Anxious

Heyy, finished my gcses in this June and I am very anxious. This is because I am certain my grades will not allow me to do further maths. I came to the UK in November and had only 5 months to adjust and study. Plus I had to self study because tuition was expensive.
Anyway, I need a grade 6 in maths or else I can't do alevel maths.
My question is it possible to write alevel further maths as an external student like I did with my gcses? And if so, how will I present predicted grades of that subject to universities?

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MindMax2000

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Original post by AcademicWeapon67

is it possible to write alevel further maths as an external student like I did with my gcses?
Yes. It's a complete pain though.
Do note, your GCSE grades won't affect your eligibility to do Maths or FM as extra A Levels as an external student (there are no grade requirements). The grade requirements are to enrol in courses at your chose sixth form college.
Although your Maths GCSE grade is a terrible indicator of how well you do in A Level Maths and FM, it can still somewhat point out whether you can handle the level of difficulty (they're definitely not easy A Levels to do).

And if so, how will I present predicted grades of that subject to universities?
It depends how you study it. If you do an online course where they provide you with predicted grades (it says on their course page), then you would be able to get predicted grades backed by your tutor.
If you on the other hand are just studying by yourself, picking up the necessary text, and going through everything yourself, you can't give yourself predicted grades since they won't be credible.