A question re: A2 re-marks

[LadyLapsang]

My DS's school would like all of the scripts for a certain A2 paper re-marked. Very surprising results across the board for the whole class (pupils who had never got anything but A* / A getting Bs and those expected A/B getting Cs). Most of them have got into uni but some have lost their first choice because of this.

My DS is 4 marks below the grade above and 17 marks (I think) above the grade below. Obviously the marks (and overall grades) of re-graded scripts can go down as well as up although the most the teacher that deals with re-marks says he has ever seen a mark fall on one paper is by 11 marks. I would like DS's script re-marked but in the (unlikely I think) event of it being downgraded by 17 marks it would take him below his offer for uni. Does anyone know if it is likely that the uni would withdraw his place in a case like this? Think the re-mark might even come through after he has started.

It takes the exam boards that long to process remarks that it's unlikely to affect his university place. If he's in at the uni of his choice then it's possibly not worth the remark. For a lot of subjects they barely change the grade, especially the more cut and dried subjects like maths and science. With arts subjects that are more open to interpretation then there is more chance that grades could change.

There is a time limit for requesting remarks (I think one week), so that the results can come through before the start of the university term. It costs about £50 per paper.

Has your DS lost his first choice university place. If he has his offer, I would let sleeping dogs lie.

I've experienced this with a GCSE but not with A2 where I would have thought that it was "each to his own" since a drop in marks could mean the loss of a university place. In our case, DS was just below an A in English Lit and the school felt that English results were below what they would expect. The school asked if DS would agree to have his paper resubmitted with some others - as a result he got an A and other pupils' marks also improved.
I would think it extremely unlikely that your DS's mark would go down 17 marks - and it might well go up to the next grade. Is the school requesting photocopies of papers first or going for a priority remark (I'd imagine because of university requirements, it would be the second).

My DD had a priority re-mark 2 years ago. It was worth it as she was 1 mark below an A in english and went up 16 marks. If you are regraded upwards you get the money back - which was unexpected and pleasant.

I think it is unlikely his grade would go down.

But if he has got a place at the university he wants to go to then less important. And possibly not worth the chance of getting a lower grade.

What grade did he get?

What subject was this A2 in Ladylapsang? I'm just curious as DD's school is considering a blanket remark for similar surprising grade reasons.

DD's already decided to go for a remark as she missed the A by 2 marks and was terribly disappointed. She did get her first choice place though.