Only two more to go...

[BritCheer]

Hey everyone,
My account was confirmed today which is great news so i can post now (i think that is a really cool idea, stop just anyone from getting on), i just thought i might wine about my GCSE's, their almost over! I have two more Economics exams to go and then i'm finished, is anyone else going through their exam, i had to give up practice to study, my parents wouldn't let me go!! Did you get that too? Anyway, speak to you all soon.

[Anita]

Hi Liam

Welcome to the forum. There are quite a few people on the forum who have been going through (or are still going through) exams - there's quite a long thread called "Exams" where you can meet others who have been suffering.

I'm not one I might add - my exam days are in the long distance past (although I'm quite happy learning new IT skills etc).

When my daughters did their GCSE's they were still allowed to train because I don't believe in depriving them of their enjoyment of hobbies: I firmly believe you can study "too hard" and often end up with a mental block or, worse still, very depressed. Although no studying was also not an option for them! We struck a happy balance and they both did well in their exams without too much undue stress.

The eldest went on to do A levels and has just finished her third year at Uni - the youngest is working (goody - housekeeping money!:) ).

Anyway - good luck. Hope the exams go well for you, and everyone else.

[DJC]

Welcome :) Only 1 more for me tomorrow :D I haven't taken any time of training for revision.

[Laura]

I've just got one more left! :D Extension physics though which is my worst subject ever! Not a good exam to finish on :mad: And I didn't have to quit training but I did have to cut my coaching hours down :( But I'll be able to take them all back up again next week! :D

xxx

[DJC]

Same exam as me :) One of my better subjects actually. Extension chemistry - that was bad!

[Gingerheid]

Um, can I, eh, come across as a bit old and out of touch?

I did follow the English examination system, but in my day (which really wasn't very long ago!) you didn't get extension anything. What is it - is it another way of being nasty and making exams a bit more difficult again?

[DJC]

There are two science syllabii (sylabuses???). One is called double science, and one is called triple (or sometimes single) science. For double you get 2 'Science' grades. For triple, you get 3 grades, 1 each for physics, chemistry and biology. For the triple science course, you have to do 2 papers for each science. The first one is easier, and done by everyone, and the second one is harder, and only done by the candidates doing triple science. That's what I think anyway. So I do 3 extra exams, but I get an extra GCSE grade.

[pinkcandy]

but you can also do single science, which is 2 papers with all the sciences mixed up in between them and you get one grade for it, which sounds a lot easier, i wish i had done that!

[Anita]

Have to admit I'd never heard of triple science - both my girls did double science (for the eldest it was compulsory as she was at Grammar, but the youngest had a choice of single or double science and as she was good at the sciences ....). Don't think triple was around then - they're aged 21 & 19 now.

[Laura]

YAY, all finished! The physics wasn't actually that bad in the end :) And as for double and triple- everyone in our year does double and the highest set do triple- i love being a boff :D but really, I think it's better this way because I'm good at biology and chemistry but I suck at physics so had a taken double, my physics mark would have bought my overall grade down whereas with triple I can pass biology and chemistry and fail physics :)

xxx

[DJC]

All finished :D No, the physics wasn't too bad :) As you said, doing triple means that biology and chemistry don't bring my physics grade down, as physics is my best subject.

[Gingerheid]

Glad to hear it's all over and wishing everyone all the best :) And I'm glad I'm long since over with it ;), apart from the ACCA exams... :(

But... I've never been so bewildered since I opened my Biology GCSE paper :confused:

In my day it was really simple. There were Physics, Chemistry and Biology. You took one, all, or any combination you cared to. Each counted on their own and you got a grade for each (so the Biology disaster affected nothing but the Biology grade!). There was also 'Science', if you wanted it.

But then it's exactly ten years since I sat my first GCSEs (including all the sciences), I suppose that is actually quite a long time!

[Anita]

Ten Years? Gosh, that makes you :p old!

Talking of age, my sister managed to deflate my daughter on her 21st birthday. As always it was a "comedy" card but it was what she'd written inside: "Another nine years and you'll be 30" :eek: . Put that way, it was quite frightening.

[Gingerheid]

Ten Years? Gosh, that makes you :p old!


Not that old thankfully! I started them quite young and did a few each year, finishing with the last ones at the right age!