[Akbar2k7]

(Original post by Sgt.Incontro)
WOW. You just described me inside out.

Join the club man

[Ra Ra Ra]

I'm the student who is - this is going to sound rather smug of me here - intelligent, or more intelligent than others in my year (which, no offence to them, isn't that big a feat). There are different measures of intelligence, but I'm usually the one who 'knows-it-all' and can put her mind to anything. This doesn't equate to outstanding exam results, however, and because I'm rather scornful of A Levels and tend to give up revising about a week before the exam (out of sheer laziness), I get lower grades than people who don't know who David Cameron is, can't place Spain on a map and think that Tolstoy is a type of potato. Again, different measures of intelligence, but whatever. I am intelligent; I just don't do well in exams.

EDIT: This is one of the more predictable posts that I've been negged for

[Cake Faced Kid.]

I'm the 'ignore exams until the day before, then cram like crazy, drink a vat of coffee, bounce into the exam and bounce out with an A'

Basically the really annoying kind.

[dean01234]

(Original post by madders94)
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.

Firstly don't listen to what every one on TSR says, firstly it is a small (ish) community when compared with the outside world.
Also while I am sure there are some members who are honest about their grades there are probably others who are dishonest. So Don't let that get you down.

And to answer the question:

When I first came on I thought it was going to be about that audio, visual, touching bull**** my secondary school tried to ask us.

But I would say that in class I am above average. I work well, get the right answers and stuff. But my grades so far haven't reflected that as they are average at best really, probably more towards the less than average (especially in places)

[Old Father Time]

I'm not naturally intelligent, I just work really hard, I'm good at being committed to timetables and revision plans and also I'm really organized. That helps a lot.

[CraigKirk]

I achieve very highly, and the fact that I have to work for every grade I get makes me feel very satisfied with myself because I spend my time very well. I do think I have a good degree of natural ability, but I could have left GCSE and A Level with far fewer A*s without the extra effort of hard study.

As for those who achieve highly without putting any work in... Well, there will come a day where they suddenly do need to work hard, whether that be starting A levels, starting a degree or starting their first full-time job. These people will feel the strain of the need for work when it finally hits them, so it's best to get the skill of organising yourself and working hard as early as possible, whether you need it or not. For this reason, unlike some people, I'm not envious of their automatic academic brilliance.

EDIT: All that said, I still know how to have fun. I'm not as boring as I sound.

[singh224]

really high hopes but too lazy to work and I hate my self for that.. this might cost me a gap year now

[Pi!]

(Original post by AnnaW93)
I'm the lazy one who flew through GCSEs, then discovered A levels were a bitch.

^This.

[Blutooth]

Mainly disorganised and obsessive but I guess I'm kinda smart.
straight 10 a* at GCSE and A*A*A*Aa in maths, physics, further maths and econ and an a in eng lit as.
could have made it 4 a* but cba with economics.
Joint 2nd highest on a school iq test for my year of 130 if that counts for anything...

The girl who was objectively smarter than me at school (except maybe in maths) ended up changing her A-levels though midway through the course...and performing quite badly. I felt sorry for her, though she still managed to get full marks for her English A2 exams.

[Goody2Shoes-x]

I'd say I was fairly average.

[boromir9111]

well below average

[CJKay]

I can only concentrate on things that are interesting to me, and even then I find it hard to concentrate on some things that are.
I can plan the biggest revision time table ever, but I can guarantee I will never motivate myself enough to use it. I just accept that I can't force myself to work no matter how hard I keep reminding myself that failure is imminent.

[NR09]

Lazy student who does little work and gets above average (but not spectacular) grades.

[LSD]

Didn't do anything in 5th or 6th year of school, sailed through easily with decent grades that got me to a decent university, now in uni I've turned over a new leaf and work way harder than anyone I know and get above average grades considered "excellent" or "very good" by the uni I don't think I'd still be in uni if i tried to just sail through like in school :s


This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

[Dangermoose]

Average but lazy.
Our maths teacher kept a spreadsheet of who has handed in homework. By the end of this year my name was red because I'd only handed in about 2 pieces.
Yet I still get good grades overall.

[Monzystar]

work hard and achieve high grades, thats me

[TattyBoJangles]

I'm afraid of failure, so I'm someone who does a lot of work outside of school, particularly coming up to exam season. However I never do any work *in* school (I like teaching myself before my teachers do) so it appears like I do nothing.

No, I do - you just don't see it.

Around exam season I appear very blasé about exams, but inside I'm petrified.

Don't really know what that makes me.

[Waqar.]

I reckon you should add a poll. To answer your Q, I'm a lazy yet ambitous student

[Picture~Perfect]

I work really hard, all the time, it doesn't always result in top grades though. I'm just not that good at exams. By the way when I say I work all the time I mean all the time, I don't really go out at all. Oh and I revise solidly before an exam.
I'd class my self as 'the nerd that is always working and never lets her hair down'.

[(:Becca(:]

I'm the "We have an exam TODAY?!" type. I always manage a pass but could probably do better if I worked.