GCSE Economics Unit 12 2013

Hey, just wondering if anyone has started revision for this economics unit and if they've received the pre release material yet? I haven't and I'm starting to worry, is this unit harder than unit 11 (which was personal economics)? Thanks...

GCSE Economics AQA 2013

Hey is anyone doing GCSE Economics this year? If so how are you preparing for the unit 12 (the second and final exam) section Investigating economic issues?...

3 exams in 1 day???

Hi, I'm currently studying 3 A2s (business, media and economics) and I'm at BBC. My university offer is for ABB but i'm aiming for AAB so I'm considering resits. I'll break it up for each subject Media (aiming for an A) Unit 1 Coursework (High B) Unit 2 Exam (Low B) Unit 3 Coursework (High B/Low A) Business Studies (aiming for an A) Unit...

Acceptance to Cambridge/LSE with OK GCSE/AS grades?

Hi guys, So I was wondering whether I have a good shot at being accepted to Cambridge/LSE with my GCSE and current AS Level grades (I only have my January 2013 results). GCSE: Mathematics A* English Language A* Core Science A* Additional Science A* Sociology A* English Literature A History A Statistics A ICT B AS Level: Mathematics (C1):...

Sixth form Edexcel economics Unit 1: Competitive Markets Monday 13th May

Hi everyone, I got the equivalent to mid-C in the June 2012 Unit 1 economics exams and managed to get the equivalent to an A* in the January 2013 paper. I have started a blog to help anyone who is taking the Unit 1 exam so if you could check it out and tell me what you think that would be great. I t's not very well structured but I should...

Economics Unit 2 prediction for 17th may 2013 :)

hey all!! so happy to be a part of student room... i didnt do my unit 1 paper that much well.. so i need to do the unit 2 well . . can u ppl help me!! :)...

Accounting and finance GCSE maths B

I want to do A&F at uni and have a decent set of GCSE results, 1 A* 5 As 4 Bs, and and predicted AAA for next year, but one of my Bs at GCSE is in maths... I want to appy to Durham, Newcastle, Leeds and Exeter but they require A in maths. I was going to email them and ask if it's worth applying and get the A in maths GCSE part of a condit...

Other/Not applicable A level economics Examiners' Report

Hey Guys.... Im an A level student and doing Edexcel examination in this coming June. So i really need the examiners' Report of Edexcel Economics unit 1 (6EC01/01)unit 2 (6EC02/01) as well as Business studies unit 1 (6BS01/01), Unit 2 (6BS02/01)... Plx can any one post me examiners reports of these papaers...

AQA Unofficial AQA Biology Unit 3 GCSE NEW SPEC Mark Scheme

Starting the unofficial biology unit 3 mark scheme. This is for the AQA GCSE New Specification test which everyone did on the 14th May 2013. Can everyone submit the answers they can remember to this thread? I'll add them to this post when we've got a few.

EDEXCEL ECONOMICS UNIT 3 and 4 2013 summer

Iv been looking for a thread but couldnt find any! So thought of making a new thread. anyone else giving edexcel unit 3 and 4 this year? What topics are coming and what to expect in the unit 4 paper on 11th june! :)...

Help!!! What should I do with Economics

Hey!!! I am currently in Year 12 and I am studying Maths, Economics, Psychology and History (and General studies but that irrelevant). I plan to work in the financial area (Financial adviser, Investment analyst, Actuary). I know that I want to do an Economics course but I want to add something to it. Finance and Economics Accountancy and...

Gcse retakes help!

Hi all, I retaked my gcse maths and in the summer of 2012 found out I got a grade C AGAIN! I wasn't far off a grade B. I took AQA Gcse Maths unit 3 in June 2012 however I want to retake the exam again in June 2013 hopeing to boost my overall grade to B. Is this possible as I really need Grade B in GCSE Maths ??...

