22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

I thought the Spanish reading wasn't too bad but the listening was tricky enough in some parts. Then again the listening is usually my worst part. How did you find it?

Listening was weird! Some odd questions and tough enough vocab. Reading I found pretty handy, I went through both after with my teachers so I'm pretty sure I know my marks, which takes the pressure off Thursday for it at least.

The anxiety is definitely kicking in now-its a lot worse than in previous years because I was worried about doing bad in subjects I was pretty sure I had done well in but now I'm worrying about a subject I really think I haven't done so well in and how I might have done even worse-I'm so scared to pick up that Geography result, the overall result won't be that bad at least a C due to previous units and coursework unless I get an absolutely ridiculous U but that Unit 3 exam result is going to be really bad.

The exam was pretty hard and had some hard questions but I failed on the questions that should have been there and had started to realise that although I was putting down good points with explanation there was no real links and connections across the piece and that it didn't flow like it should have done and that made me realise why I only got a B in Unit 2 and how bad I've probably done in that exam.

After the exam, I was pretty sure I had still got an A overall in Geography but now due to this anxiety attack I'm starting to think a B is much more probable and at this rate tomorrow I'll be telling you I've got a C with a very low U in Unit 3.

Yeah i also found the listening exam the more difficult out of the two, I thought the reading was more easier than expected and thank god i did higher because only 3 people in our class could do higher, i would have hated to do foundation.

Listening was weird! Some odd questions and tough enough vocab. Reading I found pretty handy, I went through both after with my teachers so I'm pretty sure I know my marks, which takes the pressure off Thursday for it at least.

I'm taking Physics, Chemistry and Maths but if I get a B in Chemistry I'm changing it to Economics

Did you do it with CCEA as well?

ah that's cool, what do you want to do at university?

I wish I'd gone through mine because I really want an A* as I'm meant to be doing A level Spanish.

Does anyone know if anything else comes in the envelope apart from the sheet of our subject results? Do we also get the individual grades we got for particular exams took in May/June, GCSE certificates and so on?

Im not entirely sure, but i think you also get module grades along with your final grade on the sheet. I think you get the certificates later on (not on results day)

Well i would like to study Physics at Imperial College London. What are you considering to do at uni?

I have no clue what a levels to take I have to decide Monday
I want to go into social work but I'm VERY interested in media etc so I was thinking
Media
Photography
Sociology
But what other subject could i take?
Thank you!


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Psychology might be a good choice?

I was thinking that but apparently there's ALOT of science involved... I'm really not a science person so that's what's put me off psychology


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