Raising predicted grades

I got a E in chemistry after my AS levels and i need an A or at least a B to apply for the course i want. Will the teachers increase it if i do good in my mocks and test and I resit both exams?

Reply 1

5hyl33n

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post

by hello139

I got a E in chemistry after my AS levels and i need an A or at least a B to apply for the course i want. Will the teachers increase it if i do good in my mocks and test and I resit both exams?

They might. It's their decision, but they'll want to see you achieving strong grades on a consistent basis. What do you mean resit both exams? Are you in England?

What's going on in chemistry that's resulting in such a low grade?

Reply 2

hello139

I'm in Wales and just finished year 12 and did my AS exams so i have the option to resit unit 1 and 2 with my year 13 exams. I struggled with the maths part of chemsitry and had a teacher who barely spent any time teaching the maths part and said it would only be 10% of the paper when it was 70% of the paper. Over the summer, I've focused on the maths aspect and did a mock and got a B and an A. Could I bring that in and show the teachers to increase my predicted grades?

Reply 3

5hyl33n

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post

by hello139

Ah, I understand. It's not unusual to resit your AS exams alongside your A2 exams. Of course, having more time to solidify the content you've learnt means you have a better chance of doing well when you resit. From what I understand though, a lot of universities don't look at AS grades since not all students take them.

Your results are useful to show how much progress you've made and that you've figured out what went wrong before, but because your teacher doesn't know the conditions they were done in, they might not use them as official evidence for predictions. Instead, use those papers to start the conversation and whether there is an upcoming chance to increase your predicted grades. I hope you'll have mocks at school before you send off your UCAS application, that'll be excellent for you.

Worst case scenario, you put in all the effort you can now, smash your exams and apply the following year with achieved grades.