What grades did you get and what job are you working in?

It'll be interesting to see the correlation between grades and career paths people have taken.

Mines:
GCSE's: 2 A's, 7 B's and a C
A Levels: AAB
Undergraduate: First

Current occupation: Finance Assistant at a well known fast food restaurant.
Salary: £23,000 plus funded ACCA studies

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Reply 1

Rajive

Original post by poiuytrewq54321

What were your a level subjects and your degree subject?

Reply 2

poiuytrewq54321

Original post by Rajive

What were your a level subjects and your degree subject?

I did Accounting, ICT and Mathematics at A Levels. Accounting and Finance at university.

Reply 3

Mega0448

A Levels - BBC
Degree - 2.2

Current job - Tax Inspector £30k. Should get a promotion this year though.

Reply 4

Rajive

Original post by Mega0448

A Levels - BBC
Degree - 2.2

Current job - Tax Inspector £30k. Should get a promotion this year though.

What were your A-Level subjects?

Reply 5

Mega0448

Original post by Rajive

What were your A-Level subjects?

English Lang/Lit, History, Critical Thinking

Degree was some daft sports course.

Reply 6

Sproglet1102

I went through the Scottish Education system:-
Standard Grades: 7 x Grade 1's, 2 x Grade 2's
Highers: 2 x A, 2 x B, 2 x C
Advanced Highers: 2 x As
Degree: MA (Hons) in Economics 2:1

Currently work as a caseworker for the Scottish Parliament

Reply 7

Sigma44

IB - 34 points
Uni - 2:1

Job - Senior Consultant - £50k (after working for 2 years and a bit)

Reply 8

Marshmallow9999

Original post by Sigma44

IB - 34 points
Uni - 2:1

Job - Senior Consultant - £50k (after working for 2 years and a bit)

where do you work? ;o

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Reply 9

Colour Me Pretty

GCSES: 6As 2Bs and 7Cs

A Levels: ABB (English Language, English Literature and Psychology)

Degree: 2.1 (English)

Job: I currently work in PR as Account Exec. You can progress very quickly in my sector so I'm aiming to be a manager in 2 years.

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Reply 10

John May

GCSE's 4C's 2D's 1E 1F
Retook GCSE maths to give 5C's

Started an officer cadetship in the merchant navy.

HND, NVQ2/3, various other qualifications over 3 years.

Now working as a 2nd mate navigational officer on an offshore supply ship in the north sea. 44k (working for 5 years now) and national insurance free. I could be tax free but im not at the moment.

Reply 11

Mega0448

Original post by John May

If you don't make so many years NI contributions you won't get a full state pension. It'll be a reduced rate.

Reply 12

John May

Original post by Mega0448

If you don't make so many years NI contributions you won't get a full state pension. It'll be a reduced rate.

Its 30 years you need and I make sure to pay the class 2 contributions which cover that, even though ill probably be dead before I can claim state pension.

Reply 13

Liv1204

GCSEs: 1 A, 8 Bs, 1 C
AS-Levels (English Lang, Critical Thinking): BC
A-Levels (Psychology, Law, Philosophy) ABB
Undergrad (Psychology): First
MSc (Sport & Exercise Psych): Merit (should have got a Distinction, but I had 5 months in hospital for anorexia treatment and then relapsed, so I let it affect me too much)

Career: Civil Service FastStream (started on 4th April!) - starting salary just over ~£29k.

And it is amazing, I love it. :smile: