That'll be me next year-not looking forward to it. They're going to be shouting REVISE REVISE REVISE down your back. Yeah-just what I wanted ¬¬ Revison=more stress anyway, plus it's not needed. As with coursework. I'm not too sure about A*'s. I'm not too spiffy clever-but I oculd get one or two maybe, but I'd also be A's and B's which is good, and good for a college course because I have no intention of doing A Levels whatsoever.
Coursework in certain subjects is far easier than the exams- I got full marks in my IT, and close to full marks in Science and History. Helps bring up grades nicely.
Yes-some of it is easy-ICT is too easy-on both aspects, but sometimes it's just not. It's not the stress it brings, it's just the way the teachers rattle on about it so much, and to get top grades you've got to smother your wall in facts and stuff, and start revising hardcore three months before the exams. I'm probably going to be calling all my teachers crazy by the time mocks come.
Hey, I'm living proof that you don't have to :P I revised the day before each exam on study leave, doing History and IT with my friends (though the IT was, uh, cut short...we gave up and started playing a game) and the rest on my own. I never wrote any extra notes and didn't spend too long on anything, because panic-revising and cramming doesn't help anyone.
Basically, you do exams and coursework, and all of the marks for those in each subject get added together, giving you a final grade. Goes from a* to g in all subjects, with a u for a fail. And thankyou :D
Ah! I see. I was thinking it was more of a major standardized test, like the SAT or ACT in the US.
Does having your classwork count towards such a significant grade get stressful? I know I can get really dramatic about my schoolwork at times, so the prospect of having it determine a grade like that rather than just my GPA seems terrifying. Sort of makes me sound like a slacker (or that our school systems are lackluster; you might not be far off in assuming that), but I like having an easy-to-pull-out-of-nowhere test score determine a lot of my college and career prospects.
Well, sort of...the thing is, the coursework doesn't count for all that much in most subjects. In History, for example, there are two exams and two bits of coursework- the exams count for 40% (essay paper, no notes) and 35% (sources paper- essay-type questions based on photographs and evidence), while the two coursewok pieces (again, an essay and a sources piece, only not timed and on different subjects) only count for 12.5% each
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Honestly? I haven't a clue. I can't do graphic design because I didn't do Art GCSE, which means I can't do Art A-level, which means I couldn't get a formal design qualification. I have considered Pharmacy, but I think I may have screwed myself by not doing Biology next year. Oops. Any suggestions? There are a million degree courses I could in theory take but I can't think of a career attached to any of them- take English Literature, for example. What do you do with that apart from go into journalism (see entry) or teaching (note my lack of patience and fear of children)?
What a shame about the graphic design! At any rate, I'm sure you'll excel at whatever you try. A couple of possible vocations that come to mind are editor (either for a newspaper or otherwise... more likely otherwise) or fiction/article writer: you could end up as a journalist but without the getting in peoples' faces part. Or you could get a higher degree and teach at university. That's what I plan to do someday-- I'm interested in teaching, but not in the beaurocracy that is the US public school system. :P Generally when I see people getting English degrees, they want to either write fiction or go to law school. ...Maybe you should look into library science?
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I'm not too sure about A*'s. I'm not too spiffy clever-but I oculd get one or two maybe, but I'd also be A's and B's which is good, and good for a college course because I have no intention of doing A Levels whatsoever.
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Ignore people if they stress about revising :)
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It's not the stress it brings, it's just the way the teachers rattle on about it so much, and to get top grades you've got to smother your wall in facts and stuff, and start revising hardcore three months before the exams. I'm probably going to be calling all my teachers crazy by the time mocks come.
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Does having your classwork count towards such a significant grade get stressful? I know I can get really dramatic about my schoolwork at times, so the prospect of having it determine a grade like that rather than just my GPA seems terrifying. Sort of makes me sound like a slacker (or that our school systems are lackluster; you might not be far off in assuming that), but I like having an easy-to-pull-out-of-nowhere test score determine a lot of my college and career prospects.
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With scores like that, it seems as if the world's your oyster. What sort of careers are you interested in (other than graphic design)?
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Generally when I see people getting English degrees, they want to either write fiction or go to law school. ...Maybe you should look into library science?
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