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22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread
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Original post by Olympiad
IGCSE is actually much, much harder. By universities it is considered AS standard of work. Some people actually don't do a-levels but only do IGCSEs and get into uni (My sister's boyfriend did that and got into Nottingham Uni with 5 IGCSEs and then just did a foundation year at the uni and is now in his last year of his engineering degree from Nottingham which is a very, very highly respected uni. Just so you know, in IGCSE eng lit, you can't your book into the exam, just to give you an idea of how much more difficult it is practically not just academically. So to sum up, IGCSEs are actually harder and more highly regarded than regular GCSEs.
Original post by Olympiad
Olympiad! Where have you been?!
Original post by Meliss
Olympiad! Where have you been?!
I have been busy with challenge, etc and now I rarely come on TSR since I had a long break without it during the summer
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I have been busy with challenge, etc and now I rarely come on TSR since I had a long break without it during the summer
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Ahhhhh
come back Salad 
How were your GCSE results?
I was predicted BBBBBBBBBBBBB..
Basically all B's... I got..
A*AAABBBBBBCCC
Basically all B's... I got..
A*AAABBBBBBCCC
For chemistry unit 3 I got an A*
Original post by Audi
It depends, if you are going to work hard then go for it! If you feel GCSE was very hard and depending on what your strengths/weaknesses you may have to invest a lot of time in A level and this takes the focus off other subjects. Personally, I was going to take it but decided against it (in favour of physics 
)
)Same! although I don't regret it, I liked Chemistry but it was so hard. I'm a week into Physics and I really like it.
Original post by Meliss
Ahhhhh come back Salad
How were your GCSE results?
come back Salad How were your GCSE results?
Good thanks! All A*-B
Yours?
How have you been?
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Original post by Olympiad
Mine were also all A*-B! I got a B in my Geography!!!!
(C/A ended up as 100% and that skills paper with all the Welsh stuff? Was an A*! Managed to bring up my two Ds!) Well done to the both of us methinks 
I've been good
6th form is a pretty nice change from my last school 
You?Original post by Meliss
Mine were also all A*-B! I got a B in my Geography!!!! (C/A ended up as 100% and that skills paper with all the Welsh stuff? Was an A*! Managed to bring up my two Ds!) Well done to the both of us methinks
I've been good 6th form is a pretty nice change from my last school You?
(C/A ended up as 100% and that skills paper with all the Welsh stuff? Was an A*! Managed to bring up my two Ds!) Well done to the both of us methinks I've been good
6th form is a pretty nice change from my last school You?I love how I replied 7946 years later and you replied within seconds!
That's fantastic! I got an A* in coursework too, and an A in skills and A* in human
I stayed at my school - my economics teacher is rubbish
But my politics and history teacher is awesome
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I love how I replied 7946 years later and you replied within seconds!
That's fantastic! I got an A* in coursework too, and an A in skills and A* in human
I stayed at my school - my economics teacher is rubbish
But my politics and history teacher is awesome
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That's fantastic! I got an A* in coursework too, and an A in skills and A* in human
I stayed at my school - my economics teacher is rubbish
But my politics and history teacher is awesome
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I happened to refresh TSR probably a couple seconds after you replied
Great job! SO glad I'm done with Geography now though!
Awwwwwww
what else you doing?Original post by Meliss
I happened to refresh TSR probably a couple seconds after you replied
Great job! SO glad I'm done with Geography now though!
Awwwwwww what else you doing?
Great job! SO glad I'm done with Geography now though!
Awwwwwww
what else you doing?I miss geography
ICT, history and Politics
You?
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Hey guys i need some advice i did english language igcse and got an A. I got 72 and the A* boundary is 77 so do you think it would be worth going for a remark ?? Pleaseeeee help me i'm confused :'(
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remark came back, I went up one mark but I needed to go up three 
Hey guys so I was just wondering if my GCSE's were good enough for either Imperial or Cambridge providing I do well at AS and A-level (At least A* and two A's).
Maths-A*
Statistics-A
Bio-A*
Chem-A*
Physics-A*
IT-A
German-A
Eng Lang.-A
Eng Lit.-A
Geography-A*
History-B
RE-B
To be absolutely honest I reckon I tried quite hard but slacked off in the last week which I had IT and history (should've got A*'s). My school is not private however it is a grammar school, however I still got the 9th highest mark in the year and the third highest boy. I really want to go to cambridge but my parents told me that I'm not good enough as my sister got 7A*s but only got pooled (however she wanted to do medicine). Most of my friends only have 1-2 A*s and I heard they compare your results to school performance, also apparently this year the gcses overall nationally were lower.
