GCSE Results: Retake and Remark information - 21 August 2014

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I was given a B in RS (Edexcel) I received a high 'A' for one unit and B for another, is it worth getting it remarked? I was predicted an A* so I'm a bit peeved.

I wouldn't - I did the same exam, and due to the exam being so easy and people picking up marks, the grade boundaries are ridiculously high (like 78/84 being A* and the last 4 marks are for SPAG) Look up the grade boundaries and if you're a couple of ums/marks off the A, you might be able to pick those up, but anything more than a couple won't give you the grade you want.

Reply 101

supergeek2411

Posted from TSR Mobile can anyone tell me why the ocr history gcse was so messed up? I was predicted an A , i have an A* in my controlled assessment , but only a C in the source paper, and a D in the germany/medicine paper, i ended up with a C overall, (6 marks above a D) , in the past i have always got B's in my mock exams with no revision whatsoever, i thought i smashed the exams and now i end up not even having an A never mind a B? I have noticed that quite a few peoplw are experiencing the same thing as me?

Reply 102

Lemonpopsicle2

Hi,
My son has just got his WJEC English Language and English Lit results back and is (I think) 1 mark off an A* in both of them. He got 179 overall in both including 74 in Eng Lit Unit 2B 420204 and 51 in Eng Lang 494102 and 46 in English Lang 494202. Am I correct in my assumption of him needing 1 mark for each to go up to A* and is it likely that that could happen with a remark of the papers? Thanks for reading x

Reply 103

L'Evil Fish

Original post by Lemonpopsicle2

I would say possible, though not necessarily likely.

74/80 is high, so it's probably an earlier module or coursework, which nothing can be done about. So do not remark lit.

English Language I'm unsure, because those both seem to be coursework modules.

I'd leave them, but if you're going to remark regardless of advice, I'd go for English Language.

Reply 104

Lemonpopsicle2

Original post by L'Evil Fish

I'm sure that the Lit module from last year let him down as he got 48 a* in this years controlled assessment, I hadn't realised that the module was marked out of 80. So, probably not worth it.

The Language I'm a bit confused by - they are papers, although I don't know what they're out of, the 51 was an a, the 46 was a b. Anyone know?
Thanks L' Evil Fish

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Reply 105

L'Evil Fish

Original post by Lemonpopsicle2

Probably out of 60 then.

Reply 106

adam.1997

Should I remark my AQA B Geography Paper 2, seeing as that gave me a C (95 UMS), whilst my controlled assessment got me an A*(92 UMS) and Paper 1 an A(128 UMS)? I was 5 UMS off an A in Geography, so is it worth it?

Reply 107

Roshany

I was 1 UMS off in Chemistry to get an A i am doing it at A-level i just feel like i did much better than a B i don't know if i should get a remark?

Reply 108

Earth1

Original post by Roshany

I was 1 UMS off in Chemistry to get an A i am doing it at A-level i just feel like i did much better than a B i don't know if i should get a remark?

You should because my chemistry was 3 ums marks of an A* and I send it to remarks! :smile:

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DaGuy

usycool1

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Nirgilis

Hey, I got A in both Biology and Physics, but I am only 3 UMS away on both subjects from an A*.

For Physics I got
p123: 87/100 UMS A
p456 88/100 UMS A
p7 89/100 UMS A
Physics Cw: 93/100 UMS A*
Total: 357/400
Grade A

For Biology I got
b123 77/100 UMS B
b456 91/100 UMS A*
b7 97/100 UMS A*
Biology Cw: 92/100 UMS A*
Total:357/400
Grade A

I need 360 UMS for an A* and I am only 3 UMS away. Could you please help me on what to do here. I was thinking of remarking biology b123, which I thought I did better on. Also, I was thinking of remarking P123 & P456. Could you please advise me on what to do here thanks.

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Reply 110

Roshany

Original post by Earth1

You should because my chemistry was 3 ums marks of an A* and I send it to remarks! :smile:

Thanks. i was One mark of the next grade in EVERYTHING so frustrating

Reply 111

Earth1

Original post by DaGuy

You should because I am exactly 3 ums marks of Biology and Chemistry and I send them to remarks

Reply 112

DannyBoyMorrison

Original post by usycool1

Firstly, you don't need an A* in GCSE Maths to do Medicine - have a look at this page: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medical_School_GCSE_Requirements (from that page, Birmingham is the only Medical School that requires an A* in it).

Personally, I would say that in this case, there's no need to retake if you've already scored the A grade. I know it must be frustrating to not quite meet your own personal target but if you do decide to retake, there is the risk that you may fall behind with your AS levels/whatever you plan on doing next and that's not really worth it - an A grade at GCSE is still fantastic! :smile:

Good luck for tomorrow and you never know, you may have surprised yourself! :smile:

Thanks for the advice :biggrin:

Reply 113

DaGuy

Original post by Earth1

You should because I am exactly 3 ums marks of Biology and Chemistry and I send them to remarks

Thanks Do you have any idea if it will go up?

Reply 114

RedStar98

Original post by supergeek2411

I was predicted an A/A* , got A* in the controlled assesment , ended up with with a C overall [6 marks above a D], apparently i got a D in the germany paper wtf somehing is not right, are you getting a re-mark?

I'm definitely getting a remark on mine, good luck with yours :smile:

Reply 115

TherHig

Just a quickie about AQA remarks, they say if your grade changes you get your money back but does this mean your overall grade or the grade of the exam that's been remarked? And does 'change' mean up or down?