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Teh Go0rfmeister
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post here.

i'll start ^_^

French: A
Science (Double award): BB
English: BB,
Geography: B
Maths: B
German: C
Drama: C
ICT C
RE: E

and i'll leave u in suspence for jrowes results, GIT GIT GIT GIT GIT GIT GIT GIT TIT TIT TIT GIT!

edit: leave the ICT alone. i hated ICT, i spent my hours in the it room endlessly playing games on the net and browsing these forums. rather do that than relearn how to make text go bold in word. thats right. i hold u guys responsible.

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Well done froogle, although the C for ICT is a bit disappointing

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Art: A
Maths: A*
Electronics: A*
Science: A*A*
Geography: A
French: A
English Lan: A
Englist Lit: A
PE Short Course: A*

Not too bad .

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Well done Hamish!

I was wondering, you're obviously very clever - why did you do double award science?

I'm aiming for straight 10 A*s, well 10 if the teacher pulls his finger out and decides to enter us for that further maths.

Otherwise 9.

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I just didn't like the idea of 9 periods of science a week, cos secondary school science is rather boring.

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I'm doing the triple award and I only have 5 science periods a week (50 mins each). And I agree with El_Goorf it's not even worth putting in any effort for ICT at all, the hardest thing we've had to do so far is record a macro. And wait, omg wow! It's all done automatically.

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Quote: "I just didn't like the idea of 9 periods of science a week, cos secondary school science is rather boring."


But separate sciences is very respected when it comes to university compared to alternatives.

What do you want to do when you're older?

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Posted: 26th Aug 2004 23:48 Edited at: 26th Aug 2004 23:49
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To be honest, GCSEs don't really count for much when it comes to university, only if you have the same A level results as someone else and they have to give one of you a place will they look at the GCSEs. Even then it's mainly the overall grades, I doubt whether it makes a difference whether you did triple of double science at GCSE level . Besides, double science is separate science, you have separate physics, chemistry and biology lessons, coursework and tests, just you get 2 overall GCSEs.

I'm probably going into something in physics kind of science, or computer science.

I didn't do ICT cos it seemed to be all word processing and technical jargon. I'm doing computing at A-Level though.

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These English tests... I don't get 'em, I don't get 'em at all .

But you obviously did very well, Hamish.

On my last big test, the end-of-last-year school test we homeschoolers have to do, my total battery mean was 98%. Most of the subjects were 99%... but I won't say what pulled it down because it's too embarassing .

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Quote: "I'm probably going into something in physics kind of science, or computer science.

I didn't do ICT cos it seemed to be all word processing and technical jargon. I'm doing computing at A-Level though."


Cool! I'd like to do COmputer Science at Cambridge.

lol, tell me about GCSE ICT (I haven't actually done it, just looked at it) it's all party invitations and spreadsheets

I've done the AS Computing course - it's basically teaching your Pascal nad Delphi (well the one I looked at was).
It looks really good, although I'm following Cambridge's advice which is to do Phys, Maths, FMaths and Chemistry to get on their course.

I can't wait - compiler design 0_0

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i just wasnt offered, my school doesnt do, tripple award. nor does it do classics. biyatch

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French A
Maths A*
Classics B
Chemistry A*
Physics A*
Biology A*
Art A*
Drama A
English Literature A
English Language B

73 eucas points total.

I'm dissapointed in my Classics as I know if I'd had 15 more minutes I'd have got an A minimum (I knew ALL the material but I ran out of time in the exam). I'm just glad that I passed everything.

Congratulations to everyone who did well.


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Teh Go0rfmeister
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GIT!

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@jrowe: Nice results Just think, a few percent higher on French, Drama, Lit and that's 8 A*s

What do you do in drama gcse?

Quote: "i just wasnt offered, my school doesnt do, tripple award"


That's always puzzled me - why do so many schools not offer separate sciences? I would have though it'd be the default - it's sensible enough, no dodgy averaging.

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especially conisdering there are 2 ends to science, physics at one, biology at the other and chemistry linking the 2. hence u could rock at physics but suck at biology. (y i only got a B's)

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ps: u guys sucking off ur parents yet?

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Quote: "u guys sucking off ur parents yet?"




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Teh Go0rfmeister
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oh crap. totally out of context. i meant like, have ur parents gone sloppy over you yet? offering whatever u want, lettig u control the remote, lettin u play music loud etc.

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I don't think my parent ever extended me the courtesy during GCSEs, A Level, or degree results! I've only managed to get respect from getting a decent pay cheque!

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Teh Go0rfmeister
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fallout- i doubt even a desent paycheck for me would get my parents respect- well, that is mum and stepdad- my real dad... well, *shrugs* at least he shows he feels proud

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Quote: "Location: Capital of Sophistication.... Redditch "


sorry jrowe i dont know where to start telling you where you've gone wrong with that sentance...

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I got:



Five people in my year got straight A*'s and 75% of all the results were A or A*.

I'm really pleased, especially with Maths where I got 99.7%

I missed the A* in RS by one mark due to my handwriting.
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wow i think u done the best so far chris

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Quote: "Five people in my year got straight A*'s and 75% of all the results were A or A*."


Congrats!

Definately my target is straight a*. Very possible, considering the difficulty of exams these days.

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Congratulations to everyone on their results.

The good news is that GCSE is only of any use for getting onto A Levels. Your A Levels then determine your entry into Uni and from that point on can be effectively forgotten. Its then your Uni results that count.

Its all just one stepping stone after another.

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PS: All these results make this Bear feel old. He sat his GCSEs in 1991.

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Quote: " Your A Levels then determine your entry into Uni "


Well, your predictions do GCSEs are all Universities have to go by apart from predictions.

