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Just wondering what you got

Myself:
A in Double sciences
A* in English
A in Math (Predicted)
A in the other subject im taking. Just wondering if you guys are the same

AAB in triple sciences, A in maths, B english, A geography, b history, B business, C religious studies, C media studies.

Was disappointed really, I normally got A*s in maths and physics.

I took mine in 1992, you know, when GCSEs were hard so...

Geography A
English Language B
English Literature B
Design and Communication (i.e. Graphics) B
Maths C
French C (Teacher said I would fail... Hah! In your face, Mrs Brookes)
Art C
Double Science CC

Weren't hard in 1992. Just different.

A* in maths, additional maths, chemistry, physics, french, history, Latin, design + technology.

A in English language, English literature, biology and RE short course.

Blasted biology coursework...

InquisitorVaron wrote:Weren't hard in 1992. Just different.

Indeed, for example...

1992 Geography Question - Discuss reasons for the migration patterns of camel herders in Outer Mongolia.

2010 Geography Question - What's the capital of France? Clue - it rhymes with Harris.

Lol, I jest really. Well done on your results. Always good to see hard work rewarded

A*
Systems and Control
Core Chemistry

A
English Lit
English Lang
Classic Civilisation
Maths
Core Physics
Core Biology
Additional Chemistry
Additional Physics
Additional Biology
Geography
Philosophy

B
French (pah, who needs French?) My French teacher can shove the grade he originally predicted for me up his arse.
Citizenship (pah, who needs Citizenship?)

Valkyrie wrote:Citizenship (pah, who needs Citizenship?)

You can get a GCSE in this?

So... Uh...

What are GSCEs? Are they SATs, ACTs, MCAS (State test), Placement tests, or just a report card?

Chowderhead wrote:So... Uh...

What are GSCEs? Are they SATs, ACTs, MCAS (State test), Placement tests, or just a report card?

GCSEs are exams taken at the age of 15. Grades C or above in Maths and English are needed to go onto A Level. Higher grades are needed for specific subjects, so if you wanted to study A Level Physics, you'd typically need an AA in Double Science.

And before you ask, A Level passes are needed for University. So I guess A Levels are our equivalent of SATs.

George Spiggott wrote:

Valkyrie wrote:Citizenship (pah, who needs Citizenship?)

You can get a GCSE in this?

Apparently so. Easiest hour I've ever spent, as I finished the exam in about 20 mins, then fell asleep.

Valkyrie wrote:

George Spiggott wrote:

Valkyrie wrote:Citizenship (pah, who needs Citizenship?)

You can get a GCSE in this?

Apparently so. Easiest hour I've ever spent, as I finished the exam in about 20 mins, then fell asleep.

Lol, does this mean you can have kids now? (possibly obscure Starship Troopers joke)

That's a terrible canard against Starship Troopers. You could have made a good joke there.

I think I stopped bragging about my SAT scores sometime during my college years.

English Language - B
English Literature (No! That poem does NOT signify ____, you are looking for something that isn't f***ing there!) - C
Double Science - B (One mark off an A)
Maths - C
IT - C (Teacher hated me, it's REALLY hard to work when someone sees you as a liability, sits you in the corner away from everyone else and ignores your questions - I wish I could rub my IT qualifications in his face right now)
Geology - B (Only God knows how...)
Drama - C (So many essays about so much pointless crap.)
German - C

I originally had Food Technology (because my school was gak, and they put Electronics down as an option but decided that they didn't want to do it for that year and only told us at the very last minute), but due to extreme differences between myself and the subject, I managed to drop it after a long battle with the school powers that be. If I had been able to do Electronics, I would've passed with at least a B and i'm damn sure of it.

Bearing in mind that I was (and currently am, although in a lesser stage) battling with severe depression, I think those results are quite good.

George Spiggott wrote:

Valkyrie wrote:Citizenship (pah, who needs Citizenship?)

You can get a GCSE in this?

More to the point.

Only a B?!!

Did you forget to turn up or something?

Not in college, or university, or whatever this is for, but I got a 67% in my english mark?

We have AP exams, which are classes that you can take in highschool to get college credit. If you take those you can get a 1(signed your name) to a 5(High A). I got 4's on all 5 of my exams.

My state has SOL's which are state tests for education, I always got 550-600 out of 600 on those.

For my SAT I got 2150 out of 2400, for college they usually look at reading and math only(for example a 1200 total for those two sections is required). For my math and reading I got 1310 combined.

I also got a 9/12 for my writing portion, which isn't bad seeing as though I used the Borne Identity as a source for my argument.

Currently have a 2.61 for a GPA though, which sucks.

halonachos wrote:
For my SAT I got 2150 out of 2400, for college they usually look at reading and math only(for example a 1200 total for those two sections is required). For my math and reading I got 1310 combined.

