Examples of when remarks have gone right?

My Daughter is in bits as she was awarded a D today for her AQA AS Literature. She has never been awarded anything less than 85% in her work and was told her coursework for the exam was almost degree standard! She was awarded the equivalent of a C for the coursework which I find odd. She was a private candidate and the centre she had to use turned out to be a centre for unruly children. We were totally unaware of this when we booked a place for her and could not do anything about it on exam day as we had travelled from abroad to be there. During the written exam she had to endure students running around, shouting and slamming doors and she was very nervous in the environment. What can I do under these circumstances. So far, three English tutors have read her coursework and said it was outstanding. Please help a worried parent - I am not so much concerned for her grade as her confidence.

I got my AS level results yesterday, and got an A in Maths, and a B in History, Physics and ICT.

There are two modules in AS ICT, INFO1 and INFO2. In INFO2 I got 95/100 UMS, but in INFO1 I got 64/100. So, overall, I got 159/200. So I was one UMS mark off an A! It's really bugging me. I was just wondering if it's worth getting a remark done for the INFO1 module? How likely is it that I'll get the mark I need?

I've heard it costs £40 for a remark, and I know you get a refund if you go up a grade... but if I don't, £40 is a lot of money to me.

Thanks for any advice.

As it's AS, there's no rush. Ask for a copy of your paper when you go back to school (unless they are staffing the exams office at the moment, which is likely) and show it to your teacher for his/her opinion and go from there. I don't think there's a charge or if there is, it's a small one. No one here can tell you what the likelihood is, but your teacher will have a fairly good idea if it's worth the money.

Does anybody have any stories about people getting papers remarked and having a good outcome? Apparently all the examples on the exam board websites show scripts losing marks instead of gaining them. Personally, I need three more marks to win my place back for my dream course at my dream uni. Does anybody know any stories?

As it's AS, there's no rush. Ask for a copy of your paper when you go back to school (unless they are staffing the exams office at the moment, which is likely) and show it to your teacher for his/her opinion and go from there. I don't think there's a charge or if there is, it's a small one. No one here can tell you what the likelihood is, but your teacher will have a fairly good idea if it's worth the money.

do you have to pay for a copy of your exam paper?

i was 2 marks off an overall A grade in sociology, shall i get it remarked? (AQA)

i was 2 marks off an overall A grade in sociology, shall i get it remarked? (AQA)
i was also 2 marks off an overall B in health and social care (OCR)
also, 9 marks off an overall C grade in applied business (edexel)
Do you guys think it would be possible for my marks to go up?
my applied business coursework was a grade B before it was sent off for moderation, now its a grade D

Hey, i'm in the same situation as you there, I'm 2 UMS off an A for sociology AQA. thing is, I got an A in this June exam, it was a high B that ruined it from january (i tried to get that one remarked but it didn't go up), I'm gonna get this June one remarked, i just need it to go up by one more mark

None of us can tell you. Marks can go up as well as down. You need to take your teachers' advice. It will cost about £40 per paper. Get a copy of your paper first, if it's AS and you've got the time. It's a lot cheaper and will give a clue as to whether it's worth it.

Has there ever been incidents where papers have been mixed up between pupils?