GCSE results in

Well, I have them. And in general I am disappointed for one particular reason. Fifteen minutes before I was supposed to have them I found Mr Moore, a teacher who spends most of his life in front of a spreadsheet, and he gave me the results. This also told me my position in the year: out of all of those who did eleven GCSEs, I was top, that put me tenth in the year overall. Of those above me who did twelve GCSEs and thus got more points, one got straight/twelve A*s and the others have other peppered grades, so it could be argued I was second in the year ;) No-one got eleven A*s, or no-one got straight A*s who did eleven GCSEs. Below are results broken down by subject, but a summary: 10 A*s, 1 A in History.

English A*, English Literature A*: This was surprising, I thought I’d probably get an A. I’m pleased though because this is an important subject.
Maths A*, 118/120 on coursework, 475/480 on the two written papers. Not surprising at all, considering how stupidly easy the exam was.
Science (double award) A* A*, also not surprising.
Religious Studies/Education A*, 92/100 on both papers. This is mildly annoying because I was aiming for 100% on the second paper (the first one you do a year before in Y10) but I didn’t improve at all. I hoped I would at least get higher.
Statistics A*
French A*
Food A*, this is quite good because in this subject they only allow a certain number of A*s each year whereas in others in theory everyone could get it, in this only a small slice of the best can.
ICT A*
History A, this is why I am disappointed. I am doing this subject next year and I really need an A then (highest grade at A-level) to aim for Oxbridge. I should have got an A* too, it wasn’t unrealistic. Not a lot I can do now.


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4 Responses to “GCSE results in”

  1. Katy says:
    23rd August 2007 at 8:14 pm

    Congratulations. But you’re wrong you know, every subject is split percentage wise for the grades so the right amount of people get the right grades. I will say nothing about beating you. George did OK, if you care. Have a nice rest-of-the-holiday!

  2. Anonymous says:
    4th September 2007 at 4:45 pm

    Hey Xyrael, d0ct0r wh0 here.
    just wondering, do you know an internet user who’s profile name is Alcar?

  3. Sean Whitton says:
    4th September 2007 at 7:22 pm

    Doesn’t ring a bell, sorry :-)

  4. Anonymous says:
    5th September 2007 at 5:47 pm

    that’s okay, he’s just a user i know, and his name seems to have cropped up on several forums etc.
    just wondering.