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Old 14-08-2008: 14th August 2008 09:48 #1 
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What counts as a mitigating circumstance? The Guide To Results Day says that if you have any, and your place has changed to unsuccessful you can still phone them up?
For my offer I needed an A in Further Maths AS Level, but I only got a B. However, I didn't really have proper lessons. I taught myself more than half of the material, and the lessons with the teacher were often spent puzzling over a single complicated question . Do you think this would count? I got A in two of the three modules, but the third was a C...
 
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Old 14-08-2008: 14th August 2008 09:50 #2 
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Shouldnt u have made them aware of this befre results as it normally holds more sway then. Its worth a try but people will have stronger cases such as illnesses n deaths.
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Usually illness, death and that sort of thing.

Your case may be very difficult to prove and it may seem as though you're just make excuses.

You can still try and explain it to them, stressing that, in two modules, you got an A.
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Okay, thanks.
 
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how about parent having heart attack???
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Originally Posted by tomenthedon
how about parent having heart attack???

I would think so.
 
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