GCSE Results Day

[madmusician]

Got an A* in GCSE Maths, doing it a year early. Really happy about that, but dreading this time next year

 

[Adarsh]

Doubt it, once you get further education under your belt nobody gives a toss how you did at GCSE's. Then once you've had one decent job, nobody gives a toss about your education at all.

It's the little things that matter. You can only do well at what you're faced with. It's pleasing to see 16 years of work so far hasn't been worthless. Sure, nobody will care about GCSEs once you're old but surely that's not the point. Education at a young age is probably more important than education once you're old. It forms a foundation from which you can build upon.

 

[Kev]

I'm not knocking GCSE's my point is that they aren't the beginning and end of everything like the press portrays these days, they are a stepping stone to further education. So yes it is important to do well in them but only so it sets you up for the next step.

 

[Deleted member 11215]

Now you got your results what now? I end in july next year and i need some ideas of what courses to study.

 

[pingusten]

I am quite the geek :cool:

7 A* and 3 A's.

Shabba!

 

[Simbazz]

Kev is right, too much emphasis is put on the GCSE's, ofcourse they are damned important to you, but if you fail 'em, then you havent screwed your life up, and in cases, you can earn more money than those who've been to Uni, but thats rare.

The arguement of going through college and uni is a good arguement, instead of just jumping straight into a job, But that isnt worth the effort here.

BUT, if you failed, theres plenty of oppotunities.

 

[Almost_Austwick]

Now you got your results what now? I end in july next year and i need some ideas of what courses to study.

My advice is too try to find something that you enjoy but will also give you options in the long term. What you think you may want to do at 18/9 could be very different from what you want to do at 25.

Unless you're really 149% sure of what you want to do as a job and you're really focussed on achieving it, choose topics that will allow you to explore different fields or cross over into new areas.

Kev is right, too much emphasis is put on the GCSE's, ofcourse they are damned important to you, but if you fail 'em, then you havent screwed your life up, and in cases, you can earn more money than those who've been to Uni, but thats rare.

The arguement of going through college and uni is a good arguement, instead of just jumping straight into a job, But that isnt worth the effort here.


BUT, if you failed, theres plenty of oppotunities.

I'll back up what Simon and Kev have to say in that when your 16 GCSE's seem like the end of the world, however when you get to 18 you'll feel the same way about A-levels, its not until your in your mid twenties that you realise that whilst they help they're not the be all and end all.

For a variety of reasons I had to stop my education at 18 and didn't have a clue what I wanted to do and over the past 10 years I've fallen into a whole range of interesting jobs from carpet fitter to making bats to my current job as an Environmental consultant.

Just to illustrate the point that though important lack of education needn't hold you back, I still lack a degree, yet I work in an industry which normally requires a masters even to get a foot through the door. I got there with a little luck but also hard work and experience. There are always more than one way to reach goals if you want something enough!

 

[Simbazz]

One word; Apprenterships (hope thats spelt correctly? The A* people will tell me )

 

[Deleted member 11215]

Yer but in what line of work? I really dont have a clue what i want to do.

 

[Almost_Austwick]

What do you enjoy doing, in school and out of school? Pick a few things and then see what they could be applied to job wise.

 

[sd92]

Well i got an A in Stats, easy enough.

 

[Hooper]

You guys have some weird subjects. Some of the of the ones I have been reading are like "WTF"?

Stats? What the hell? What ever happened to good 'ol Maths, English, Science, Sport and WoodWork.

 

[Skater]

You guys have some weird subjects. Some of the of the ones I have been reading are like "WTF"?

Stats? What the hell? What ever happened to good 'ol Maths, English, Science, Sport and WoodWork.

Well, I took these for GCSEs:

English (language and literature)
Maths (+ statistics)
Double Science
Business and Communications
Media
Geography
German
Religion
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
PE (Physical Education)

Your lessons definetely sound easier!

 

[Hooper]

Haha, Maybe. We only choose six subjects for the year, and you do exams for a maximum of 6 and a minimum of one.

 

[Deleted member 11215]

I got my First GCSE result today i got an A in science! .