What "Sort" of student would you say you are?

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  1. madders94's Avatar
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    What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    As in average, above average, below average, tries really hard but doesn't do too great or puts in little effort and sails through everything, spent most of sixth form high/drunk or spent most of sixth form slaving away over revision? Any category you think you fall into, post it here.

    I think TSR has messed with my head, I'm thrilled with the grades I've achieved so far (in my profile) but TSR standards makes me think they're below average. I'm not that bothered - I get my results for me and for my future, not for anyone else I tend to do the bare minimum to get by until a couple of weeks before the exams when I become a revision slave, and I've spent most of college working quite hard but having fun at the same time
    Last edited by madders94; 20-06-2012 at 14:37.
  2. Thatstudentdude's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I'm one of those students that have high hopes and intentions about where I want to go in life, but I'm just lazy so coast through most of the year doing nothing. I achieve well in tests, then when it comes exams, I only revise like a week before and still get A's/B's.

    I need to break the habit, get into working more for my benefit.

    Would class myself as the 'Lazy Lucky One.'
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    (Original post by Thatstudentdude)
    I'm one of those students that have high hopes and intentions about where I want to go in life, but I'm just lazy so coast through most of the year doing nothing. I achieve well in tests, then when it comes exams, I only revise like a week before and still get A's/B's.

    I need to break the habit, get into working more for my benefit.

    Would class myself as the 'Lazy Lucky One.'
    This exactly!
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I wouldn't say I party 24/7 but I do drink if I go out. But I don't either spend my life in books. If I look at my grades in context J'm well above average infact I have the highest prospects of all my family. On TSR however i'm extremely inferior and compared to them I may aswell be classed as special needs
  5. TheRustaman's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    On here I probably have the intelligence equivalent to that of a monkey. In real life I'd say I'm above average.
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    work hard, get above average grades
  7. JakeE10's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I do no revision at all and got good GCSEs and will more than likely get BBB at A-Level, that's what kind of student I am! Put it this way if I tried I'd get well above average results but I just rely on natural ability because I'm so lazy. Lolzzzzzzz
    Last edited by JakeE10; 20-06-2012 at 16:10.
  8. BowerzZ's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    Far too lazy for my own good, such as tonight, i'm playing tennis but I have a business exam tomorrow morning! I guess deep down I really don't want to try because academic things bore me and up to AS level they just felt really easy.

    Noticed the difference in A2 though! Grades were pretty awful in January but that still doesn't motivate me to revise. However, i'm happy with who I am and I wouldn't trade it if I could
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    Without sounding too modest or too full of myself, and just being honest with myself instead...

    In terms of natural intelligence, I'm probably average. No such natural born genius, but not the opposite either. I work hard to achieve results which are only slightly above average.

    It depends what you count average as really. For example, at my college average A levels would be ABB or thereabouts. I think I might get something like AAA or A*AB, so in that sense I'm only just above average, but in another college the average set might be BBC in which case you might class my grades as quite a bit above average.

    I'd probably sum myself up as: student who achieves between average and slightly above average results with hard work and a lot of luck thrown in.
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I am the guy who knows my stuff but I just do really badly at exams I cant really cope with pressure and have horrible exam technique although it has improved massively.

    I don't work very hard however sometimes the stress hard work adds really wears me down and I do worse overall I am above average and have always been classified by people as intelligent at least in conversation and in class exams just well don't do me justice but that is life.

    I would say:

    'Talks the talk but cant walk the walk'
    Last edited by Akbar2k7; 20-06-2012 at 16:23.
  11. Freiheit's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    (Original post by madders94)
    Any category you think you fall into, post it here.
    Maybe you can create a poll with categories?
  12. ChocoholicPolyglot's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    During my GCSEs I was an average student (specifically in maths because I had no interest in it at all) although I did well in humanities subjects. For AS I worked my backside off because I'm doing my A Levels through self-study and if I didn't work hard and revise seriously I would just end up with Ds.
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    (Original post by Miracle Day)
    I wouldn't say I party 24/7 but I do drink if I go out. But I don't either spend my life in books. If I look at my grades in context J'm well above average infact I have the highest prospects of all my family. On TSR however i'm extremely inferior and compared to them I may aswell be classed as special needs
    This.
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I work hard a while before the exam, then I get bored so stop revising then at the last minute i panic and start to do speed revision :L
  15. AnnaW93's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I'm the lazy one who flew through GCSEs, then discovered A levels were a bitch.
  16. spyda666's Avatar
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    i would class myself as too cool for this GAY thread, christ.
  17. foodnom's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    not particularly clever but get good grades because I spend hours revising.
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    (Original post by Akbar2k7)
    I am the guy who knows my stuff but I just do really badly at exams I cant really cope with pressure and have horrible exam technique although it has improved massively.

    I don't work very hard however sometimes the stress hard work adds really wears me down and I do worse overall I am above average and have always been classified by people as intelligent at least in conversation and in class exams just well don't do me justice but that is life.

    I would say:

    'Talks the talk but cant walk the walk'
    WOW. You just described me inside out. :eek:
  19. criminal's Avatar
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    I'm a lazy student who doesn't put in much effort and achieves mediocre results
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    Re: What "Sort" of student would you say you are?
    "Oh man, ethics and geography homework..."
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