AS Edexcel Unit 1: Competitive markets

Hi everyone, I got the equivalent to mid-C in the June 2012 Unit 1 economics exams and managed to get the equivalent to an A* in the January 2013 paper. I have started a blog to help anyone who is taking the Unit 1 exam so if you could check it out and tell me what you think that would be great. I t's not very well structured but I should...

Secondary AQA Unit 3 GCSE Physics

Hi, I was doing some past papers for my AQA Unit 3 Physics GCSE and I came across this question (attached). The answer is apparently 0.075m, but I'm not sure how they got this. Can you give me some pointers? Thanks in advance...

Masters in Economics without a Bachelor in Economics?

Hi guys, I'm currently an undergraduate Physics student in Imperial College London, but I am planning to pursue a Masters in Economics after I graduate. I was wondering if it is possible to pursue a 1-year MSc Economics anywhere, instead of having to do the 2-year programme? Most websites state that "a relevant degree" is required, but I...

Sixth Form OCR Economics F583 Revision Notes

Just some revision notes I made to concise the first two chapters of the F583 module. These are not meant as a substitute for the textbook, but more as a quick revision recap nearer the exam period. They're very...different to most notes but they worked very well for me! If you don't understand anything, feel free to message me! The order...

Sixth Form Maths grade good enough for Grammar sixth form?

Hi guys, I am doing the modular system to gain my GCSE mathematics qualification and I was wondering what type of grade in maths I would need to get into a grammar sixth form. I am not looking to carry on maths as an A-Level but I am aware that your GCSE maths qualification is important for gaining access to good sixth forms and uni's. So...

How important are GCSE grades when applying?

I noticed that unis in the UK tend to be quite heavy on their GCSE requirements for entry into medicine. I was considering doing a bachelor of biomedicine before then specialising in medicine in Australia, but was just wondering how much importance is placed on GCSE grades there- is the focus more on A/AS level results? The reason I ask i...

Sixth form Returns to Scale, Economies of Scale LRAC and SRAC

Hi- I'm doing unit 3 economics and was wondering if I have show these concepts correctly on the average cost curve.

GCSE Chemistry and Biology not in offer

So basically I'm sitting iGCSE biology and chemistry this year, I said this clearly on my application. This course requires GCSE chemistry, so since it hasn't been mentioned in my offer, below, do I still need the GCSE? Ps, I already have GCSE Maths and English. Quote: Dear Mr X Congratulations; University of Ulster has asked us to tell...

AQA GCSE Modular Maths 2013

Hi I got my results the other week and i am wanting to know what i would need to get in order to get an overall A on my maths GCSE in my first paper I got an high B and the paper is worth 26.7% and in my unit two paper i got an high A and the paper is worth 33.3%. My ums grade for the first paper was 62 out of 80 and in my second unit i g...

AQA GCSE triple science

Hi, I'm in sixth form and I'm tutoring someone doing GCSE AQA triple science. When did the specification change? How much has it changed since last year? Can anyone send me or direct me to some past papers for the last unit of GCSE triple science. When I did it, it was unit 3 but I'm not sure if that's changed. Thank you :)...

Secondary AQA GCSE Biology Unit 3 - anyone else?

So I'm revising for this exam on the 14th may, just wondering who else is taking it, what you think is the hardest, and what you'd say the dread 6 marker could be on?...

Economics at Hertfordshire

I'm looking to do an Economics with Finance degree at Herts and was wondering if anyone on here is currently doing the degree and tell me any information about it? I have looked at the league tables and seen it is incredibly low (Around 70th out of 75) and was wondering why is this the case? I am currently doing a degree at Hertfordshire...

OCR Economics f583 june 2013 work and leisure exam!

Hello, So who else is doing this exam? Can anyone post up the Jan 2013 paper for this unit please?...

CCEA Double Award Science Grade Boundaries?

Does anyone know the overall grade boundaries for CCEA Double Award Science? Or else just the boundaries for the unit 2 ones? I'm doing GCSE double award, unitised, I think. I got full marks in the Controlled Assessment, and for unit 1 modules I got: low a* in biology low a* in physics mid a in chemistry I'm doing the unit 2 ones within t...

