22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

Forgive me for being stupid but what are RG universities?

Forgive me for being stupid but what are RG universities?

OCR are the love of my life. They are the best in my opinion and I've done GCSEs on all 4 main boards.

Nah I'm on WJEC for English. OCR for 3 sciences and OCR Physics and Chemistry next year.

RG-Russell Group Universities, which normally include the top 25 or so UK leading universities
+ you're not stupid- it was a genuine question like mine was about what FMSQ stood for. I think I'd be pretty hurt to think people thought I was stupid for asking that

So that's like Cambridge and Oxford? No chance.

RG stands for Russel Group these are the top 20 unis in the UK

Yes, that includes Oxford and Cambridge amongst other universities. And there's no need to write yourself off already; if you meet their minimun entry requirements for the course you want to study, it's anyones game

So that's like Cambridge and Oxford? No chance.

I read a girl got 12 A*'s at GCSE, 4 at A2 Level and still didn't get accepted into Cambridge.
What chance do I have? D:

Cambridge, Oxford, Queen Mary, Manchester, Birmingham, Exeter, Warwick, Edinburgh, UCL, Imperial etc etc

It's not just about grades all the time.

Unless it's medicine.

Then you're ****ed.

I read a girl got 12 A*'s at GCSE, 4 at A2 Level and still didn't get accepted into Cambridge.
What chance do I have? D:

Hm, I doubt I've got much of a chance!

There's more to getting into these top universities than grades. Your interview and entrance test scores play a big part in seperating you from the rest of the candidates who have met the entry requirements.
And there's always a story about an 'exceptional student' not getting into Oxford/Cambridge. You've got to remember that someone who was deemed more capable in more areas than one recieved their place instead.

You just need to be confident with yourself having a negative mindset wont motivate you to aim high.

I'm gonna do work experience in a Charity Shop one day a month and I'm gonna do work experience in every place I can get (GP Surgery, Care Home, etc...), that'll help won't it?

I assume you want to do a course in Medicine. Doing things like that will certainly help rather than hinder you but the main thing is once you've met the entry requirements you need to have the confidence to carry yourself and show the tutors at these top universities why you deserve a place at their institution.
Being realistic isn't a bad thing but sometimes it stops you from pushing yourself and achieving so much more