GCSEs 2016 - have they, overall, gone better/worse than you expected?

Just want to know if people generally thought they achieved their predicted grades or not. Whether the exams were easy or difficult; if their expecting higher results than they initially thought they would get, or lower results results than they thought they would get.


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Just wondering - did you plan on not doing any revision from the start; were you not that concerned about the grades? Or did you actually want the higher grades?

I think I did ALRIGHT. Just not as "great" as I wanted. Especially the AQA sciences, I do triple, and I'll be lucky to get an A in Biology and Physics

I wanted to get Bs and As. I had a revision table planned out and started using it maybe 2 or 3 months before the exams. However, I then realised everything I had revised yesterday was already out of my head and I couldn't be bothered to keep going over it or else i'd run out of time for the rest. But I knew I could get Cs on every exam without revision anyway and with coursework it could be Bs so I just didn't bother revising after the first 2 weeks (which was still 2 months before exams).

I did AQA as well; physics was really bad this year. How do you think you did in chemistry?


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What I wanted: English Lit A*English Lang BMaths A* Business AFrench BICT A*History AScience Unit 1 AScience Unit 2 AScience Unit 3 AWhat I ll probably get: (If only I revised the night before instead of 2 hours before the exam) :\English Lit AEnglish Lang CMaths BBusiness B/AFrench CICT AHistory AScience Unit 1 B
Science Unit 2 AScience Unit 3 C

How bad are these grades?

Generally C grades and above are not bad as such, it just depends on what you want to use them for. A lot of sixth forms won't let you study a subject unless you have a B in it at GCSE or above and that's pretty much what you've predicted a lot of your grades to be. Having said that, a lot of courses such as History, Philosophy and other essay-based subjects require you to have at least a B in English Language. Also, for some competitive university courses, B's in Maths and English Language are required.

Again, I'd say they are good grades but it really does depend on what you need them for.

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Hey mate, I am not doing A-levels. Unfortunately I am doing IB, may I RIP. The subjects I want to take require me to have an A in them in GCSE. I want to study Law at KCL. Long shot I know but hey got to dream big right?