GCSE geography 2013

Hiii, Is anyone doing the gcse edexcel geography course's decision making a.k.a dme on Uganda this year? I'm studying geography as a private student and was wondering if anyone had any material to help prepare for this exam because apart from the pre release booklet (which we get in the exam too) there isn't anything to learn from cos the...

GCSE Biology grade boundaries

I got a B in my unit 1 and unit 2 biology exams. If I get an A* in my isa and an A* in my unit 3 will it add up to an A ? Because I need to take biology for A-level. And my teachers not letting me retake unit 2.

[ECON 1] AQA Economics Unit 1 - 13th May 2013

Does anyone have an unofficial mark scheme and how did people find this exam ?...

Sixth form Exam technique for business & economics

I am doing the Edexcel Economics & Business A2 exams. I am predicted an A but got a D in my first A2 exam (Unit 3). My teacher thinks it was down to exam technique as my content was decent. Can anybody offer tips? e.g. on structure? I know one "secret" for this exam in particular is to define key words in the question (Even though this is...

AQA AQA GCSE Chemistry unit 1 monday 10th june 2013

what do you think will come up and any guesses for the 6marker?:)...

Will my grades get me into a good university such as Oxbridge?

Hi, I'm a GCSE student, and I was wondering that if what I get in my GCSE's would matter if I could get into a good university? For example, I like Oxbridge or the university of London, and in my GCSE's, I've predicted I would get; 5 A*'s, 1 A and 5 B's OR 4 A*'s, 1 A and 6 B's. The 2 A*'s would come from a Double Business BTEC course I a...

WJEC GCSE English Language Unit 3

I'm retaking the descriptive writing controlled assessment and i was wondering if i could post something i have wrote on here for someone to see what grade it would/could be, where i'm going wrong. i'm not sure if this would class as cheating so i don't want to do anything thats against the rules.

How do I ace my Maths GCSE?

Hello all, I'm currently with Edexcel and doing the modular course. I've done Unit 1 last March and resat Unit 2 in March(in which I got a C originally, and was 3 marks off an A in the resit) and going to do Unit 3. However, my teacher has entered my to resit Unit 1 (in which I was a mark off an A). I'm not struggling with the content of...

AQA ECONOMICS UNIT 2 MAY 17th 2013

Any ideas on what's likely to come up? Based on past papers etc. Pretty worried about the exam, HELP! Posted from TSR Mobile...

Sixth form I am no longer able to write unit 2 economics essays well (AQA)... Why?

Hi, I don't know what I am finding so hard. I am finding unit 4 essays much easier than unit 2 ones which I have done before. I am doing a retake this month. On my first year I got 75%. It seems that I am analysing to much in my opinion. After the introduction I feel myself spending so much time just on the first point before evaluating a...

Cambridge UMS and ISA Question

Hey, I'm kind of new here, and just watned to ask if any of you know if Cambridge would put less stock in ISA results compared to Unit marks. From my January exams I got: Physics unit 1: 120/120 Maths C1: 100/100 Bio unit 1: 95/100 Economics unit 1: 86/100 (Got an overall of a good A in Crit Thinking A2, with one exam left) This gives me...

GCSE Requirement

Nottingham university requires an A at GCSE maths for economics but I got B, however if I decided to take AS maths and got B/C would that exceed their requirement?...

Should I repeat GCSE Maths during first year of Uni?

Hi. I have been offered a place at University of Lincoln for Computer Science. However, I do not currently hold a C in GCSE Maths. But they accept my Level 2 City and Guilds Numeracy Qualification. I don't think I will be able to achieve a C in Maths this year. I got one mark off a C in the first unit. The second unit is on Monday which I...

Sixth form Economics Further Reading

Hi, I have never learned economics before, but I am very eager to learn it. As I was young, I liked to play around with numbers, but my affection towards social sciences (especially history) grew as I grew up, and economics was a course that entertained both my desire towards numbers and societal problems. I am in the Year 11, and since o...