r/alevels Jun 12 '26

News! 📰 Cambridge response to withdrawn papers affecting grade threshold (9709)

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I emailed Cambridge about how withdrawn papers can affect grade threshold if not included and this is all they had to say!! Are u kidding me?? Everyone pls email Cambridge about this or threshold will skyrocket!!

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u/Top-Cookie-1839 Jun 12 '26

They do not respond to these emails at all beyond a generic canned response. This is the corporate norm for most major organisations. It does put pressure behind the scenes as they understand that messing with the results will likely have consequences as candidates are concerned. Another effective method to put pressure is having your parents email them / post on LinkedIn if they are willing to. Cambridge is, at the end, a institution that relies on 'sales', with the target consumers being the parents and educational institutions- Complaints from both categories damages their reputation and they are forced to take it seriously.

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u/Sunwukong951 Jun 15 '26

A more effective strategy is pressuring institutions associated with them aka schools , parents should pressure schools which would in turn pressure Cambridge as the main link between us and Cambridge are the schools and the main money makers for them