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Quote: "considering the difficulty of exams these days."


ahem- exams are getting easier.

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That's what I mean They're getting easier so its easier to get straight A*

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Quote: "These English tests... I don't get 'em, I don't get 'em at all"


neither do i, neither do i

i HATE school, not the usual stuff but wasting 6 hours a day on subjects that i will NEVER use (especally English), i hate french, maths (but im good at it),sciences (but im good at them so im doing triple), coursework: whats the point, etc

the only subject i like is graphics but i suck at that

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Ah yes. The "they're useless" argument.

School is designed to give you as good a head start as possible, whatever your career.

Lots of careers involve maths.

Lots involve English.

Loads involve science in some form.

Some could involve modern languages.

That's why you're given a choice at 14 and 16 to choose a path to follow. Unfortunately for some that means taking the easiest, most relaxed looking GNVQs

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yes that is the counter argument but, for me at least, they dunt help much at all, (although a bit), i want to go into a IT based career and as already stated i dunt want to relearn how to bold text in word, (believe it or not i learnt most of what i know myself from yr 7 up)

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Quote: "coursework: whats the point"


You have a very good point

Presumably so people who are interlectually challenged can get their parents to do the work so they get good results and go to University and get a degree in Animal Psychology with added Business Studies.

(no offence to any animal psychlogy with added business studies students)

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While there is obviously the need to teach 5 year olds what a verb or an adjective is what is the point in *trying* to teach teenagers about 'A View From the Bridge' by Aurther Miller?

I actually like reading and writing, and I've considered a career in it (although my spelling/handwriting is really bad) but the things we have to 'learn' in English are rediculos. Teenagers have no intrest in Aurhter Miller, even I thought it was the most boring play I've ever had to sleep through - if you haven't read/seen it don't its a terrible story that's terribly written.

English would be far more effective if they actually tought relevant things, like how to talk properly. For anyone who doesn't live in the UK you probally won't get this next bit. Has anyone noticeced how the tide of 'rude boy ganstas' has completely destoryed everything? Hardly anyone in my year can string together a proper sentance or even know what a conjuntive is. It's seriously annoying, espicially when I get called posh because I can speak properly I live in North London for god's sake I hardly speak BBC English!

In short all GCSEs are crap, today I spent 6.5 hours doing my Electronics coursework and I'm not even finished yet. Still repect to you guys who got the top grades.

I wish they would introduce foundation level programming as a GCSE subject, even if it was something like BASIC - at least it's better than learning the marvelous features that Word has to offer.

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Bah, anything with "ICT" in it will be absolute rubbish. Tony has this idealistic vision of everybody usuing UKOnline nad knowing hwo to format a spreadsheet in Excel 97 - it's not gonna happen!

I don't know if my views are considered extreme - but what we needs are

a) less GCSEs with a return to more academic subjects
b) less people going to University
c) more specialist colleges set up for most careers

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ur views shouldnt be considered extreme, im pondering abolishing the whole schooling system and reinstigating something better

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i HATE school, not the usual stuff but wasting 6 hours a day on subjects that i will NEVER use (especally English), i hate french, maths (but im good at it),sciences (but im good at them so im doing triple), coursework: whats the point, etc[quote]

a lot of subjects your made to do not to learn but to appreciate in later life, ie, u might not like sport at school, but your made to do it at school to appreciate the olympics and league football more in later life, tho yeh, i agree, i dont want to be a writer or a poet when im older, so why should i be made to learn where to put a semi colon?

edit: the other day i started compiling a dossier of "if i ruled" and how i'd change/fix every problem in the world or at least the UK if i was prime miinister. i imagine by the end it will be yellowpages-thick, and nw gona be thicker, ive decided to extend the section on the education system- i'll post a link to it on th eofrums when i'm done

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some of it IS necessary but i dunt care about Lord of the Flies (good book but i dunt want to ruin the reading experience by reading into it) but it does depend on what u want to do

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My school sucks. i have to do my maths GCSE this year and ill only be 13. (although itll be good if i get an A* two years early (not that i will))
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does everyone have to do it 2 yrs early or just you?

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Quote: "less people going to University"


Eh? How come?

Everyone should go to university.
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nah but it shouldnt cost money (students not paying is more likely to work if less go)

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Dodo, which tier?

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@N30F15H not everyone, just the top maths set
@David T what do you mean, tier?
if u mean year, then its year 9. if u mean level then its the standard GCSE maths.
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ah then its ur fault for being good at maths
im good at maths but i hate it

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tier means level- ie higher, middle, mixed or lower

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Quote: "@David T what do you mean, tier?
if u mean year, then its year 9. if u mean level then its the standard GCSE maths. "


GCSEs have different tiers. There's the lower tier which is incredibly easier, and higher tier whic his more challenging There may be some inbetween too. Which tier did you take?

Quote: "Eh? How come?

Everyone should go to university. "


I have to disagree. (Please don't consider this discriminatory anybody)

The academically more able should g to university. There they take academic courses and follow academic paths.

Other people, for example, who don't want to take an academic course could go to specialist training colleges. eg. chefs attend cook school, nurses go to nurse training, bulders to go builder school etc.

What this governent doesn't understand is the solution to everything is not University. We need more specialist training colleges, not more University places. If you want to be a builder what do you do? A degree in brickwork?!? An apprenticeship would be a better option.

I finish with a quote:

Quote: "What's the point in Higher Education if everybody gets it?"


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not everyone's capable of it

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Which is why I say only let the capable ones in I mean there's no point in doing something if you're not capable

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well most 6th form colleges (ie mine) only allow you in if you get a certain ammount of C's or above in GCSE's, and then will also sometimes require that if you want to study a particular subject you have to have certain required grades for it, ie to study physics then you need a B in both maths and science

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