What do you consider "good grades", both at GCSEs and A levels?

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Reply 20

Omghacklol

Original post by Limitless!

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All As or above.

Ok so here I go... for me personally
Gcse:
Good:
At least 70% A*/A

Excellent
At least 90% A*/A

A LEVEL

Hmm

A*A*A is nice
or
A*AA

Or

A*A*A*B
depending on how many you're taking

Reply 23

anonymouspie227

Original post by Exon

TSR: A* in 50 subjects at GCSE and 20 at A-level
Real life: All subjects A*-C at GCSE with more A*/A than not (preferably in core subjects), AAB+ at A-level

No let's be realistic it's 60 subjects if you want to get anywhere.
But really i don't think anyone/many actually thinks that
And also it depends on what and where you want to study.
No point saying it's ok to get a C at gcse if your uni course only wants a's etc?

Reply 24

Exon

Original post by anonymouspie227

I tried to arbitrarily standardise what is considered 'good'. Obviously in some places it will be higher or lower. For example, my college had lower GCSE requirements but my university course had higher A-level requirements.

To be fair, no one is going to care if you get a C in a remote subject like Food Tech when you're applying for Maths, Law, Chemistry, etc, not even Oxford as long as you have a high A* ratio. Most UK universities only care about the core GCSEs (Maths, English and possibly Science) and the subjects that are relevant to your degree course.

Reply 25

BlueReptiles

8As/A*s or better
A*A*Ab or better.

Reply 26

xMr_BrightSide

Good is entirely relative for each individual, and depends on what they need/expect of themselves.

For me, I would have been satisfied with AAA at A-Level because it was what I needed for my uni course.

Reply 27

Siberiaan

The Average at GCSE is 5A*-C , so i'd say 8+Bs and above is good.

Personally , my target is to get 13 GCSE at A/A*. With the exception of one subject.