22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

Do I start back to school the earliest? 28th of August, anyone else? Haha!


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I think that's about when we go back too haha!

27th August for me :P going to Greenhead College, so starting at a new school rather than going back.

NOOOO way that is torture so you basically have about 30 odd days till all the pain and stress comes back again?!!!

Do I start back to school the earliest? 28th of August, anyone else? Haha!


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We must be quite lucky starting on the 4th then! Anyone go back even later than that?

At least I'm not alone!! It feels so soon though!

That is early! Well one day before me so I can feel your pain!

Well when you put it like that it seems one hundred times worse haha! Well I will be back to school and having fun and you will all be bored!

Me too

Broke up on 18th July..going back on....wait for it.......9TH SEP!

true.. but it all depends on the a levels which you have chosen....

Damn, 5 more days

Then again I'm already getting pretty bored with the hols so maybe it isn't such a bad thing

I have chosen biology, chemistry, maths and geography (confusing to know whether to do that or Spanish though) what have you chosen?

Good luck everyone, remember even if you get disappointed by results, try your hardest to not let these dictate your future path, you have to remain resilient, but eventually despite a B grade seeming like the end of the world for some of you, at alevel you can definitely bring it up by working hard. Remember GCSEs aren't the real test of intelligence or a persons ability, some are challenging yes but not everything rides on them remember, a-level results matter far more for university placements.

And don't ever let your teachers say you can't do something, if you want to do it just do it

Thanks, any ideas what to do if you get bad Grades and what to say, just incase I do get bad grades to friends and especially my parents.

Does anyone know if you can retake the Graphic Products exam for AQA? Only one I'm really worried about, completely froze

By bad grades to what extent? B's? C's? D's? E's? F's?

If it's the last 3 then you will have some troubles when enrolling.
If not, then what I would do is try to get into subjects I like, if I'm denied that, strongly argue my case until I get in . To your friends just be honest, and to your parents just say I tried my best and then move onto a-levels to make up for poor GCSEs.

I can't give a full standard advice since everyone is different, my parents were ecstatic at my B's and C's I don't know if yours would be

Well, I did last years exams for my mocks I did really well got A's & B's I got 1 D. I was very happy. Did these exams didn't revise as much as I would have liked to even though I only spent a week revising for mocks.allin all, I felt tones more pressure with these as they are the real things! I feel the exam boards have made the exams harder this year and I am so worried and anxious as in some points in English Literature rushing and not having enough time to put no where near enough detail into my answers as I would have hoped. I hope my A/A* coursework will save me in almost all of my subjects. The only subject that was easy was R.E.

Peninsula don't even exist anymore!

Finished all my exams on the 18th of June and don't start college until the 9th of September...

Usually 6 weeks of summer drives me insane, this is a whole other level!

I had a dream the other day that I got 3 marks off an A* in maths, was so upset.. Ah I'm so nervous