A-level results day 2020- Guide to appeals, retakes and remote results day

There’s also the option to retake next summer, like there would be in a normal year. However, it's worth bearing in mind that we don't know exactly what Summer 2021 exams will look like yet, or when they will take place. These retakes will be treated like normal for the purposes of uni entry, and both results will be listed on exam certificates.

Where does it state that exams next summer will be printed along with given awarded this summer?
Does that mean they won't be seen as a "first sit" and instead a "retake"?

Where does it state that exams next summer will be printed along with given awarded this summer?
Does that mean they won't be seen as a "first sit" and instead a "retake"?

For what it's worth - on UCAS I would always recommend erring on the side of caution and listing ALL awarded grades.

Universities know what's going on with exams this year so if you're applying before the Autumn exam results come out then best to list ALL grades awarded in August plus the Autumn exams you're taking as pending.

Your reference can explain if the August grades were/are a long way below predictions.

I’m wondering if anyone knows how my grades will be standardised if I am retaking (I’m 19?).

Are you retaking through your school, or as an independent candidate?

Through my school

I was doing alevel maths early in yr 12, if I receive a bad grade dunno if I should take autumn exams or exams in summer...

I was doing alevel maths early in yr 12, if I receive a bad grade dunno if I should take autumn exams or exams in summer...

When can you retake them if youre not happy?

Are you doing FM as well this year? If you sit at the end of Y13 after having done FM, you'll probably find the normal maths exam easier.

I am doing fm in yr 13, I will be submitting an application to oxbridge in October/September, when are the autumn exams. Say if I accidentally get an A instead of A* will this negatively affect my application. I feel like I should be ready for autumn as I have been regularly practicing pure STEP 1 and 2 questions, all I need to is revise mechanics and stats.

@SarcAndSpark

Please can you clarify

1) Is it possible to take one exam in Autumn 2020 and another in Summer 2021, in case I get ABB ( I will take a gap year) i will not have ample time to prepare for the both the exams.

2) Will the medical colleges/ universities will be count them as normal exam gardes or will be treated a retake,
3) Higher grade will be accepted and I need to only declare the higher grade?

Thanks

1) Yes

2) At the moment, the autumn exams will not be treated as a retake, but the summer exams probably will be. However, you should check this with unis as they may have individual policies.

3) If you're applying to medical schools, you will need to apply with your summer 2020 grades and list the autumn grades as pending. If the autumn grade is higher, this will overwrite your summer 2020 grade- you can get a completely new certificate and if you applied for 2022 entry then you could just list the higher grade. If you resit in the summer and apply for 2022, you'd need to declare both grades. I hope that makes sense!

They said you have to put your autumn results which get released in December as well as your Summer grades. They might contradict this or change this later but this is what I've been told.

but ofqual have stated that if you are unhappy with your CAG's then you can either take the exams in the autumn or in the summer 2021 and both will count as first sittings. Meaning that if you get higher in those exams then your calculated grade then u can overide them. I don't think you will get both grades if u take exams in the summer 2021 instead. Many med schools are also considering those exams as first sittings to.