GCE 'A' Level results

<p>Sorry I know this is none of my business but kpusa why do you keep asking for Lafirespirit's score? That is certainly personal information and it isn't very nice or sensitive to keep asking for someone's marks when he already said that he didn't do too well.</p>

<p>you have to submit your final score. that's a given at every university.</p>

<p>He never actually said he did not want tell us his grades but he has never has. As long as they are C and above counts for advanced standing.</p>

<p>Altough I am sorry if he or anyone else thought it was insentive.</p>

<p>lafirespirit...soon after my o levels when i wanted to apply, i sent out emails to a lot of colleges asking if i wud be elligible....they all hinted that i might not survive the competition.....the only thing that can top bad A levels scores is awesum SATs....but since every1 else u'll be judged against will be sending their A level grades, you better do the same....why dont you repeat a couple of units and then apply....here's an advice....i had general math(c1-c4 s1 m1) and this yr i will be repeating c1-c4 and giving FP1 and FP2 and this combination is considered as a whole new subject...PURE MATHS....but this is just what i think....u might wanna send out separate mails to your colleges.....
sorry for the long post!</p>

<p>Since he's in Singapore, he can't really repeat his exams easily due to compulsory conscription (National Service)..</p>

<p>wow....that really sux....how come they dont let u repeat A levels... Edexcel doesnt have a problem with that....</p>

<p>Well we can, but it's not exactly easy to retake when one is in the army..</p>

<p>Hi I would like to add to this thread because I also do have a GCE A Level certificate. However, I am not sure about being able to transfer credits from my GCE A Levels to college. Also, I’m not sure if my A for the General Paper is worth anything.</p>

<p>What I’d like to know are these:

  1. Is my A Level certificate worth anything?
  2. Is my General Paper grade worth anything?
  3. Even if my A Level grades can be transferred, does it mean that if I got a C for A Levels, it’ll be reflected as a C (or something like this) on my college transcript? Or will it simply show that I have completed certain subject requirements, or what?</p>

<p>Can someone please help me out?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>wzxchange, this will all depend on the university you enroll in. You can usually find that information on the registrar’s website or in the student handbook of each university.</p>

<p>well, i’m currently attending community college, but i’d like to “quicken” the pace through my liberal arts syllabus. and they don’t seem to have any idea. </p>

<p>all they want me to do is to send my transcript to an evaluation service, which costs a bomb, for something they can’t guarantee. it’s kind of ridiculous. and the evaluation services aren’t particularly helpful either because all they’ll tell me is “send your transcript and money first and find out later”.</p>

<p>Most community colleges don’t have a lot of experience with foreign students. If you want guaranteed results for your money, can you take CLEP exams for credit?</p>

<p>dangit why didn’t i realize there’s such an option?! i’m now “redoing” eight credits’ worth of what i already know in economics and math! and it’s too late to pull out of class because the refund window is over…</p>

<p>anyway, do you know if i get an A for a certain subject, will it be transferred to my college transcript as an A or just “x number of credits”? i don’t want to end up having my GPA pulled down just because i decided to take a shortcut through college.</p>

<p>Did you take your A-levels in economics and math? You probably wouldn’t get double-credit for A-levels and the actual course.</p>

<p>It’s really up to the college to decide if they transfer only credits or grades as well. We can’t help you with that.</p>

<p>yeah i took economics and math during my A levels… not looking for double credit, just that it’s a very “argh” thing that i’m suffering in class because i’m actually redoing stuff which i know…</p>

<p>what would be the norm for credit transfer? do they usually come with grades?</p>

<p>thank you so much!</p>

<p>My own college doesn’t factor grades from transfer credits into the GPA, but some other schools do. It seems to be rare for high school grades to transfer, but I wouldn’t bet my GPA on it. What’s your college’s general transfer credit policy?</p>

<p>well, they’re not very clear on a lot of things and i just started college two weeks ago… i’ll just check up on it on monday when i’m in school… shouldn’t have wasted the money or time redoing economics and math… =/</p>

<p>The general credit transfer policy might be stated on their website if they have one. (You can PM me if you’d like.)</p>

<p>uhm wzx, why the HELL didn’t you do research before this??? sorry if I sound harsh , it’s just that, you are feeding whichever school it is you are currently attending, UNNECESSARY MONEY. </p>

<p>My suggestion is that you withdraw from your said school, it’s still add/drop period right? If I’m not wrong, you can get back 75% of tuition back. </p>

<p>Next, if you’ve already taken A level Econs and Math, and received a ‘C’ or above, each subject entitles you to 8 credits, totaling up to 16 credits which is a semester’s worth of credits at any standard and renowned university. As a gauge, let’s use Brown as a comparative tool shall we? Suppose you enroll into Brown with a C in both Math n Econs, you are entitled to 16 credits as opposed to your 8 credits at this CC you are attending. Usually, they can grant up to a maximum of 32 credits (a year’s worth if you are taking 2 H2s). </p>

<p>And no, if you continue with your CC course you WILL NOT get 16+8. You have to choose if you’d like to transfer your A levels or CC course. You should’ve at least enrolled into another type of course.</p>

<p>You can PM me if you need more help/ explanation. I took the A levels, took some CC courses to ‘accelerate’ and used A level courses to receive advanced credit.</p>