NationStates Jolt Archive

I got mine this morning and didn't do brilliantly, i was just wondering how other people did

i got: English Literature: C
English Language: C
Geography: C
History: C
Dual Award Science: BB
Maths: A
French: A
Spanish: A

I did ok ..

French - D
Maths - C
R.e - C
History - B
English - B
English lit - B
D&T - B
Science - BB
ICT - A

Well, got my A-levels about 10 days ago..

well done WWA! especially in ICT!

I did my gcse's last year, i did rather well. I got my As last week...i didnt do too badly there though i did kinda muck up my chemistry a bit

GCSEs:

English lit: A
english lang: A
maths: A
double science: A*, A*
german: A
french: A*
spanish: A
ICT: A
Latin: B
food Tech: B
RE: B

(i did a lot of exams!)

AS-levels:

Business: A
German: B
Biology: B
general studies: B
chemistry: D

Got my A Levels last week - good luck/well done to all you GCSEers :)

i took IGCSEs the year before last.

Straight As with 2 A-stars :D

for GCSEs I got
English Lit B
English Lang B
Maths A*
Dual Award science A* A*
German A
History A
IT A
Geography A*
Latin A* (which is a fluke as I'm not much good at latin, or so I thought)

Here's mine, congrats to everyone!

English Literature: A*
English language: A
Busisness studies: A
Science: A
Science 2: A
DT graphics: B
IT: B
Maths: B
Religious Studies: B
Art 3D: C
Art Fine: D
French: D

English A
Religious Studies A
Classical Civilisation A
Maths A
French A
Art B
Biology A
History A*
English Literature A*

No offense guys, but you do know they mean very very little? Even less than Standard Grades?

For those who care, I got my Highers back a few weeks ago.

Maths: A
Chemistry: A
Physics: A
Computing: A
English: B

No offense guys, but you do know they mean very very little? Even less than Standard Grades?

Yes, but I worked my fucking arse off and had to put up with dickheads teaching me useless shit for two years, so I think I have the right to be proud of my results

Yes, but I worked my fucking arse off and had to put up with dickheads teaching me useless shit for two years, so I think I have the right to be proud of my results

Well said. I had to put in two years of solid work for my grades, putting up with supply and underqualified teachers along the way. All of that work, the trouble I had with certain equations and the learning of endless foreign words all lead up to this one point. We have our results and we are proud, and I for one won't put up with any dickhead telling us they mean shit.

You need to get good results in what you want to do. And you need to do Maths until at least AS because otherwise employers with laugh in your face and spit at you.

Anyways....

I did pretty badly, but I only have myself to blame. I didn't work hard.

English Lan. A

English Lit. A

German. A

Geography. D (Got thrown out of class and thus I wasn't there when she explained how the exam worked)

Science. A

Science. A

Maths. A

History. A*

B + E. A

Ben (or _Myopia_ on NS) scored Straight A*'s :D

But the battle is now joined for A-Levels, and I am pretty sure I can score 3 A's and a B for 4 Full A-Levels. Then it's just Warwick for my Politics Degree, and then The LSE for my masters - ....and then I can start working in Politics!

well i did buggar all work (i didn't even do my geog c/w), in fact i spent he majority of the last two years skiving off hence why i didn't exactly do my best, however i don't regret it, i managed to get good enough grades to take the 4 subjects i want to next year and i had fun rather than having to do actual work. Once you start 6th form no one even gives a sh*t what grades you got at GCSE just as long as you passed them

Well said. I had to put in two years of solid work for my grades, putting up with supply and underqualified teachers along the way. All of that work, the trouble I had with certain equations and the learning of endless foreign words all lead up to this one point. We have our results and we are proud, and I for one won't put up with any dickhead telling us they mean shit.

Hey, join the club. I put in (some) work too, had useless teachers left, right and centre and was rubbish at French. I got 7 1's and a 2. (7 A's and a B). But I'll be the first to admit they mean nothing.

