AS Components' effect on Alevel result

[sarahnafea]

I know there's been other threads about this but nobody really gave a clear answer. My components for AS Biology were :
P1: A
P2: A
P3: B
This gave me an overall A for AS. The question is, can I still get an A* in Alevel Biology? And if it's possible, will it really be that much more difficult for me to get an A* than other kids with high As? Or is it an insignificant difference? Help! Thanks

 

[ZohaibAsad]

Insignificant. All you need to do now for an A* is to get an overall A at A2 level i.e A in both p4 and p5

 

[sarahnafea]

Insignificant. All you need to do now for an A* is to get an overall A at A2 level i.e A in both p4 and p5

Is that hard to do?

 

[ZohaibAsad]

No. As long as you read each and every examiner report for the past 5 years carefully for each and every qst you will get the grades. The deal is, exam technique matters more than having a lot of information. That's where ppl tend to lose marks, A level marking is specific, a correct point can lose marks if written imprecisely. So, examiner reports are the key !

 

[sarahnafea]

No. As long as you read each and every examiner report for the past 5 years carefully for each and every qst you will get the grades. The deal is, exam technique matters more than having a lot of information. That's where ppl tend to lose marks, A level marking is specific, a correct point can lose marks if written imprecisely. So, examiner reports are the key !

I hope that will not be a problem, I have a whole year and nothing but Biology A2 to study. I think that's enough time right?

 

[ZohaibAsad]

Yep

 

[sarahnafea]

thanks alot for ur help. just one more thing, my friend got A, A, C on her AS components...does she have a chance at an A* as well in Alevel?

Yep

 

[ZohaibAsad]

What was her AS grade ? A (i assume)

 

[sarahnafea]

What was her AS grade ? A (i assume)

yeah she got an A

 

[ZohaibAsad]

Yep, the CIE requirement for an A* is to have an A at AS level and then to have an A in both papers of A2 to get an A*

 

[sarahnafea]

Yep, the CIE requirement for an A* is to have an A at AS level and then to have an A in both papers of A2 to get an A*

thanks alot such a relief

 

[shahzeb125]

Yep, the CIE requirement for an A* is to have an A at AS level and then to have an A in both papers of A2 to get an A*

I have never heard that! wasn't it 90% in both as and a2

 

[ZohaibAsad]

No these lines are straight from the CIE grading guide released on their website in 2010 when A* was introduced.

 

[m3hdi *n3No*]

so if i have an A in business as level at A in p1 and c in p2 so would i get an a* if iget A in p3