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  1. siddiqi360's Avatar
    1 21-03-2012  23:06
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    All A*s and 1 C.
    Guys!

    I got 11.5 A*s and 1 C in IT! Eek! I was wondering...

    Will the C look bad on the A*s or is it just about the A*s?
    Does anyone know for sure?

    Thinking Oxbridge-wise....

    Thanks
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    2 21-03-2012  23:08
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    Highly doubt it.
  3. Insanity514's Avatar
    3 21-03-2012  23:11
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    No difference whatsoever for most courses.
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    4 21-03-2012  23:14
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    Congratulations on having fantastic results - I also like that you set your sights high!

    But please remember that A Levels are significantly more difficult than GCSE; if you work hard and succeed at A level then think about courses and THEN university.

    Sorry to put a downer on it but I know many people who stumbled blindly into A level and bit off more than they could chew.
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    5 21-03-2012  23:14
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    you probably won't be accepted to oxbridge with a c...
    you shouldn't have taken it , now you'll never get in
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    6 21-03-2012  23:15
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    doubt it. bigger issue is, how could you get a C in ict?
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  7. siddiqi360's Avatar
    7 22-03-2012  07:50
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    Thanks all! (Apart from see-are). :/


    Erm... C in IT because I hated it and I never tried and I wanted it to be my weekly personal rebellion! :P

    It was GCSE AQA ICT 2011.... worst thing Ive ever studied in my life! Madness!
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  8. siddiqi360's Avatar
    8 22-03-2012  07:53
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    ALso guys-

    Will they ask me to justify my C?! :/
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    9 22-03-2012  08:02
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    (Original post by siddiqi360)
    ALso guys-

    Will they ask me to justify my C?! :/
    Yes. Be prepared to be grilled about it and berated by the Oxford admissions tutors!
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    10 22-03-2012  18:11
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    Dude, the government are happy if you get 5cs . . . stuff like medicine at oxbridge ask for about 9A*s, 11 of them plus one C in a subject that not many unis care about at gcse won't do you any harm. . . you're fine. I got a C in ICT but I did do it in year 9, did you?

    Last edited by Clare~Bear; 22-03-2012 at 19:46.
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    11 22-03-2012  18:13
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    Not another one...

    YOU CAN'T GET HALF AN A-STAR

    THAT IS A C
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    12 22-03-2012  18:15
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    cool story brah :sexface:
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    13 22-03-2012  18:17
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    (Original post by cyfer)
    Not another one...

    YOU CAN'T GET HALF AN A-STAR

    THAT IS A C
    Are you dumb mate. Have you not heard of short course!
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    14 22-03-2012  18:17
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    lol are you for real?
    gcses act dont matter that much so im sure the worlds not going to end just cos you got a c
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    15 22-03-2012  18:18
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    16 22-03-2012  18:20
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    (Original post by siddiqi360)
    ALso guys-

    Will they ask me to justify my C?! :/
    Unlikely. Although, if you're at a job interview and say 'I have 11.5 A*s and a C' then you might get asked what the C was in. But once you tell them it was IT then they probably won't worry so much.
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    17 22-03-2012  18:21
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    Oh, **** off.

    I have seen this thread far too many times.
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  18. DavidCrow's Avatar
    18 22-03-2012  18:21
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    Its completely obvious to the outside observer you weren't the one at fault and that the school cocked up or the board moderated the coursework down or something. I wouldn't worry about it.
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    19 22-03-2012  18:23
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    Re: All A*s and 1 C.
    (Original post by GreenLantern1)
    Are you dumb mate. Have you not heard of short course!
    Short courses are complete crap and a waste of time. Any person who is mildly more intelligent than a retarded squirrel will know this.
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    20 22-03-2012  18:23
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    all those A*'s are now worthless. Your life is over and you might as well just kill yourself now.
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