Exam re-marking

Hi everybody, essentially I have been working at AS/A*s in my a level subjects so was shocked to open my results to Bs, while I know grade boundaries were higher, the issue I found was marks- for example my coursework and paper 2 for English lit were A*s yet somehow paper 1 was a U, ultimately as I'm studying English lit at uni I lost both my firm and insurance. My teacher is getting it remarked but I was wondering if anybody knows how long this may take (AQA), they have said 15 days max but I need a response quickly.

Reply 1

aliaa03

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I'm quite confused as to how your papers were graded so incredibly differently? i.e. an A* in paper 2 and then paper 1 being a U, it almost seems like an error in marking or like you hadn't written anything down.

have you requested a transcript of your papers back? good luck :smile:

Reply 2

emmap27x

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Original post by aliaa03

I'm quite confused as to how your papers were graded so incredibly differently? i.e. an A* in paper 2 and then paper 1 being a U, it almost seems like an error in marking or like you hadn't written anything down.

have you requested a transcript of your papers back? good luck :smile:

Do you know how I do this? My English teachers have requested a priority remark but not sure if this will include a transcript check x

Reply 3

aliaa03

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Original post by emmap27x

Do you know how I do this? My English teachers have requested a priority remark but not sure if this will include a transcript check x

priority remarks are different to getting a transcript back I believe, although this might depend on the exam board.

you can email your teachers and ask to get a transcript back, but depending on the exam board you'll need to pay for it. Edexcel are free to view your paper but AQA and OCR charge you for this I think.

Reply 4

User_F1

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Original post by emmap27x

Do you know how I do this? My English teachers have requested a priority remark but not sure if this will include a transcript check x

I have had my psychology as a priority remark - this includes a clerical check which basically means that they will insure that all work submitted has been acknowledged. Aka - if you used the page provided in the script and an extra page that they received the extra page too.

Reply 5

emmap27x

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Has yours come back yet?

Original post by User_F1

I have had my psychology as a priority remark - this includes a clerical check which basically means that they will insure that all work submitted has been acknowledged. Aka - if you used the page provided in the script and an extra page that they received the extra page too.

Reply 6

BarnabyK

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If it's AQA you might be waiting a long time. If you have a U seems like they've either not marked huge parts of it, or alternatively have lost the paper (it happens! - you'll likely get your predicted/mock grade)

Reply 7

emmap27x

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It's already been a week! AQA are such a joke- do you reckon I'll be waiting the full 15 days?

Original post by BarnabyK

If it's AQA you might be waiting a long time. If you have a U seems like they've either not marked huge parts of it, or alternatively have lost the paper (it happens! - you'll likely get your predicted/mock grade)