Resitting C3/C4/M1 after 3 years

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(Original post by JaredzzC)If you really want an A, your best bet is to take all 3.
Your grade is based on your overall UMS so be careful here.
53 marks doesn't translate directly into UMS, so 53 marks is still quite a lot, unless you meant UMS?

It's also best for that decision to come from you.
It might be worth revisiting all of the modules to see which one you are more comfortable with and then you can decide.

Mathematically, M1 is not hard but it's the concepts that people can't seem to grasp and have difficulty understanding, so it can take a long time for students to be comfortable with this module. If you haven't done Physics at A-Level then this module may take slightly longer to comprehend. Taking C3 and C4 in combination would possibly allow for you to get an A*, if you're aiming for an A, but that would require an average of 90UMS across both modules.



Thank you!! I actually do mean 53 UMS, sorry! I think revisiting all 3 and deciding is a good bet. I do only have the resources to take 2, so I have to make a decision and can't take all 3.

I haven't done Physics at A-level and I do have quite a lot of constraints on my time at the moment, so I was more wondering which would be the easiest to grasp for an A in the shortest possible time? I would like to get an A* but am just not sure how feasible it is as I'm not the best in the world at maths!

There is a new specification for maths and the old a-level is no longer being taught so this is your last chance.
Anyone sitting the C3/C4/M1 exams this year will be students who have done it before and are retaking - so the same as you.
It means that everyone doing the exam this year would have done it already so the grade boundaries are likely to be a lot higher, meaning it will be harder to get a good UMS/Grade.

One thing that you really need to consider is that this is the LAST year possible to take legacy A-Level maths exams.

There is a new specification for maths and the old a-level is no longer being taught so this is your last chance.
Anyone sitting the C3/C4/M1 exams this year will be students who have done it before and are retaking - so the same as you.
It means that everyone doing the exam this year would have done it already so the grade boundaries are likely to be a lot higher, meaning it will be harder to get a good UMS/Grade.

Taking that into account, and the fact that you've mentioned you don't have a lot of time on your hands, I think your best option is to choose the 2 modules that you are most comfortable with because revising/learning 3 modules in the next few months might be a little strenuous.

I would consider doing C3/C4 but I'm not up to date with your situation so I can't really say much.
If you do want the A*, the only possible way is to average 90 UMS across C3 and C4 - those 2 modules are the most important for the A*. The other condition being you need at least 480UMS overall in the A-Level.

What did you get in the AS modules and will you be retaking them? Also, what do you mean that you don't have the resources to do all 3? I agree with @JaredzzC that you really need to take all 3 to give yourself the best possible chance of getting an A.

If for example you keep one of your Ds then you'll need to average 86 over the remaining 5 modules which is really tough, especially since you didn't do so well the first time.



To account for situations like this, exam boards adjust boundaries so the OP doesn't need to worry. A similar thing happened for the new A Level last year where a small high ability cohort took the exam. Ofqual confirmed that boundaries would be adjusted to make sure that these students weren't disadvantaged.