I didn't say you couldn't be proud. It was more a stab at the rather pointless nature of the Education Authority. ("The exams aren't getting easier, pupils are getting smarter." My backside they are.) Again, no offense intended to anyone here. I'm not trying to call anyone stupid-although it may seem that way.

Sorry if im intruding, but im really friggin' confused. what the hell are you guys talking about? is this a british thing or am i just a dumbass? both? ;)

GCSE's are English exams (and Welsh too, maybe. I'm afraid I'm not sure). You sit them when you're about 14/15. The Scottish equivalent is Standard Grades (although they aren't quite the same, but good enough).

GCSE's are English exams (and Welsh too, maybe. I'm afraid I'm not sure). You sit them when you're about 14/15. The Scottish equivalent is Standard Grades (although they aren't quite the same, but good enough).
alright. equivalent to the SAT or ACT maybe (US tests- 17/18 yro.). college entrance exams?

can you take them as many times as you want?

No, you can take them once and once only. You pick x subjects, study them for two years, then take the test. And yes, they are used as a means of entering colleges/university's (but not many-GCSE's aren't worth a great deal, as I pointed out.) It's the A levels (Higher's in Scotland) that actually count. Except A levels don't really either, because nearly everyone gets an A. Highers are getting close to this, but aren't that bad yet.

And you can re-sit Highers (and maybe A levels) once.

You take them when you are 16.

Wales do take GCSEs because i took the Welsh board English exams (my school was a bit strange) and actually you can retake GCSEs, i think the retake exams are in November

Its more equivalent to the Stanford 9, testing that is done in around 33 states and gives you a score between 1 and 9 in several academic areas. If you're in one of these states, you've taken this test approximately every 3 years.

You need to get good results in what you want to do. And you need to do Maths until at least AS because otherwise employers with laugh in your face and spit at you.

Anyways....

I did pretty badly, but I only have myself to blame. I didn't work hard.

English Lan. A

English Lit. A

German. A

Geography. D (Got thrown out of class and thus I wasn't there when she explained how the exam worked)

Science. A

Science. A

Maths. A

History. A*

B + E. A

Ben (or _Myopia_ on NS) scored Straight A*'s :D

But the battle is now joined for A-Levels, and I am pretty sure I can score 3 A's and a B for 4 Full A-Levels. Then it's just Warwick for my Politics Degree, and then The LSE for my masters - ....and then I can start working in Politics!


I cant believe a __________ like you got anything higher than a C.

You take them when you are 16.

Meh, I figured GCSE's were taken at the same time as Standard Grades. And I took my SG's when I was 14.

Ditto for the re-sits. You can't re-sit SGs. Although, you do do a prelim, and can appeal to that grade if you flunk the proper exam.

English Literature (D)
English Languauge (D)
Mathematics (D)
Science (D)
History (U)-Ungraded
Drama (X)-Unattended
French (X)-Unattended
Design & Communication (X)-Unattended
Time well spent!!!
Basically,I didn't study or give a shit....I was 15!
But,wait!..what's this?...according to my CV,I have 5 GCSE's! and no-one has ever asked me to provide proof or checked!

Biology B
Chemistry A
DT D
English A
English lit B
German A*
History A
Maths B
Physics A
Religous C

What are the GCSE's?

science: BB
DT: D
english: B
english lit: B
expressive arts: D
RE: A
french: C
history: B
latin: D
maths: B

i got into my school's sixth form, which is great.. means i get to put off the real world for another two years :D

I hope this doesnt annoy anyone...

Biology A*
Chemistry A*
English A*
English Lit. A*
French A*
History A*
ICT A*
Maths A*
Physics A*
RS A*
Spanish A*

Not sure if i deserved those (apparently i came in top 5 in country in english lit though :))

What are the GCSE's?


