Has anyone done better at A levels than GCSEs?

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One of my better friends moved into my sixth form from a really awful state comp without any A*s at GCSE. For AS he achieved AAAA and A*AA at A2 :biggrin:

so it can be done!

Personally i didn't improve but I did get a better grade at A Level Maths than GCSE Maths.

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kaybone93

GCSE: BBBBCCCCC
A Level: A*AA

Reply 22

Larfs

I was very lazy in GCSE but I completely changed my attitude in sixth form. If you know why you didn't get the GCSE grades you hoped for then you can do better in A levels.

GCSE: BBBCCCCC Pass in ICT Btec..
A Level: A*AB

Reply 23

slightly

Original post by nerimon18

Haha! What did you say to her when you got the grade?!

In my head, I planned to march up to her, full of confidence 'LOOK, LOOK AT THIS YOU SMUG BITCH. HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?!?'. In reality, I'm too polite for such confrontation, and told her as though I had expected this outcome all along. Her awkwardness was amazing.

Sometimes, I feel like there are fewer moments in life as good as being able to prove doubters wrong. :teehee:

Reply 24

biology12345

At GCSE i got 9 Bs 5 Cs

AS level BBB

A level BCC

Reply 25

Mello

Original post by Normandy114

Yeah, I was lazy and had no ambition during GCSEs so didn't revise, but started working hard when I got into sixth form.

Lol, I didn't really have any ambition during Gcse too. I may sound A bit big headed but I just didn't find Gcse very challenging and, therefore, I didnt put much effort into my coursework and exam. But this year I planning to work my ass off at as level.

Reply 26

jimjimmeny

GCSE: A* BBB CCCC
AS:AABC
A2: A*AB

Quite simply I didn't take GCSEs seriously and didn't work for them at all. The results I got kick started me as I knew I was better than that and my friends who distracted me didn't do A levels. With no distractions, I actually paid attention in class and learnt stuff.

If you tried exceptionally hard at GCSEs then you will probably do worse at A level, whereas if you didn't try at GCSE and try at A level then I'm sure you will do better. Those who do do it that way though don't deserve much respect.

Reply 27

becomingbindy

I did about the same, 3 A*s and 8 As at GCSE, A*AA at A Level. But my boyfriend improved quite a lot: 1 A*, 3 As and 7 Bs at GCSE, AAB at A Level- but he worked about 10 times harder for his A Levels, he didn't revise at all for his GCSEs.

Reply 28

MyselfEtAl

Gcse's: a*aaaaaaabbc
As levels: aaaB
Predicted: A*A*AB

I have no-one to thank apart from my amazing teachers.

Reply 29

tripleeagle

GCSEs: 4A* 3A 2B

AS-Level: Maths (A, incl. 98% in C1), Economics (A), Geography (A, over 90% average, incl. a paper at 100%), French (A, over 90% average, incl. a paper at 100%), Government & Politics (A, 100% in all two papers)

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I'm happy with my GCSEs but they aren't 'Oxbridge-standard' so when I got my results, I was worried that top unis would be out of my reach. However, with a lot of work I managed to achieve 5 As at AS-Level, which I'm really happy with. You can definitely do well if you put your mind to it and keep up with the workload!

Reply 30

ladydeathstrike

3A* 5A 2B at GCSE
AABBB at AS

enjoyed AS more, so was easier to do better :smile:

Reply 31

ireadbooks

GCSES I got 5As 4Bs 1C

AS levels at the end of the first year were BBC

This year my A levels were A*BB - so I'd say my biggest improvement was during uppersixth, resitting lots of modules and taking the A2 exams

Reply 32

VersaEmerge

GCSE: A*A*AAAAABBBBC
A-Level: A*AA

didn't exactly improve, I just dropped all the subjects I was **** at

Reply 33

MyselfEtAl

Original post by VersaEmerge

GCSE: A*A*AAAAABBBBC
A-Level: A*AA

didn't exactly improve, I just dropped all the subjects I was **** at

This.
A lot of my "Asian" friends did biology, chemistry, physics and maths/other subjects they couldnt do, and got C's and D's. It's all about playing to your strengths, if you're interested in the subjects, you'll naturally do better in them.