June 2021 IAL exams cancelled. How do you feel?

(Original post by ilovephysmath)I think I have mixed emotions. I'll probably be able to enjoy learning more now that I'm less stressed about exams, but I'll still be on a grind the next few months. My teachers want weird evidence, which means I'll be remaking all my notes youre



Youre lucky that you have some type of marks. I am a private candidate, hence I have no marks for predicted grades either

oh no, I'm really sorry this year though they might have special arrangements for private candidates, but we'll probably have to wait for ofqual to release the results of their consultation

Some students of my country are planning of registering for both AS and A2 in hopes of getting free A* after last year's fiasco 😂

I am taking a mock atm. All ppl in the class were like "OK, it doesn't matter". I don't know whether they will change their mind.
Fortunately I have a safety net due to very high AS results. I can be able to meet my conditional offers of grades AAA or below, but A*AA or above will be slightly harder.

Can someone PLS explain what the decisions are. My teachers are also confused, all I keep hearing is NO we won’t have exams and YES we will. It makes no sense!!!/&2£29/£:92!

Well I am screwed.
I am an international private candidate. I registered with a local test centre to sit AS FM + AS Phy + A level maths for Jan 2021, which I’ve already done. Now I was supposed to finish AS FM and Phy in June 2021 but the exams have just been cancelled internationally. I can’t get a CAG / TAG since they don’t teach me.
And my Cambridge offer is A*A*A + 1,1

Oh no... I'm really sorry to hear that I really, really hope it works out for everyone, I can only imagine how difficult it must be for you
Not to sound stupid but what does 1,1 mean?

STEP grades, a 1,1 in STEP

Some students of my country are planning of registering for both AS and A2 in hopes of getting free A* after last year's fiasco 😂

I think that I may eventually get under-predicted as the mock boundaries in my school are too high. They should make it lower especially for the top grades. It is very hard to get a top grade in the mocks at school.
Chemistry A2 (4,5), Physics A2 (4,5):
A* 81, A 72, B 63, C 54, D 45, E 36. The Chem A* boundary is higher than all of the exam series since 2010 (highest was 80), and the A boundary is above both U4 new syllabus exams. The Jan 2021 one is also expected to be in the mid-60s maximum. And for Physics, if you get a B in my school, you will get an A* externally. You will get 120 UMS externally if you get an A. It just made A and A* impossible to get. How can you get above 80 in a new spec Physics paper? Only true geniuses can do that!
Unit 6: A* 45, A 40, B 35, C 30, D 25, E 20
45/50 for A* is insane. This is already enough for 60 UMS every time. And 40 for A is above all exam series bar Jan 2013. 37 will be much better.
And for Physics, sometimes even a C in the mock can be an A externally. This is insane.
For Maths, we have A* 68, A 60, B 52, C 44, D 38, E 30. This looks reasonable, but it should be a bit lower as well, such as an A moved down to 56.