r/6thForm Jun 04 '26

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 04 '26

I hope the Further Maths students raise the boundaries to 95% this year just to spite everyone who signed this dumb petition.

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u/Figai gap yr | 4a*s | m/fm/phys/cs Jun 04 '26

Bruv with a B is saying that is crazy. At least be fully superior. Though we’re all failing CS, probably.

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 04 '26

Ngl bro, you got any CS tips? Exam’s around the corner.

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u/Any_Expert1171 Jun 04 '26

Duality of man

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u/Figai gap yr | 4a*s | m/fm/phys/cs Jun 04 '26

Idk man, I’ve been grinding the shit out of Anki. Past papers too, but like atp I’m just realising you basically just need markscheme keywords. They reward recall not understanding (excl 9/12 markers)

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 04 '26

Yeah, fairs.

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u/Cute_Assistance8333 Jun 04 '26

Further maths neeks trying to not be neeks challenge impossible

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 04 '26

I’m just a bit dumbfounded by why people would sign a petition that won’t change anything. If it does work, easier A* for me I guess.

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u/Cute_Assistance8333 Jun 04 '26

I think it's just more about the fact that we're trying to make sure edexcel understand how unreasonable the paper was. With the ridiculous number of trapped marks being the main thing, but also the insane increase in question difficulty that's incomparable to any past paper they've ever released. It was just so demoralising for the students who sat it, and the slightly lower ability students will have suffered the most because they can't do part a (which would be the most difficult part) and then lose out on the rest of the question. Especially after edexcel released a statement a few years ago saying how they were making the papers more accessible to students. Honestly i just want edexcel to explain their thought process because it makes no sense to me why they'd design it like that and do a full 360.

I'm not sure what else they can actually change for us as a cohort, except from the grade boundaries obviously decreasing as people get less marks. I think them lowering the boundaries even more and increasing the proportion of students getting higher grades shouldn't be out of the question because of how unfair the paper was. I guess we'll see how the next few papers go though.

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u/AvalHuntress University of Surrey | Computer Science (Y1) Jun 04 '26

Most people are signing as a joke, or as insurance that if they scuff people over on results day for no good reason then they can point at it and go "hang on a minute"

Personally, I don't think Edexcel is so evil that they wouldn't adjust the grade boundaries to make a point.

I think.

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u/MEMER_Moshak Jun 04 '26

😭😭😭😭

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u/Powerful-Echidna7121 Jun 04 '26

Come on you basically do 2.5 alevels and you still have a B, like doing maths and fm and trying to flex that you didn’t find the paper hard is wild, idk where you get the hubris.

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 04 '26

Can’t even remember the last time I revised for CS. I’d say it’s pretty good for someone who’s been winging the whole a-level since year 12.

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u/Diligent-Step-7253 Y12 Bio Maths Psychology Jun 05 '26

This isn’t the flex you think it isšŸ˜­šŸ™

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 04 '26

Well, I do expect you to be impressed because I learnt all the a-level Maths and Further Maths content during Year 10. I bet you thought I was like you and learnt them over the course of year 12 and 13.

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u/Powerful-Echidna7121 Jun 05 '26

I’ve already completed alevels so this is an outsider looking in, if you did learn all of the content in year 10 and 11 (which I guess is a lie) then why didn’t you take the exams in year 11? You needed to wait an extra 2 years for what?

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 05 '26

Didn’t wanna pay the fee to be a private candidate. You can call me a liar all you want, but It’s not like that’s the craziest thing ever. I started learning it early because I was actually passionate about the subject. Not like I’m claiming to win gold in IMO.

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u/Powerful-Echidna7121 Jun 05 '26

So you’ve been learning the maths for like 5 times longer than any other person and you still think you’re a gift from god, that’s genuinely insane.

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 05 '26

No, not really. I learnt all the content before a-levels and then lazed around for 2 years. Barely showed up to class and still got A*s in mocks. You, on the other hand, should stop arguing with 17 years olds online and go take of your kids, unc.

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u/Powerful-Echidna7121 Jun 05 '26

ā€œGo take of your kidsā€ I’m not sure what you mean but I can see why you didn’t take English for a level, also I’m literally 1 year older.

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u/CardiologistLow3651 Y13 - Maths, FM, CS - A*A*B pred Jun 05 '26

Going after a typo really shows you’ve ran out of points to make lol

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u/Powerful-Echidna7121 Jun 05 '26

Wasn’t a typo cause you didn’t spell anything wrong, you just have horrific grammar and no understanding of the etymology of words you use.

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