22 August 2013 GCSE results: Discussion thread

Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Leisure and Tourism, ICT, DT, 2 from BTEC Business. I thought i was going to get one in Spanish but aqa were super harsh, so when my controlled assessments where moderated, i went from full marks and just under full marks in the writing and speaking to just over an A and just below an A =(. In my exams i got full ums in reading and 52/60 in listening, but even if i got full marks in those i still wouldn't of got an A* =(.

You did very well. Were your As in english?

nope, i got B's in lang and lit, and i fear that's something that is going to be holding me back =(. I have never been good at English, i even did language 3 times and i still couldn't get an A...
I got an A in spanish and 2 in ICT, as well as B's in english lang, lit and PE =(

Thats still really good, is your ICT a gcse?
What mark did you get in Spanish?

In Spanish i got 252 ums in total (unit 1: 52a, unit 2: 60a*, unit 3: 72a, unit 4: 68b) and im not too sure about ICT. In think it may of been BTEC as there were no exams and it was all essays and so on.

I would remark the unit 3 and 4. It's worth a shot.

Alright, but do u think it will be too late if i ask my spanish teacher when i go back to school?

Guys i have 28 exams in june 2014 and i want to do well but i have no idea where and how to start! Please help!:s

i know this is random but can anyone tell me what is the best source for maths revision other than mathswatch, i have the exam in november so im kind of planning my revision now

Just a quick question about remarks - I was 3 UMS off of an A* in Geography and have been advised to get a remark - should I choose the paper that I got the lowest mark in to be remarked? Or do people get both papers remarked?

The thing is that I felt I did better in both of the papers, so neither stands out as the obvious choice to me. What do people do in this situation?

Are you just going into year 11 now, or do you mean A-levels?

I mean GCSEs

Write a list of your subjects, then break them down Eg. Math > unit 1> percentages > bulletpoints on different examples/methods/definitions

It'll be a Damn long list but it'll have everything you need, no rubbish that teachers overload with you, just the facts, memorize them and you'll be fine. You should be able to get the appropriate subject summary from your teachers if you don't know them already or don't have it in a revision guide. There isn't actually that much to learn at GCSE except you have to know all of it perfectly letter by letter, I didn't do that

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Welp, got my results.

2 A*s, 8 As and 1 B. Also got into Newstead Wood. I'm so happeh