Advice for Predicted Grades
I do business, economics and chemistry. I am predicted A*BB, I recently got a B in a september assessment, as a result I thought that I would be predicted an A but my teacher has kept me at a B. One of the reasons I reckon he made me stay at a B is because of my last year end of assessment, I got an E.
Can someone help me to advise how I am going to get predicted an A as it is necessary for the courses I want to do
Can someone help me to advise how I am going to get predicted an A as it is necessary for the courses I want to do
at the end of the day, its up to the teachers and the school's policies on UCAS grades. for example, at my school, our UCAS grades were based on our summer mock exam [in yr12], and even if you retook, your predicted grades could not be changed.
your teachers of course want you to be successful, but imagine if every student requested a higher grade just so they can apply for the uni they want - it just isnt fair.
that being said, if it is absolutely imperative that you get this predicted A, here's what i would suggest you do. either a) ask your teacher if you can have a chat or b) send them an email. both should include the same contents:
you don't want to sound 'woe-is-me' or indignant. you should try to come across as genuine and determined to do whatever it takes.
to reiterate what i said before though, theres no guarantee they will raise it
your teachers of course want you to be successful, but imagine if every student requested a higher grade just so they can apply for the uni they want - it just isnt fair.
that being said, if it is absolutely imperative that you get this predicted A, here's what i would suggest you do. either a) ask your teacher if you can have a chat or b) send them an email. both should include the same contents:
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how you understand why your teacher gave you a B [due to your previous performance] , but your recent results clearly show you have already made a huge jump
•
how hard you've been working recently
•
why you need the A [how badly you want to study the course]
•
what you're willing to do to prove that you're worthy of the A
to reiterate what i said before though, theres no guarantee they will raise it
Original post by checka888
at the end of the day, its up to the teachers and the school's policies on UCAS grades. for example, at my school, our UCAS grades were based on our summer mock exam [in yr12], and even if you retook, your predicted grades could not be changed.
your teachers of course want you to be successful, but imagine if every student requested a higher grade just so they can apply for the uni they want - it just isnt fair.
that being said, if it is absolutely imperative that you get this predicted A, here's what i would suggest you do. either a) ask your teacher if you can have a chat or b) send them an email. both should include the same contents:
you don't want to sound 'woe-is-me' or indignant. you should try to come across as genuine and determined to do whatever it takes.
to reiterate what i said before though, theres no guarantee they will raise it
your teachers of course want you to be successful, but imagine if every student requested a higher grade just so they can apply for the uni they want - it just isnt fair.
that being said, if it is absolutely imperative that you get this predicted A, here's what i would suggest you do. either a) ask your teacher if you can have a chat or b) send them an email. both should include the same contents:
•
how you understand why your teacher gave you a B [due to your previous performance] , but your recent results clearly show you have already made a huge jump
•
how hard you've been working recently
•
why you need the A [how badly you want to study the course]
•
what you're willing to do to prove that you're worthy of the A
to reiterate what i said before though, theres no guarantee they will raise it
Do you think it is fair though to keep me at a B, I thought that whatever grade you would get in their mock tests, they would predict a grade above ?
Original post by kmat1893
Do you think it is fair though to keep me at a B, I thought that whatever grade you would get in their mock tests, they would predict a grade above ?
you will have to ask your teachers - unless stated in their UCAS policy [there should be one on the school website] , they have 0 obligation to put you a grade above. some schools will only put in the grades you achieved in mocks, some schools give all their students predicted A*s.
Original post by checka888
you will have to ask your teachers - unless stated in their UCAS policy [there should be one on the school website] , they have 0 obligation to put you a grade above. some schools will only put in the grades you achieved in mocks, some schools give all their students predicted A*s.
The problem was that I was taking maths at the time, it got a bit too much for me and it really affected my results
Original post by kmat1893
The problem was that I was taking maths at the time, it got a bit too much for me and it really affected my results
okay, so mention that when you speak to your teacher. it demonstrates why you achieved a lower grade, and also how you now have more time to dedicate to the subject you need the A in
Original post by checka888
okay, so mention that when you speak to your teacher. it demonstrates why you achieved a lower grade, and also how you now have more time to dedicate to the subject you need the A in
Have you been in this situation before ?
Original post by kmat1893
Have you been in this situation before ?
No, oddly enough - got pretty good grades in my mocks so predicted 4A*s, however a couple of my friends have been
Original post by checka888
No, oddly enough - got pretty good grades in my mocks so predicted 4A*s, however a couple of my friends have been
What did your friends say to their teachers to help increase their predicted grades, I am going to speak to my Chemistry teacher today to ask about it
Original post by kmat1893
What did your friends say to their teachers to help increase their predicted grades, I am going to speak to my Chemistry teacher today to ask about it
mate not to be rude but i did tell you in lots of detail what to say if you just scroll up a bit ! good luck and lmk how it goes
Original post by kmat1893
I do business, economics and chemistry. I am predicted A*BB, I recently got a B in a september assessment, as a result I thought that I would be predicted an A but my teacher has kept me at a B. One of the reasons I reckon he made me stay at a B is because of my last year end of assessment, I got an E.
Can someone help me to advise how I am going to get predicted an A as it is necessary for the courses I want to do
Can someone help me to advise how I am going to get predicted an A as it is necessary for the courses I want to do
Hey, I am in year 13 and I was in a sort of similar situation for Economics. In the year 12 mock that we sat I got a C. I also needed an A and my school gave us the option to resit in September to get our grades. Due to my school messing up (teacher leaving and lack of checking the contents of the paper she had left), there was a problem with the paper and I ended up getting a D.
The school initially stated that we would not be able to do another resit so I, along with a few other students in a similar situation went and stated that we wanted to improve our grades. We were given two essays to do for homework and were told that, if we could get a strong A in both of them and get a high B/A on another test, we would be able to move up to the A.
There may be a chance for you to do a similar thing to this. If you haven't done so already, I think you should speak to your teacher, explain the situation and ask if there is anything that you can do to move the grade up. If possible, maybe ask for him to give you some extra work/ another test.
With my school it was a bit annoying, as some subjects predicted us a grade above what we achieved, but some kept us at the grade we got in the test, so it may be the case that your school does similar?
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