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Not sure about the ums gradings and how it works

I am not sure at how UMS works and how it can affect uni applications, I am an international AS Level student. So say, for example, I did Mathematics in January 2023. I got 65/75, 87% on the P1 paper, which is 100/100 (A) UMS according to the Edexcel calculator. And I got 50/75, 67% on the P2 paper, which is 84/100 (A) UMS, and I got 45/75, 60% on the S1 paper, which is 77/100 (B) UMS. That means I get a total UMS score of 261/300, is that 100 UMS since an A is 240/300, or does that only mean that I got an A as my final grade in Math. Do universities look at my UMS score (261/300), or do they only look at the grade I achieved which was an A. And so would full UMS look be 300/300, meaning I would have to score 66/75 on S1, 63/75 on P2, and 55/75 on P1, I feel like this is quite challenging.
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Original post by shayngkw
I am not sure at how UMS works and how it can affect uni applications, I am an international AS Level student. So say, for example, I did Mathematics in January 2023. I got 65/75, 87% on the P1 paper, which is 100/100 (A) UMS according to the Edexcel calculator. And I got 50/75, 67% on the P2 paper, which is 84/100 (A) UMS, and I got 45/75, 60% on the S1 paper, which is 77/100 (B) UMS. That means I get a total UMS score of 261/300, is that 100 UMS since an A is 240/300, or does that only mean that I got an A as my final grade in Math. Do universities look at my UMS score (261/300), or do they only look at the grade I achieved which was an A. And so would full UMS look be 300/300, meaning I would have to score 66/75 on S1, 63/75 on P2, and 55/75 on P1, I feel like this is quite challenging.


Each paper's raw score is converted to UMS which reflect the difficult of that paper. Your final grade is the total of the UMS scores 261/300 is a grade A but not 100 UMS. Your AS grade is A ... then in A2 your 261 will be added to your UMS next year to get your final grade.

In England we do linear exams - some unis may want your UMS mark.

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