[Mushrooms]

Basically I have anxiety problems and recently I have done my history gcse. I really want to do history for a level and possibly even at university, do I really want to get a good mark in my gcse because it is one of my best subjects and so I want an A* (because i want to go to one of the top universities). I know I can't do anything about it but i keep thinking about it. Is there anyone is a similar situation and has any techniques for getting rid of these feelings?????

[Extricated]

I did History GCSE last year and constantly thought to myself "what could i have done better...why didnt i include this" etc but ended up getting 200/200. If it is your best subject then you are more than likely to get your a*. Besides you don't need an a* in history gcse to get into a top 5 uni.

[_Shmiley]

I'm doing history and I never did it at GCSE you cover different things anyway so it doesn't really matter


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[CUFCDan]

Just feel safe than in a year's time no matter what you did will be completely irrelevant to anyone apart from government statistics, which will tell you your qualification means nothing anyway

[catoswyn]

(Original post by Mushrooms)
Basically I have anxiety problems and recently I have done my history gcse. I really want to do history for a level and possibly even at university, do I really want to get a good mark in my gcse because it is one of my best subjects and so I want an A* (because i want to go to one of the top universities). I know I can't do anything about it but i keep thinking about it. Is there anyone is a similar situation and has any techniques for getting rid of these feelings?????

Its a great idea to come up with some techniques to distract yourself if you're the worrying kind in life. It will pay dividends later.

Some people put an elastic band on their wrist and whenever they slip into thinking of the thing they don't want to think about they ping it, to remind themselves to 'snap out of it'.

Getting engrossed in something else is of course the best thing for driving worry out of your head. It can be a hobby, job, even a book or setting some goal like running a certain distance.

Relaxing is good. This can be anything from warm baths and meditation to physical exercise which creates endorphins (and drives away the excess adrenalin and cortisone that causes people to worry).

Try looking up other ideas on the internet or reading some of the many books around on the subject of relaxing and stopping worrying.

The number one thing to remember is that however much you worry it won't change things one jot. You can't change anything now so the worry is just a drain on your energy.

Good luck. I'm sure you've done fine in your exam anyway!

@)

[mel0n]

Can you do anything about it?

[Pitt1988]

I'm going to be doing history at uni, didn't do it for GCSE and only had two essays for history on my access course. You're obviously more likely to get a better grade in a subject you enjoy.

[kidomo]

you might be suprised come exam results so don't lose hope and enjoy the British weather

[funsongfactory]

If it makes you feel better I got an A not an A* at history GCSE and I've got an offer to study history at Bristol

[Veni Vidi Fugi]

History GCSE doesn't really have much in common with A level history. Don't worry about it! So long as you're keen and do the reading for A level, you'll be fine.

[SebCross]

(Original post by Mushrooms)
Basically I have anxiety problems and recently I have done my history gcse. I really want to do history for a level and possibly even at university, do I really want to get a good mark in my gcse because it is one of my best subjects and so I want an A* (because i want to go to one of the top universities). I know I can't do anything about it but i keep thinking about it. Is there anyone is a similar situation and has any techniques for getting rid of these feelings?????

I did my History GCSE way back when and didn't feel that it went all that well. I didn't even get an A* for GCSE - I got a mid-A grade - but am now reading History at Oxford. Strong performance at GCSE helps and is certainly a good grounding for A-level, but what really matters is performing very very well at A-level if you've ambitions of taking your study of history further to undergraduate level.

You've taken your examinations now, and so what's done is done. If you feel you've not met your potential, you can ask for your papers to be remarked in the first instance, and always re-sit one or more individual papers if you feel you really haven't gotten what you feel you deserve.

I wish you the best of luck for your Results Day! Take comfort from my experience: it's not the end of the world if you don't ace your GCSE papers. It'll wound your pride, but only that. Strong performance at A-level is so so so much more important.

[SebCross]

(Original post by funsongfactory)
If it makes you feel better I got an A not an A* at history GCSE and I've got an offer to study history at Bristol

Nice one! I'm in the same boat: got a middle A grade for my GCSE History and I'm starting at Oxford in October. Congratulations on your offer from Bristol. Excited?

[Mushrooms]

(Original post by SebCross)
I did my History GCSE way back when and didn't feel that it went all that well. I didn't even get an A* for GCSE - I got a mid-A grade - but am now reading History at Oxford. Strong performance at GCSE helps and is certainly a good grounding for A-level, but what really matters is performing very very well at A-level if you've ambitions of taking your study of history further to undergraduate level.

You've taken your examinations now, and so what's done is done. If you feel you've not met your potential, you can ask for your papers to be remarked in the first instance, and always re-sit one or more individual papers if you feel you really haven't gotten what you feel you deserve.

I wish you the best of luck for your Results Day! Take comfort from my experience: it's not the end of the world if you don't ace your GCSE papers. It'll wound your pride, but only that. Strong performance at A-level is so so so much more important.

This was really encouraging. I am looking at either Oxford or Cambridge so to know that I will still have a chance even if I get an A is really encouraging, so thank you so much

[SebCross]

(Original post by Mushrooms)
This was really encouraging. I am looking at either Oxford or Cambridge so to know that I will still have a chance even if I get an A is really encouraging, so thank you so much

You're welcome. Good luck.

[Flyteryder]

I thought I'd get an E in GCSE History because I hated it and did hardly any revision. I sat at the back of my class with my head on the table for most of the 2 years. I got a B; one of the happiest moments of my life.

If you revised and say it's your best subject, of course you'll get an A*

[RinaHarison]

Most concentrate your studies.I know history just like a story or summary .It is basically related with historical or war.When your starting studies you just take it main point,it will help your exam time.