EC! Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm all done thank god, its just the stress now of actually finding out the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Best luck with it jack, hope it goes well. I have now finished my college course (L3 music Practice) which I have achieved a grade of triple distinction star (D*D*D*) which is equivalent to three A stars. Apparently I'm only the third person ever on my course to have achieved it. I feel over the moon about my results. Meanwhile, the rest of my class apparently are badly behind work (perhaps more so than the smiler) which is a shame for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I have my three hour physiology exam on Monday :-( then anatomy on Wednesday. I'm pretty sure my uni is the last to finish? Please tell me I'm wrong. #SGULoser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidget Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 You're the latest I've heard of so far... I finished almost a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Well today in my AS I got: Travel & Tourism - C ICT - D Business Studies - E Economics - U. Bear in mind I only got mostly C's & a few B's at GCSE. I'm into A2 but that also means I am being forced to do ICT again which I hate... Love Travel and don't mind Business. Would have loved to have done Economics as at A2 you do Transport Economics, which I had already started and was doing quite well in (I am a total transport nerd and loved it) but because I couldn't do the general economy units at AS well, I now can't do Transport economics! damn! But if I get 200 UCAS points by the end of this, and I can get into Uni to study Travel & Tourism and I am finished with it after 4 years by 2018... Crossrail opens late 2018 and hundreds to thousands of TfL jobs & graduate places become available in late 2018 when I would be finished with Uni. 2019 and it would be not so easy to get something in that sector of work which I have a lot of passion for. That's all that matters to me really! Got another meeting tomorrow with my tutor to confirm how I want to go forward with next year. JoshC., Phill Pritchard, James & Co. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsyturvy15 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Well done glad to hear your still on track, for economics we did work and leisure instead of transport which didnt seem quite as interesting :/ To anyone else that had results today I hope all went well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Failed first year at uni, whoops but hopefully should be going on to do Politics =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Got my A level results today, achieved AABC and got in to my firm: Exeter uni to study Zoology!! So excited and proud to be going to such an amazing uni! JoshC., Han30, Luke_A and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Glad to see people doing well! And don't forget, if the worse has happened, there are always ways to get through it. But if I get 200 UCAS points by the end of this, and I can get into Uni to study Travel & Tourism and I am finished with it after 4 years by 2018... Crossrail opens late 2018 and hundreds to thousands of TfL jobs & graduate places become available in late 2018 when I would be finished with Uni. 2019 and it would be not so easy to get something in that sector of work which I have a lot of passion for. That's all that matters to me really! Got another meeting tomorrow with my tutor to confirm how I want to go forward with next year. Are you doing / going to do an EPQ Luke? Whilst, admittedly, most people I knew who did one found it to be a bit of drag (because we had to do it over our Summer Holiday), it's a great way to boost your UCAS points, and also appeals to unis when applying. Just an idea! I'm glad to see that there hasn't been any nonsense in the media about exams getting easier this year (at least, I haven't seen any). It's always a kick in the teeth, regardless of the results you get, to see rubbish like that being spouted about. Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot less of that in years to come too. One final thing I want to say, which probably belongs in the Rant thread but oh wells, is a friend of mine got his results today. His first choice was Warwick to do Maths - the same course and university as me. He got higher grades than me, in the best suited subjects as well, and more than deserves a place at Warwick (at least as much as I do...probably more tbh) and got rejected as he just missed out on his offer by a few percent. Last year, I missed my offer by a grade and a bit, and got accepted. I feel really gutted for him, as had he been in my year, he would have been accepted. I don't want to say it's 'unfair', as theoretically, they don't have to take in anyone who misses their offer, but I just feel it's a shame that things like this happen. Just can't help but feel that if the university application was a bit more personal, things would be better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Loads of my friends missed their offer by 2-3 grades and still got into their course and uni of choice. Good for them, I just feel bad for the people that had similar results 2 years ago who wouldn't have had a hope getting in. It's all about supply and demand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 The reason more people who miss their offers are being accepted is to do with this new policy which allows universities to accept unlimited numbers of applicants who achieve ABB, above or equivalent, without being fined for doing so. It's to ensure that 'first class' unis fill up sufficiently, leaving 'second class' universities with plenty of spaces for clearing for those who do not achieve ABB+, giving everyone a better chance of getting in. Obviously, it is up to these 'first class' universities as to whether they want to accept someone who hasn't achieved their offer or if they want to go into clearing to see if students with higher grades take those places. (Hope this explanation doesn't offend anyone, it is merely how it was explained to me) Luke_A and Sidders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsyturvy15 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 I was surprised to see that even Durham were in clearing today!!!!! Shows what you can do with ABB!!!!! Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Although a uni goes into clearing, that does not mean they will accept ABB. My friend had AAB and Durham didn't want her! Clearing vacancies are also adjustment vacancies and adjustment is for when students do much better than they expected and have the opportunity to get into a better university, therefore may be applying to places like Durham with the typical entry requirements. Clearing can mean someone held an AAA offer elsewhere and they missed this, achieving AAB (or A*AA down to AAA). Many well qualified students end up in clearing too. I'm very glad I didn't have to go through clearing, it's a messy process! But I was very concerned I would be and so made sure I was fully prepared for how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Ellie if you know how it works etc then what chance do I have of getting a place on Monday? Also having 110 UCAS points and I want to do a course that is 120? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 If you call up, they ask you a load of questions and if they want to give you an offer, it'll be verbal over the phone and is only guaranteed for a certain period which varies for every uni! You then have that time to decide and add it to track. Only add it to track if they give you a verbal offer though otherwise you'll get an immediate decline. The earlier you do it the better but if someone gets a few verbal offers and doesn't accept the offer where you want to go, that space might open up again. It's at the discretion of admissions to accept you below their typical entry requirements. Best to call up and ask! I called several admissions departments last year, they're always very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thanks =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Well, I went and got my GCSE results today, and I am pleased with the results that I got, some of them much better than I expected!Personal and Social Development (Citizenship) - PassBTEC Sport - Distinction *Music - BReligious Studies - CScience - AGeography - CEnglish Language - BEnglish Literature - B I done well this year and passed my English even though I had little time to prepare for Lit as I was re-sitting Lang! Hope everyone else got the grades that they want and deserve! TPJames, Mitchada04, JoshC. and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Great set of results James I'm sure huge congratulations are due for everyone else who got there results too! I got 9.5 A's and 3 A*s. More importantly the school as a whole got 96% 5 or more A*-C which for a school that was once only getting 11% is excellent, and that we were only predicted 82%. We sure showed statistics who's boss! Just have to wait for the embarrassing photo to appear in the local paper JoshC. and James & Co. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Congrats Adam, great results and a great overall school percentage as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Congrats James, you've done very well. James & Co. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Congrats James, you've done very well. Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Walked into my new 6th Form College I will be spending the next 2 years at.... My God its larger then I was expecting! I couldn't get the whole school in there (its that big) is a huge chunk to the right as well as abit more the left Its so Big I'm going to get lost haha It reminds more of an american style school. And also the school opened for the first time ever today so its nice and brand new, but for how long I wonder!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Look at that Welsh name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Ysgol Uwchradd Teilo Sant yr Eglwys yng Nghymru? yeah it is abit of a mouth full lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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