Got my I/GCSE results today, but they were hardly top-notch...
A* - German (GCSE), Maths(IGCSE), English Literature (IGCSE), English Language (IGCSE)
A - Physics (IGCSE), RS (GCSE), Geography (IGCSE), Latin (GCSE)
B - Biology (IGCSE), Chemistry (IGCSE)
I am 2 marks off an A in Biology, so I'm having that remarked.
I am 1 mark off an A* in Physics, so I'm having that remarked, too.
I am 4 marks off an A in Chemistry, but I don't think they could find another 4 marks, and for £36 per remark it's hardly worth it.
I go to a school where getting 7A*s and 3 As is around average, but I have fallen far below this.
I am going to study Government & Politics, Economics, Maths and Geography at A-Level (and of course I want, and need, AAAA there) with a plan to studying PPE at Oxford University.
My parents are very disappointed in my results, we are not celebrating, in fact I have had two lengthy conversations with them, through which I cried - not exactly a fun day.
Worst is, my mum is the one paying for my education, with a bit of input from my dad to make up what my mum doesn't quite cover - they have spent over £75,000 over these 5 years, and now I have, as they say, "pissed it all away".
I know I need to apply myself more in my A-Levels, and I'm ready to do that. It is my parents' belief, and to a degree, mine, that the main factor of my underachievement was that I acquired a boyfriend in February, and we talked to each other every night, and met up every week, sometimes twice a week or more. I know I need to strike a balance now that I am in Sixth Form, but I have still screwed up my GCSEs
What do you make of this situation?
Will my poor results demolish my chances of getting into Oxford, and on such a competitive course?