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I’ve done 8 papers so far and I did almost all of them in black gel pen. I found out today that Gel pens weren’t allowed. I’m so scared. Would my exams be marked ? Im an IGCSE Edexcel student .

Reply 1

user123456324

Original post by amyks

I’ve done 8 papers so far and I did almost all of them in black gel pen. I found out today that Gel pens weren’t allowed. I’m so scared. Would my exams be marked ? Im an IGCSE Edexcel student .

they wont not be marked because you have done them in that pen just try to do the rest of them in the correct pen type

Reply 2

amyks

Original post by user123456324

they wont not be marked because you have done them in that pen just try to do the rest of them in the correct pen type

Oh noo but do you think they are allowed ?
And they can’t make any exception at all ??

Reply 3

amyks

They won’t be marked at like at all ? They won’t even be looked at ?? Please tell me I’m so sad like it wasn’t messy or anything and it’s black ink there’s no litter or anything

Original post by user123456324

they wont not be marked because you have done them in that pen just try to do the rest of them in the correct pen type

Reply 4

username5919011

Original post by amyks

They won’t be marked at like at all ? They won’t even be looked at ?? Please tell me I’m so sad like it wasn’t messy or anything and it’s black ink there’s no litter or anything

i think you read it wrong, they said it won't NOT be marked x

Reply 5

Max1357913

Original post by amyks

I’ve done 8 papers so far and I did almost all of them in black gel pen. I found out today that Gel pens weren’t allowed. I’m so scared. Would my exams be marked ? Im an IGCSE Edexcel student .

They only say that because gel pens might smudge or be difficult to see after they’re scanned. As long as they can read it - they’ll be marked.

Reply 6

aksidk

Yeah, the whole point of the only ink or ball point pens (black) is so that when scanning, your response is recorded as accurately as possible to send off to the examiners. I doubt it should be an issue, but the ink from a gel pen might seep through the paper and cause damage. If you had a good enough quality pen it might not do that but just be cautious for any future exams and stick to a ball point! But yeah, they'll still be able to read it most likely and they'll try their best to mark it too so don't worry about it :smile: