i feel a bit sorry for year 11s

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It's so incredibly stupid and unnecessary , every time you go for an interview and you say you got a 5, 6, 7 etc. they are always going to ask you "what's that equivalent to?" and you are gonna have to say "oh it's the same as an A, B, C etc." and also, saying you got an A or B sounds so muich more impressive than saying you got a 7 or 8

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TheAlchemistress

Original post by litlove

True, so what's the point anyways? When we still have to mention what it's equivalent too.

Reply 62

MaherphD

Original post by emerald7770

They should srsly give more time!! ITs crazy! I think they should give more time for science because science is only 1hr

Lol

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HudaFarooqui

Original post by emerald7770

IMagine getting a 9 instead of an A :/ or whatever an A is in the new spec

I'm not 100% sure, cos I'm still in Year 9, but I think a 9 is above the A*, so then 8 is an A'* and 7 is an A

Reply 64

MaherphD

Original post by HudaFarooqui

I'm not 100% sure, cos I'm still in Year 9, but I think a 9 is above the A*, so then 8 is an A'* and 7 is an A

A 9 is A moon

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Reply 65

liam12345677

Idk if I'm necroing an old post here, but while I would have loved to take my exams in 2016 and get the old spec for all subjects, if I was in the previous school year, I would have been forced to take a DT as a GCSE option because my school was one of those technology college specialist schools but luckily I was saved when I moved up into GCSEs.

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rebecca.jb

I really don't like the new exam structure, it's ridiculous; maths is near impossible, our teacher (who has been teaching for 20 years) struggles to grasp some questions; in English, the mark schemes are too vague and it's become more of a memory test anyway. In regards to achieving the grades to unlock higher education, my school can't decide what the entry requirements for maths and English are for the sixth form (we think it's a six but it appears to fluctuate), and when I look at the website of the universities I think I would like to go to, they have no information about the new grades so I have no idea what I'm aiming for.

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NotKidding

Original post by AspiringUnderdog

I think it's 7 is an A, 4 is a C but 5 is the pass grade so basically now more people will fail. The numbers aren't exactly aligned with the numbers either.
9 is a high A* I'm pretty sure.

Not true. I think they align the "pass" grade, which used to be a C, with the 60th percentile. Could be wrong but I remember reading something like that a few years ago. The grade boundaries will just be much lower.