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Hi,
I am a year 11 student that is going to do IGCSE examinations this year. I am taking 10 subjects including French. French is a concern for me as it is not a requirement for the course that I am going to take. But in the same time I am worried that my university wouldn’t take me as other candidate certificates would be more competitive.
What should I do?
Hello Habiba,
We suggest that you focus on the university’s subject requirements. Lastly, believe in yourself and your abilities.
Hello,
I am a year 9 student going and I am going to year 10 soon
my school gives us two streams to enter for IGSCE, the international stream which allows you to take all 8 subjects on the course of 2 years and enter the examinations for all of them (testing you on all the things you took starting year 10 and year 11) on year 11.The other stream which is called 4 by 4 stream and it allows you to take 4 subjects on year 10 and get tested on them in the same year and then learn the other 4 subjects on year 11 and test them on that year too.So I want to take the 4 by 4 stream is it allowed at colleges in canada? and other colleges around the world in general like germany.
Hi Malak,
We actually suggest our students to spread out their exams. The only important thing is to complete all your IGCSE exams within 13 months. This is because there are colleges/universities that would only accept exam results that are within a certain period for example: within 13 months or 24 months, depending on each university’s entry requirements. Please get confirmation from them directly.
Hello,
I would like to know whether the new calculator Casio fx-991ES SECOND EDITION is allowed to be used in our maths and other exams in the coming May/June 2020 examination. Also, I would like to know whether mechanical pencils are allowed to be used in our exams.
Thank You
Hi Clancy,
Kindly read this article to understand better on what kind of calculator is allowed and what is not: https://www.igcsecentre.com/what-kind-of-calculator-is-acceptable-for-use-in-cambridge-igcse-mathematics-examinations/
Yes, mechanical pencils are allowed but soft pencil (type B or HB) are preferred for multiple choice tests.
Thank You!
Hi Clancy,
You are very much welcome.
I am going to write my IGCSE maths paper 42 exams on Monday and I was wondering if in the graph question where we have to find the gradient can we use differentiation instead of the formula rise/run.
I was also wondering where to find questions for the new topics in math.
Hello there,
You might be interested to subscribe to our AskTheExaminer programme. For a small monthly subscription fee, you can send in your questions and we will provide detailed answers including step-by-step solution. For more information, kindly visit this page: https://www.igcsecentre.com/asktheexaminer-programme/
You may also download the Specimen Paper here: https://www.igcsecentre.com/cambridge-igcse-past-exam-papers/ to familiarise with the new question format.
your comment is very helpful for me. I need A* course for ICT IGCSE 2020 june series. Can I sit ICT subject in next IGCSE 2020 november series?
Hello Shahnaz,
You are very much welcome.
We will soon be launching mini courses soon and it will include Computing related topics. We suggest that you subscribe to our newsletter and wait for our announcement.
Furthermore, please only register for the exam only if you are ready.