Brilliant GCSEs to Terrible A-levels

Snooty GCSE kiddies have me super bitter, please share stories of people doing excellent in GCSEs then falling flat on their face in A-levels. Bonus points if they kept banging on about Oxbridge.

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Reply 1

GabbytheGreek_48

This is the most positive thread I've seen on TSR

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Bumpity

I can't really say any from personal experience but I've seen plenty of people on this forum talk about getting A*'s in Maths and then getting E's in AS due to terrible work ethic

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Jono-Wolf

I'm guessing you did poorly in your gcses? :s-smilie:

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Abstract_Prism

Original post by Jono-Wolf

I'm guessing you did poorly in your gcses? :s-smilie:

Bingo

Reply 6

username1539513

Original post by Abstract_Prism

Bingo

What did you get?

Reply 7

OddFuturez

Original post by edothero

I'm the opposite; I managed to scrape 6 A*-C at GCSEs (incl A in Maths and C in Eng Lang).

Ended up with A*AAC at A-Level: Maths, Further Maths, Graphics and Spanish respectively. (I was forced to take Graphics and Spanish because those were the only GCSEs, other than Maths, that I got higher than/a B in :laugh:

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Didn't get me Oxbridge though lmao. Infact I was rejected by Imperial and UCL. Fun times

Those are stellar grades, how did UCL reject you.

Reply 8

Abstract_Prism

Original post by AngryRedhead

What did you get?

1A* 4A 4B 3C

Not bad nationally, but on TSR 98% of people have better than me. I've only seen like 3 people with worse grades than me, and I've been on this site for nearly a year.

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Reply 9

username1539513

Original post by Abstract_Prism

1A* 4A 4B 3C

Not bad nationally, but on TSR 98% of people have better than me. I've only seen like 3 people with worse grades than me, and I've been on this site for nearly a year.

You have similar GCSE grades to myself (1 A*, 4 A's, 4 B's and 1 E) quite good for my secondary but as you say average on TSR but I still managed to hit A* grades in some of my A2 modules. It's all about work ethic and context. Don't feel inferior because of your GCSE grades you can still get A*'s in your A-Levels if you really try :wink:

Reply 10

Arylia

You can feel better at my misfortune if you'd like. 5A* 7As at GCSE to CDD at AS to BCC at A2.

I also had hopes to study medicine at UCL or Imperial, once upon a time.

Spoiler

Reply 11

TMC113

That's what I've seen happen, I was someone who had to put in LOADS of effort at GCSE to get pretty good grades, and because I was used to working so hard, A Levels went very well for me. I think that people who try incredibly hard at GCSE and get mostly As and Bs are in the best position going forward. So many people breeze through GCSEs and get a shock at A Level

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Reply 12

stoltguyboo

I did horrifically at GCSE's

I got 2 B's 4C's 1 F and 1 E

Went to college to do Business and got Distinctions across the board don't ever let anybody tell you that GCSE's are everything they truly aren't.

In my final year of a Business Management degree now.

I don't even have a Math's GCSE at Grade C i got a F.

And i work...lol don't listen to these clowns who tell you grades are everything.

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Reply 13

CourtneyAct1

Original post by Abstract_Prism

1A* 4A 4B 3C

Not bad nationally, but on TSR 98% of people have better than me. I've only seen like 3 people with worse grades than me, and I've been on this site for nearly a year.

I'm sure there's plenty of us, I got 2 A's 3 B's 5 C's and I didn't even make it to my January AS exams.

Reply 14

Rajive

Original post by AngryRedhead

What were your subjects?

Reply 15

Jono-Wolf

Original post by Abstract_Prism

1A* 4A 4B 3C

Not bad nationally, but on TSR 98% of people have better than me. I've only seen like 3 people with worse grades than me, and I've been on this site for nearly a year.