A-level further maths

It depends! My grades have looked like this:
D - 15/10
C - 16/10
A - 10/11
D - 17/11 (But in reality more like a B, since everyone did extremely poorly)
So it really varies depending on the work you put in! If you started at a D and made changes, you can get an A (Like I did!!) but if you start at a D and don't change anything about your approach to the subject, you'll stay at a D. It all depends on how much effort you put into targeted revision and homework and all.
Edit: I should mention, for the average student, not changing anything will result in about a grade higher. I.e. if you were in Year 11 getting a 6 in September, by May you'd be predicted a 7.

yh because ive got a b in my first assessment but I really need a predicted A* to get into the courses i want and i'm worried they won't predict me that when i apply to university.

Keep in mind you have time!!! Like, lots of it!! And if by the end you get predicted an A, kindly ask them if they could bump up to an A* given your dedication!!
You don't need to worry too much; Keep revising, and maybe revise more if you feel you need. Make sure to get all the support your school gives. You got this!

I know. Is a B good out of interest for the first test of year 12 and do people tend to improve to a predicted of a* from that? would my teachers be likely to bump a predicted a up to a predicted a*? Thanks.

I presume if you revise enough, you'll bring that B to an A, and your teachers would be able to predict you A* if you put the effort in (Heavy emphasis on putting the effort in to revise daily)

I'll definitely be revising a lot! Is it often people go from a B at the beginning of y12 to an a* predicted for uni applications or is it quite rare out of interest?

i definitely don't think it's a problem - i was getting B's until about january of year 12, but ended up with a strong A in my AS levels and predicted an A*. when you start doing proper exam practice, the largest changes can be made, so do exam questions as early as you can 🙂 it's a hard subject, don't expect to adapt to the increase in difficulty immediately - even just doing the subject and being exposed to the level of difficulty, you'll be surprised what huge improvements you make this year!

Do you think it would be worth asking my fm teacher if there's anything I can do to already get on track to being predicted an a* by university applications and if so what do you think I should say to them? Thanks