B at AS can I get an A* overall

I was going to respond with something similar. If you are aiming for an A*, then you will need over 90% ums in ONLY A2 and 80%ums in AS and A2 together. I personally would retake the B because it is possible to miss the A* and end up with a B instead of an A. If you are confident that you can score highly in A2 then a retake may not be necessary.

I did, Last year in year 12 I got a B in history and this year I got a A* overall, I haven't looked at the mechanics but a combination of a good teacher and actually working hard made it happen so I guess you can.

I had 87/100 in coursework and 71/80 in the exam. Do you know what I would need to get at A2?

There is no UMS in linear A levels. That is one of the fundamental changes in the way the grades are calculated.

Oops I did mean raw marks, sorry just thinking about the unreformed. In the linear A levels you still need to get enough marks over all of your units

The coursework is out of 120 so you only have 158/200 overall. You needed 180.

Oh 120? That's crappy then, I deserved a lot higher than 87 then;/

Yes ofc you can, is this a new spec or old? If its a new spec, theres nothing stopping you. If its the old spec you need to get an average of 91UMS in your A2 units.

For an A* in the old spec you need a A2 average of 90ums and an overall average of 80 or above (with the 90ums average at A2 you can get an average of 70 G at AS and still come out with an A*)

As for the new spec, you just need to get the required raw mark, nothing but yourself stopping you from doing your best