[Past Year 11's] Did you do worst or better than you expected in your GCSEs?

Was such a shock I did WAAAAY better than hoped! I aimed for AAAAABBBBB but got A*A*A*A*AAABBB. AS is another story ugh...

Before my GCSEs, I spoke to a person who is two years above me who said that students tend to reflect too much over their mistakes and generally underestimate their performance. I was also worried from about a week before the results day and had a habit of guessing where I lost marks. It turned out that I did in fact underestimate my GCSE performance by five A*s.

I didn't really care about AS Level results until about a week before the day as the Olympics were there to distract me. Though I did panic on the day as I overslept which left me getting up at 9:40 am. Turned out I actually did fine that time too.

My cousin who's the year above was in the same boat as you, good luck with your A levels bud (:



Thanks for the story as it's given me some confidence in myself good luck with your A levels pal (:

Thanks!
Out of curiosity, which GCSEs are you taking and which subjects are you most confident about?

The exam stress is getting to me and I'm beginning to doubt myself as are many people on TSR, I'd just like to know how you felt about the outcome of your results.

Honesty is key as I don't want people getting my hopes up then have it all come crashing down haha.

Thanks guys

The exam stress is getting to me and I'm beginning to doubt myself as are many people on TSR, I'd just like to know how you felt about the outcome of your results.

Honesty is key as I don't want people getting my hopes up then have it all come crashing down haha.

Thanks guys

I would've thought asking people how they did (on TSR) would worsen things.

I got 9A* 2A, happy for a few days, moved on with my life. I'm being quite honest when I say GCSEs don't really matter, so long as you're not chasing medicine or some Oxford courses.

Look on the bright side. You're worrying about your results and you've an account on TSR, that usually bodes to at least 6A* on results day.

'how ya doin' maate'

But cheers dude and the reason they matter to me is cause I'm currently at a piss poor school and the only chance I have of getting out is to get into the grammar school and secure a future for my A Levels.

Sidenote: I may have an account on TSR but I'm not the smartest chip on the block aha

Surely the GCSE requirements can't be that steep? Usually around multiple B grades including English and Maths, right?
Unless it's super selective, then there's a different story.

It is 7 B grades, but I'm just terrified I ****ed up on English Lang and only got a C, hopefully my coursework will help me out

I'd bet a fiver you've got a least a B. You actually use commas in your sentences, a lot of people don't :/.

Worse than expected, was expecting like A*'s got B's.

If you're in year eleven and you've not come to grips with simple grammar I don't think you've got the chances of anything above a U though to be fair lol

You should see the writing of some of my classmates who got Cs and Ds. It's so poorly written that it is difficult to comprehend; the grammar, and sometimes even the spelling, is all over the place.