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Qualification => IGCSE/ GCSE => Queries => Topic started by: Mo0dy22 on May 24, 2010, 11:02:16 am

Title: A*
Post by: Mo0dy22 on May 24, 2010, 11:02:16 am
I would like to know how can i get an A*

For example ....in Accounting,,,,do i need to get an A in both Paper 1 and 2 or it doesnt matter

Any why in the Grade thresholds of each year ..they dont show the minimum mark for A* , B , D !!!
it is usually written like this:

The threshold (minimum mark) for B is set halfway between those for Grades A and C. The
threshold (minimum mark) for D is set halfway between those for Grades C and E. The
threshold (minimum mark) for G is set as many marks below the F threshold as the E
threshold is above it. Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.
Title: Re: A*
Post by: Baladya on May 24, 2010, 11:15:17 am
People here say that u need to be one of the best 10% who took the test.
However all my friends are saying no u only need to get a good grade, and whenever i ask someone from last year's exams, he says he got an A* so how come EVERYONE is from that 10 % ;D
But i dunno man :P And noone knows how is it gonna be this year to get a A,B,C (threshold)
Title: Re: A*
Post by: Mo0dy22 on May 24, 2010, 11:21:59 am
People here say that u need to be one of the best 10% who took the test.
However all my friends are saying no u only need to get a good grade, and whenever i ask someone from last year's exams, he says he got an A* so how come EVERYONE is from that 10 % ;D
But i dunno man :P And noone knows how is it gonna be this year to get a A,B,C (threshold)


hahaha,,,yea ...so true....every one gets A*.....thx anywayz
Title: Re: A*
Post by: theone on May 24, 2010, 11:23:50 am
People here say that u need to be one of the best 10% who took the test.
However all my friends are saying no u only need to get a good grade, and whenever i ask someone from last year's exams, he says he got an A* so how come EVERYONE is from that 10 % ;D
But i dunno man :P And noone knows how is it gonna be this year to get a A,B,C (threshold)
  but u have 2 remember a lot r taken the exam so 10% is a big number
Title: Re: A*
Post by: dodi23 on May 24, 2010, 08:52:06 pm
if u sudy then u gat an A*
Title: Re: A*
Post by: Vin on May 24, 2010, 08:56:59 pm
if u sudy then u gat an A*

well said ;)
Title: Re: A*
Post by: igext on May 25, 2010, 07:12:01 am
People here say that u need to be one of the best 10% who took the test.
However all my friends are saying no u only need to get a good grade, and whenever i ask someone from last year's exams, he says he got an A* so how come EVERYONE is from that 10 % ;D
But i dunno man :P And noone knows how is it gonna be this year to get a A,B,C (threshold)
true ... its not just the top 10% ...
Title: Re: A*
Post by: chocoholic-me on May 25, 2010, 12:44:18 pm
good sites for last minute revision... :)
was helpful ..

http://spark000.blogspot.com/ (http://spark000.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: A*
Post by: sanghvi_994 on June 10, 2010, 03:10:13 am
true ... its not just the top 10% ...

people say 10 % because on your statement of results you get a percentage along with your grade... and whoever gets an A* gets 90% or more written... whoever gets an A .. get an 80% or more.
however this is not your percentage or percantile.... the cie website says that 90% is the lowest possible A*.... 89% is the highest possible A....
 what that basically means is that cie does have a grade boundary for an A* but they dont release it :(