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Countdown to exam results. Anyone else feeling anxious?

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jellybrain · 30/07/2013 11:11

Waiting for DS1's Gcses results on 22nd of August. He did really well last year but, all the talk of moving grade boundaries has got me worried. Fingers are very tightly crossed for maths as this is the subject he struggles with most.

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muddymarvellousdarling · 22/08/2013 14:29

Ds2 has done very well for him. A/Bs + 2 C

He's got into the sixth form he wanted to go to, so all happy here. Smile

Now I can get him to sort the rest of his bedroom out, without feeling i'm piling on the pressure. Wink

NigellasGuest · 22/08/2013 14:19

Is the points for 6th form thing the same across all schools?

celticclan · 22/08/2013 14:15

mumslife how can 4A, 6B and 1C not be good enough for 6th form? Your dd has achieved good results.

antimatter · 22/08/2013 13:55

my son is starting Art for his GCSE's - I am beginning to regret this choice on his behalf :(

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 22/08/2013 13:50

DD2's Art was the only real surprise too. She got a B, but was predicted A or A* - I suspect she didn't do enough work on her scrapbook tbh.

antimatter · 22/08/2013 13:47

mumslife
my dd got A in Eng Lang, she got mark equiv 251, points 52
she is also diasppointed as her friend got 56 marks & an A*

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notjustme · 22/08/2013 13:26

Abysmal! And she has been refused entry to sixth form at her school :( no idea what will happen now, all local colleges require 5+ gcses and she won't consider doing anything but the courses she wanted (of course), gah!!!

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Shanghaidiva · 22/08/2013 13:12

Agree coconutty
I was saying on the other GCSE thread that 84 would probably been an A back when I took my O levels 30 years ago. Grade boundaries today are bonkers!

duchesse · 22/08/2013 13:06

Your poor DS Hepsibah, sounds like he's overcome adversity and done really well.

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Shanghaidiva · 22/08/2013 13:03

DS got a B in iGCSE mandarin with 84 marks out of 100 (marks are on website). Can't imagine what the grade boundaries are for A and A. Perhaps 99 out of 100 for an A
DS disappointed at first, but has cheered up since.

HeavenstoMurgatroyd · 22/08/2013 13:03

DD got 2 As,5As and 4 Bs. Delighted with the A in History as she thought she'd messed it up big time, and now got the confidence to do History at A level.

I'm welling up a bit now - she was really downbeat about how they went, so I am so pleased to see her happy! She's off to Leeds festival with her mates this weekend; they will have a fab time!

All over for another year!

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HepsibarCrinkletoes · 22/08/2013 12:52

DS said he missed two As by less than 7 points. It's pretty shit really. But it is what it is. He's perked up a bit and is relieved that he doesn't have to study half the subjects ever again! He knows that he fucked up on a few papers, and, bar retaking his maths, he's actually looking forward to getting stuck into to his A level choices.

If anything I think this is a kick up the bum for him and he will rise to the challenge.

RobotLover68 · 22/08/2013 12:48

My DS got 9 A*s, 1 A, 1 B - the A was for English language too

ravenAK · 22/08/2013 12:44

Results are on secure exam board websites Coconutty so it's possible to work out boundaries if you know the raw scores. I was poring over AQA at 6am...

Gist of it is that AQA Eng Lang has gone up another 3 marks 'raw score' (out of 80) to get a C, after last year's outrageous hike. Similar in Maths I think from what colleagues have said.

So well done to everyone who was on the C/D borderline & has been successful - it's never been harder!

Gove will tear us apart. Again...

duchesse · 22/08/2013 12:41

I'm just so relieved that the deaths of both her grandfathers during exams didn't throw her off her stride. DD1 said she did virtually no work after the second GF died. Plus due to the suddenness of both deaths DD1 (18) and DD2 (15) at the time had a few days of being on their own. Thank goodness I had stocked the fridge just before going away...

duchesse · 22/08/2013 12:39

DD got A on Eng Lang as well. An effect of Mr Gove?

lottysmum · 22/08/2013 12:34

Very proud of my niece who got 9 A's and an A although she was disappointed with the A which was English Lang - forecast to get A but messed up a little on actual exam paper...

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