When did they increase the possible score?

dogma wrote:

halonachos wrote:
For my SAT I got 2150 out of 2400, for college they usually look at reading and math only(for example a 1200 total for those two sections is required). For my math and reading I got 1310 combined.

When did they increase the possible score?

2005 apparently. They added a new section with an additional 600 points.

Flashman wrote:

Chowderhead wrote:So... Uh...

What are GSCEs? Are they SATs, ACTs, MCAS (State test), Placement tests, or just a report card?

GCSEs are exams taken at the age of 15. Grades C or above in Maths and English are needed to go onto A Level. Higher grades are needed for specific subjects, so if you wanted to study A Level Physics, you'd typically need an AA in Double Science.

Ah. So it's like the OWLs at Hogwarts. Cool.

What is the NEWT equivalent, then?

kronk wrote:

Flashman wrote:

Chowderhead wrote:So... Uh...

What are GSCEs? Are they SATs, ACTs, MCAS (State test), Placement tests, or just a report card?

GCSEs are exams taken at the age of 15. Grades C or above in Maths and English are needed to go onto A Level. Higher grades are needed for specific subjects, so if you wanted to study A Level Physics, you'd typically need an AA in Double Science.

Ah. So it's like the OWLs at Hogwarts. Cool.

What is the NEWT equivalent, then?

A levels if I recall correctly.

I was predicted the best results ever in my school, all As and A*s.

Needless to say I didn't get anywhere near them as I got rather lazy when it came to working, I got

F in Media Studies
E in Religion and Philosophy
Ds in Sociology, Geography and History
Cs in Catering (was put on foundation for the exam due to lack of coursework and got 100%), Art (again, no coursework but my exam piece pulled me up to a C) and English (same story as the other 2 really)
Bs in Double Science (Year 10 results inputted incorrectly, I got 3 A*s however they were recorded as As. And my ISA was put at a C strangely) and Maths

Oh and I got a Pass in ICT (did no work for 2 years and somehow achieved this )

Strange as the GCSE ICT grade is mostly coursework...

corpsesarefun wrote:Strange as the GCSE ICT grade is mostly something devised by cruel, cruel men and women in order to break you down slowly and turn nice children into gibbering wrecks rocking backwards and forwards in a foetal position in the corner.

Fixed that for you.

kronk wrote:

Ah. So it's like the OWLs at Hogwarts. Cool.

What is the NEWT equivalent, then?

OWLs = O Levels (Ordinary Level).

O Level exams were phased out in 1988, and replaced with GCSEs. Prior to this change, GCSEs had run alongside O Levels, and were regarded as the exams to be taken by non-academic students.

Once O Levels were cancelled, school exam performance began the relentless increase that continues to this day.

corpsesarefun wrote:Strange as the GCSE ICT grade is mostly coursework...

I can't even remember sitting an exam for it . Ah well, I'll take a free GCSE any day

LordofHats wrote:

dogma wrote:

halonachos wrote:
For my SAT I got 2150 out of 2400, for college they usually look at reading and math only(for example a 1200 total for those two sections is required). For my math and reading I got 1310 combined.

When did they increase the possible score?

2005 apparently. They added a new section with an additional 600 points.

Yeah, although like I said in my post they only considered the original two towards a scholarship. A score of 1200 was the minimum for the scholarship(that and a 3.4 GPA), but I was sure that each section was worth a total of 800 points or else I got a perfect score somewhere(600+ for all three areas).

halonachos wrote:

LordofHats wrote:

dogma wrote:

halonachos wrote:
For my SAT I got 2150 out of 2400, for college they usually look at reading and math only(for example a 1200 total for those two sections is required). For my math and reading I got 1310 combined.

When did they increase the possible score?

2005 apparently. They added a new section with an additional 600 points.

Yeah, although like I said in my post they only considered the original two towards a scholarship. A score of 1200 was the minimum for the scholarship(that and a 3.4 GPA), but I was sure that each section was worth a total of 800 points or else I got a perfect score somewhere(600+ for all three areas).

I think (I'd have to double check to be sure) that my math was 560 something, my reading was just over 700, and my writing got around something in the 600's. All I know for sure is that my final score was 1810.

I didn't get no stinking scholarships though. That's what VA benefits are for

We had this one chick score a 2350 or something, it was ridiculous.

I didn't get a scholarship either, I had a 3.17 GPA. Stupid 6-point grading scale. We didn't have any B+, C+, etc grades either. It was either an A, B, C, D, or E, stupid grading.

LordofHats wrote:...but I was sure that each section was worth a total of 800 points or else I got a perfect score somewhere(600+ for all three areas).

After checking, they are. I don't remember exactly what I got on the SAT, but it was about the same as my GRE score.