Hello. Allow me to introduce myself as Bjorn (not my real name, but I value my privacy). I am 18 years old and I dropped out of secondary school when I was in Year 8 and pursued a homeschooling route through Oxford Open Learning, this was primarily due to issues I was experiencing with my old school and a lack of support placement.
I suffered some personal problems (again, would you believe it) during my homeschooling route and ended up receiving grades B in Mathematics, A* in English *Language (not Literature, my mistake), C in Biology, C in Chemistry, D in English Literature and E in Physics. I sat all of these exams as an external candidate at my old secondary school, and they were IGCSE courses.
I have never entirely been satisfied with these results, even up to now. I was allowed into the local sixth form to study at Level 3 despite only receiving 4 GCSE qualifications above grade C, and I pursued A-Levels in Graphic Design and Computer Science along with a Single Diploma in ICT. My end results were a Distinction in ICT (remarked up from a Merit), a B in Computer Science and a B in Graphic Design.
I honestly feel like I've been dragged along too much by personal problems and my naivety for the past 4 or so years and I really have always wanted to be more prestigious. About 2-3 weeks ago I decided to fast track three A-Levels online with CloudLearn, these being A-Level Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. I'm going to take the exams for these in about June 2020, which I am more than pleased with, but I still have misgivings about my GCSEs.
One thing that has occurred to me is that I stunted myself by taking GCSEs at home. It would have honestly been a better idea to attempt them at an actual school but I was too nearsighted to realise that, namely because I would obtain 10-13 or so of them in a state school instead of only having the potential to obtain 6 through online courses.
Putting dwelling aside in the past though, my main point is that I have always wanted to redo at-least some of my IGCSEs for better qualifications. I hate only having 4 of them and I have a feeling that I could've done better. What are my options for redoing the exams for them? Something attainable in a short time and low in terms of cost would be delightful. I am conscious that I am studying for three A-Levels in a year as-well, so I may need to do them afterwards.
It may be an entirely ridiculous idea altogether, so please do not hesitate to tell me if it is. I greatly value opinions of any kind.