Stress for a new year 10 student

is 8 an A or a B?

Ive had a look in manchester university and they want a minimum of 7 gcse's at grade 7, maths and english at grade 6 above, sorry i misunderstood thank you!

Right I've posted a lot about the new GCSE and I'm still sosososo scared and for the degree i want to do in uni needs about 9 7's and I'm taking exactly 9!? So basically i have to get 7's in everything... oh my. My school has little options and i really can't move schools so thats a nono, i wouldn't consider myself being smart nor thick, I'm only in the top set for maths but the others middle set and I've just came out of year 9 and it was difficult and i cant imagine how year 10 will be, especially with this new GCSE I've always had a dream to be a dentist and i can't change it, I've always wanted to and i find it awkwardly and strangely interesting in my spare time i just read things about it, i sound like a proper sado... my friends want to do it and they are waaaay more clever than i am and when i see them i feel like I'm useless and will embarrass myself by getting low grades, its too confusing. Im not letting this dream come to waste ever since year 2 I've wanted to be one. I need to concentrate harder and i need to block social media from coming in my way but I can't figure out if I'm taking over myself by doing all this, my parents give all the support to me and they will let me do anything i want to do but i want to do something got to do with med. Its the new gcse thats scaring me i know it is, I'm scared right now what can i do!!?? I just want to sit there and revise all day long but i can't seem to do it, i instantly forget about what i learn and i don't have the energy to recap it! Please help I don't want to stress to much or i don't want to just chill too much, its hard to do both and currently i don't do anything because I'm just too stressed right now, your probably thinking that I'm stressing too much at this stage but honestly i can't stop it...

Right I've posted a lot about the new GCSE and I'm still sosososo scared and for the degree i want to do in uni needs about 9 7's and I'm taking exactly 9!? So basically i have to get 7's in everything... oh my. My school has little options and i really can't move schools so thats a nono, i wouldn't consider myself being smart nor thick, I'm only in the top set for maths but the others middle set and I've just came out of year 9 and it was difficult and i cant imagine how year 10 will be, especially with this new GCSE I've always had a dream to be a dentist and i can't change it, I've always wanted to and i find it awkwardly and strangely interesting in my spare time i just read things about it, i sound like a proper sado... my friends want to do it and they are waaaay more clever than i am and when i see them i feel like I'm useless and will embarrass myself by getting low grades, its too confusing. Im not letting this dream come to waste ever since year 2 I've wanted to be one. I need to concentrate harder and i need to block social media from coming in my way but I can't figure out if I'm taking over myself by doing all this, my parents give all the support to me and they will let me do anything i want to do but i want to do something got to do with med. Its the new gcse thats scaring me i know it is, I'm scared right now what can i do!!?? I just want to sit there and revise all day long but i can't seem to do it, i instantly forget about what i learn and i don't have the energy to recap it! Please help I don't want to stress to much or i don't want to just chill too much, its hard to do both and currently i don't do anything because I'm just too stressed right now, your probably thinking that I'm stressing too much at this stage but honestly i can't stop it...

You shouldn't be stressed. Just don't slack and do your best, and you'll be absolutely fine. Just chilll for now, the beginning of Year 10 is way too early to get stressed. I'm suprised how unis can judge what they'll need grade-wise on the 9-1 scale, since there's so little information about it out there.

You cannot equate the new grades with the old ones lke this - unis have not decided the requirements yet!

Do the best you can ... worrying won't help.

Looking from what i have been told i thought 8 was an A*, 7 was an A etc. So your looking at needing 7A grades at GCSE which is perfectly reachable if you want to work hard and reach your goal in life.

For dentistry you would need a dentistry degree which many unis offer.

I would reccomend getting some good extra curricular activities to stop you stressing out so much.
Then when it comes to starting school do your homework as soon as you get it, read around and make sure you go over things you dont understand, it will really help when it comes to revision.

The main thing is dont panic, yes GCSE grades are important for course like dentistry but you need to knuckle down and keep calm.

Best of luck.


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Manchester University has mentioned the new GCSE grade 9-1 requirements.

Source: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/dentistry/study/undergraduate/dentistry-bds/?year=2017&pg=3

I know how you feel, I went through this too. I stopped watching television completely and tried to focus on my studies. I'm forgetful too and I procrastinate a lot. Don't be stressed, it can have a negative impact on you. You can do it, don't worry. Your friends aren't smarter than you, you're just as clever as they are. You aren't useless either, don't let such thoughts affect you. Be positive and most importantly, surround yourself with positive people

is 8 an A or a B?

9 - A**
8 - A*
7 - A
6 - B
5 - C
4 - D(higher passing grade)

9 - A**
8 - A*
7 - A
6 - B
5 - C
4 - D(higher passing grade)

Wait so if 7 is an A and 6 is a B does that mean 8 is an A* and 9 is something better than an A*?
I hate this system. Letters are so much better. So happy I was in the last year of letters ahaha.


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Right I've posted a lot about the new GCSE and I'm still sosososo scared and for the degree i want to do in uni needs about 9 7's and I'm taking exactly 9!? So basically i have to get 7's in everything... oh my. My school has little options and i really can't move schools so thats a nono, i wouldn't consider myself being smart nor thick, I'm only in the top set for maths but the others middle set and I've just came out of year 9 and it was difficult and i cant imagine how year 10 will be, especially with this new GCSE I've always had a dream to be a dentist and i can't change it, I've always wanted to and i find it awkwardly and strangely interesting in my spare time i just read things about it, i sound like a proper sado... my friends want to do it and they are waaaay more clever than i am and when i see them i feel like I'm useless and will embarrass myself by getting low grades, its too confusing. Im not letting this dream come to waste ever since year 2 I've wanted to be one. I need to concentrate harder and i need to block social media from coming in my way but I can't figure out if I'm taking over myself by doing all this, my parents give all the support to me and they will let me do anything i want to do but i want to do something got to do with med. Its the new gcse thats scaring me i know it is, I'm scared right now what can i do!!?? I just want to sit there and revise all day long but i can't seem to do it, i instantly forget about what i learn and i don't have the energy to recap it! Please help I don't want to stress to much or i don't want to just chill too much, its hard to do both and currently i don't do anything because I'm just too stressed right now, your probably thinking that I'm stressing too much at this stage but honestly i can't stop it...

High A or A*, the definition varies from source to source, it seems.