General Certificate of Secondary Education. They are exams that you spend two years studying for, and you take them when you are 16. People take between 8-12 depending on ability/circumstances

i did my mths gcse in year 10 and got the result a few days ago. got a b on the intermediate

I did same as above, maths GCSE at the end of year 10, I do all my other GCSE's next year.

Got an A* :D

grats to all that did well.

Well I'm Scottish so I got me Standard Grades about a month ago, roughly equivalent to GCSEs, except you only take between 6 and 8.
But, I know you're all dying to know what I got...
(a 1=an A for reference)
Maths: 1
English: 1
Physics: 1
Chemistry: 1
Biology: 1
Computing Studies: 1
Modern Studies: 1
French: 1

*grins like a loon*

I find it incredible that some of you are complaining about your 'useless teachers left, right and centre' and then end up with decent grades. It appears that you're either saying that decent GCSE grades can be achieved by people with very little subject knowledge (thereby undermining yourselves) or you need to give your teachers some credit.

As for supply teachers, anyone wondering why so many schools are having trouble getting hold of qualified teachers??? Crap pay certainly.. but most kids at school don't stop to think that teachers are there to teach and help kids mature into individuals.. Not have to babysit immature clowns who think it's funny to disrupt other people's education.

Oh, and those that plan on presenting a counter-argument of self-education - How many of you will have bothered to get hold of the syllabus, read the required material associated with the subject, discovered how to present your case in a fluent style and marked, assessed and presented your coursework and paperwork to the examination board by the deadline???

Exactly.. Congratulations to those students that are proud of their results and those that recognise their underachievement was only due to lack of work.. At least you appear to understand how to achieve next time. As for those comments on GCSEs meaning very little... Every achievement means something.

Well heres mine:
Music A*
French A*
Spanish A*
Physics A*
Maths A*
Additional Maths C (marked like A-levels, not GCSE, so equivilent to a B)
Biology A
Chemistry A
History A
English Language A
English Lit. B
Geography B
RE C (half GCSE only)

Looks like I've got the most (12 and a half) :D

Good point Music Teachers (I'm guessing you probably are a teacher), but I expect a lot of pupils couldn't care less anyway. Many wouldn't want to come to school so like to take out their annoyance on the teachers who, as you said, are their to help them achieve a better future, despite them failing to see that. I do respect my old teachers, despite the fact that sometimes my friend's explanation was better than the teacher's, but its something I wouldn't want to do.

I got an A in Latin, all those years (Well, six years) ago. It only stands out in my mind because I was predicted a D, and thoroughly loathed the teacher, so I got an A to spite him.

Did anybody else here take latin? Do you even study latin anymore?

At my school, we had to do Latin in the first year (year 7), but I found it really dull so gave it up the next year and did spanish instead.

At my school, we had to do Latin in the first year (year 7), but I found it really dull so gave it up the next year and did spanish instead.

We didn't get the option to do Spanish. I'm thinking of going to evening classes to learn it. I'm determined to become fluent in a language other than english, because in this day and age, being monolingual is, frankly, disgraceful. I think Spanish is the most attractive, since I can go to places like Cuba and Chile and Mexico with it. Having said that, I don't know how much the language varies from country to country.

I think I enjoyed Latin solely because I've always had an interest in Roman history. I didn't much like the utter fuckwit of a teacher I had for GCSE-level latin, though, and almost regretted taking it. Few other teachers do I look back on with such contempt.

I took some of the first set of multiple choice science GCSE exams about, oh, almost a decade ago, and did pretty well, as I recall.

I got an A in Latin, all those years (Well, six years) ago. It only stands out in my mind because I was predicted a D, and thoroughly loathed the teacher, so I got an A to spite him.

Did anybody else here take latin? Do you even study latin anymore?

yeah I did latin, no idea why, but some how I managed to get an A* :confused: , i never thought I was any good but I'm not complaining :D and my teacher was quite good.

