What is IGCSE?

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Help on August 12, 2015 at 5:28 pm said:

I did 8 IGCSE’s this year and I got 7 with a C and Above but I got in Coordinated-Science D is that a pass? Do I need to retake it even do I am not taking any Science in A level?

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- IGCSE Team on August 16, 2015 at 1:56 pm said:
  
  Hi there,
  It is considered a pass. You do not need to resit if you’re not going to do science related courses in the future.
  
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Karen on August 12, 2015 at 3:55 pm said:

my son’s results are as follows:

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION C(c)
GEOGRAPHY C(c)
HISTORY F(f)
LITERATURE D(d)
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH D (d)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRENCH D(d)
MATHEMATICS C(c)
BIOLOGY C(c)

What does this mean?

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Jolly on August 12, 2015 at 2:59 pm said:

Hi, my daughter currently doing IGCSE. She likes to join for BBA, when inquired at in one of the universities in the UAE, they gave me 2 options .

1. One year Foundation Program (when we finish Foundation Program join for BBA)
Students who have completed O Level / IGCSE / GCSE / WAEC are eligible for this progamme with minimum 5 subjects with an aggregate of 50%

50% equivalent to which grade?

2. Entry Requirements for Undergraduate Programs -:
* British national curriculum (GCE) Advanced levels: 2 A-Levels or 4 AS Levels with an aggregate of 50%.

Can you Explain – 2 A- Levels means 2 subjects at A Level ?
4 AS Levels = ?

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- IGCSE Team on August 16, 2015 at 1:33 pm said:
  
  Hi Jolly,
  
  Here are the answers:
  1. The grade threshold varies each year. You may download some grade thresholds here for comparison:
  https://igcsecentre.com/cambridge-igcse-past-exam-papers/
  
  2. Yes, 2 A-Levels means 2 A-Level grades (2 subjects), and 4 AS-Levels means 4 AS-Level grades.
  
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Firas Deeb on August 12, 2015 at 1:44 pm said:

Hi igcse
my son got his result he got e in math
d in chemistry c in ict f in physics d in English second language
he wish to go medicine

1-what subjects he fail in it

2- do you advise to resit all subjects he got d or less

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- IGCSE Team on August 13, 2015 at 5:50 am said:
  
  Hi Firas,
  In order to enter medical school, usually the minimum grades required are Grade B and above, for all the subjects. Some universities even required only Grade A as medical course entry requirement.
  
  It would be advisable to resit all the subjects, if he is very sure to pursue medicine. And he must take Biology, as we can see Biology is missing from his subjects list.
  
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Abdullah on August 12, 2015 at 8:09 am said:

I got 2 A* in biology and chemistry. And 1 B in food and nutrition. Also 6 A in mathematics, physics, economics, business studies , ICT , english as a second language.

Is this a good result. Please comment.

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- IGCSE Team on August 13, 2015 at 5:43 am said:
  
  Hi Abdullah,
  Yes, it is a good results. Congratulation!
  
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  - Abdullah on August 14, 2015 at 6:46 am said:
    
    I want to study in a medical school in the future will this result be enough? Also which subjects should i take in ALevels to qualify for a medical school.
    
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    - IGCSE Team on August 16, 2015 at 10:47 am said:
      
      Yes, these result is good for medical school.
      
      For A-Level, you may consider: English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry.
      
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