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What exactly are the GCSE's? Equivilent to SATs?

Uzique wrote:

ShadowsStrike wrote:

Fuck...Leavin in 10 mins...

You've got about as much to be nervous about as Mike Tyson entering the ring against the guy from the Mr. Muscle adverts .

Seriously, GCSE's are such overhyped tosh. Most sixth-form / colleges will accept anyone with half-decent grades, and they're the only institutions/establishments that actually care about GCSE grades. Unless you're seeking full-time employment straight out of secondary-school, in which case you probably know what you're signing up for anyway and don't need high academic ambitions!

Everyone knows that, but for us who are awaiting our GCSE results, it is the biggest thing (2 years of not so hard slogging on coursework, and for Kyle - Revising) that has happened so far, so to know what we got through those 2 years IS a big deal. Just to pretty much sum up "It's finished, thank fuck"

I don't need my GCSE grades ( Starting Basic Training 7th Sep ) But alot of my mates do, because some smart as fuck ones are going to specialized colleges, or need specific grades to carry out courses of which they can achieve A-levels/Dip's in. (ie: law, Physiology etc)

naightknifar wrote:

Uzique wrote:

ShadowsStrike wrote:

Fuck...Leavin in 10 mins...

You've got about as much to be nervous about as Mike Tyson entering the ring against the guy from the Mr. Muscle adverts .

Seriously, GCSE's are such overhyped tosh. Most sixth-form / colleges will accept anyone with half-decent grades, and they're the only institutions/establishments that actually care about GCSE grades. Unless you're seeking full-time employment straight out of secondary-school, in which case you probably know what you're signing up for anyway and don't need high academic ambitions!

Everyone knows that, but for us who are awaiting our GCSE results, it is the biggest thing (2 years of not so hard slogging on coursework, and for Kyle - Revising) that has happened so far, so to know what we got through those 2 years IS a big deal. Just to pretty much sum up "It's finished, thank fuck"

I don't need my GCSE grades ( Starting Basic Training 7th Sep ) But alot of my mates do, because some smart as fuck ones are going to specialized colleges, or need specific grades to carry out courses of which they can achieve A-levels/Dip's in. (ie: law, Physiology etc)

But my point is that even those specialised colleges aren't that hard to get into. People that complain about A-Levels being easy should probably focus their educational criticism on the 'general knowledge' GCSE exams that are lurking quietly in the background. Nobody needs 9+ A*'s unless their life goal is to get into Cambridge or something like that, and even then it's do-able without such an impeccable track-record.

Just remember even if your results aren't as you'd hoped for, most Universities and employers look at how capable a student/employee can be in the future-- potential in other words. People don't forever judge you (and condemn you) based on mistakes or slip-ups you made when you were 16. A lot of brilliant University students and a lot of exceptionally successful business-people weren't focussed and mature students either when they were 16. So no pressure! Chill out and enjoy the prom & parties more than anything, that's all I remember of my GCSE-summer .

Last edited by Uzique (2008-08-21 02:01:34)

My bastard sister got 8 A*'s and 3 A's.



Bitch is always beating me!

Poseidon wrote:

What exactly are the GCSE's? Equivilent to SATs?

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Poseidon wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

What exactly are the GCSE's? Equivilent to SATs?

^^

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Pretty much, where SATs determine what college you go to (I think?) GCSEs determine if you can get into "6th Form". So at age 11 a person goes into Form 1, then next year Form 2, then Form 3 etc ... and then in Form 5 you have GCSEs. They operate on a point score basis (A=3, B=2, C=1, everything else=0) and each school has different standards.

Mint Sauce wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

My bastard sister got 8 A*'s and 3 A's.

Bitch is always beating me!

Uzique probably got like 38 A*s.

Haha, not as if it's even relevant but I only did marginally better than his sister: 9 A*'s and 2 A's. Anything over 5/6 A*'s though and that's a good enough result to consider any Russell Group University (who are generally the group that look that far back into your track-record). Seriously though, I can't state enough how little GCSE's matter to most Universities. The only thing I mentioned in my application about GCSE's was on my personal statement; a small sentence and reference to my national top-five result for the double-award GCSE English. And even then that was only because it was strictly pertinent to my course-application.

To all of your friends that are aiming for Oxford-level Universities in Year 11... best of luck to them! I just hope they don't assume A-Levels are an easy 2 years . The real University process begins in Year 12, not Year 11. Unless they continue to work hard and earn 3/4 A's at A-Level then the top Universities won't even get as far as looking back at their GCSE grades. It's a shame they have such high-pressure aspirations; during my GCSE's I just had a great laugh and didn't even think seriously about my A-Levels, let alone about my choice of University. Getting grades isn't everything!

Uzique wrote:

Mint Sauce wrote:

james@alienware wrote:

My bastard sister got 8 A*'s and 3 A's.

Bitch is always beating me!

Uzique probably got like 38 A*s.

Haha, not as if it's even relevant but I only did marginally better than his sister: 9 A*'s and 2 A's. Anything over 5/6 A*'s though and that's a good enough result to consider any Russell Group University (who are generally the group that look that far back into your track-record). Seriously though, I can't state enough how little GCSE's matter to most Universities. The only thing I mentioned in my application about GCSE's was on my personal statement; a small sentence and reference to my national top-five result for the double-award GCSE English. And even then that was only because it was strictly pertinent to my course-application.

To all of your friends that are aiming for Oxford-level Universities in Year 11... best of luck to them! I just hope they don't assume A-Levels are an easy 2 years . The real University process begins in Year 12, not Year 11. Unless they continue to work hard and earn 3/4 A's at A-Level then the top Universities won't even get as far as looking back at their GCSE grades. It's a shame they have such high-pressure aspirations; during my GCSE's I just had a great laugh and didn't even think seriously about my A-Levels, let alone about my choice of University. Getting grades isn't everything!

This man speaks the truth. GCSE's, or the Scottish equivalent, Standard Grades, are an insult to intelligence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7574073.stm

Pass rates up; A*-C grades are on the rise; A*-A grades have also increased.

BBC News wrote:

More than a fifth - 20.7% - were awarded either A* or A grades.

See... what are you lot worrying about .

Just have to wait for the media to start churning out the A-Level-esque "Are our children's exams too easy?" hype now!

Kylef wrote:

Hmm, I do agree. All I need is 10 points to get back in and a complete moron can easily do it. Why do the Scots have something different?

Bloody secessionists!

Last edited by Uzique (2008-08-21 02:48:55)

Note Northern Ireland's rates!

kylef wrote:

Note Northern Ireland's rates!

They have similar good performance in A-Levels too. Not sure why, must be the quality of the air over there .

Shame you have to move to mainland UK to go to any decent Universities though .

Just kidding!

Sgt.Davi wrote:

Results

Congrats- you only sat 9 GCSE's though? I assume by the Latin GCSE that you're attending a grammar school or something of the like?

Last edited by Uzique (2008-08-21 02:56:52)

Cool, Davi