My journey to getting excellent grades at GCSE

Thank you! Making a thread like this was a great motivation to keep going, even when procrastination becomes tempting. Can't wait for the three month break

Definitely, it keeps things very organised as well (as you can see ) what have you got planned?

We'll be going around Europe this summer. Then I'll be going out with friends. I feel like for the remainder, just stay at home and relax, catching up with some TV series like House of Cards e.t.c. A regular summer!
What are you planning to do?

I'm wel jel, that sounds like the perfect summer.

I have.. just over 1 week of summer left before I start a full time job (a placement year as part of my degree ) been to France already, not much more lined up except for going up to Northern Ireland to see a europa league match and desperately need to get round to watching TV series

Enjoy your holiday though 2 months'll fly by, I tell you.

Wow, must be an exciting ( yet anxious) time for you! It really scares me how in a few years , I'll be in employment! Did A levels go fast for you? Anyway, I hope you enjoy your last week and wish you the best for your job! Final exam tomorrow but watching the referendum stuff on TV. Silly me!

I know it has been a long while but I thought it'd be interesting for me to talk about what's been going on recently in my life. School closed early for year 11's who've finished their exams, so 24th of June for me. So I've been free for 2 weeks now! Apart from playing out and video games, I haven't got up to much but that should change in the coming week.

So far, our prom happened a week ago and it was a wonderful event. Everyone came together for the last time for food and the partying became insane! Didn't go to after-prom though because I was really too tired and wanted to just relax at home! The venue was gorgeous but the thought I won't see a lot of people in Sixth Form is sad.

Next, this Monday, we had our taster student day for college. You may already know my A-Level options were Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics. These subjects were definitely intriguing for the most but I felt Maths was leaning too far to the GCSE side rather than giving us a taste of A-Level material. Biology has a lot of content to it but the movement of topics to the human biology side is something I like for these reformed A-Levels. Chemistry was good; we were doing enthalpy experiments which are basically work to do with Endothermic and Exothermic reactions but in detail. Physics, to my delight is mostly Maths now due to reforms which I don't mind at all! There was experiments on movement of objects in the air and working out initial velocity and graph work. The overall atmosphere of the college is great and staff are friendly as well! I'm probably enrolling there in September! I can't wait

Finally some plans I have left for the holidays is starting to go to the gym more. I have a membership that I don't even bother to use! Next week, we'll be going on holiday, so that's something to look forward to. After that, it'll be the start of some work experience, probably at a care-home which is vital for taking medicine at university.

Anyway, I'll try to do updates once in a while up to results day! And yes, I may share my results here when I get them. Everyone else, enjoy the rest of your holidays; you've earned a well deserved break.

HAVE FUN !! Have you found work experience ? If so how ?

So close now to results day! I wish everyone the best of luck and hope you achieve the grades that you aspire towards. Keep your chin up if things do not go exactly to plan and motivate yourselves to become ever better in the subjects you have chose for A level.

Do you still think you will get the same things after you've seen GBs? I'm doing nearly the same gcses as you and expecting same results buy I'm a bit nervous as high gbs and I didn't work hard enough


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Good luck!

Good luck !!

Hey anyone who can reply,
I am doing edexcel gcse pe and got 46/50 in practical
Is it still possible for me to get A*

I think there may be some small changes in results but I hope to reach a minumum target of 8A*'s and 3A's. I'd be disappointed with 7 but it is still a good result.

Thank you! Wishing you good luck too


Thank you, good luck to you too!


Well 46 is now an A meaning 96 UMS. So even if you got full 80 UMS on exams, you'd be at 176, which missed an A* by 4 marks. I feel the same way as you since I got 46 too. However good luck, I'm sure you'll do great!