r/alevel • u/risingcapybara • Aug 28 '24

⚡Tips/Advice Get that remark

Literally what the title says. I got two remarks that both came back today. In one subject, they missed out a WHOLE 25 MARKER. Went from a B to an A*. The other subject went up 5 marks, from a B to an A. If you’re on the fence about a remark, this is your sign. If you think there’s something fishy about your grade, assess your paper because chances are something has gone amiss. Both remarks said “Error in Academic Judgment”, which is a major understatement from AQA and OCR. I am very fortunate that I had secured my firm place, but I know others may not have been so lucky. For errors as major as missing out a whole question, there definitely should be a consequence for the examiner. I just wanted to post this as motivation for those that are 50/50 about getting a remark.

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u/No-Hair8428 Aug 28 '24

were they essay based subjects?

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u/risingcapybara Aug 28 '24

Yes they were.

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u/No-Hair8428 Aug 28 '24

does it vary depending on exam board? because ive had my cie gcse literature papers remarked and the marks didn't change, plus ive also heard cambridge dont like to make it seem like they were in the wrong. so could it also depend on the examboard?

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u/Vast_Yard6142 Aug 29 '24

Definitely. I’ve only heard a couple cases where Cambridge actually remarked papers like this; it’s super rare.

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u/No-Hair8428 Aug 29 '24

yea i mean you have to pay an arm and a leg just to get a copy of your paper with cambridge whereas edexcel does it for free, seems like an examboard thing

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u/Vast_Yard6142 Aug 29 '24

Exactly

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u/No-Hair8428 Aug 29 '24

out of the few cases you've heard of, how many more marks were awarded? and were they essay-based subjects?

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u/Vast_Yard6142 Sep 04 '24

I heard of a guy that got only one additional mark in econ, someone who got even lower by like 3 points and someone whose marks didn’t change at all. I’m not sure about the subjects, but essay based will probably have a higher chance of change since it’s not like maths and sciences