Remark Experiences

Hey guys, so now that results day is over, I was hoping you would share some of your successes (or downfalls) with remarking. It would be very helpful to know your UMS and how far away you were off the next grade, and the outcome of your remark (whether you went up or down ) and by how many marks. Thanks!

Btw ! am considering a remark for my subjects, for Chem, where I got a C in (190) but was 10 away from a B, should I get a remark? Or for Psychology which was a D but was about 7 UMS off a C. And for Bio I got a C, and was also 10 UMS off, so what should I do? Thanks

Unless you know that there has been an issue with the marking (e.g. lots of your school have had successful re-marks) then I would say that all of those are too far away to bother with a re-mark - the further you are from the higher boundary the closer you are to the one below so you chance of a successful remark reduces (meaning you waste you money) and your chance of the grade going down increases.

I've processed about 15 A level science re-marks requests this year and the most one has changed by is 4UMS and that went down.

Oh and a quick update: I don't think exam boards can give you a remark AFTER you order your scripts because now they give the original scripts, so anyone thinking of doing that, AVOID (I was planning on doing this, but now will have to go straight into a remark )

You can ask for scripts back, but you need to ask for a photocopy.
Sadly, I think you've left it too late to get your script back in time to request a remark, but it's worth asking your college.

Unless you know that there has been an issue with the marking (e.g. lots of your school have had successful re-marks) then I would say that all of those are too far away to bother with a re-mark - the further you are from the higher boundary the closer you are to the one below so you chance of a successful remark reduces (meaning you waste you money) and your chance of the grade going down increases.

I've processed about 15 A level science re-marks requests this year and the most one has changed by is 4UMS and that went down.

You can ask for scripts back, but you need to ask for a photocopy.
Sadly, I think you've left it too late to get your script back in time to request a remark, but it's worth asking your college.

As for your exams, with 10 marks off in science subjects your only hope is a clerical check, where they ensure all questions have been marked etc. There's very little chance that they incorrectly marked, as there's little room for interpretation.

As for Psychology, I'm not all too familiar with the exam, but essentially the more essay/long answer questions you've had to answer, the more chance of a grade going up.

And my personal experience is that I had a History GCSE paper remarked, got 2 more UMS for an A overall. Had a Media AS paper remarked, needed 1 UMS for an A and I had no change in marks.

Ah right then, thanks, I shall maybe try for psychology, but not for the others. And no I asked for photocopies on result's day, but they said that you can't ask for a remark afterwards because the exam boards have newly introduced this system whereby they give you the original script (I think I saw on AQA that after the script has been ordered you can't ask for remarks, don't remember where now exactly, something along the lines of you can't request for enquiry for results no. 2 which was the remark after the script has been ordered). Or maybe my school is messed up ? This is what I was told, so that's what I'm assuming is correct. I don't know tbh. I just really hoped to get a B in Chem, I worked so hard

Ah, AQA may have changed their policy then, my apologies. WJEC and OCR still allow remarks after recalls.

Are you keeping Chem on in A2? Take your near miss as motivation, and try and make up the marks for an overall B.

Ah right then, thanks, I shall maybe try for psychology, but not for the others. And no I asked for photocopies on result's day, but they said that you can't ask for a remark afterwards because the exam boards have newly introduced this system whereby they give you the original script, and I think only A2 could get them (? not sure) (I think I saw on AQA that after the script has been ordered you can't ask for remarks, don't remember where now exactly, something along the lines of you can't request for enquiry for results no. 2 which was the remark after the script has been ordered). Or maybe my school is messed up ? This is what I was told, so that's what I'm assuming is correct.

I got an Edexcel Geography A2 paper remarked, went up 11 UMS from a C to an A, and pushed the overall grade from an A to A*. Still waiting on an Edexcel Japanese paper, need 1 UMS to get an A*.

Yay got 2 A*s and 8 As!