Does 'U' count as a GCSE?

If this has been asked before,sorry! :p:

I'm just wondering,if you get a U GCSE,will it show up on your records? Like,will a Uni be able to see that you have a U at GCSE?

If so then I am :eek3:

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Reply 1

smilee172

Baka-chan

If this has been asked before,sorry! :p:

I'm just wondering,if you get a U GCSE,will it show up on your records? Like,will a Uni be able to see that you have a U at GCSE?

If so then I am :eek3:

If you have to send them the copies of your exam results then yes - it'll show up as a U on your grades. But if they don't ask to see copies, then no.

you are baka-chan

i dont think you legally have to tell unis you got a U

Reply 4

amongsttheweeds

fps_cam

i dont think you legally have to tell unis you got a U

AFAIK you have to declare it now.

Reply 5

impervious

fps_cam

i dont think you legally have to tell unis you got a U

They might get a bit pissed off if they see it on the cert though.

Reply 6

orionmoo

Does it not stand for 'ungraded'?

Reply 7

username196545

How the hell did you manage that!?

Reply 8

amongsttheweeds

orionmoo

Does it not stand for 'ungraded'?

Unclassified. I thought that you are required to display every single qualification you have taken, regardless of the outcome.

Reply 9

fallen angel9

I thought it didn't count as a grade?

Reply 10

Anon the 7th

Baka-chan

If this has been asked before,sorry! :p:

I'm just wondering,if you get a U GCSE,will it show up on your records? Like,will a Uni be able to see that you have a U at GCSE?

If so then I am :eek3:

no i dont count as a GCSE :p:

enough with the jokes

no it is not a GCSE and is not a qualification, it is a fail, but i think the unis still see it as you have taken it at GCSE

as far as im aware anyway

Reply 11

themurphywonderer

How does anyone get a U? I really dont understand LOL

Reply 12

nuodai

I was under the impression that, since U is not a pass grade, it doesn't count as a qualification and isn't certificated; at least it didn't used to be. Whether that means you don't have to declare it I don't know, but I would have thought that, since you don't have it as a qualification, you don't have to declare it. The answer pretty much lies in whether or not it's on your GCSE certificates. If it is, then you'll probably have to declare it; if not, then you won't. If all else fails, phone UCAS (but maybe wait until September because they're busy enough as it is).

Reply 13

orionmoo

wombat678

How does anyone get a U? I really dont understand LOL

I was 3 marks off a U in one of my geography exams last Jan :frown:

Reply 14

fallen angel9

orionmoo

I was 3 marks off a U in one of my geography exams last Jan :frown:

was that an A level paper?

Reply 15

jordan12

impervious

They might get a bit pissed off if they see it on the cert though.

It wouldn't be on a certificate. U means you weren't awarded the qualification. A certificate is only issued to somebody who has passed.

Reply 16

Bulbasaur

Only A*-C grades actually "count" as a GCSE, but D-G are still qualifications, just not worth as much. Technically speaking, anything below C at GCSE is a fail.

And U is "unclassified", which does not count at all.