Is a C at SQA higher good?

So my results were AAAAC, in Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Business Management. The C was in English. My Maths and English exams were really close to each other I think they were the next day to each other and I had decided that I would study both equally. Then I realised that I could get an A in maths if I studied it more since I thought on the first paper I got a B (I left out 2 questions and did a couple wrong). So I decided to study a lot for maths and studied a little for English. I knew I wasn’t gonna get above a grade B in English if I had studied as much as I could since English is my weak point (I would’ve dropped it and did modern studies if I could’ve). I think if I studied for both equally I would’ve got a B in both maths and English. Should have I studied for both equally and potentially get a B in both, or did I do the right thing studying for maths more and getting that A grade resulting in a C for English. (It was a low A in maths/band 2 and a High C in English/band 5).

Sometimes you need to make decisions on where to focus studying, at the end I studied harder for my English because I am weak in it, had put off working out how to study for it as I didnt enjoy it, and was concerned about my grade, at the expense of other subjects. Thankfully it worked out ok, but my physics which I thought I was ok in was a low A and in hindsight I shouldn't have spent so much time on English as my physics which was more important was put at risk.

It is done now, the only thing you could reflect on is why you didnt have enough time to study both and if you had your time again would you have started sooner, or have been doing more throughout your highers year? Something I have done is to be really honest with myself to learn for next year, I shouldnt have avoided and put off English just because I found it hard and didnt know how to study, once I got into it it was okay but it cost me time for other subjects. Exams being a day apart is not a reason, if you are honest with yourself you should have been prepared much earlier.

Congratulations on your brilliant 4 As, the C obviously isnt great, but with your 4As is good enough for a lot of uni courses where English isnt a required subject.

Hi, those results are great well done! I don't think there is any such thing as a bad grade really as long as you pass I suppose. It really depends what you want to do. Assuming you want to go into higher education, check the entry requirements of the course and they will tell you if a higher english C grade is enough

C at SQA higher isn't great at all, though I can understand. I think you should've put a bit more time and effort into the Highers, so you can obtain a low A in Maths and low B in English, then it'll be AAAAB which is a lot more understandable. For both of them you can still apply to University of Edinburgh.

Sometimes you need to make decisions on where to focus studying, at the end I studied harder for my English because I am weak in it, had put off working out how to study for it as I didnt enjoy it, and was concerned about my grade, at the expense of other subjects. Thankfully it worked out ok, but my physics which I thought I was ok in was a low A and in hindsight I shouldn't have spent so much time on English as my physics which was more important was put at risk.

It is done now, the only thing you could reflect on is why you didnt have enough time to study both and if you had your time again would you have started sooner, or have been doing more throughout your highers year? Something I have done is to be really honest with myself to learn for next year, I shouldnt have avoided and put off English just because I found it hard and didnt know how to study, once I got into it it was okay but it cost me time for other subjects. Exams being a day apart is not a reason, if you are honest with yourself you should have been prepared much earlier.

Congratulations on your brilliant 4 As, the C obviously isnt great, but with your 4As is good enough for a lot of uni courses where English isnt a required subject.