Remark or not? Can my A levels disadvantage me from job applications

I have been accepted from a clearing offer from a uni I like a lot and the course as well
However, my resit grades are ok, but I was so close for both Biology and Chemistry to have a higher grade than I have now. Biology is around 10 marks to an A wheras Chemistry is 6 marks away to a B
I worked really hard this time round sp I was gutted I missed out on the grades I have, but very happy that I got the course I have now (honestly by luck because I was surprised it was in clearing in the first place)
Ive been told even if I get a remark, when updated they can still withdraw my place if the remark drops my grades.
I have BCD at the moment and well Im kinda swayed to try and get ABD at least ( I only resitted Bio and Chem because I hated physics so much I was happy with D)

Do you think its worth it? Would my A level grades possibly disadvantage me in the future for job applications? Or it doesnt matter?

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What's the degree programme you want to do? Unless you want to go into highly competitive finance, consultancy or legal roles, employers won't care about A level grades.

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Original post by threeportdrift

What's the degree programme you want to do? Unless you want to go into highly competitive finance, consultancy or legal roles, employers won't care about A level grades.

Oh thats it? My degree is Biochemistry with a year in placement. Honestly wanna go into lab research or industry with pharmaceutical companies

At the moment thats what I want to do but I dont know if I would change my mind in the future, hence I was worried if it would not widen more options for me

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But also I had like some ideas of doing a masters in data science or bioinformatics to become a data analyst or biostatician
I have an interest in software engineering as well but not so much as I usually like to code as a hobby but just in case I want to change my mind I like that option open

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Original post by world2change

But also I had like some ideas of doing a masters in data science or bioinformatics to become a data analyst or biostatician
I have an interest in software engineering as well but not so much as I usually like to code as a hobby but just in case I want to change my mind I like that option open

You are a fair way from the boundary. Why not get free acess to copies of your scripts and get your teachers to check? I doubt they will find that many marks in Sciences but at least you will know.

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You are a fair way from the boundary. Why not get free acess to copies of your scripts and get your teachers to check? I doubt they will find that many marks in Sciences but at least you will know.

Yh I did already and my teachers checked. Said it looks possible to gain marks from what they see but kinda advise me to be cautious because there were questions with " benefit of the doubt marks" especially with biology

I kinda got conflicting views from my teachers if science remarks can go up a lot or down a lot

Hence why I was on the fence for this
But all I get from them is because there a "benefit of the doubt marks" in all my papers, its could be a risk to take accounted for as they could bring it down if the examiner rechecks it again.
Not all questions just papers

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Original post by world2change

Yh I did already and my teachers checked. Said it looks possible to gain marks from what they see but kinda advise me to be cautious because there were questions with " benefit of the doubt marks" especially with biology

I kinda got conflicting views from my teachers if science remarks can go up a lot or down a lot

Hence why I was on the fence for this
But all I get from them is because there a "benefit of the doubt marks" in all my papers, its could be a risk to take accounted for as they could bring it down if the examiner rechecks it again.
Not all questions just papers

I'd leave it then ...