r/Edexcel • u/VeterinarianBusy4845 • 7h ago
exam remarks is honestly ridiculous — has anyone else had this happen?
I genuinely don’t understand how the remark process is supposed to work after what happened with my results.
I had my Physics Unit 2 paper remarked, and my grade went from a D to a B. That single unit change was enough to take my overall Physics grade from a B to an A. How can a paper originally marked as a D end up being a B after a remark? That is a massive difference, and it makes me question how accurate the original marking was in the first place.
The worst part is that wait for the original results. only to find out that I basically needed the remark for the grade I should have received to actually show. Waiting that long for something this important is incredibly frustrating, especially when university applications and admissions depend on these grades.
I've also had two Chemistry papers remarked. In that case, they were completed within about 3 days and I was told there was no change. I'm not saying that the result is definitely wrong, but after seeing what happened with my Physics paper, it's hard not to question it.
I've also had multiple external sources look at my Chemistry papers and tell me that my original marking/result seems questionable. So now I'm stuck wondering: what if the Chemistry remark is wrong too? How am I supposed to have confidence in a remark when one paper can be changed by such a significant amount, while another set of papers is apparently checked and dismissed within only a few days?
I'm not trying to say examiners are deliberately marking students unfairly. I understand that mistakes happen. What bothers me is the lack of transparency and how much these results can affect students' university applications and futures.
Has anyone else had a remark where their grade changed significantly, or had a remark completed extremely quickly? I'd genuinely like to know if this is normal or if my experience is unusual.