I might fail Spanish…
I took my GCSEs a few months ago and I believe I did well on everything… apart from Spanish.
I have never been good at Spanish but we had to take a language at GCSE.
I am unsure if I have passed or not, but would like to be prepared for all circumstances.
If I failed, is it better to resit and pass or just move on? The problem I have with resitting is that I know lots of universities don’t take resits, but surely it’s better than not having a GCSE?
Thanks for your help in advance.
I have never been good at Spanish but we had to take a language at GCSE.
I am unsure if I have passed or not, but would like to be prepared for all circumstances.
If I failed, is it better to resit and pass or just move on? The problem I have with resitting is that I know lots of universities don’t take resits, but surely it’s better than not having a GCSE?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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by lawlucasI took my GCSEs a few months ago and I believe I did well on everything… apart from Spanish.
I have never been good at Spanish but we had to take a language at GCSE.
I am unsure if I have passed or not, but would like to be prepared for all circumstances.
If I failed, is it better to resit and pass or just move on? The problem I have with resitting is that I know lots of universities don’t take resits, but surely it’s better than not having a GCSE?
Thanks for your help in advance.
I have never been good at Spanish but we had to take a language at GCSE.
I am unsure if I have passed or not, but would like to be prepared for all circumstances.
If I failed, is it better to resit and pass or just move on? The problem I have with resitting is that I know lots of universities don’t take resits, but surely it’s better than not having a GCSE?
Thanks for your help in advance.
You mention the fact that you'd be looking to go to university. Do you plan on studying Spanish there, or Modern Foreign Languages, or anything vaguely related to Spanish? No? Then most universities won't care one bit about your GCSE Spanish grade.
Many will specify a minimum GCSE grade for Mathematics and/or English Language, and you sometimes see requirements like "at least five GCSEs at grade 7 of above", but beyond that, most won't care.
So just let your Spanish GCSE go. Schools that mandate that their pupils do a subject that they have no interest in, or aptitude for, are doing their students a disservice, unfortunately.
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by DataVeniaYou mention the fact that you'd be looking to go to university. Do you plan on studying Spanish there, or Modern Foreign Languages, or anything vaguely related to Spanish? No? Then most universities won't care one bit about your GCSE Spanish grade.
Many will specify a minimum GCSE grade for Mathematics and/or English Language, and you sometimes see requirements like "at least five GCSEs at grade 7 of above", but beyond that, most won't care.
So just let your Spanish GCSE go. Schools that mandate that their pupils do a subject that they have no interest in, or aptitude for, are doing their students a disservice, unfortunately.
Many will specify a minimum GCSE grade for Mathematics and/or English Language, and you sometimes see requirements like "at least five GCSEs at grade 7 of above", but beyond that, most won't care.
So just let your Spanish GCSE go. Schools that mandate that their pupils do a subject that they have no interest in, or aptitude for, are doing their students a disservice, unfortunately.
Thanks for your quick reply.
I am looking to study Law at university, so nothing to do with languages at all.
When applying for uni do you have to state all your GCSEs, or if they only require maths and English, can you only show them? If you have to state all (so including Spanish), would I be at a disadvantage to someone who did pass, or is it COMPLETELY disregarded?
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by lawlucasThanks for your quick reply.
I am looking to study Law at university, so nothing to do with languages at all.
When applying for uni do you have to state all your GCSEs, or if they only require maths and English, can you only show them? If you have to state all (so including Spanish), would I be at a disadvantage to someone who did pass, or is it COMPLETELY disregarded?
I am looking to study Law at university, so nothing to do with languages at all.
When applying for uni do you have to state all your GCSEs, or if they only require maths and English, can you only show them? If you have to state all (so including Spanish), would I be at a disadvantage to someone who did pass, or is it COMPLETELY disregarded?
You have to state all of your qualifications as far as I’m aware in your UCAS application, so yes you would have to list the GCSE Spanish
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by lawlucasThanks for your quick reply.
I am looking to study Law at university, so nothing to do with languages at all.
When applying for uni do you have to state all your GCSEs, or if they only require maths and English, can you only show them? If you have to state all (so including Spanish), would I be at a disadvantage to someone who did pass, or is it COMPLETELY disregarded?
I am looking to study Law at university, so nothing to do with languages at all.
When applying for uni do you have to state all your GCSEs, or if they only require maths and English, can you only show them? If you have to state all (so including Spanish), would I be at a disadvantage to someone who did pass, or is it COMPLETELY disregarded?
You have to list all your GCSEs, whatever the grade.
If there was one place left on a course, and another candidate had GCSE Spanish and you didn't, meaning they had one more GCSE than you did, and if everything else was equal, then they might make an offer to the other candidate over you. So it would not be completely disregarded.
However, it reality, you and the other candidate are likely to have different predicted grades, or different A level subjects, different school references, different personal statements, etc. - so it's unlikely that your lack of GCSE Spanish will be the deciding factor. Not impossible, but unlikely.
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by lawlucasI took my GCSEs a few months ago and I believe I did well on everything… apart from Spanish.
I have never been good at Spanish but we had to take a language at GCSE.
I am unsure if I have passed or not, but would like to be prepared for all circumstances.
If I failed, is it better to resit and pass or just move on? The problem I have with resitting is that I know lots of universities don’t take resits, but surely it’s better than not having a GCSE?
Thanks for your help in advance.
I have never been good at Spanish but we had to take a language at GCSE.
I am unsure if I have passed or not, but would like to be prepared for all circumstances.
If I failed, is it better to resit and pass or just move on? The problem I have with resitting is that I know lots of universities don’t take resits, but surely it’s better than not having a GCSE?
Thanks for your help in advance.
I honestly don’t think anyone will care what you got in GCSE Spanish unless you’re taking Spanish A level. The only things GCSE related most unis care abt is wether you passed English and maths.
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