Flunked your A-levels? Time to consider whether to resit – or risk a re-mark

Karis Dunne Little, 20, missed being graded for her chemistry A-level by just four marks, so, despite her school’s reservations, asked for a re-mark.In the end, the re-mark came in lower, and by the time she received it – at a cost of £80 for two papers – she had secured a place via clearing to study geography at Staffordshire University.Mike Nicholson, director of student recruitment and admissions at the University of Bath, says being upgraded is harder than it used to