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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Aug 18, 2005 15:10:54 GMT -5
As any of you who have talked to us on msn recently may know, Frankie, Becca and I all got our exam results today......
Frankie and I took our AS Levels. Frankie got four As (in Biology, Philosophy, Drama and French) and also got full marks in one philosophy paper, two french papers and one drama paper.
There are words for people like her....
I got 3 As (in Chemistry, Maths and Latin) and a C in Biology, which was kinda unexpected. But I got full marks in my Latin translation paper, which created warm fuzzies ;D
My sister, however, taking her A Levels which decided which university she could get into, got FOUR As. In Biology, Chemistry, Photography and English. So she's off to Oxford next year.
And Frankie and I are celebrating by eating cake and watching Invader Zim in a tent.
PARTAY!
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Post by Oni on Aug 18, 2005 15:38:58 GMT -5
Celebrate all you like, but I probably won't join you - I did nutse. Economics - B, which pissed me off. I was confident about that exam, Maths - C, which pissed me off further. I need an A in Maths to be Economics at most universities RS - B. No comment Physics - D, which was surprising. I thought I'd do worse than that.
What this all means is that, in January, I will be taking eight exams; three A2 and five AS modules. I'm in trouble.
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Post by Becky on Aug 19, 2005 10:15:37 GMT -5
Retakes are the best, you always get much higher marks than you would otherwise. Don't worry about it.
And I see my sister has already posted my results for me...
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Post by reasonably_crazy on Aug 20, 2005 0:22:53 GMT -5
Yes. Bravo!
*clappy clappy*
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Post by Hobbit-eyes on Aug 20, 2005 4:02:20 GMT -5
Couldn't resist it, you just did so well, you little bunking-off brainiac you.
My mum's phoning the school about my bio result. I think there might have been a mistake, because my exam grades were all C level, but my coursework was high A, so it should have dragged the grade up, but it didn't even appear on the results sheet.
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Post by Becky on Aug 20, 2005 15:14:46 GMT -5
It's combined with one of the modules, probably the third one.
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Post by amavi on Aug 29, 2005 16:35:15 GMT -5
I got my GCSE results last thursday. Maybe not as important as your a-levelly whatsits, but that's not my point. I got 6As and 5A*s!! ;D
Except it didn't make chosing subjects for next year any easier...
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Post by Becky on Aug 29, 2005 17:11:47 GMT -5
Damn you smart person....
I know the feeling, when it was the end of year 11 all my teachers were like 'so I assume you are taking my subject onto A Level...'
I just took the easy way out and said I wasn't sure what I was taking, but then I had to endure the pointed reproachful looks I got from the teachers of the shunned subjects when I started 6th form.
In my defence, they only let me take four subjects!
Liberal arts are a doss, but universities know this. If you've got the ability, do at least one theoretical science or similar like Maths, Chemistry or Physics as universities love them and take it as evidence that you can think analytically, which is what they want.
Word of advice: If you take Chemistry, try to take Biology as well as they fit well together. Ditto Maths and Physics. The two subjects work with each other and help you understand more. Avoid taking Biology without Chemistry as you'll have problems after AS and some universities look down on it if you do. Not all, but some.
Also, English Lit is the biggest doss in the world. Take it, then put your feet up for the rest of the year like I did. Ditto Photography. I spent every lesson reading magazines and making up dances to the radio with my friends in the darkroom.
If you can, avoid most of the subjects with 'Studies' after their name (unless it's Theatre Studies or Religious Studies.) The universities laugh at them. Avoid General Studies like the plague unless it's an additional fifth AS or something, as universities don't generally count it in their offers.
If in doubt, the academic core subjects are always a good bet, and a broad range across arts, humanities and sciences is a wise move and shows breadth of knowledge which universities love.
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Post by reasonably_crazy on Aug 30, 2005 12:34:53 GMT -5
I don't know if all of that applies to me, but it sounds like good advice all the same! ;D
Thankies.
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Post by Becky on Aug 30, 2005 12:41:56 GMT -5
Glad to help.
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Post by Becky on Aug 31, 2005 16:00:44 GMT -5
Awww crap, I was just looking at information for my college and it just hit me that I was actually going there.
I was just o_0
I'm so screwed.
aaaaargh......
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Post by reasonably_crazy on Sept 1, 2005 0:14:43 GMT -5
*pets*
There, there....
You'll do fantabulously.
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Post by Becky on Sept 1, 2005 8:46:43 GMT -5
I'm scaaaaared.... what if I actually have to work?
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Post by amavi on Sept 1, 2005 9:47:35 GMT -5
I'd get used to the idea if I were you.
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Post by Becky on Sept 1, 2005 9:58:38 GMT -5
But I don't wanna.....
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