Official AS & A2 Results Day 2016

Hopefully a B, but I'm feeling like I may have got a C after the exams.

dude i just did the same thing. they confirmed that I had applied for accommodation and asked me if i was waiting for my a-level results and i said yes, and they said they'd send me my accommodation details 10 days or so after results. i don't know whether or not to take that as confirmation... not getting my hopes up... my last paper was horrendous.

A2 is definitely harder than AS in most subjects, though I actually found A2 Lit easier, so it might depend on how you work etc. You'll probably be fine if you don't leave stuff till the last minute - for example, in A2 History, we had to do coursework, which was entirely independent research and therefore completely daunting. I did procrastinate a bit, but I left enough time, so the daunting task became significantly less daunting and everything turned out ok. Meanwhile, a lot of other people left it till literally the last day, making the task impossible, and came out with bad grades. So there is a jump to A2, but as long as you're aware of it, and plan appropriately, you'll be fine, and the same applies to exams - they may seem daunting, with more to learn and a more difficult technique, but plan to go over topics and revise early and you'll be ok.

As for university, think carefully about your choices. I messed up in that regard - I only visited top unis last summer as I wrongly presumed I'd get 4 As. I instead got AAABB, which led to last minute application changes. Ultimately I'm happy with my firm, but I really don't like my insurance (too late to change as I only visited after applying!), and I regret not applying to my dream uni - I'd presumed I wouldn't get in, when I would've actually had a decent chance. Visit everywhere, have a backup you like, and have an optimistic choice! Also, start on your personal statement early, and get advice from as many people as you can... but don't be afraid to ignore what you think is bad advice!

And a final couple of tips - don't panic, no matter how daunting/scary year 13 can be, make good use of your frees (the year will fly by - take advantage of the time), and don't don't work too many hours if you have a job.

I feel like I had a C or a low B too really. Needed an A for uni

TBH I bet if you told them that you've already got the grades then they might check it in more detail and accidentally tell you you've got in in confirmation your accomdation .... Hmmm

Start revising right now

same subjects! how did you find CH5 , C4, S2( if you did stats) and BY4? I hated the BY4 exam :'(

Thanks once again for the fast response.
I don't believe they did as the school is pretty amateurish even though it costs almost a fortune

Yh I guess so I mean I know what my plan is but yeh hopefully my insurance will actually reject me cause the offer is A*AB with the A* in maths yet I'm expecting either AAB or A*AB but the A* in the wrong subject but then again they seem to be pretty lenient and it doesn't help my school meant my application was flagged up for contextual factors :/ stupid how it's come to the point I hope I get rejected . This is why the UCAS system is bit flawed cause in situations like this you could end up taking an unplanned gap year -_-

I'm genuinely looking at BTEC courses that my college offer in case I don't get the grades to go onto A2 .... xDD

We'll see what happens,Good luck to you my friend.

eh why don't you try? i've already called them once, i dont want to call twice

I've already got my accomdation offer for my firm and my insurance I've already rang up today trying to get them to reject me lol so don't wanna annoy them even more 😐

schools can be a nightmare - especially when they get defensive about their own performance

I'm sure you'll be fine - a LOT of people get accepted with missed grades (and as I say you're a "points equivalent" - so you're above all the people who don't have better performance in one subject to make up for dropping a grade elsewhere).



In an ideal world (ie in the imaginary world that I am in charge of ) I'd have everyone take a gap year - so everyone would be applying with their results in hand and with a bit of experience doing something else and time to think about what makes them happy.

But then I'd also made media studies compulsory teaching in primary school and make a C in General Studies A level a minimum requirement for entry onto any university course...so I probably shouldn't be trusted

schools can be a nightmare - especially when they get defensive about their own performance

I'm sure you'll be fine - a LOT of people get accepted with missed grades (and as I say you're a "points equivalent" - so you're above all the people who don't have better performance in one subject to make up for dropping a grade elsewhere).



In an ideal world (ie in the imaginary world that I am in charge of ) I'd have everyone take a gap year - so everyone would be applying with their results in hand and with a bit of experience doing something else and time to think about what makes them happy.

But then I'd also made media studies compulsory teaching in primary school and make a C in General Studies A level a minimum requirement for entry onto any university course...so I probably shouldn't be trusted

Hahaha , seriously, some people in my year have actually started revising already Yeah definitely will, thanks

Or just have uni start in January so there are 4 months on uni applications where everyone knows their results

Your insurance let you book accommodation?!

Thanks so much for replying! I take biology, chemistry, maths psychology and GS so no coursework for me thankfully, but thanks for the advice! Think I am going to try and keep up with work all year round going over stuff so hopefully the cram time will be a lot less stressful! I literally did not work in ONE of my frees last year I just sat and talked (which is so bad as I had basically half frees as psychology is taught out of hours) so will try and not do that this year

I am scared I will do exactly the same thing! I want to do medicine and some courses are AAAb and some are like A*A*Aa-A*AAa. I have only really visited top unis like oxbridge and london ones as of yet as I have just been assuming I will get all As at AS but thats probably such a bad strategy. Going to see Bristol which is AAAb I think. What was your dream uni? I always wanted to go to Oxford but I recently found out about the percentage of A* measure and as I got 10A* and 3A's (our school made us do sooo many ) Its out unfortunately.

I have already finished my personal statement (practically) as our school made everyone finish it in July (we had UCAS week where successful ex-students for all subjects and teachers checked and helped us change it til they were happy and signed us off) so hopefully thats all good.

Thanks so much for the tips haha literally saved me now I am going to make sure I visit lower grade requirement unis too. Where did you apply and what course?

Or just have uni start in January so there are 4 months on uni applications where everyone knows their results

Yep this would be the sensible option but unfortunately it isn't gonna change any time soon