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Original post by Potential Medic
buss1 46/60, buss2 65/80 and buss4 67/80


thanks a lot! +rep
Original post by HoratioMG
The whole illness system is even worse at some unis; she goes to Reading, and got extra marks on one of her exams because her boyfriend broke up with her.

I don't know if being given an automatic B or C is a good idea, because it doesn't reflect how well the candidate could have done for better or worse, even if it's the easy way around it.


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Wtf that has to be BS PLEASE let it be BS...

I don't think its fair either but apparently if your ill your entitled to high grades based on past performance. Does this happen at AS-level as well? Do people at AS get predicted grades based off their GCSEs?

I would rather a system that works towards a grade (even if it may take longer) rather than being given one
Original post by needtosucceed=)
me too. yea exactly, quite hard to tell. what do you need in this exam to get the grade for uni?


Really an A but i HIGHLY doubt that. Hoping for atleast B. What about you?
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Original post by nadster
I only sat BUSS1 once back in June last year..should've really resat looking back. Did you not sit BUSS3?


yea i sat buss1+2 last june and got a's in both..did buss3 in jan and got a B but didnt resit as it was a clash with another exam :/ so resat 1+2. potentionalmedic has given the marks for full ums, see a few posts above :smile: did u resit buss3?
Original post by omgwhat
What's wrong with English on OCR? :eek:


I thought they were really high :redface:
Original post by zubhav
so worried about economics (ocr)... i dont think i did enough!


Econ 2? The boundaries are sky high :/
Original post by Flowerii
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Stupid TSR not letting me rep, good call.
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Original post by Infamous12
Really an A but i HIGHLY doubt that. Hoping for atleast B. What about you?


me too I need a high A..i resat AS exams though so if i improved then I could get a B and still get an A overall :smile:
good luck!
Original post by Flowerii
Wow, this thread is really blowing up! How many pages do we normally get to before a new one is created?


10,000posts :smile:


Brilliant, thanks!
Original post by Robbie242
Wtf that has to be BS PLEASE let it be BS...

I don't think its fair either but apparently if your ill your entitled to high grades based on past performance. Does this happen at AS-level as well? Do people at AS get predicted grades based off their GCSEs?


I thought it was, until I saw the letter with my own eyes. It's slightly depressing that it's stooped that low.

It's certainly not a fair way to do it, offering a chance to take it in January would be a better way to do it to be honest. However... Heh.

I don't know if this is how all schools do it, but at the beginning of AS, each student got set predicted grades in their AS subjects. I think they probably used GCSEs to decide it, but it involved a lot of students' personal input too.



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Original post by L'Evil Fish
I thought they were really high :redface:


Oh that's putting it lightly. They're disgusting, foul and shouldn't be allowed.
Original post by needtosucceed=)
me too I need a high A..i resat AS exams though so if i improved then I could get a B and still get an A overall :smile:
good luck!


Thanks, you too :smile:
Original post by Robbie242
It really doesn't. The sitting of the exam should reward your potential. If you cannot sit it then that is very unfortunate but I don't think predicting A2 grades based off AS grades is really fair. Besides with a medical condition like that the person could sit the exams the year after and still get substantial consideration from all unis. But I suppose I understand how that would be a drag.


Exactly. The system assumes that if you got an A at AS, then you will get an A at the end of A2, which is NOT the case for everyone.

:nooo:
Original post by needtosucceed=)
thanks a lot! +rep


No worries! I hope you're pleased with the marks :smile:
Original post by needtosucceed=)
yea i sat buss1+2 last june and got a's in both..did buss3 in jan and got a B but didnt resit as it was a clash with another exam :/ so resat 1+2. potentionalmedic has given the marks for full ums, see a few posts above :smile: did u resit buss3?


Oh okay that makes sense, & yep I did..got a D in January... #fail.
I think I've got my full UMS in unit2 (hopefully). If I have then I may have got an A overall.. Hoping for the best. What do you think you've got?
Edexcel grade boundaries out yet ?
I can't wait any longer. Help.