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Todays the day all the Scottish 15-18 year olds get their exam results... Im like the only person I know who doesnt have mine yet :@ Most people seem to have done really well. Im one B pass from getting into a course. Anyone from here getting theirs today?
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And well done all you Scots.
gold chocobo wrote:
> I've finished year 10 at my school so I will be starting to prepare
> for my GCSE's.
>
> To be honest i'm quite nervous, were they quite difficult when any of
> you took them?
I did mine this year and they really aren''t anything to get worked up about. In the two terms before you sit them you'll start doing exam practice more and more often and then you've got the mocks in the term before hand. Of course you've then got the last term, where you've finished the syllabus in nearly every subject and the whole term is spent doing practice paper after practice paper. Believe me, by the time the exams actually come round you'll be glad to be sitting them, simply as it means no more sodding practice :-)
The best advice I can give you really is to simply not get your knickers in a twist over them. The actual subject matter isn't anything particularly challenging and you'll be well drilled in answering questions in the right style when the time comes. So just relax and enjoy your last year of compulsory education.
> I've finished year 10 at my school so I will be starting to prepare
> for my GCSE's.
>
> To be honest i'm quite nervous, were they quite difficult when any of
> you took them?
I did mine this year and they really aren''t anything to get worked up about. In the two terms before you sit them you'll start doing exam practice more and more often and then you've got the mocks in the term before hand. Of course you've then got the last term, where you've finished the syllabus in nearly every subject and the whole term is spent doing practice paper after practice paper. Believe me, by the time the exams actually come round you'll be glad to be sitting them, simply as it means no more sodding practice :-)
The best advice I can give you really is to simply not get your knickers in a twist over them. The actual subject matter isn't anything particularly challenging and you'll be well drilled in answering questions in the right style when the time comes. So just relax and enjoy your last year of compulsory education.
I spent last year messing around and my grades show it.
But I don't care, I'd rather have a year of fun than 3 good grades which don't make a difference to anything.
But I don't care, I'd rather have a year of fun than 3 good grades which don't make a difference to anything.
I agree, sort of.
My mate did alright last year (2 A's, a B and a C), but he never bothered applying to UCAS; "CBA" he said.
A few months ago he applied for an apprenticeship with a Chemical company in Paisley to become a Chemist (suprisingly enough). He'll go to Uni once a week and learn there, and he didn't even need Highers to get it (though I'm sure they helped).
He starts in two weeks.
It's a job most people would dream of having when they leave Uni.
My mate did alright last year (2 A's, a B and a C), but he never bothered applying to UCAS; "CBA" he said.
A few months ago he applied for an apprenticeship with a Chemical company in Paisley to become a Chemist (suprisingly enough). He'll go to Uni once a week and learn there, and he didn't even need Highers to get it (though I'm sure they helped).
He starts in two weeks.
It's a job most people would dream of having when they leave Uni.
down wrote:
> What did you do?
Well, I did get 6 Highers, but over two years. In S5 I did English, History and Business Management at Higher and Biotechnology and Maths at Int2. Then in S6 I did Administration, Media Studies and Modern Studies at Higher and Travel & Tourism at Int2. Didn't get A's in all of them, as in 5th Year History and Business were quite difficult, and in 6th Year I spent the whole year messing about and so didn't do as well as I should of in what are actually relatively easy courses.
> What did you do?
Well, I did get 6 Highers, but over two years. In S5 I did English, History and Business Management at Higher and Biotechnology and Maths at Int2. Then in S6 I did Administration, Media Studies and Modern Studies at Higher and Travel & Tourism at Int2. Didn't get A's in all of them, as in 5th Year History and Business were quite difficult, and in 6th Year I spent the whole year messing about and so didn't do as well as I should of in what are actually relatively easy courses.
Memorandum! wrote:
> Yeah, because if I don't get the grades I need to get into uni it
> doesn't matter! They'll let me in anyway!
I was actually making reference to the fact that up here if you don't do well it's apparently the end of the world. A couple of exam-day mishaps = tragedy. When in reality you've technically got all of your life to pass exams. Obviously that's not ideal, but you know what I mean.
> Yeah, because if I don't get the grades I need to get into uni it
> doesn't matter! They'll let me in anyway!
I was actually making reference to the fact that up here if you don't do well it's apparently the end of the world. A couple of exam-day mishaps = tragedy. When in reality you've technically got all of your life to pass exams. Obviously that's not ideal, but you know what I mean.
down wrote:
> It's not as bad as it looks - I only had to study for three.
You STUDIED?
Oh, that explains it.
> It's not as bad as it looks - I only had to study for three.
You STUDIED?
Oh, that explains it.
:(
AfroJoe wrote:
> down wrote:
> English, Maths, Chemistry, French, Human Biology, Modern Studies.
>
> Worst subject list ever. And you got 6 A's? You're obviously
> superhuman.
Either that or he hasn't seen daylight since May '02.
> down wrote:
> English, Maths, Chemistry, French, Human Biology, Modern Studies.
>
> Worst subject list ever. And you got 6 A's? You're obviously
> superhuman.
Either that or he hasn't seen daylight since May '02.
AfroJoe wrote:
> down wrote:
> English, Maths, Chemistry, French, Human Biology, Modern Studies.
>
> Worst subject list ever. And you got 6 A's? You're obviously
> superhuman.
What did you do?
It's not as bad as it looks - I only had to study for three.
French, you get a dictionary. It's almost impossible to fail.
> down wrote:
> English, Maths, Chemistry, French, Human Biology, Modern Studies.
>
> Worst subject list ever. And you got 6 A's? You're obviously
> superhuman.
What did you do?
It's not as bad as it looks - I only had to study for three.
French, you get a dictionary. It's almost impossible to fail.
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