2011 A level results day thread

B@Th*nG said:
as i said, it's a means to an end, once you've achieved that end (or not) they're largely redundant. once you've done a masters I'm not sure how much employers are interested in whether you've got a B or A at a-level english lit because you've got a masters degree in your field so you aren't likely to have flunked your chemistry

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Yes but if you don't get the grade, then you don't get to the end. I won't have the opportunity to get my degree if I didn't do well in my exams.
 
Pooing myself now about the results. Spent the last 2 months not really thinking about it and now it's hit me all of a sudden...I didn't even get any uni offers so I'd hate to think how nervous people are who have.

Looking at the grade boundaries does fill me with a little hope though! Hoping to get AAA in Maths, Physics and Chemistry although I'm trying not to get my hopes up!
 
Moses said:
Where did you apply, and what for? Not getting any offers with AAA offered seems fairly ridic! What are your plans?
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I was predicted ABC and I knew I could do a lot better than that, but my teachers wouldn't change it. I applied to do Aeronautical Engineering at unis that wanted AAA-ABB (stupid I know), which is why I got no offers :p

Hoping to do Physics now though, either next year or through clearing if there's a spot on a decent course at a uni I like. But you never know, maybe my teachers predictions were right and I overestimated my ability :o
 
Milkybk said:
True, I know certain bursaries can be extremely helpful. I agree with things like that where a hard working student is rewarded.

At the end of the day none of what has been mentioned in this thread stops what I'm saying being true. Yes, if you want to be a doctor and need 3-4 As then it will be more difficult. However this does not stop exams in this country being extremely simple and a joke.
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"Hey there everyone in this thread. Everything you've just worked for for the last two years is a complete joke and you should feel bad for even trying"

Cheers, man.
 
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Milky are you referring to them as being easy to pass or being easy to get say A-A*s in?

Certainly if you actually pay attention in class and don't revise passing them without much revision seems feasible but if you're doing maths/physics or from what I've heard the likes of chemistry as well, getting the higher grades without revision isn't really a walk in the park and you aren't retarded if you can't do so.

Anyone know what the likelihood would be of me getting into my course with one grade off or a lesser course with one grade off in the same uni? Really really really do not want to go to my insurance.
 
Depends very much on the uni and how subscribed the course is; some can be very generous whilst others won't budge an inch even if you're only a few marks off.
 
MilkyBK What grades did you get and did you go uni after?


Good luck to everyone getting their results tomorrow! I'm only awaiting GCSE results so I'm not too bothered.
 
Doubt i'm going, not really worth it since it's just for two modules and i can get those from the teacher on GCSE results day on the 25th...
 
Milkybk said:
GCSEs and A levels are a joke. You can do well in them with hardly any effort or revision as long as you have an average IQ or above.
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and how do you get an above average IQ in the first place. you put a lot of effort into your GCSE's and A levels.:rolleyes:
(or whatever schooling you have to do around that time)

you are a joke for thinking exams 'back in your day' were far harder than they are now. the reality is that the content of the exams is changing, with equally hard questions being asked on the different content. the only exam i will admit has got easier is maths and this is only because it has been split into maths and further maths, where further maths has the really hard stuff and normal maths has simpler stuff in it. this was done mostly because there arent that many teachers with a high enough level of maths to teach further maths

the reason you believe exams are getting easier is because the media love to publish incredibly biassed selections of questions. for example, in a lot of GCSE subjects there are foundation papers. these papers have far easier questions, but if you got 100% of the marks you would get a maximum of a C.
also, there are usually a couple of incredibly simple questions at the start of papers to make you feel more relaxed and get you into the rhythm of doing an exam. these will be worth a very small percentage of the entire paper. you will find articles in very reputable newspapers (i remember one in the times a few years ago) comparing one of the first questions in the foundation paper to the more difficult questions of the older paper
 
I have proper crappy a levels, but I got into uni this year on an unconditional to study Social Work

I guess being a 'mature' student they don't give a **** about my a-level results
 
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