Well, I sat mine a long time ago, or so it feels, and did really well:

Standard grades:
Biology 1
Chemistry 1
Computing 1
English 1
Geography 1
German 2
Maths 1
Physics 1

Highers
Biology A
Chemistry A
Computing A
English A
Geography A
Maths A
Physics A

CSYS
Chemistry A
Maths A
Physics A

Don't let anyone fool you though, University is far harder, I only got 2nd class honours from University of Durham.


Oh, and those that plan on presenting a counter-argument of self-education - How many of you will have bothered to get hold of the syllabus, read the required material associated with the subject, discovered how to present your case in a fluent style and marked, assessed and presented your coursework and paperwork to the examination board by the deadline???


I agree to an extent, I had excellent teachers.

The school however couldn't timetable me for Biology, so I studied it without a class in my own time, skipping computing classes to do the practicals. I got the best result in the year for the Prelims (mocks) so the school okay-ed me to sit the exam. So how's that for a self-education argument?

I accept my lower standard marks in German and Geography were my own lazy fault though.

Starting my GCSEs this year, first exam (Science) in November.

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Oh, and those that plan on presenting a counter-argument of self-education - How many of you will have bothered to get hold of the syllabus, read the required material associated with the subject, discovered how to present your case in a fluent style and marked, assessed and presented your coursework and paperwork to the examination board by the deadline???
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One by the looks of things and it's a shame that the school was unable to timetable small classes. Once again down to lack of appropriate funding and schools now being run like businesses.

well i did buggar all work (i didn't even do my geog c/w), in fact i spent he majority of the last two years skiving off hence why i didn't exactly do my best, however i don't regret it, i managed to get good enough grades to take the 4 subjects i want to next year and i had fun rather than having to do actual work. Once you start 6th form no one even gives a sh*t what grades you got at GCSE just as long as you passed them

That depends on what you want to do after your A levels! I teach in a Sixth Form College, so I do know about these things.

If you want to go to a decent University, it will take a hell of a reference to overcome poor GCSE grades - the admissions officers look at them first (often before predicted A Level grades), and if they're not up to scratch they sometimes won't even look at the rest of the form. It's a shame that you have to rely on results from exams taken when you're a kid who really can't appreciate how important they'll be in shaping the rest of your life, but that's how it is.

but my GCSE results aren't exactly poor, they might not be the best that i can do but they're not that bad!

Sorry, I wasn't referring to your results (which are, indeed, not that bad), I was addressing your comment that they don't matter after you start your A levels, which just isn't the case.

Sorry, I wasn't referring to your results (which are, indeed, not that bad), I was addressing your comment that they don't matter after you start your A levels, which just isn't the case.
that's just what I've been told

General Certificate of Secondary Education. They are exams that you spend two years studying for, and you take them when you are 16. People take between 8-12 depending on ability/circumstances

I wish we had something challenging here in the states.

English A
English lit A
Maths A*
Biology A*
Physics A*
Chemistry A*
Spanish A*
German A*
French A*
History B

and all this spending my "study" leave doing much more interesting things. like playing vice city :)

lol what i find funny is everyone kacks themselves every year over GCSE's, they try their hardest to get A's and A*'s.... I never went to school, got 5 C's, had an easy time which has given me a nice low blood pressure and depression is unknown!!! All anyone needs to get is 5 C's. Im now doing a Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship and by the time im 24/25 ill b on £50,000 a year. All the same tho well done to everyone who did well in GCSE's!!!!!

well actually I had to get at least 5 As and a B for the school I wanted to go to for sixth form.

i didnt, when I originally went to 6th form it was wit the school I was in. The only time I had to actually work hard was for the entrance exams to get an assisted place (im poor) just b4 year 7. But ull find state colleges are probably just as good as sixth forms, probably better coz u learn more life skills

I got:

English: A*
English Lit: A
Maths: A
Double Award Science: AA
History: A
IT: A*
Religious Studies: A*
German: A*
Latin: A*
Ancient Greek: A*


I was well shocked... I did bugger-all in study leave, my coursework grades were shit, and I did a total of about 4 hours revision.

