22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

Haha, relationships doesn't sound tooooooo bad? I'm sure you'll get that A*

My geography teacher gave me 100/100, and in previous years his feedback from wjec regarding his marking has stated he's too harsh! So I'm pretty confident moderation won't bring down my score, but I'm concerned that this year he's been overly lenient as a result of trying to not be as harsh a marker as usual... But even so it shouldn't make much difference to the UMS mark. I hate geography anyway haha

How did you find the geography unit 2 exam? I was incredibly nervous for it, but I think it probably went okay. I was running out of time towards the end because I always end up trying to write waaaaay more than is necessary for each question to make sure I get all the marks... But this meant I had to rush the final few questions :/
Time was an issue with my RS exam as well, but hopefully I'll still get an A* in that
My teachers always train us to include more points than are needed to ensure we get the marks, but it's impossible to write as much as they expect us to in class in the actual exams!

guys do you have any idea when our grade boundaries will be out??

Majority are out the day before results usually except WJec whixh will probably be the 22nd

I know this is an unusual question, but does anyone have a least favourite exam board, or a preferred one?

My least favourite has to be AQA, some of the changes in grade boundaries (for the worse) are horrific

cool..thanks..

Coursework, 40 marks. On a theme, compare a Shakespeare with poems for me...

Geography! How did you find it? Spec A/B? My three topics were... Coasts, Urban and Retail Change and Tourism.

I know this is an unusual question, but does anyone have a least favourite exam board, or a preferred one?

My least favourite has to be AQA, some of the changes in grade boundaries (for the worse) are horrific

I like AQA for the exam structure and content but I don't like WJEC or OCR that much

Yeah i agree AQA are annoying when it comes to grade boundaries and i would probably say that OCR is my preferred exam board.

I did WJEC English!! I did Macbeth and Dulce et Decorum Est for my coursework, with the beautiful title: "Explore how Macbeth and Owen reflect on death". I then did Of Mice and Men for my unit one, and An Inspector Calls and Never Let Me Go for unit two. What did you do?


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Never had OCR before but I've heard they're horrible, good to know they're not all bad for everyone! Two of my subjects next year are with them

Those are nicer ones! I've read those and would have preferred that...

Unit 1: To kill a mockingbird
Unit 2: an inspector calls and about a boy

About a boy was rubbish

I think that Never Let Me Go is the only book I've studied that actually got better with analysis! And I hated of mice and men, it was the dreariest book I've ever read. I keep meaning to read to kill a mockingbird, miss said I'd enjoy it, and I trust her because she's an awesome teacher (even though she's leaving!!), but I haven't got around to it yet.


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I've never had OCR before but I've heard what they're like and two of my AS's next year are with them

The content and exam structure with WJEC is horrible (for geography anyway), but so far they've been surprisingly nice with marking

At my school they already have our individual address on the envelope when we come to collect them, and then send home the ones that weren't picked up the same day!