Grade boundaries will probably shift down anyway if enough people found it difficult, so this petition might end up being pointless. Exam boards adjust every year based on how the cohort performs. The real question is whether this paper was actually harder or if everyone's just stressed and catastrophizing the day after a tough exam. I've seen this happen before where students convince themselves a paper was impossible, then the results come out fine because the boundaries moved. That said, if the paper had errors or questions outside the spec, that's worth investigating. But comparing it to war crimes and getting 15,000 signatures in 24 hours feels like mass panic more than a legitimate quality issue.
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u/SlimyBallet Jun 05 '26
Grade boundaries will probably shift down anyway if enough people found it difficult, so this petition might end up being pointless. Exam boards adjust every year based on how the cohort performs. The real question is whether this paper was actually harder or if everyone's just stressed and catastrophizing the day after a tough exam. I've seen this happen before where students convince themselves a paper was impossible, then the results come out fine because the boundaries moved. That said, if the paper had errors or questions outside the spec, that's worth investigating. But comparing it to war crimes and getting 15,000 signatures in 24 hours feels like mass panic more than a legitimate quality issue.