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was anyone else unhappy w their a level spanish result? i really feel i was unfairly marked down. i’m a native speaker and somehow got marked down almost 30 points in the speaking. i knew and used the complex structures and facts. i was consistently getting A*s when practicing with my teacher, who was an examiner herself. my paper 1 also was around 15 marks lower than my usual. any advice? will probably get a remark, but am i the only one disappointed?

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flowersinmyhair

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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by n2254

was anyone else unhappy w their a level spanish result? i really feel i was unfairly marked down. i’m a native speaker and somehow got marked down almost 30 points in the speaking. i knew and used the complex structures and facts. i was consistently getting A*s when practicing with my teacher, who was an examiner herself. my paper 1 also was around 15 marks lower than my usual. any advice? will probably get a remark, but am i the only one disappointed?

Hello there!

I would ask for a review of marking if you feel you have not been marked fairly. What are your plans now (e.g. university, apprenticeship, etc.)?

Reply 2

n2254

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hi! i actually took it a year early so currenrly no plans, sitting my a levels next year. taking this a level was more of a back up just in case. i won’t be applying with this grade but i feel the effort i put in wasnt proportionate to the result. i will be reviewing, thank you!

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flowersinmyhair

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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by n2254

hi! i actually took it a year early so currenrly no plans, sitting my a levels next year. taking this a level was more of a back up just in case. i won’t be applying with this grade but i feel the effort i put in wasnt proportionate to the result. i will be reviewing, thank you!

You will have to show the qualification on your UCAS application, but not as a pending qualification like the rest of your A-levels. I would still recommend asking for a review of marking though. I hope this helps :smile:

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LittleFire10

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What exam board? I’m AQA. Are you unhappy with your overall grade?

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n2254

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by flowersinmyhair

You will have to show the qualification on your UCAS application, but not as a pending qualification like the rest of your A-levels. I would still recommend asking for a review of marking though. I hope this helps :smile:

thank you!

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n2254

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by LittleFire10

What exam board? I’m AQA. Are you unhappy with your overall grade?

AQA as well, i am kind of unhappy with the overall grade yeah

Reply 7

Brian1874

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We're AQA and also not happy, especially on the written paper. I'm struggling to understand how the Component Scaling (SWM) works for paper 1 and Speaking, the SWM's don't seem to relate to the scaled grade boundaries given on the AQA site.

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n2254

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i think that they multiply it by 2 for the speaking and for paper 1. the speaking is 60 marks that they then multiply by 2 to get 120, paper 1 is 100 that is then multiplied by 2 to get 200. those plus the 80 from the written paper make 400. check with a teacher if ur still unsure though.

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