adolf hamster Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 hey guys, gots ma a level results today. i got bcc, b in physics, 2 c's in maths and chemistry. kinda worried that there's a possibility i wont get into uni. what results have you guys got? and what do you intend to do with them? my first choice was abb [as i was getting that with my as modules, a in physice] for mechanical engineering msc second choice was bsc mechanical engineering. [btw i know there's a thread for this, but i cba ressurecting this] when the time comes, those on gcse results post yours to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Got A* in design and technology, B in Maths and B in Economics. 1 mark off an A in economics so hopefully a remark will make it an A. Only needed CCD so it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Freak Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Well done guys. I have heard a few people mention about only being so many marks away from a higher grade. Does it tell you exactly what you scored in each test and what is needed for a certain grade ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 you get 2 scores. raw mark: thats what you got in the paper ucas mark: kind of scaled. the way i understand it is say the lowest mark in the country for a given paper is 4 raw marks. well because he was the worst mark, he gets 0 ucas points. but say the highest was 74/75 well he'd get 100 ucas points [or the max for whatever paper it is]. everyone in between gets the number of points relating to their rank in the whole uk. sort of like an average. when it comes to ucas points then there's a set guideline for the grade, iirc 80%+ is a, 70-80 b and so on. a*'s i think arewhen you get over 90% in your as, plus an a at a2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Three D's It's annoying, as I worked my arse off for the last modules, and got exactly the same marks as I did when I didn't give a crap back in AS in both Maths and Physics. In Music tech I got an A this year, but an E last year as I had a crap teacher, and it averaged out about 2 marks off a C Oh well, I still got into uni. BSc Electronic & Electrical engineering at Plymouth, hoping to move up to the BEng at the end of the first year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think that the modules are silly. They make the final tests smaller, but they mean that you have to be awake for the whole year or two. Bad teacher and you're stuffed. I'm going into year 10 next year, it'll be interesting to see what this is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattr Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Oh well, I still got into uni. BSc Electronic & Electrical engineering at Plymouth, hoping to move up to the BEng at the end of the first year.Wahey! FInally, someone who knows that a BEng is a step up from a BSc........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 I think that the modules are silly. They make the final tests smaller, but they mean that you have to be awake for the whole year or two. Bad teacher and you're stuffed. I'm going into year 10 next year, it'll be interesting to see what this is all about. but it means if you mess it up, you can resit previous exams, its great re-sitting a unit 1 exam in your last year, it all seems to simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 a*'s i think arewhen you get over 90% in your as, plus an a at a2. A* is +90% in your A2 exams for that course. Overall +80% including AS units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James666 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I got A* in Maths, A* in Physics and an A in Chemistry. I'm going to be doing an MEng in Aerospace Engineering at Bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrcallar Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I didn't know you could get A* at A-Level? I got CCC a few years ago now (4!), still got me a career at the worlds largest pharmaceutical company though! Getting sponsored to do a degree in Chemistry atm, my last years starts this September! Only need to get 40% overall this year and I still get a first class honours! (Kicked ass last year and averaged 94% lol!) Good luck to all you peeps starting uni this year and congrats on your great results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 A* is +90% in your A2 exams for that course. Overall +80% including AS units. knew it was something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I did poo C in DT C in Physics E in Maths E in Chemistry Really annoyed about DT and Physics. I got an A in the CW for DT, A's in all the mocks I did and a damn C in the exam, averaged with last years B I get C. I was expecting an A or B. Physics as well, A's in all this years courseworks, but averaged out with last years coursework and field/particle pictures exam I did badly. Maths, I was never that good at, but I wasn't expecting an E, I was getting A's in C1,2,3 and M1 papers doing practice papers, I got straight D's in all the exams Chemistry I just suck at , dropped it after AS. Not sure what to do now though, with an E in maths, no Uni will take me on for Mechanical Engineering so I either retake all my maths and physics exams which I really don't want to do. OR Get a job, look at apprenticships or trying to start some sort of business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 C in DT I got an A in the CW for DT, A's in all the mocks I did and a damn C in the exam, averaged with last years B I get C. I was expecting an A or B. What board for DT? I was AQA. My entire year was predicted A*s and we all got A*s in the mocks, with harder grade boundries than last year's exam. Then in the exam this year I was the only A*, and only by 2 UMS... Bit weird tbh. We all got full marks in the coursework too, they seem to have marked the exam pretty harshly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 but it means if you mess it up, you can resit previous exams, its great re-sitting a unit 1 exam in your last year, it all seems to simple Yeah I suppose. There's good things and bad things about both systems, it's just the modules are more vulnerable to being damaged by other "variables." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Yeah I suppose. There's good things and bad things about both systems, it's just the modules are more vulnerable to being damaged by other "variables." sorry mate, but thats bull turd. if it werent for modules, the maths exam i had to miss because of the swine flu i wouldnt have been able to resit at all. also, as a side note, my uni is doing something slightly crazy. they've offered one of the courses i've applied for in clearing, but they havent told me wether or not i'm in, surely they have to go through their existing candidates before opening it to randomers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazza1304 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Yeah I suppose. There's good things and bad things about both systems, it's just the modules are more vulnerable to being damaged by other "variables." Even at GCSE I found the module exams in Science and History much easier to revise for than the 'big' exams at the end of the year, especially maths. I got A's in all of the module exams I sat so no need to resit them, although some of friends did. If you cock up on a final exam though you're stuffed If get a bad teacher tough **** really, it means you have to put some effort in yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I suppose that it depends which way you look at it really. At my school we do iGCSEs for science and maths, and theyre modelled on the old O levels; so two big exams at the end of year 11. They actually really aren't hard, as they're designed to make it less about working towards exams and more about working towards understanding the subject. The big thing with modules is that it puts more pressure on teachers to stay ontop of everything for a few years, so you end up working towards the exams. Because some of the GSCSEs I'm doing at the moment are iGCSE and some aren't, you can see how my English teacher has to push us towards the next goal, whereas our science teachers just teach and make sure we understand everything. I don't think there's one that's better than the other at the moment, it depends more on your own circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazza1304 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I hope you like revision then There's a lot more stuff to cover for the iGCSE's and because the exams are at the end of year 11 you still have to have a good understanding of the stuff you covered at the start of year 10 or even at the end of year 9! Whereas with modules you can forget the stuff from the previous modules and focus all of your attention to the upcoming exam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I hope you like revision then There's a lot more stuff to cover for the iGCSE's and because the exams are at the end of year 11 you still have to have a good understanding of the stuff you covered at the start of year 10 or even at the end of year 9! Whereas with modules you can forget the stuff from the previous modules and focus all of your attention to the upcoming exam Nobody likes revision. But I'm good at chemistry and physics and pretty decent with biology, and very good at maths. So overall it shouldn't be bad for me, it's other people who don't listen who need to worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 A in English literature A in English language, A in law A in physics A in biology A* in maths A in German A* in ICT B in art Well chuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Freak Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 What happened in art ? Did you have a bad day ? lol Only joking. Well done ! Who needs to know how to draw anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willashcroft Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 All a's.... Lol, jk. I'm Doing a Btec So why are so many people wanting to go to uni? And what subjects are you planning on doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Freak Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Take a trade. At least you will get a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodgemonkey Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 What happened in art ? Did you have a bad day ? lol Nope, i got bored in the last three hours so decided to watch Gone in sixty seconds on my iphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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