22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

I thought Maths or Physics is actually necessary for most Medical schools so I am mainly doing it to improve my chances as everything is so competitive these days. >.< I am taking History (my favourite subject) so I hope that will help me stand out in some way.

Out of interest, what grades did you get and did you drop one for A2?

Can anyone help? I got my results today and I'm pretty pleased with them, only thing is I needed to get a B overall in maths to take it and I didn't and have no idea what else to take! Can anyone recommend another subject?


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In AQA English Literature, am I the only one who is confused as to why so few people got A*s this year? In my school, only 2 people got A* this year, but last year 51 did?

Thank-you! It gets easier from now on, right?

What are you wanting to be?

Igcse bio A*
Igcse chem A
Igcse phys A
ICT A*
Geography A
Religious studies A
English lang A
English lit A*
Art and design A*
French A
Maths A*
Sports D*

Im kinda disappointed as I didnt get an A* in french and geo does anyone know the grade boundaries for those subjects on AQA?

Can I still get into medicine at cambridge with these grades? Im going on to do bio chem maths and psychology at alevel...

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Predicted: 4A* 4A 2C
Achieved: 6A* 3A 1B

I got 9a*s and 2a's, overall I'm really glad, do you guys think these are good enough to apply to medical school? I don't have much information on the topic, and also are my grades satisfactory for Oxbridge? I'll be grateful for any responses
My grades at gcse:
( A* : maths, bio, chem, physics, Spanish, Latin, English lit, art, geography )
(A : German, English language)

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I got 9a*s and 2a's, overall I'm really glad, do you guys think these are good enough to apply to medical school? I don't have much information on the topic, and also are my grades satisfactory for Oxbridge? I'll be grateful for any responses
My grades at gcse:
( A* : maths, bio, chem, physics, Spanish, Latin, English lit, art, geography )
(A : German, English language)


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should i get my physics remarked after getting one mark below A*

edexcel (unit 2) CCA. i got 40/40 from teacher and was moved down to a C, as was everyone else in my year.

Nooo way. Maths and physics are definitely not necessary for medical school. The only medical school in the UK that requires one of them is Cambridge - everywhere else only requires biology and chemistry, and then are happy to see you do whatever you want. We've got a detailed summary of A-level entry requirements here!