Mediocre GCSE but good A Levels?
I have now received my GCSEs but got a lot worse that I thought I would and I put quite a bit of effort into it. I was wondering if anyone has any stories where they didn't so well at GCSE and got AAB+ in their A Levels and how they did it.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
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Original post by noshahmad
I have now received my GCSEs but got a lot worse that I thought I would and I put quite a bit of effort into it. I was wondering if anyone has any stories where they didn't so well at GCSE and got AAB+ in their A Levels and how they did it.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
Just curious... How 'mediocre' were your GCSE's?
my friend did really bad well ok in gcses but did really well in alevels and got into ucl
Original post by noshahmad
I have now received my GCSEs but got a lot worse that I thought I would and I put quite a bit of effort into it. I was wondering if anyone has any stories where they didn't so well at GCSE and got AAB+ in their A Levels and how they did it.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
I got 11 B's at GCSE.
Just finished A-levels and have achieved AAB.
Just do all your H/W... go to every lesson... and revise hard a couple months before your exams and you'll be fine.
Original post by ITVBBC
I got 11 B's at GCSE.
Just finished A-levels and have achieved AAB.
Just do all your H/W... go to every lesson... and revise hard a couple months before your exams and you'll be fine.
Just finished A-levels and have achieved AAB.
Just do all your H/W... go to every lesson... and revise hard a couple months before your exams and you'll be fine.
That's amazing, what did you do for A level?
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Original post by sophiamarni
my friend did really bad well ok in gcses but did really well in alevels and got into ucl
What did they get GCSE & A Level and what degree are they doing?
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Original post by noshahmad
I have now received my GCSEs but got a lot worse that I thought I would and I put quite a bit of effort into it. I was wondering if anyone has any stories where they didn't so well at GCSE and got AAB+ in their A Levels and how they did it.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
I am taking English lit, Geography, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, so any advice would be interested or any motivational or study tips to help me succeed in the future.
I only have 5 GCSE's and 2 of them are a grade C.
I also have straight A's at A Level and a 2.1 degree in History. It's doable.
Original post by Mclaren96
I only got 3A's at GCSE and ended up with A*BB at a level in maths, physics and chemistry
How hard did you have to work in order to achieve those grades?
Congrats btw
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Original post by sr90
I only have 5 GCSE's and 2 of them are a grade C.
I also have straight A's at A Level and a 2.1 degree in History. It's doable.
I also have straight A's at A Level and a 2.1 degree in History. It's doable.
This gives me hope. Thanks
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Original post by noshahmad
The Sciences require a lot of work in order to get a good grade. Make sure you do loads of past papers and also make sure you ace the practical exams in chemistry and biology. As long as you do well in your a levels gcses don't matter unless it's medicine/dentistry
Original post by VonDoom
What GCSEs did you get.
Im doing all sciences and maths.
Im doing all sciences and maths.
I'll PM you them
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Original post by Mclaren96
The Sciences require a lot of work in order to get a good grade. Make sure you do loads of past papers and also make sure you ace the practical exams in chemistry and biology. As long as you do well in your a levels gcses don't matter unless it's medicine/dentistry
Not considering medicine or dentistry so it shouldn't be a problem, but I am looking to do something in Science or law,
Yeah if anything, I think GCSE helped with the way I learn and I know what works for me, but I'm hoping to get 4As at A level and I'm im willing to put as much work as necessary
Original post by Jkizer
I only got something like 1 A*, 4 A's, 5 B's and 2 C's....
Got A*AA at the end of A2
You'll be fine if your interested in your subjects - I found it much better since i didnt have to do any bs subjects which i detested like Eng Lit
Got A*AA at the end of A2
You'll be fine if your interested in your subjects - I found it much better since i didnt have to do any bs subjects which i detested like Eng Lit Yeah, I'm looking forward to leaving some subjects behind so I can concentrate in the ones that I like, but you did well at GCSE and A Level so that's great!
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I got A*AABBBBCCCE at GCSE and A*A*A at A Level.
It really is possible to do so much better Revising regularly and reading around subjects really helped me. I also moved from a pretty crap comprehensive to a sixth form college that was known for it's high performing students and good reputation.
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Original post by noshahmad
engineering ddcbbacc alevel he got A A A A (triple sci and maths ) then A* in a2 (he carried all four of them into a2 :/)
he said that he had a really strong personal statement
Original post by noshahmad
I got similar results; 2A*s, 7A's and a B.
I have seen a thread with people who only got 2A*s and got in.
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