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Year 11 GCSE thread continued!

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MorvahRising · 05/06/2014 11:52

We seem to have reached the limit on the other one!

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Best1sWest · 11/06/2014 08:59

Good for her Nocomet. She does seem to have her head screwed on. It's so important to do something you really enjoy doing as an alternative.

LIZS · 11/06/2014 08:33

Philosophy here today .

Nocomet · 11/06/2014 08:29

Here's hoping for nice questions for him.

DD wants to do something biology based so fingers crossed for science/maths and art here.

Arts nothing to do with career plans, it's just she's doing art not maths A level due to "a need to stay sane"

She says that there is only so much learning and facts her brain can take before it has to do something else!

Best1sWest · 11/06/2014 07:55

Media Studies today and the only one he has a hope of getting an A/A* in. This is his favourite and best subject and what he wants to do. I know it's a subject much disparaged by many but I think it's really interesting and an extension of English in many ways.

Nocomet · 11/06/2014 07:49

Question language is a problem.

DD says they have had whole lessons on the difference between 'describe' and ''explain'

hellsbells99 · 10/06/2014 23:26

Leeds2 - DD's chemistry was the AQA Gcse.

eatyourveg · 10/06/2014 21:28

Additional OCR here which ds said was the worst of the sciences so far, took him too long to figure out the language in each question. Sad

3littlefrogs · 10/06/2014 21:08

Yes - the copper mines question was peculiar.
All the information given in the question paper Confused.
I always worry in case the point has been missed somewhere...

TweeAintMee · 10/06/2014 20:23

Today he had Chemistry (iEdexcel) and said it was really hard with some impossible questions that he couldn't do. (not surprised after the attitude of not needing to do any revision) Flipping grim mood to deal with. Physics on Thursday.

EllenJanesthickerknickers · 10/06/2014 20:12

DS1 thought OCR Chemistry went well today. He said some of the questions were quite hard but he thinks he did well on them. Better than last weeks Biology which was his worst exam to date. Sad

He's got Physics on Thurs then all three sciences and 2 further maths GCSE exams next week and the following Monday. Doesn't finish until the 23rd!

Leeds2 · 10/06/2014 19:44

DD has RS (Mark's Gospel) tomorrow.

Ohwhatfuckeryisthis · 10/06/2014 19:17

Physics today. A big pile of poo, opined Dd. Oh. Sad

Dunlurking · 10/06/2014 19:13

nostress that's exactly how my ds put it. Thanks for the support MrsMaturin, Coconutty and everyone on here! Fingers crossed for them all that it all works out in the end.

Nocomet · 10/06/2014 18:51

OCR double chemistry was 'good' not that it contained much science. She wasn't sure what the point of the question that gave all the answers on Pg. 2 was. (About copper mines).

But DD is in the wrong science set so it's all a bit of a farce.

RE philosophy tomorrow, then physics, maths and End!!!!!!

Coconutty · 10/06/2014 18:20

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MrsMaturin · 10/06/2014 18:15

dunlurking - that's how my dd was with the first Biology paper. It was awful but I don't think from talking to her that she actually cocked it up. it just doesn't feel comfortable. So it may well be that your child has actually done fine but felt out of their comfort zone. It is so tough to see them like that though isn't it?

Coconutty · 10/06/2014 18:14

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Unexpected · 10/06/2014 17:55

Sorry if I missed it, but am I the only one whose dc was doing edexcel Chem today? DS1 predicted A* for Double but thinks he probably only managed a B in today's exam. Said the 6 mark questions were more straightforward than usual but the others were hard. Now that he's had a bit of time to think about it though, he feels maybe it went better than initially thought. Told him not to think too much about it and get on with Physics for Thurs, in case he needs to drag up the Chem mark!

bruffin · 10/06/2014 17:54

DD did AQA

nostress · 10/06/2014 17:38

He really needs a B as he wants to do A level biology he will be so gutted if he misses a B... :(

MissScatterbrain · 10/06/2014 17:37

Leeds - no, Exedcel C2

Looking at TSR - it seems it was an easy paper for everyone....

nostress · 10/06/2014 17:37

Yes my DS also unhappy with aqa chem he said they were asked in a weird way. He said worst exam so far. His GF enjoyed it but shes predicted A* in science and english. She said they were asked in a weird way but was ok.

Dunlurking · 10/06/2014 17:14

My ds very unhappy with the AQA Chemistry, He's ranting about weird useless examiners gently moaning that he didn't understand what the questions were asking or getting at. Anyone else with a dc who struggled understanding what was wanted? DS went into the exam fairly confident and has come out with his confidence shattered Shock

Leeds2 · 10/06/2014 17:11

Miss Scatterbrain, Hellsbells, and Bruffin, were your DCs doing the IGCSE chemistry?

RaspberryLemonPavlova · 10/06/2014 17:02

DS not happy with physics, said the difficult bits were difficult. But also said everyone felt like that. Its the subject he eventually wants to study at uni, so I think he felt more pressure.