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10 a stars at gcse?

could anyone who got 10 a stars at gcse please tell me how you did it!?

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I'm aiming for straight A's and I just knock one pin down at a time.
I didn't get 10 A*s at GCSE but I think the answer here is pretty clear. It takes A LOT of hard work, perseverance, determination and concentration. Those who are determined and motivated to succeed are very much more likely to succeed than those who don't hold these attributes. A lot of people don't bother with GCSE's. People like me. I didn't do any revision and now I regret that decision entirely. For some people it can take a lot to achieve these grades however I do feel like everyone is capable of achieving these grades. It just depends on your personality and how much effort you put into it.
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I have so much pressure from my family. I mean, theyre not gonna kick me out the house if I dont, and their not really serious about it, it's just that they've been telling all their friends and relatives about how clever I am and it's put a lot of pressure on me for the last 3 years.
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Original post by Marshall Taylor
I'm aiming for straight A's and I just knock one pin down at a time.


You in y11?
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I have so much pressure from my family. I mean, theyre not gonna kick me out the house if I dont, and their not really serious about it, it's just that they've been telling all their friends and relatives about how clever I am and it's put a lot of pressure on me for the last 3 years.


Well in the end, just do the best you can and don't worry about what your family have been telling people. GCSE's don't really matter. Just try and pass all of them and you'll be fine. Of course, if you want to do A levels which require certain grades, then just try your best to achieve that. In the end, your family are just bragging about you and even if you get grades that you or they wouldn't have expected, you'll still be clever in their eyes.
All my siblings are older than me and so they all expected me to achieve better GCSE results than them just because they thought it was like a competition. In the end, some subjects I achieved better than them in and others not so much. But I didn't care and they forgot about it after like 2 days. So all that pressure you're feeling, I understand but just think that no one will think about the outcome for too long.
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Thank you for your support, but the thing is these gcse grades severely matter to me because I'm thinking about applying for medicine at Cambridge. Even getting 9 a stars may hinder any chances of getting into Cambridge. This has been a long term "project" where I've been revising everyday since y9 and most of the time revising 5 hours everyday and I really don't want to screw everything up now. I'll just feel like as though I did all that hard work for nothing.


I'm in year 10 and I stay after school everyday. Treat school like a 9-5 job to get the same benefits. Also Cambridge don't put much emphasis on GCSEs, aslong as you meet the national standard you'll be fine. If you do bad at GCSEs but good at A levels it shows that you're going upwards in intelligence.
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Hey I got 10A* despite only aiming for 2 or 3. It sounds as if you are working hard and that's really what counts at GCSE - hard work counts for so much more than natural ability at GCSE (up to a point of course). I began revising in February and worked really hard until the summer, mainly focusing on notes with past papers at the end. There's also room for error (I got a B in Physics empa and still got nine marks into an A*) so try not to stress too much.

GCSEs may seem hard when you are doing them, but when you get your results and get top marks you will realise that the whole time you have just been over-estimating their difficulty! Good luck!
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Original post by Marshall Taylor
I'm in year 10 and I stay after school everyday. Treat school like a 9-5 job to get the same benefits. Also Cambridge don't put much emphasis on GCSEs, aslong as you meet the national standard you'll be fine. If you do bad at GCSEs but good at A levels it shows that you're going upwards in intelligence.


That's the thing, it's not like that for medicine. They are searching for the super geniuses in medicine so they want people with amazing GCSEs as well. It might be more lenient for other courses such as arts
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Original post by anonlad
Hey I got 10A* despite only aiming for 2 or 3. It sounds as if you are working hard and that's really what counts at GCSE - hard work counts for so much more than natural ability at GCSE (up to a point of course). I began revising in February and worked really hard until the summer, mainly focusing on notes with past papers at the end. There's also room for error (I got a B in Physics empa and still got nine marks into an A*) so try not to stress too much.

GCSEs may seem hard when you are doing them, but when you get your results and get top marks you will realise that the whole time you have just been over-estimating their difficulty! Good luck!


Thank you! What's empa?
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Thank you! What's empa?


Woops I meant ISA - the internally marked practical assessment worth 25% (at A level I've been doing EMPAs which are similar but slightly different)
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I got 11 A*s, all I can say is really focus on the subjects you think you're least likely to get an A* in. I spent the majority of my time revising only English Lit/ Lang and History, and it paid off massively since I got many questions on the Lit/ History exams that I wouldn't have revised for unless I had specifically decided to concentrate on these subjects. Whatever subjects you're good at, ignore them, you will get A* in them no problem.


The subjects I struggle on are eng lit, eng Lang and rs. But I've already finished my rs and lit exams. I have my eng Lang exams nxt week
Cambridge's GCSE requirements (i.e. "have to have this" )for GCSEs is incredibly low:
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/medicine

Of course all Cambridge applicants will have far better than this, but you really won't need 10 A*s :-) At the end of the day when you are applying for a course with a 6:1 applicant to place ratio, they will use a lot more than GCSE results to narrow it down; personal statement, AS UMS, interviews etc. Having suitable work experience is apparently a huge must and getting solid AS results will be of far more importance than your GCSE.

Best of luck!
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That's the thing, it's not like that for medicine. They are searching for the super geniuses in medicine so they want people with amazing GCSEs as well. It might be more lenient for other courses such as arts


Cambridge don't that much care about GCSE's for Medicine, they care about AS grades. Obviously it's better to have good GCSE's, but it's not the be all and end all for getting into med at Cambridge. Oxford are the ones that really care about GCSEs :-)
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Cambridge don't that much care about GCSE's for Medicine, they care about AS grades. Obviously it's better to have good GCSE's, but it's not the be all and end all for getting into med at Cambridge. Oxford are the ones that really care about GCSEs :-)


Tbh another reason why I need 10 a stars is because I get a PS4 and 10 games lol
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Spend as much time as possible preparing for English. Don't be afraid to really shift up some gears; I did 4 timed English language past papers the night before (2 hours 15 minutes each). Remember that this is your last week of studying English - that really motivated me!


How did you revise for eng Lang, apart from past papers because I've done most of them
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Original post by 16Characters....
Cambridge's GCSE requirements (i.e. "have to have this" )for GCSEs is incredibly low:
http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/medicine

Of course all Cambridge applicants will have far better than this, but you really won't need 10 A*s :-) At the end of the day when you are applying for a course with a 6:1 applicant to place ratio, they will use a lot more than GCSE results to narrow it down; personal statement, AS UMS, interviews etc. Having suitable work experience is apparently a huge must and getting solid AS results will be of far more importance than your GCSE.

Best of luck!


Thanks!
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could anyone who got 10 a stars at gcse please tell me how you did it!?


I got 11 so feel free to ask questions. Key things to note are to be realistic about how much you need to revise for what as if there are subjects you don't need to do as much for there is no point wasting time on them

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Original post by Marshall Taylor
I'm in year 10 and I stay after school everyday. Treat school like a 9-5 job to get the same benefits. Also Cambridge don't put much emphasis on GCSEs, aslong as you meet the national standard you'll be fine. If you do bad at GCSEs but good at A levels it shows that you're going upwards in intelligence.


Original post by Pra99
That's the thing, it's not like that for medicine. They are searching for the super geniuses in medicine so they want people with amazing GCSEs as well. It might be more lenient for other courses such as arts


A levels are becoming linear so there won't be any AS levels to compare people with cause they won't sit them next year. So yeah, no pressure
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I think it's about self satisfaction as well to be honest. If I get 10 a stars I will officially be the most happiest person in the world. It would change my character and I wouldn't be shy anymore because I would be confident. It help me socialise more

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