• Question: what did you get on your gcse's

    Asked by anon-247923 to Martha, Jennifer, Dan, Ben, Baptiste on 9 Mar 2020.
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      Dan Brunsdon answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      I was pretty average on my GCSEs, mainly C’s with some B’s and maybe 1 or 2 As in the subjects that I cared about (And a few Ds in those I didn’t – looking at you PE). I just found it difficult to revise and keep all the information in my head. Luckily though I had some really great teachers who were willing to take the extra time after school to help me and I doubt I’d have got into college without them. It wasn’t until I got to college that I found it’s a lot easier to learn about something when you actually enjoy it (seems obvious I know). So if you’re worried about your GCSEs the most important things I would say is to not be afraid to ask for help when you need it, and follow what you enjoy 🙂

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      Jennifer Carroll answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      My GCSEs were mostly science ones – I did triple science – chemistry, physics and biology, astronomy, maths. RE we had to do but I also picked German and history.
      I got mostly A* and A grades, with a B in history and a C in RE.

      My favourite subject at GCSE was German, I think because it was totally different to learning facts and calculations. It had practical speaking and listening as well as written aspects. But I also had a German penfriend, we exchanged letters, and I got to go over to German on an exchange with her. This was a great experience, getting to study in another country, in another language.
      I didn’t take German to A-level because the school didn’t offer it as a course sadly.

      I wonder where I would have ended up if I had continued with languages?

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      Martha Jesson answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      So, I did a whole range of GCSE’s with a whole range of grades from A* to C. I did triple Science and actually got a C in Biology. But that didn’t stop me from studying further because I really enjoyed the subject and managed to do a lot better for my Biology A-Level. I actually found GCSE’s pretty stressful as there seemed to be so many subjects to learn, but my advice would be to NEVER GIVE UP! You’ve got this 💪

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      Ben Rowsell answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      Maths (A*), Science (A), Double Science (A), English Language and Literature (B,B), French (B), Geography (A), P.E. (A*), Media Studies (B)

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