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How to get D* in BTEC

All of the grade boundaries the school and internet provides only has marks upto Distinction
i do Pearson BTEC nationals level 3 extended diploma medical sciences
Do u guys know how much marks i need to get D* or any thing
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
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Keval02
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Original post by WhyamIhere26
All of the grade boundaries the school and internet provides only has marks upto Distinction
i do Pearson BTEC nationals level 3 extended diploma medical sciences
Do u guys know how much marks i need to get D* or any thing
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks


How many units are there in your course?
Original post by Keval02
How many units are there in your course?

Well i am currently in the first year ..and im doing my exams in january
Ive got 2 units (Unit 1 and 3) for exams this month
But if you are asking in total i think its about 9 units
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Original post by WhyamIhere26
Well i am currently in the first year ..and im doing my exams in january
Ive got 2 units (Unit 1 and 3) for exams this month


I currently do a BTEC level 3 extended Certificate for ICT. In my course there are 4 units, in which 2 I covered in year 12 and 2 in year 13. For my course I need 3 Distinctions and 1 merit or 4 distinctions to get a Distinction* overall. Should be similar if not the same with your course. Hope this helps
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Original post by WhyamIhere26
Well i am currently in the first year ..and im doing my exams in january
Ive got 2 units (Unit 1 and 3) for exams this month
But if you are asking in total i think its about 9 units


If you do 9 units then I’m not too sure, just ask your teacher
Original post by Keval02
I currently do a BTEC level 3 extended Certificate for ICT. In my course there are 4 units, in which 2 I covered in year 12 and 2 in year 13. For my course I need 3 Distinctions and 1 merit or 4 distinctions to get a Distinction* overall. Should be similar if not the same with your course. Hope this helps

Thank you very much.. one more questions u said u need 4 distinctions and 1 merit..but in what do u need those grades with..the theory exam or the assignments ?
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You can't get a D* on individual units. The grade boundaries for the whole thing are here: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Nationals/Applied-Science/2016/specification-and-sample-assessments/9781446938195_BTECNat_AppSci_ExtDips_Spec.pdf on p310
Original post by Compost

Thank you very muh that was really helpful
Cheers
hi ive started the exact same course and have been given an assignment : Unit 2 Assignment A: Concentrate on keeping up your standards im really struggling have you done this?
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What I would suggest, is try to use BTEC as a stepping stone for uni. You might find that sometimes you don't need to work very hard to achieve decent grades, however, use your time to master exam techniques and how to write essays! It will help you so much in uni and you won't struggle that much in the first year. I'm doing BTEC myself in Computing Ext L3 and my predicted grades are D*D*D*. For my coursework, I used Google Scholar and Sci-Hub, I highly suggest using them. Don't use information from the normal internet/websites since is not a good practice. Also, please do the references in your essays because if you copy something from the internet or research paper and you didn't reference the author it will be plagiarism! I suggest using Chicago style reference. Try to write between 4k-8k words and revise for exams earlier. Additionally, try to get job experience in a related field, It will massively boost your uni or apprenticeship application.
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i am doing my first assignment in computing level 3 ex diploma any tips on how to start went to get a distinction grade?
hello I am new here! can someone help me with my coursework for applied science level 3 Btec. it will appreciate it a lot if anyone would help me with my work. I didn't do good in my other coursework but this time I want to get distinction in my work.
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Original post by maven2k
What I would suggest, is try to use BTEC as a stepping stone for uni. You might find that sometimes you don't need to work very hard to achieve decent grades, however, use your time to master exam techniques and how to write essays! It will help you so much in uni and you won't struggle that much in the first year. I'm doing BTEC myself in Computing Ext L3 and my predicted grades are D*D*D*. For my coursework, I used Google Scholar and Sci-Hub, I highly suggest using them. Don't use information from the normal internet/websites since is not a good practice. Also, please do the references in your essays because if you copy something from the internet or research paper and you didn't reference the author it will be plagiarism! I suggest using Chicago style reference. Try to write between 4k-8k words and revise for exams earlier. Additionally, try to get job experience in a related field, It will massively boost your uni or apprenticeship application.

Hello, I’m a btec level3 student I’m doing applied science.my exam will start soon.
And I have premock exam next week .can u plz tell what shall I do or what shall I study to get D . I’m confused and I have no idea what should do .

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