Retake C1 or not?

Hi there,

For AS Maths I got 266/300 ums.

C1: 82
C2: 91
M1: 93

I need 214/300 ums at A2 to get an A overall in Maths.

My teacher insists that I should as he thinks I can do a lot better. But seeing as I already have a decent ums in maths, I don't know if its worth it? Especially considering I am aiming for an A* in maths this year, despite me being predicted an A.

I am also planning on resitting one AS Physics and one AS Geography module as well to help increase my overall A-level result in these two subjects from a B to an A. So resitting C1 will mean I have an extra exam to cope with.

So overall, do you think is it worth me resitting C1 or not?

Hi there,

For AS Maths I got 266/300 ums.

C1: 82
C2: 91
M1: 93

I need 214/300 ums at A2 to get an A overall in Maths.

My teacher insists that I should as he thinks I can do a lot better. But seeing as I already have a decent ums in maths, I don't know if its worth it? Especially considering I am aiming for an A* in maths this year, despite me being predicted an A.

I am also planning on resitting one AS Physics and one AS Geography module as well to help increase my overall A-level result in these two subjects from a B to an A. So resitting C1 will mean I have an extra exam to cope with.

So overall, do you think is it worth me resitting C1 or not?

Hi there,

For AS Maths I got 266/300 ums.

C1: 82
C2: 91
M1: 93

I need 214/300 ums at A2 to get an A overall in Maths.

My teacher insists that I should as he thinks I can do a lot better. But seeing as I already have a decent ums in maths, I don't know if its worth it? Especially considering I am aiming for an A* in maths this year, despite me being predicted an A.

I am also planning on resitting one AS Physics and one AS Geography module as well to help increase my overall A-level result in these two subjects from a B to an A. So resitting C1 will mean I have an extra exam to cope with.

So overall, do you think is it worth me resitting C1 or not?

I wouldn't bother what so ever resiting. The A* grade only comes from the C3 and C4 modules which you have to average 90 percent in the two. Resiting core 1 may seem easy and probably is, but thats time and effort that could be used to work hard on C3&4 which determine the A*. C1 doesn't contribute to the A* grade, and you're already averaging more than 80 percent in your modules so leave it. I'm certainly not resiting and I only got 251 in maths (really **** score I know🙂)

If you average 90 in C3 and C4, you would need 34 UMS in your 3rd A2 module to get the A*, not bad right?

Though things can go terribly wrong in the exams, so I would recommend retaking C1. After doing C3 and C4 it would be piss easy anyway...
Easy 100 UMS :P

Good luck

Well yeah I was thinking it was an easy 100 ums on the morning of the exam, ending up flopping completely, losing 3 marks (6 ums!) in a whole question because I differentiated (1/2)X^2 wrong haha, even though I got the final answers correct. (Mark scheme said there must be correct working throughout to gain all the marks).

If you score less than 90 in any core A level maths modules, resit it.
If you score 80 in a applied module for A level maths, leave it.

I get what you mean haha, I got 95 ums when I did mine, mind went blank on the last question ended up dropping 3 out of 5 marks