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Waiting for a big fat fail functional maths, level 2....upset.

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ScentedJasmine · 12/07/2015 04:22

That's it really.
Middleaged woman who has really messed up paper this week.
Worked so hard and just went to pieces in exam.
Stupid answers.
Will take again as need this to get back into work.
Educated to MA level but no O level maths [shows my age!].
Just so angry with myself and feel like tearful child I used to be round maths.
Just a sorry for myself post!

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JenniMoo · 14/08/2015 08:46

:) They can't change their minds now. Be proud, it's quite an achievement.

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ScentedJasmine · 14/08/2015 07:38

Thank you all.
Feels real now as got my certificate through the post.
Before that arrived kept wondering if the pass was a mix up or mistake!
So glad I don't have to retake...

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sashh · 12/08/2015 11:40

well done.

CountryLovingGirl · 09/08/2015 21:04

Well done!

Millymollymama · 31/07/2015 10:39

I did "Quantitive Methods" as part of my HNC Business Studies many moons ago. My God it was hard! This was part A level syllabus - DH has A level Maths and a Civil Engieering degree so he knew the level. Hence I just revised half the syllabus, because that was all I could understand, and with help from DH and a fantastic tutor, scraped a D pass. Shame as I got A's for everything else. I just feel I do not have a stand alone qualification.

JenniMoo · 30/07/2015 19:39

Milly, do you have L2 maths or numeracy? If not it's worth investigating as is a similar level to GCSE but a smaller qualification.

Millymollymama · 30/07/2015 18:52

So pleased for you! I have often wondered if I could now pass a Maths gcse after my woeful attempts at O level all those years ago. The trouble is that the syllabus has just become more difficult. Too late I fear.

JenniMoo · 30/07/2015 07:30

That's brilliant! Well done, I'm really pleased for you.

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ScentedJasmine · 30/07/2015 07:04

I passed !!!!
I am surprised but pleased.
Thank you for your support.

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ScentedJasmine · 15/07/2015 22:18

Thankyou my fellow dinosaur!
I really hope I surprise myself too...

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Doyouthinktheysaurus · 15/07/2015 16:46

I hope you surprise yourself and pass op. I fully understand Maths anxiety, all credit to you for trying to address it, that's more than I have ever done!

I have a lowly d grade gcse in Maths. I was fortunate enough to do my nurse training in the days before Maths was a requirement. I honestly think ds1 who is 12 could take the gcse paper I did tomorrow and get a higher mark than me. His Maths homework is so far beyond me it's embarrassing.

I'm glad that neither of my dses have inherited by lack of mathematical skill but it does compound those feelings of being a dinosaur from a forgotten ageGrin Every now and again I contemplate re taking my gcse and then life gets in the way andi forget again....

Good luck, I hope you get thereThanks

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ScentedJasmine · 15/07/2015 16:30

Thanks. Not great on websites; bit of a dinosaur!
Will try again...
When get result, if as I expect, would do no harm to go through papers again...

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JenniMoo · 15/07/2015 11:05

But you don't need to register to access them and the answers, it's all there under functional skills. Search 3748 for speed ;)

JenniMoo · 15/07/2015 11:04

Hit sounds like you've done them all, then, that's all there are for tutors to use :(

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ScentedJasmine · 15/07/2015 10:32

Do I need to join City and Guilds to get paper versions from their site?
Think done most of samples [about 6] but maybe could access more if registered with them as an individual?

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JenniMoo · 15/07/2015 10:02

Paper tests were taking an age to come back, so best try to forget about it for now :(
If you are convinced you've failed you can try doing some of the practice tests. They're on the city and guilds website.

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ScentedJasmine · 15/07/2015 07:46

Paper test.
Hope examiner marks to task 3 where I think I may have got some answers right! Tempting to give up on my paper before then....

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JenniMoo · 15/07/2015 07:31

Did you do electronic or paper test?

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ScentedJasmine · 15/07/2015 07:10

Dreamt about exam paper last night.
Not a nice dream!
Now wonder if I converted simple units the right way mm/ cm etc.
In my dream the paper looked like I did the opposite of what I should have.
Aghhh....
Need putting out of my misery.
Got an interview next week which will be before results come out [maybe a good thing as can at least pretend may pass]. Have been honest in form and put that obviously hope to pass but will retake if I don't.
Ahh well- busy day to day so should only haunt my dreams....

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JenniMoo · 14/07/2015 05:47

Don't forget you can get tonnes of marks even if you got the answer wrong. You could surprise yourself :)

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ScentedJasmine · 14/07/2015 02:26

66%, I'm doomed!

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JenniMoo · 13/07/2015 22:22

On city and guilds it's around 66%, they're the board I worked with. It varies day to day, though.
I hope you're worrying about nothing.

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ScentedJasmine · 13/07/2015 07:29

Thank you both so much.
A very poor CSE by a stressed 15 year old!
I have MA [unsurprisingly not maths related!] but maths is difficult for me.
My maths has improved over the year but need to sort out my anxiety.
Board is City and Guilds. Someone told me pass mark 40 out of 60? Seems high. Another 60% of 60, my functional maths brain tells me this is a lower threshold!
Whatever, I made such a pigs ear of task 1 and 2 task 3 probably won't save me....
I will keep you all informed and am very grateful for your offers of support.
Thank you everyone who has responded.

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sashh · 13/07/2015 07:21

JenniMoo beat me too it.

I don't mind a bit of tutoring.

BTW did you get any grade at O Level? A D or E?

I applied for a job recently which asked for grade A GCSE, but they took O Level pass grades as equivalent to grade A GCSE.

Sorry, just read you have CSE, tell them about this, they might accept it.

JenniMoo · 13/07/2015 07:08

Sorry, that reads wrong, I didn't sleep well! Lots of people surprise themselves and some others find the first attempt throws them but they're fine after that.