Am I good enough?
Maths-A*
Statistics-A
Bio-A*
Chem-A*
Physics-A*
IT-A
German-A
Eng Lang.-A
Eng Lit.-A
Geography-A*
History-B
RE-B
To be absolutely honest I reckon I tried quite hard but slacked off in the last week which I had IT and history (should've got A*'s). My school is not private however it is a grammar school, however I still got the 9th highest mark in the year and the third highest boy. I really want to go to cambridge but my parents told me that I'm not good enough as my sister got 7A*s but only got pooled (however she wanted to do medicine). Most of my friends only have 1-2 A*s and I heard they compare your results to school performance, also apparently this year the gcses overall nationally were lower.
Am I good enough?
8a*s 2as. Good enough for Medicine in Cambridge?
Original post by ibbi1824
Hey guys i need some advice i did english language igcse and got an A. I got 72 and the A* boundary is 77 so do you think it would be worth going for a remark ?? Pleaseeeee help me i'm confused :'(
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I wouldn't get a remark - they're probably worth it when the gap is 1-2 marks, but getting moved up 5 marks is extremely unlikely. However, if you're willing to pay the relevant sum of money (sometimes up to about £35), then there's no harm in doing so - other than the high chance of losing your money.
Original post by Sonnyjimisgod
Hey guys so I was just wondering if my GCSE's were good enough for either Imperial or Cambridge providing I do well at AS and A-level (At least A* and two A's).
Maths-A*
Statistics-A
Bio-A*
Chem-A*
Physics-A*
IT-A
German-A
Eng Lang.-A
Eng Lit.-A
Geography-A*
History-B
RE-B
To be absolutely honest I reckon I tried quite hard but slacked off in the last week which I had IT and history (should've got A*'s). My school is not private however it is a grammar school, however I still got the 9th highest mark in the year and the third highest boy. I really want to go to cambridge but my parents told me that I'm not good enough as my sister got 7A*s but only got pooled (however she wanted to do medicine). Most of my friends only have 1-2 A*s and I heard they compare your results to school performance, also apparently this year the gcses overall nationally were lower.
Am I good enough?
Maths-A*
Statistics-A
Bio-A*
Chem-A*
Physics-A*
IT-A
German-A
Eng Lang.-A
Eng Lit.-A
Geography-A*
History-B
RE-B
To be absolutely honest I reckon I tried quite hard but slacked off in the last week which I had IT and history (should've got A*'s). My school is not private however it is a grammar school, however I still got the 9th highest mark in the year and the third highest boy. I really want to go to cambridge but my parents told me that I'm not good enough as my sister got 7A*s but only got pooled (however she wanted to do medicine). Most of my friends only have 1-2 A*s and I heard they compare your results to school performance, also apparently this year the gcses overall nationally were lower.
Am I good enough?
Your results are extremely good, and are good enough to get into Cambridge, HOWEVER; they are borderline (i.e. many people aiming for cambridge get around the 9-14 A* mark). If you work hard, of course you can get into Cambridge, but you'll need to work EXTREMELY hard with "only" 5 A*s at GCSE. Good Luck.
Original post by t.d97
8a*s 2as. Good enough for Medicine in Cambridge?
Definitely. I'm aiming for Maths at Cambridge and realise how hard I need to work. If you don't become cocky, like I'm trying not to, then yes.
Original post by Illusionary
GCSE results day - Thursday 22 August 2013
Good luck to everyone as we approach the publication of GCSE results. This thread is here for you to discuss your thoughts about results with others in a similar position. Feel free to chat about any of your feelings, concerns or hopes with other members here
If you'd like to share your predictions for your results, as well as the actual grades that you achieve on the day, you can use the dedicated "Post your results" thread. Upon publication, the Grade boundaries thread will be used to share the details made available by exam boards. For anyone disappointed with their results, we have a thread with advice for those who haven't done as well as they hoped to help you to decide what to do next.
Good luck to everyone as we approach the publication of GCSE results. This thread is here for you to discuss your thoughts about results with others in a similar position. Feel free to chat about any of your feelings, concerns or hopes with other members here
If you'd like to share your predictions for your results, as well as the actual grades that you achieve on the day, you can use the dedicated "Post your results" thread. Upon publication, the Grade boundaries thread will be used to share the details made available by exam boards. For anyone disappointed with their results, we have a thread with advice for those who haven't done as well as they hoped to help you to decide what to do next.
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