Aqa sociology resit 2016

Guys I need some help/advice/reassurance please. Basically I got a D last year in AS sociology (109 UMS
120 is a C) due to a lot of health problems during the year, this year I've had 4 surgeries and my health problems are still prominent. I resat both family last week and education today, In the family paper last week I answered everything quite well except the family diversity and the functions being lost essay (the last 24 marker) as I forgot everything I wrote a few paragraphs about functionalism and the functions they think the family gives so likes sexual, economic, education and reproductive and then I explained about how them functions won't be fulfilled properly and socialisation won't be done right due to family diversity. I then wrote one paragraph about postmodernism and how they think it's good due to choice and negotiated family. So overall about 2/3 paragraphs. In the education paper today, I did methods first and that went well.and methods in content which went really well I was quite chuffed with that. Then 2&6 on education went fine, then on the 12 I completley forgot everything and I wrote 3 paragraphs about labelling? marketisation and ethnocentric curriculum ,not in that much detail and included about Becker, David and I can't remember the others. The 24 marker, all what I wrote about was girls internal and external achievement, I couldn't write a single word about boys achievement as I forgot the main processes etc. But I wrote a conclusion and intro with some facts in.

With how 'little' I wrote, is it possible in them 2 exams to get that D up to a C or have I completley messed up? I need a C for uni overall and based on UMS I need at least 2 B's in the A2 exams. Is it all too much too late? Is there any chance I can get into university now? I've got exam consideration where I get 4% of my marks extra added (i didn't have this last year) And my exams concessions such as extra time, reader, computer etc.




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Maybe write a letter (a good one bigging up your good points and commitment to your course of choice) to your uni explaining your health problems and how they've affected your studies (4 surgeries is pretty significant), its worth a try, they won't know if you don't tell them. It doesn't sound like the average year for an a level student! I don't like exams.... one chance in the exam room and it can affect your whole future doesn't seem fair to me, a bit of coursework would be more fair for a lot of people.

Concentrate on A2. They are more important. No going back now. Do really well in A2 and you can get an A or B

Me too! I saw correspondence principle and got excited thinking "oh yay Marxism" and then it didn't come up again

For the six marker I did 3 points - attitudes, language and diet.
I finished the paper with a few minutes to spare.
Postal and mailed are the same thing for anyone worrying

I 100% agree with you!! Don't know where people think up these things about 'email questionnaires' having never been taught about them in AS why would it appear on the syllabus!? People need to stop panicking to themselves about useless stuff. . .

Found this thread a little too late! Glad to see everyone did well though

Best of luck with A2s guys xo



6 marker was on cultural factors, diet is material.

Tell me the other two are correct though?

guys lets talk bout the 12 and 20 markers.
it was internal ethnic and gender difference correct?

What's the point? We can't change our answers anymore, it's already done.....
I know I have done worse than last year sadly

What did you get last year ? And what do you need to get overall for uni or whatever you're planning to do ?


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Omg I'm in the same position, last year it was a high b(mark off a) and education low C. I need a A for royal holloway so I retook education. Even if it doesn't go according to plan, be sure to merk a2

Pretty much
We can't do anything now