Woah, those exam marks are huuuuuuge!Originally Posted by hhr1dluv
Nice Vivisteiner, do you want to go to Cambridge or something?
Yeah, I've never taken GCSEs, as I'm American. I'm not sure what's the equivalent...perhaps Regents exams by state? If that's the case, then I had:
English: 99%
World History: 98%
US History:99%
Biology: 99%
Chemistry: 98%
Physics: 97%
Math I (A): 99%
Math II (B): 98%
I wound up going to an Ivy League school.However, I'm not sure how much of that stuff I remember. As an English major, most of the quantitative reasoning started leaking out.
You sorta failed physics though.
And yeah, Im gonna apply to do natural sciences at Cambridge most probably. University of Cambridge: homepage for the Natural Sciences Tripos
A*=95%
A=90%
B=80%
C=70%
D=60%
E=50%
F=40%
U=<40%
I think, something along those lines. I'm starting GCSEs next year, and I'm expected B-A* in everything.
It varies a lot from subject to subject. Something like RS, A* is 90%. Something like Physics A* is around 85% - 80%. For Art its like 97%. Because some exams are pretty difficult while others are easier. I dont think you can get a grade F though. I think it goes from E straight to U. A typical example might be:
A* - 85%
A - 75%
B - 65%
C - 55%
D - 45%
E - 35%
U - <35%
But it varies a hell of a lot.
Course, that's only for higher tier. If you're doing middle or lower tier then even if you get 100% in the exam, you still cant get A*. I think for intermediate, the max is an A and for lower, the max is a B. But dont quote me on that.
The examiners for GCSE are also really stingy. You gotta pretty much hit the nail on the head to get the marks.
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