22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

Hi, I am really worried about my maths exam. If worst come to the worst with my maths exam which I sat with Edexcel and I got a D how would I go about sitting another exam as a candidate outside of college in the November or January examination series? Thanks in advance for answering this question.

Aww thanks but not sure I'll last with those subjects haha. Hehe . I admire your subject choices - you've got English as well as science subjects!

Yeah I go back on the 4th
Feeling really nervous though (for results day, not school).

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Hey

Firstly, just to let you know, you won't be able to resit in January anymore (although you can resit in November).

So you plan on resitting privately? If so, firstly, you'll need to fins a centre that is willing to take you. This may help you find a centre: http://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/private-candidates/Pages/Where-can-I-take-a-GCSE.aspx

The centre you're with should then be able to help you with registration and costs.

Also, are you just finishing year 11 and going into college? If so, you *may* be given the chance to resit this exam alongside studying for your next set of qualifications at college. You'll need to ask them if they're willing to let you do this though.

The idea of results day looming ahead is constantly at the back of my mind... I wouldn't care if I didn't go to a good grammar school where everyone will be getting straight A's and better. The worse thing is that I could have done something to ease my nerves now... by revising! For most of my subjects, I didn't revise until the night before in bed using my phone's flashlight! In other subjects, I revised the 2 or 3 hours I had before the exam at school! So I know that if and when I fail (and by that I mean a B, which I know many would technically be ecstatic about, but with my parents, teachers, friends and peers, and most importantly with myself, eh no), it'll all be my fault and no-one elses. I've always regretted my approach to revising... but I just can't help it! I want to change but I just cannot bring myself to changing! It wouldn't have been so bad also if my school didn't require a number of A's to continue into 6th form... and since nobody actually bothers to look for another 6th form since everyone apart from those who wish to change schools are expected to get back in... I haven't applied for any... so if I don't get back in... I won't even have a college to go to... well I will since they send you somewhere... but how would I face people again?! The humiliation from my peers! This is killing me! Apart from maths, I cannot count another subject where I am certain an A let alone an A*! I took my Chinese GCSE out of school and got an A* for that but they've said that any subjects taken outside of school is not taken into consideration! I'm so screwed. I know I cannot change anything either... so why worry one might say. But how can I not worry?! I feel like such a failure right now and I don't even know my results yet...

24 days left ...

who is afraid that they will not achieve there predicted grades?

who is afraid that they will not achieve there predicted grades?

who is afraid that they will not achieve there predicted grades?

Does it honestly matter? Our predicted grades were made up from the CATS results in Y7, which nobody here took seriously as we weren't told about them and what they were for. All our teachers know our p. grades are a pile of rubbish and therefore everybody stopped caring about them after year 8

Is anyone's school the same as this or are your grades predicted more accurately and have different attitudes towards them etc?

I wanted 4/5 A*s, but I will be lucky to get even one.

Ours are predicted really accurately.. We had mocks at the end of year 10 which they base them on highly.. And then they look at our homework record and if we regularly do our homework to a high standard then they thînk we are likely to work hard for our gcses so they take that into account for our predicted grades.. We also do tests throughout the year that they work an average out for.


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Does it honestly matter? Our predicted grades were made up from the CATS results in Y7, which nobody here took seriously as we weren't told about them and what they were for. All our teachers know our p. grades are a pile of rubbish and therefore everybody stopped caring about them after year 8

Is anyone's school the same as this or are your grades predicted more accurately and have different attitudes towards them etc?