I Am One Mark Away From the Next Grade - Should I Ask Pearson for a Remark?
I Am One Mark Away From the Next Grade - Should I Ask Pearson for a Remark? Results day creates a very particular kind of frustration: being one or two marks below the next grade. At that distance, a review can feel obvious. “Surely somebody can find one more mark.” But Pearson's official process is not a request to be generous, and it is not a second examiner being asked to hunt for extra credit. The formal service is called a review of marking, and its purpose is to check whether the original marking correctly applied the mark scheme . That distinction matters because a review does not guarantee an increase. Pearson states that candidates' marks or grades can go up, go down or stay the same. Centres are therefore required to obtain candidate consent for services where the mark may be lowered. The sensible question is not simply “How close am I to the next boundary?” It is “Is there evidence in the script that the mark scheme may not have been applied correctly, and what ...