22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

Sorry I though you were talking about gcse not a levels


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I got 9A* and 2B in my gcse. I am interested in doing Biology at Oxford but I'm also interested in doing medicine. Which do you guys think is harder to get in?
Also English is my second language so I got 2Bs in Language and literature!

THANKS

The stats say 3.6 applicants per place for biology and 9.7 for medicine (incidentally, it's not the highest, as Maths and Stats have 12.7 apps per place) but ultimately it's your own decision. Regarding English you should be alright, as a B is their minimum accepted grade, but your overall GCSE profile is actually above average - 81% A*s compared to 70%.


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i do think your results are quite impressive but i think you should not say that you are very pleased because there are people who got lower results how do you make them feel if with 7A* you say you are not pleased frankly you come across slightly arrogant

Could i apply for medicine at kings college london with 3A* 5A and 1B?

Did anyone do WJEC English literature here? If so, how did you find the exams? Those are the exams I found to be the worst!

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It actually wasn't too bad - I was surprised I answered an empathy question though, but the other essay question was just too dreadful!


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I liked it!

Unit 2, About a Boy and An Inspector Calls!

Hey can you remember what the poems were for the unseen poetry, and what the question was for of mice and men if you did that

Hey can you remember what the poems were for the unseen poetry, and what the question was for of mice and men if you did that

personally i think you should work really hard on your a levels so you have all chances on your side and definitely apply
hope i was of any help

Are you tellong me my grades are crap？

My first post here!
I got 2 a*'s, 6 a's, 1 b, 3 c's and a merit. I was a mark of from getting an a* in chemistry as I got 259 marks in total (260 is an a*) so it kinda put me down a bit since I want to go into medicine.


I took 3 sciences and got 3 a - core, additional and chemistry (they never let me do triple science award for some reason so once I finished double award I was bored and wanted to do a chemistry GCSE)
Would you think it matters if I got no A stars in science if I want to go to uni for medicine? Or are some uni's more leniant regarding GCSE's and don't care if you got either an A or an A*?

It depends where you are thinking of going, I personally think your grades are great but medicine is a very competitive course with quite high entry requirements. For example I think Oxford medicine candidates have an average of like 8-10 A* at GCSE and like 3A*+ at A- Level but that's for Oxford

Yeh I see what youre saying. It will depend on the uni I go to but I don't mind how highly ranked the uni is as long as they do medicine. For uni's like southampton, to do medicine I read you'll need atleast 7 a's but I fear that people with much higher grades are going to apply giving me little a chance.
Does it also matter what secondary school/ 6 form you go to?
I had the chance to go to handsworth grammar but chose cadbury college instead so will that leave me in regret? I fear that going to a grammar 6 form may have edged my chances a bit, but at the end of the day I guess its about your academic progress and what a levels you get

Do universities look at your gcse grades when applying to them

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I don't really think it matters too much what school you go to, I think they do consider, say if you were to get a bit lower than the entry requirements but you went to a not so good school they may still consider you due to this. However getting the grades is most important and what school you go to has little or no importance I think.

They will all look at GCSE's but some put more wight on them than others, Oxford University put a huge weight on GCSE's but most other universities just ask for a C in English and Maths or it may differ depending on the course you're looking at for example and accounting course at Nottingham Trent university asks for a B in Maths