Coronavirus: Going to university this year? Here’s what you need to know – The National

Coronavirus: Going to university this year? Here’s what you need to know – The National

Exam boards across the globe have been forced to call off summer finals due to the coronavirus outbreak.. In the myriad of different international exam boards, the International Baccalaureate cancelled its May exams and Cambridge International, Pearson and Oxford International AQA will scrap international tests, including IGCSEs and A-levels.. Most boards that grade international pupils cancelled or postponed school-leavers' exams this year.. The International Baccalaureate called off its May examinations last week, while Cambridge International scrapped tests including IGCSE, O-level, AS-level and A-level.. Schools are waiting for details from exam boards such as IB and Cambridge International on the criteria to grade pupils.. "Our teachers will submit assessment data of pupils' achievements and these will be used and moderated by the Cambridge International Examination Board to award final examination grades," he said.. Ella Burkett, a 17-year-old Turkish-American pupil who lives in Abu Dhabi, was all set for IB exams in May, but does not believe it will stop her going to university in the United States.. I am expecting problems in the first few semester at university. So the decision to cancel exams has left pupils in limbo, until exam boards explain what grading will look like.. Stephen