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Are 6 A* no different from 10A* in GCSEs?

Does it take the same intelligence to get 6 and 10 A* and please explain why

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Original post by veeraxox
Does it take the same intelligence to get 6 and 10 A* and please explain why


you already posted this
Original post by veeraxox
Does it take the same intelligence to get 6 and 10 A* and please explain why


Asking a question like this makes me depressed you even got one. I seriously hope you are kidding.
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Original post by Pedaly7
you already posted this


where
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Original post by veeraxox
where


well you obviously deleted it
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Original post by veeraxox
where


never mind there it is https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4996980
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Original post by 999tigger
Asking a question like this makes me depressed you even got one. I seriously hope you are kidding.


You are abhorrent, wow.
I don't even think you'd get 1A* with that kind of logic.
Original post by veeraxox
Does it take the same intelligence to get 6 and 10 A* and please explain why


It takes greater intelligence to get 10A*s than 6A*s, sorry.

Coming from a person who got 9 plus a distinction xP
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Original post by Party-P3opl3-9
It takes greater intelligence to get 10A*s than 6A*s, sorry.

Coming from a person who got 9 plus a distinction xP


modesty, i like it
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Original post by AryanGh
I don't even think you'd get 1A* with that kind of logic.


why?
Original post by Party-P3opl3-9
It takes greater intelligence to get 10A*s than 6A*s, sorry.

Coming from a person who got 9 plus a distinction xP


humility at it's peak.
Original post by Yaboi
You are abhorrent, wow.


Feel free to explain otherwise you look rather unhinged.
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Original post by 999tigger
Feel free to explain otherwise you look rather unhinged.


There was no need for that, you are just insulting the guy.
It doesn't really take intelligence to get loads of A*s at gcse just rote memorization and being a jack of all trades.
I don't think the difference in achieving 6 and 10 A*s is learnt academic intelligence but rather raw intelligence that enables you to apply yourself to a wide range of subjects and achieve understanding in them to a high level. That's why 10 A*s is better than 6
You already posted this, this is again my response:
GCSE's don't measure intelligence at all, It's just about commitment and effective revision. E.g. I know multiple people who got 10+ A*'s at GCSE and they all got between AAA-ABB at A Level. This is because at GCSE they were good at a lot of things a 'Jack of all trades', but not particularly amazing at anything. While people who got a few A*'s at GCSE got A*AA-A*A*A* at A Level so their intellectual potential is clearly higher in a specialised area. So to answer your question 0A* at GCSE takes the same level of intelligence as 10A*.
Original post by Party-P3opl3-9
It takes greater intelligence to get 10A*s than 6A*s, sorry.

Coming from a person who got 9 plus a distinction xP


No, it really doesn't.
well I got 9 A* at GCSE and my friend (who is practically a genius and is now getting four A* at a level) got 6A*.
I would not consider myself that clever by any means - I am just a hard worker and am now struggling slightly with A level chem.

So my answer is - I don't think GCSEs really show intelligence, just work ethic
Original post by izzy55555
well I got 9 A* at GCSE and my friend (who is practically a genius and is now getting four A* at a level) got 6A*.
I would not consider myself that clever by any means - I am just a hard worker and am now struggling slightly with A level chem.

So my answer is - I don't think GCSEs really show intelligence, just work ethic


This is correct.

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