Wrong.
Original post by GuanyinBuddha
Yeah I know that, I was asking about the A* not the A o.o


Original post by GuanyinBuddha
I don't know, everyone in my school told me it's impossible with a B at AS, so I just gave up on the A* haha ^^'


I misread your first one. Oops.

And why doesn't it? It's simple. You need 60% UMS at AS to get a C. If you get 100% UMS at A2/ this averages out at 80% (assuming you do 4 units, two in each year) and you have also got over 90% in A2 so you get an A*!
Original post by LouieSax
Hmm. Same here because in one of my subjects I had an A overall at AS with one module being a B so does that stop me from getting the A* (Doubt I'll get it though but it'll be good to know either way) I thought you had to have 80% at AS or higher in every module and 90% or higher in every module at A2 or am I wrong ?


For an A* you need an average of 80% across ALL AS and A2 units and an average of 90% across the A2 units.
Original post by GuanyinBuddha
That doesn't make sense at all :s-smilie:


Yes it does, you need better comprehension skills lol.
Original post by Paralove
I misread your first one. Oops.

And why doesn't it? It's simple. You need 60% UMS at AS to get a C. If you get 100% UMS at A2/ this averages out at 80% (assuming you do 4 units, two in each year) and you have also got over 90% in A2 so you get an A*!


I've been told thus far, by both my teachers and peers that A* is only attainable with an overall 80% in AS, I'm nearly at the end of A2, I've been lied to? :'(
Original post by Tinglay
Yes it does, you need better comprehension skills lol.


And you need better communication skills :smile:
Original post by GuanyinBuddha
I've been told thus far, by both my teachers and peers that A* is only attainable with an overall 80% in AS, I'm nearly at the end of A2, I've been lied to? :'(


Yep. Your teachers are wrong. So many teachers don't know how the A* thing works, it's ridiculous!
Original post by GuanyinBuddha
I've been told thus far, by both my teachers and peers that A* is only attainable with an overall 80% in AS, I'm nearly at the end of A2, I've been lied to? :'(

Yes you were.

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