22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

I just found out mine, I got 2A*s, 7A's and 2B's I'm SO happy!!! The B's were in Art and history which aren't relevant to my alevel options...

Can anyone tell me if these are good to study medicine?? I know it's mainly about alevels but still. And I don't plan on going to a top medical school just want to be a doctor

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You obviously dont do chemistry then, or not past AS anyway, A2 chemistry is based heavily on maths introducing logarithms, which last time i checked isnt on the gcse syllabus.
Also chemistry students need to be familiar with interpreting data and the numbers given as it rarely is just regurgitating an equation you learn in class.

Actually, I feel a bit better now. I think that I was more worried for the individual grades (got 4 Cs in the exams), and also the fact that the school publish the results online for the whole world to see. Moreover, I felt that I let my teachers down as they all believed I would get all A*s when in fact I got 1.5. Well, here are my grades:

R.S. - A* (Short course)
Photography - A*
History - A
Spanish - A
Chemistry - A (even though I got like a C in the exam)
Physics - A
English Literature - A
English Language - B (year 10 - I might retake an exam I got a C on)
Biology - B (I might retake that as in one module I was due a free retake, and am still entitled to it, so I might do it and get an A*, so I can at least get an A and improve my grades)
Maths - B

I don't know whether it is Medicine standard or not though. I do feel a bit bad (mainly because of my parents - Asian of course). Do you guy think that these results are alright? And do you think I should retake some of them?

Hey guys! I got eight A*s : Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, English Language, History, Geography and French. And two As : English Literature and Religious Studies. I'm so relieved and grateful!

So I got 6 A*s and 6 As (and a U in additional maths, but we don't talk about that!!) I am so happy!!!


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i hope everyone is happy with their results. i've got one question, if you don't mind answering
"why doesn't my maths result show the marks?, (i did edexcel maths)"

only your teachers can get that on results plus

It's rather weird as 98 means you were only 3 marks of an A because the unit 3's were so tight between A and A*

lolok, kid. I've never done chemistry, whatever you say.

Fortunately, there's a logarithm button on your calculator to press. There's no need to rearrange logarithmic expressions in any complex fashion outside of your algebraic rules of subtraction and addition, but even if you are going to "move the log to the other side", it's as simple as raising the function as an exponent of 10. Nothing complex to get your head around and certainly not something you need an A-level in maths to learn to do.

Thousands of students take A2 chemistry every year without maths and have no problem - we see it lots in this forum because of the amount of medicine applicants we have who hate maths.



Hey! You can certainly apply to medicine with those GCSEs, the only caveat would be that you avoid GCSE heavy universities like Oxford, Birmingham and Edinburgh.

Your AS levels are much more important to your application, focus on rocking those!

Got my GCSE Results today so happy -
4 A*s - English Language (AQA), German, Spanish and Geography (AQA) (full UMS in both German and Spanish S&L on edexcel)
6 As - English Literature, Methods in Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and RE (all AQA)
1 B - Applications in Maths (AQA)

Really ecstatic, just wondering...i got 172 UMS in English Lit and it's 180 for an A*, would you recommend i get it re-marked or not worth it??

REALLY HAPPY!! ;DD WELL DONE TO EVERYONE ELSE!!

Certainly go for the remark in english lit! - I got 64/68 which is full 80/80 ums! Didn't even revise till 1 day before the exam so I have no idea what so ever where that came from. Guess I had a decent examiner or just fluked. Non the less 8 ums is like 5 marks? If you get a good examiner you never know.