How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?

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  1. nmccann's Avatar
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    How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    I am aware that each school/centre hands a financial penalty to late entries but does anyone know?
  2. mimx's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    Around about the 20th March for summer series this year.

    Edit: 21st to be exact.
    Last edited by mimx; 29-04-2012 at 09:49.
  3. nmccann's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    (Original post by mimx)
    Around about the 20th March for summer series this year.

    Edit: 21st to be exact.
    Where did you get this from? what exam board ? im in NI so it may be different
  4. mimx's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/admin...es_2011_12.pdf

    Page 4 under entries.

    Other boards are the same AFAIK, I know AQA is, just search for key dates [board name].
  5. the man from space's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    i believe its 14 days before the exam but it depends on the exam board, i entered myself for another exam on the 20th April 2012, it had already passed the first deadline so i was told to pay double but exam boards can be nice like in my case i just paid the normal fee

    if they arent nice atm then its triple fees for each paper
  6. WaNaBe's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    It can be as late as on the day of the exam I think. My friend was not entered for a resit which he thought he had been, so they entered him on the morning of the exam day. This was AQA other boards may be different.
  7. mimx's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    Well yeah technically they can make exceptions at any date before the exam, they are the board after all

    Need a good reason though usually.
    Last edited by mimx; 29-04-2012 at 10:06.
  8. nmccann's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    (Original post by the man from space)
    i believe its 14 days before the exam but it depends on the exam board, i entered myself for another exam on the 20th April 2012, it had already passed the first deadline so i was told to pay double but exam boards can be nice like in my case i just paid the normal fee

    if they arent nice atm then its triple fees for each paper
    Tbh i wont mind paying extra aslong as im allowed to do it. I had already handed in my exam entry form within the deadline yet i realise now that i may need to repeat one I had previously sat. So i PRAY that im allowed
  9. the man from space's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    (Original post by nmccann)
    Tbh i wont mind paying extra aslong as im allowed to do it. I had already handed in my exam entry form within the deadline yet i realise now that i may need to repeat one I had previously sat. So i PRAY that im allowed
    Just get it done ASAP then you should be fine
  10. nmccann's Avatar
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    (Original post by the man from space)
    Just get it done ASAP then you should be fine
    Cheers, going to get it sorted first thing tomorrow morning.
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    Re: How late can you enter yourself for an A-level exam?
    It can be done on the day of the exam.
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