Clash City Rocker Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Good work folks, The "Brat" got on to her tracking at 06.30am to find out that she had been accepted for West London Uni (Ealing) to study Business. Got her grades at 08.15am from School, Business B, Geography B, and Classics C. Really chuffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Well done everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I always regretted not having my English A level (which cost me my place at Oxford, sigh) re-marked. Worth discussing with teachers first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Thank you and well done everyone We had to wait until 10.00 am for ES and DDs respective schools to open for results - no texting here either. DD says "now the hard work starts" She wants to do medicine and will need 3 A grades and well over 300 UCAS points this time next year, and she also has to sit the UKCat test in the next few weeks. Cinnamon, DD says if it were her, she would appeal but that's just her opinion - hope you can get it satisfactorily sorted though. Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Ahh wicked Lewis, they're really nice! I was in Alexandra Halls last year, by the sea. Cinnamon, I would ask for the papers to be remarked possibly if the grade was that much different to what you expected it to be. How did her friends on that course do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Funnily enough 2 friends who also expected an A both got a C They will all be talking to their tutor as soon as college returns,I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 oh congrats to those who got what they wanted, and commiserations to those who didnt. I'm a governor of my girls' 2ndary school, and we had an email from the head this morning - we got the best ever Alevel results in the school's history this year! Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Congratulations to everyone - they all seem terrific results to me. With regard to Cinnamon's daughter - just shows how much the pressure is on if she isn't happy with her grades - and they are really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Well done to everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Well done all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Collected my AS results...A in Art, (which I'm dropping... ) B in Maths, (A's in my C1 retake and Stats, unfortunately a D in the C2 paper, it was HORRIBLE, am going to retake), B in Physics, (Just, VERY HAPPY about that though!) and a B in Biology, (Annoyingly, 4 marks off an A, so will probably retake that paper as I got a high C, but I know I can do better). So overall ABBB, but I'm feeling quite positive, I'll get there. Hoping to apply to do Biology/optometry for 2011...Feel happy though having looked at clearing as 3 places are offering optom places this year, and everything considered that's impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Well done everyone DD got a C in her Business Studies A level and we won't mention the other two....Given that she spent nearly all of the year not going in she was amazed to get that. Anyway, she's nearly done her 4th week in her full time job and is enjoying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Annoyingly, 4 marks off an A, so will probably retake that paper as I got a high C, but I know I can do better. Great results,Liz How do you know how many marks you are off of a higher grade? I am trying to find out if Devons C in English was a close B,& therefore a good idea to get re marked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Don't forget that they can drop a grade if remarked and this would stick. They were stressing that point this morning on TV. When DD and other classmates didn't do as well as expected in a couple of A/S levels school were against remarking and they just did re-sits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Well done everyone I hope that those heading to uni in the next few weeks will have a smooth transition to their new way of life and that parents don't have too much more stress to deal with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Well done everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbier Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 How do you know how many marks you are off of a higher grade? I am trying to find out if Devons C in English was a close B,& therefore a good idea to get re marked? My son got his (AS) results detailed into individual module marks, so you could work out the overall mark. I looked at last year's (2009) grade boundaries as to where he was. I think they differ slightly from year to year, but it gave an idea, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Devon should have the UMS score she got for each module, Sarah, and thetotal UMS its out of - look at the exam boards website and see what the grade boundaries were, that'll tell you how far off she was I've never bothered with re-marks, some people at school have gone ... re-take and you could get worse, but the best result counts Just been to a friends for a BBQ, and then to Walkabout ... there was a bouncy castle + foam party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Very well done if you got the marks you hoped for; for those that didn't hold on to the thought that isn't exams that matter most in the long term, it is you and how you deal with life - and when you are middle aged, "Ooops, word censored!"ody asks how you did in a levels anymore!! (Thankfully !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I know I've got rubbish results Oh shhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Devon should have the UMS score she got for each module, Sarah, and thetotal UMS its out of - look at the exam boards website and see what the grade boundaries were, that'll tell you how far off she was Her 'B' is 1 point off an 'A' & her 'C' is 3 points off a 'B' Looks like a re mark could be beneficial,then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You should consider the possibility that another marker may score the paper lower, it's happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 You should consider the possibility that another marker may score the paper lower, it's happened. That's what I said yesterday. I know we all want what's best for our children but personally I don't think getting them remarked does them any favours. The result is what they get on the day. The same as with a driving test. DD failed on what she and her instructor were adament she shouldn't have done. She could have appealed but decided what was the point. She drew a line under it and took it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Her 'B' is 1 point off an 'A' & her 'C' is 3 points off a 'B' Looks like a re mark could be beneficial,then. Yes, but is that '1 point off 'for ONE exam or averaged over several items (eg. a few exams and a few items of course work)? If its over several items then it needs to go up by 1 mark on all the items to go up 1 mark overall. 3 points is quite a lot. Just a thought. H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Its on one module of the exam - one paper. The other mark - the C which is almost a B is on the other module, so in all,with both scores added up,she is 3 points from an overall B. We shall see what her tutor says in September,anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
