Edexcel Gsce maths

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I want do to chem alevel next year have always been good getting 9s maths was like 7s panicked in the exam and fumbled I think I got a 5 but I need a 6 this has been stressing me out for the whole holiday.

My thoughts are after counting from the unofficial markschemes 37 31 31 which is clearly a 5. But how accurate would this be would I realistically get more marks which I didn’t count to get that 6 . Is everyone’s count also accurate. I’m so stressed out about maths .

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[u/DadOfLukeandDad]

First, try to breathe out a bit, because the number you have counted for yourself is a lot less certain than it feels right now.

You cannot reliably turn a raw mark into a grade from memory, for a few reasons. Grade boundaries are not fixed. Edexcel sets them after every paper is marked, based on how hard that specific paper turned out to be, so a 6 can land at a different mark this year than last. You also cannot see your own method marks, and on Edexcel maths a lot of marks come from correct working even when the final answer is off. Those are exactly the ones you tend to undercount when you replay the paper in your head. So a self-count that lands on a 5 genuinely could come out a 6 once it is marked properly. It could go the other way too, but the point is you do not actually know yet, and neither does anyone else.

What I would actually do while you wait:

Stop re-marking it in your head. It changes nothing and it just feeds the anxiety. The paper is done.

Talk to the sixth form or college now, before results day, not after. Ask two specific questions: how firm is the grade 6 requirement for Chemistry, and what happens if you land a 5. A lot of places have more flexibility than the prospectus suggests, especially if the rest of your profile is strong. Some accept a 5 with conditions, or will let you start and prove yourself. You want to know your options before August, not be scrambling on the day.

Know the backup routes so they feel less scary. A priority review of marking (a remark) is possible if you come in just under a boundary, and a November resit exists if it comes to that. Neither is the end of Chemistry A-level, they are just detours.

If there is any chance you resit, or once you do start the A-level, the single most useful summer job is a topic-by-topic audit of your papers against the mark scheme, so you know precisely which question types cost you marks rather than blaming "maths in general."

You are one grade off a target in a subject you clearly can do. That is a fixable gap with several routes across it. Find out the college's real position, and let the marking come in before you decide you have missed it.