Well my January exams results came back and they were good- better than I expected!

The problem lies with one of my subjects, History.

I require a B in History to do Contempory History at the University of Leicester (which is a brilliant university that I love)

Currently I have 273 marks, which is a B grade- at the cut off point of 273!

I am thinking about re-sitting my British history exam, which is the lowest of the four History exam papers that I have done

Should I:-

A) Re-sit

The exam would be on the 16th May.

I feel I can do this but it will put pressure on the rest of my exams.

The good news is though that this exam would be a whole month before my other A-level exams and if I got a lower mark it wouldn't be a problem because I would choose my higher mark

B) Risk it

Leave them as they are and sit my two remaining exams in June, which is do-able but there is the worry that I could drop a few marks and end up with a C


Option A or option B

I'd appreciate your advice

I'd got for option A, just put in the extra work and study time and re-sit to make sure.. It'll all be worth it in the end :thumbsup:

I would guess it would depend how well subscribed the course is going to be? Can you contact them to ask?

K x

get a really interesting hobby, which includes team work and socialising. Something that demonstrates determination too. These things are usually more use when it comes down to the wire. Everybody needs 'a unique selling point' ;)

I'd re-sit and also do as Strix suggests... experiance, people skills and willingness to learn overrule qualifications... if you can prove these things then if your a few points low you'll still probably get on your course :)

I think the only reason I got onto my Uni course is cus of my vast amounts of experiance in the field I was going to be studying in... mainly because I failed my maths A level and got a lower mark on both my other subjects than anyone thought I would, including myself... but hey, I'm on my degree now... I've got a year placement with a company starting soon... all because I'm good at applying myself, I'm excellant learner and I love helping people...

if you can prove you understand things and research etc off your own back, its better than some poxy A level... I'm sure our education system is there for kicks... I know people with reems of A's who are the WORST people to ever ask if you want something explaining, they either just spout out an equation and dont have a clue about what they've just regurgitated... or their people skills are SO poor they cant get a simple convosation done.

Actually - re-reading my own post, I didn't explain too well. What I said counts for getting onto a degree. I was below my expected grades, but got onto my degree course because of my hobbies, skills and experience

Contact your University and ask to go and see them. Explain the situation and tell them that you really want to do the course there and your main reasons for doing it.

My course requirements were way above what I got overall, but in the subjects I specialised in, I got excellent grades. I did the visit and spoke to admissions tutor and some of the lecturers. Uni is not only about getting the grades, as Strix says, it is about your life also and particularly the desire to succeed. I went to school with some real "brainboxes" but then they flunked Uni because they weren't able to apply themselves to other areas and they didn't have the determination to succeed.

Good luck

Okay, there are 2 questions to ask youself if you pick option A

1) can you realistically bring that grade up higher?

2) is the amount of work you have to put into re-sitting that module (which you will not be taught agin, i'll add) going to have a detrimental effect of you other 2 modules which are much more important to get good grades in IMHO.

You need an actual score from those 2 modules anyway regardless of whether you retake this one or not. I;d just put the extra effort into these 2 new modules because you'll be given revision help for those.

Havign said that, i resat one of my media modules recently and ended up with a 2 grade change from a C up to and A (100% i'll add! :thumbsup:)

good luck whichever you choose, hope this helps

Wilf

Option C

Re-take ANY of the history exams which you think you can get the most marks in.

hmm you all make very helpful points, but some are different.

It is a good idea to work really hard on the two remaining modules and make sure I don't drop any marks....

The fact you re-took your exam to aim to be part of the university would act in favour for you. You may not be the number one choice that way, but they will respect you and would probably consider letting you in.

Originally posted by Lickable
The fact you re-took your exam to aim to be part of the university would act in favour for you. You may not be the number one choice that way, but they will respect you and would probably consider letting you in.

Hmm thats a good point

If I score higher on this re-sit, which I probably will, then it'll be marks that I won't be sweating for in June....

Ahh what the hell I'm going to go for it, option A

Thanks for your advice everyone

Now! Get back to those books!:heyhey:

and Good Luck.

I think re-sit because you keep the highest mark, so if you do badly in the re-sit, you don't lose your mark from the january exam. I regret not re-sitting one of my philosophy AS exams in year 13 because I ended up with a C overall and I could have raised it to a B if i re-sat it :)