I’ve been through 3 results days about to be a fourth. In 2015 I got my GCSEs. My mum drove me to school we got there around 9:00. That was the scariest one, it being the first. I got to school, went to the desk and got my brown envelope. Sat down in the corner with my mother, opened it and started to cry, to which my mum whispered under her breath “shutup, people are looking, stop it.” She’s like that, lol. I got to two As 4Bs 3Cs and a freaking D in GCSE PE. We then went home and went to the cafe. I got into my schools sixth form so I was alright but I wanted more As but to be fair, I revised most subjects the night before so yeah.
Second results day was in 2016, AS results. This was the chillest of them all, I think because I knew it meant nothing. I went to school on my own that time, met some friends at the train station then got the bus to school. I already knew I got a U in chemistry, from the moment I left the exam hall so I was expecting it. I opened the results with my friend who was in my bio class, I was expecting BBCUA but got CCEUA C in psych C in socio E in bio U in chem and an A in EPQ. Like i said, they meant nothing soo I wasn’t too bothered. But I didn’t get the grades to go onto A2. The next day our school held a grade surgery, moist I know. So i went and you basically took a ticket and waited. A lot of people from both year 12 and 13 were there, 12 to see if they were allowed to continue onto A2 and 13s that failed to reach their firms/insurances. I remember there were three teachers doing the enrolment, the head of sixth form who is really nice, some random teacher who resembles dr eggman but is also nice and the deputy head of sixth form who is the devil incarnate, she had turned away so many students, we were all praying to not get her. I got the head of sixth form, I was soooo happy. She let me in but said i needed to work harder.
See the thing with me is I’m lazy af. I’m smart, when I work hard I do very well but I can’t be asked and so don’t. I knew I could have done better than what I got.
Anyways roll on year 13 results day 2017 the big one. I decided as this was the most important results day I would do it in solitude, just in case. I woke up at fricking 5:30 am and kept on trying to refresh track. I had firmed Birmingham for law with criminology and had an unconditional for UEL for the same. I watched the swots on good morning Britain open their results on tv, had breakfast, got ready and then finally left the house at around 8:30. Got to school, walked straight to the desk, hoodie on, shades on, no eye contact with NOBODY. I got the envelope and as soon as I turned around to leave one of my bio teachers was up my behind telling me to open it, she was smiling. I knew she knew what I got but this woman thought a D was good so I wasn’t even acknowledging her. I got in my car drove straight home. I had a car by then, I could drive, I was moving on up in the world. I thought about it for a while. I didn’t want to open it straight away, I hadn’t checked track yet. The gc was poppin with everybody sharing their results, I silenced my phone. I sat on my bed. I checked track first, nope from Birmingham, I expected it, i wasn’t upset. I got into UEL, except, I had decided I didn’t want to go there since June. I had already made the list of clearing places I would call and I got to calling them.
The first one on my list Royal Holloway, I had initially applied and got an offer before. I called, told them my grades, BBC in sociology psychology and biology, and they gave me a place. But I didn’t realise I needed to be released by UEL first. They gave me until 8:00 the next day to add them as my clearing choice before it was no longer guaranteed. Long story short, UEL didn’t want to release me, they dragged their feet and didn’t release me until 2pm the day AFTER results day. And when they did they didn’t tell me. So I sat there like an idiot waiting for the phone call they said they’d give me before releasing me until 4pm. I lost both my clearing place and UEL and ended up with no space. And as it’s law the clearing spots go QUICK. so gap year it was. I spent the gap year studying to resist bio and sociology. Im predicted an A and a B this year giving me ABB overall but I need AAB for kent for law and I’m hoping I’ve got A*AB. So we’ll see results day 2018.