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idk what to do i never thought about a remark until my school's head of english (who doesn't even teach me) messaged me asking if i'd like her to go over my scripts (i got an A though i usually get an A* so she was probably as surprised as me) which was actually so nice of her :'(. i didn't even request my script until she asked as i thought i must've messed up and was lowkey too embarrassed to see them again, much less asking my teachers to look at them.

after going through my papers she said she feels like a few of the questions have been marked too harshly - for context i usually get around ~40/50 for unseen prose but i got marked a 26/50 and i didn't even walk about of the exam thinking i did badly. unseen poetry was 25/30 which was more expected - same paper and same set of skills but one is like 50% and the other 80%. surely it can't have been that bad?

and for the poetry paper she also said the second part (sheers/heaney for who did eduqas) felt too harshly marked... i. got 32/60 and i've never gotten below 40 in class even at the start of year 12. and i'd have suspected over generous marking but teachers have taught people who've gone on to do eng lit at cambridge so they know what they're doing. ironically i got the highest (86/120) in the drama paper which is usually my worst. i'm lucky i did well in coursework otherwise i would've been cooked... i said i don't think i'll get a remark as my marks are close to a B than an A but said she 'doesn't think an examiner remarking will look at the papers and think they've been too generous with any of the questions'. but it would cost more than 100 quid and i could literally get gracie abrams tickets or something instead of being humbled if the grade stays the same. or worse, expelled, lowered.

TLDR: i got an A or 297/300, my teacher felt the papers were marked too harshly and i do too but idk if i should get them remarked as i'm 17 marks below the grade boundary for an A* and 11 marks above a B. and i've already confirmed by insurance so the raised grade wouldn't get me into my firm so it'll mainly be for peace of mind that i didn't get a rogue super strict examiner or something.

i’m 2 marks below an A and i’ve gone over my script and my teacher suggests that i only mark pure 2 and stats which have been unremarked by 1 mark each. but he also saw that pure 1 and mechanics were overmarked by 1 mark each so suggested i only remark pure 2 and stats, and not the other ones but i can only request for paper 3 as a whole.

if the above is true then i will likely end up only getting one extra mark, unless the examiner checking the script condoned the same mistake in mechanics as the first? is it worth the risk of getting a remark in this case?

Currently trying to distract myself with doomscrolling but ever so often my heart drops and I genuinely feel sick at the thought of opening UCAS 🤢

Does anyone know if preliminary reading is typical for undergraduate courses as I lowkey don't think I'll meet my offer conditions- I know I could read them anyway and I might, as one or two look quite interesting but I guess if I knew for certain that I'm going to lse I'd read all of them (but I'm really not after exams...). Sry idk if that makes sense 😭 just mainly wondering if it is expected for you to read them.

hi- i'm currently preparing for an a-level speaking/oral exam which i decided to do on the recent pfas legislation and whether it's effective. i stumbled upon the existence of pfas from a french podcast then the topic became a never-ending rabbit hole. now it's less than a week to my exam and i still don't really have a clear answer- i mean, i know it's very ambitious and certainly a good thing, yet the lobbying and exclusion of kitchenware from the initial bill makes one doubt whether a blanket will ever be possible as based on the research (though admittedly perhaps not enough) even though industries claim some pfas are not carcinogenic/harmful and idk if economical interest from such a big industry makes the effort seem futile. a scientist from a documentary i watched said that banning pfas one by one (eg, pfoa) is like drying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon.

anyways accidentally stumbled upon this place and was wondering if there are some more knowledgable people who can provide some insights?