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A and A *

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hi..
please clear me out A is having no value ?
is it just like B?

only A * has a valve :(
 
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no,dude every grade has its own value..!! A has a value and its an very good grade...
 
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the standard of A* has remain unchenged.only A* IS introduced cos it has high value means k it is also more difficult to get
 

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Let me make it clear that before A ranged from 80-100 but after A* ..A is 80-89 and A* is 90-100
 
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:/
I want to ask the same thing.
Would uni's even consider A's?
I got 8A's and an A*. Is it good enough to get me in to a good university?
 

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You can definitely get admission in good universities with those grades! :)
 
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Deltablues said:
:/
I want to ask the same thing.
Would uni's even consider A's?
I got 8A's and an A*. Is it good enough to get me in to a good university?
They are very good grades man. Why are you worried about it. ;)
I know that that A has been decreased from 90+ to 80+ but now I feel that they have increased the strictness of checking.
 
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let me try to clear.

previously , A was not on 90 %,,it was always in the range around 82 %, 83% ,84 %(varies)
but there were some candidates who scored A's even on 94 %, 95 %, 96 etc

so basically, A * was introduced to differenciate those candidates who scored A's on 80 's and those students who scored A's on above 90 's

so in short
previously A was in the range of 80 % - 100 %
but now A is at 80 % - 89 % and A * is at 90 % - 100 %



SECONDLY,
this new grading system does not mean that A is having NO value and is just like B
A is having the same value as in the previous years
but A * is having a littile more higher value than A
 
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Thanx UXair bhaai ! I was a bit confused about that. :)
My friend told me that A* was there previously but on a high %age like 95 or 97%. Is that true ?
 
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UxaiR said:
No.
A * was introduced from november 2009 :)

A* is from many past years. The change is that it was given above 98-99%, but now it is above 90%.
 
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Zishi said:
A* is from many past years. The change is that it was given above 98-99%, but now it is above 90%.
I never heard of anyone getting an A*. Its indeed news to me. :shock:
 
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amazon said:
Zishi said:
A* is from many past years. The change is that it was given above 98-99%, but now it is above 90%.
I never heard of anyone getting an A*. Its indeed news to me. :shock:

mee too never heard it before november 2009
zishi seems to be wrong
 

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A* was awarded to candidates with distinction.
So Zishi's right! :)
 
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chek the attachment
 

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Math_angel said:
Let me make it clear that before A ranged from 80-100 but after A* ..A is 80-89 and A* is 90-100

Are u sure that before A*, A ranged form 80 to 100 i think that before A*, A was 90 to 100 and B was 80 to 89.

Plzz correct me if i am wrong.
 
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abdullahaftab said:
Math_angel said:
Let me make it clear that before A ranged from 80-100 but after A* ..A is 80-89 and A* is 90-100

Are u sure that before A*, A ranged form 80 to 100 i think that before A*, A was 90 to 100 and B was 80 to 89.

Plzz correct me if i am wrong.

A was and is made on 90th percentile and is always in these ranges ,82%,83%,84%,
 
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