I am purely shocked and appalled by the breach of promise that Edexcel have done for this paper. I was generally well prepared, even sick, for questions, even ones that were difficult, ENTIRELY ON THE BASIS THAT THE QUESTIONS WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE. But it seems like this paper just broke that promise made in 2019. I have improved in general terms since getting a C on my mock, and I fear that my university chances will be ruined because of this paper. Sure, I got questions wrong that maybe a few others have got right. But in no way did I feel that many of those questions were even remotely assessing the knowledge of the specification or general mathematical capability of the average student. My heart goes out to those who have been traumatized or have been unfairly affected by this paper, I am in the same boat and desparately need a B, which I may not get.
Walking out that exam hall, I couldn't feel any of my senses, couldn't see properly because of the tears rolling down my face, couldn't hear properly because of the trauma warping my hearing. All i could feel was sadness and rage. I spend what felt like my entire life preparing for this exam. But nothing could have prepared me for whatever the devil wrote on those pieces of paper. My brain cannot comprehend what happened that afternoon, frankly I'm surprised I am even able to write this, but I persevere, so you too can express your story without having the pain to write it out and experience it once again. Truly a nightmare that I would never want to experience again.