So how many gcse’s Did you get then ?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Barneyrubble, Aug 23, 2019.

  1. Just eleven , can’t remember what I learnt :D
     
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  3. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    46:thumbsup:
     
  4. GCSE,s pah. O levels me, total......................................................................................................................................................................................................one
     
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  5. Didn’t get a prom thou :rolleyes:
     
  6. Cse’s ?
     
  7. None, they were GCE's in my day and you either passed or you didn't and no silly grades like now. I got 6 GCE's and went on to do GCE A Levels.
     
  8. Did you not have grades 1-6 and F
     
  9. The A levels were graded A to E for a pass. The thing I don't like about the GCSE grading is that students work hard, get passes and the ones who don't get A grades are made to feel as if they have failed which is not the case at all.

    A level grades are a bit of farce as Unis offer unconditional places as they need student fees and usually don't turn students away if they don't quite make the entrance grades. Getting a grade A or B or C at A level makes little odds any more.
     
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  10. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    None, that's why art school snapped me up as an outstanding student. :D
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    actually I did rather well in the A Level equivalent here. :oops:
     
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  11. They gave us the percentage when I did mine
     
  12. Soggz

    Soggz An inquisitive supporter

    GCE’s.
    History
    Mathematics
    Geography
    Rural Science
    English Lang/lit
    ‘O’ Level Art.
    (From what I can remember from 1984).
    Then grade B motor maintenance and mechanical engineering on the good old YTS, in ‘85.
    (Still on the spanner’s today, but just for fun. Comes in handy).
     
  13. My sons girlfriend did very well. However when I got sent her results I had no idea if it was good or bad. Due to this stupid numbering system. I needed explaining to me which kinda spoilt the moment. A bit like VAR.

    I can’t help thinking the new grade system will be meaningless to a lot of employers who are older than 12 as well.
     
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  14. I’ve got 3 spirit levels :)
     
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  15. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    12 O levels, 5 A levels, one C&G, one 2.2 degree. And one welding course attendance certificate.




    Its not the problem that universities let in anyone, its that a lot of perfectly good tech colleges and polytechnics called themselves universities.

    So then they took the less academic people they would have taken anyway to do the less academic courses they would have put on anyway.


    Top universities are still hard to get into, but they do use the trick discovered at Harvard where a group of A grade students come together. And some of them now have to be bottom of the class..which causes stress. So they let in a group of near-miss students who are so happy to be there that they are less stressed. And they keep all the A grade people at the top of the class, where they are less stressed..
    And by the end, like with my eldest daughter, the less qualified ones make it through to the final year when some of the bright but lazy people have dropped out..
     
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  16. you never fail to impress me Mike


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  17. Gingerbus

    Gingerbus Supporter

    Impressed -but not surprised!
    Clever bloke!


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  18. matty

    matty Supporter

    With the new grading, a pass in maths is 22% don't you get that just for turning up and putting your name in the right place.

    My GCSEs were terrible as I didn't bother as I had done an industry test before the exams and already had an apprenticeship to go to.

    Ive since done a HNC and a Degree while working
     
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  19. Over qualified and under paid


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  20. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    6 'O' Levels and 3 'A' Levels (Maths, Chemistry, and Biology),
    HND and post grad in photography and film making.
    Completely unrelated to my job, and now completely irrelevant I would think.
    Shows I was bright once I suppose!

    (Might explain a bit of my latent geekiness maybe)
     

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