I personally feel that GCSEs are way too easy... they should make them harder. Otherwise, it's just not a challenge and it lets bright students down. There is honestly no way I should have ended up with 6 A*s and 5 As, not with the amount of work (or lack of it) that I did.

YES! someone agrees with me that they r too easy!!!!! I neva eva went to school, in year 11 i missed 4 weeks out of 6 in one half term. In my mocks I got 5 U's and when I did the real thing I got 5 C's. (I did 7 GCSE's lol). And for someone thats as lazy as I was then I should never have passed a single exam!

I have the french bac.
I got:

French oral 11
French written 7
English 13
German 14
Geography/history 8
Philosophy 8
Math 13
Physics 16
Technology 16

I must forget something.....

My sister (who is younger than me) got hers and she 7 A's and 4 B's (I don't know what each corresponded to). I my got my AS results the week before and I got B in French, Sociology and Politics whilst I got a C in History.

Ancient Greek: A*

And what school does ancient Greek as a GCSE?

mine did

And what school does ancient Greek as a GCSE?
You'd be amazed, mine did.

But that was only because the latin teacher knew it, and those that wanted to do it, had to do it in their own time (it wasn't a timetabled subject)

And what school does ancient Greek as a GCSE?

Well, mine, obviously! It's a private girls' school, and therefore (rightfully) regards the classics as important. Ancient Greek was absolutely fantastic... I loved every minute of it. Being able to read classic books in the original language is always awe-inspiring, and doing the language has improved my vocabulary immensely. Plus, we had brilliant debates on such issues as translations (for example, the accurate translation of the Bible) and the morals of the characters/gods in the Greek myths.

Call me a geek, but it was fantastic and I'd recommend doing the GCSE to anyone who can, even though I did have to do it in my own time. I'm doing the A-Level next :)

Well, mine, obviously! It's a private girls' school, and therefore (rightfully) regards the classics as important. Ancient Greek was absolutely fantastic... I loved every minute of it. Being able to read classic books in the original language is always awe-inspiring, and doing the language has improved my vocabulary immensely. Plus, we had brilliant debates on such issues as translations (for example, the accurate translation of the Bible) and the morals of the characters/gods in the Greek myths.

Call me a geek, but it was fantastic and I'd recommend doing the GCSE to anyone who can, even though I did have to do it in my own time. I'm doing the A-Level next :)

Would you care to give the full name of your school...

Biology A
Business A
Chemistry A
English B
English Lit B
History A*
IT B
Maths B
Physics A
Welsh first language B
Welsh Lit A


R.E Short course A

Would you care to give the full name of your school...
Um, okay... Wimbledon High School.

http://www.gdst.net/wimbledon

If you click on "Contacts" and then "ISCis" it will give you a complete list of subjects studied. And you will notice that "Greek" is on there.

I find it incredible that some of you are complaining about your 'useless teachers left, right and centre' and then end up with decent grades. It appears that you're either saying that decent GCSE grades can be achieved by people with very little subject knowledge (thereby undermining yourselves) or you need to give your teachers some credit.

That was me! Yes, I am in fact saying that; I've been undermining myself from the start-haven't you noticed?

Oh, and those that plan on presenting a counter-argument of self-education - How many of you will have bothered to get hold of the syllabus, read the required material associated with the subject, discovered how to present your case in a fluent style and marked, assessed and presented your coursework and paperwork to the examination board by the deadline???

I basically taught myself 1/3 of my Higher Computing, just reading the Past Papers and the answers. And I was one of the two in my school who got an A in it.

Exactly.. Congratulations to those students that are proud of their results and those that recognise their underachievement was only due to lack of work.. At least you appear to understand how to achieve next time. As for those comments on GCSEs meaning very little... Every achievement means something.

Yes, yes it does. On this, I wasn't arguing.