What would you do if you failed your A-levels?

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  1. la-penseur's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Take a gap year, travel the world, then apply to do art or something.
  2. EmmaJane_'s Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    (Original post by Sormi)
    carry on living
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    (Original post by Malabarista)
    It's not something I think about too much as unfortunately a reasonable academic record is all I have going for me in this world; noob at guitar and no real business brain that I know of.
    this . I am also good looking but that really doesn't matter much I've found. I have a good business brain though... and I am extremely hard working if the situation demands it. but for now my grades are the only tangible achievement I have.

    I would feel suicidal, get in a rubbish university, redo them whilst there, get a first, apply for masters, and get a phd and live happily ever after.

    And find a nice wife, who will love me despite my A Levels.
  4. sydney07's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Re-do year 13 modules, but take a gap year too and reapply
  5. bmqib's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    (Original post by la-penseur)
    Take a gap year, travel the world, then apply to do art or something.
    Then what?
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    (Original post by bmqib)
    And find a nice wife, who will love me despite my A Levels.
    "Honey, we've been married for fifteen years. But I found something today. YOUR A-LEVEL SCORES, BMQIB. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THEY WERE SO MEDIOCRE? ALL THESE YEARS. ALL THESE LIES. I CAN'T DO IT ANY MORE. I CAN'T LIVE WITH A FAILURE."

    Really?
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Cry.... than beg my college to take me on for another year so I could redo 2 of my A2s. Then reapply to university.

    What is with the negative rating????
    Last edited by AJCSShp; 26-05-2012 at 12:48.
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again.
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    (Original post by Tudball)
    "Honey, we've been married for fifteen years. But I found something today. YOUR A-LEVEL SCORES, BMQIB. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THEY WERE SO MEDIOCRE? ALL THESE YEARS. ALL THESE LIES. I CAN'T DO IT ANY MORE. I CAN'T LIVE WITH A FAILURE."

    Really?
    yea...
  10. yellowsquirrel's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    I did one in jan (my school does the whole maths in jan and the whole f.maths in june if you take both) so if i failed the remaining two I would pay to sit the exams at a college or something without taking the lessons and in the meantime i would carry on working and possibly get work experience. Then apply to uni again.
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    I was telling my friend as a joke today that i'd go on Big Brother and hopefully win £100,000.
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Resit and reapply to uni.

    If it didn't work out again I'd try and find a job or try and open a cake business or something.
  13. la-penseur's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    (Original post by bmqib)
    Then what?
    Try and make it as an artist or get into a career that's art related. Surprisingly, out of all the Arts subjects, Art & Design actually has one of the highest employment rates.
  14. Dharp's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    I have failed mine :P and my plan is to spend the summer reinventing myself then redo the year (12) and then boss them like i should have the first time round...
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    I was intending to jump into the Niagra Falls if i fail, but someone did that recently and survived, so i need to think of another option.
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Not sure, but I know my immediate plans would be to buy a tub of my two best friends.

    One's called Ben and the other is called Jerry.

    Then cry.
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Subscribing to this thread.

    AS levels didn't go as planned. :/
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Sob in a corner somewhere....possibly die......
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  20. nickss's Avatar
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    Re: What would you do if you failed your A-levels?
    Try not to panic, then panic: depends on the extent of the failure

    Then probably resit next year, and promise myself not to excessively procrastinate.
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