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Mark: outstanding (as in: not yet known)

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00:00 Mark: Outstanding (As In: Not Yet Known)
00:42 Accepted Answer Score 6
00:52 Answer 2 Score 4
01:09 Answer 3 Score 3
01:17 Answer 4 Score 2
01:36 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 6


I would go for “pending” (or, longer, “still pending”).




ANSWER 2

Score 4


I agree, using outstanding here is quite ambiguous.

I would use Awaiting mark or Pending mark - they are both clear and direct. (You can alternatively substitute mark with grade.)




ANSWER 3

Score 3


I think something such as 'Awaiting Results' would be more appropriate.




ANSWER 4

Score 2


To be received, or to be decided?

This fits into a pattern of common phrases: to be confirmed, to be announced, to be decided, which are standard enough that in many institutions they are given just as tbc, tba, tbd. To be received is less standard than these, but should be well-understood since it clearly invokes this well-known template.