A-Levels

[oafc0000]

Hope everyone gets what they want Good luck

[Budweiser]

About to go and pick them up, absolutely shitting it.

[oafc0000]

About to go and pick them up, absolutely shitting it.

[Alcatraz]

Everythings dandy, and I'm off to Birmingham in September Gonna be a heavy night

[oafc0000]

Everythings dandy, and I'm off to Birmingham in September Gonna be a heavy night

[Alcatraz]

Awesome What did you get ?

[oafc0000]

An A* in History and 2 B's in Politics and Economics

[greenfairy43]

Everythings dandy, and I'm off to Birmingham in September Gonna be a heavy night

Edited August 19, 2010 by greenfairy43

[Alcatraz]

Congratulations

What are you going to read?

[oafc0000]

History and Politics

[Alcatraz]

I thought Harry Potter would of been a more amusing response

[oafc0000]

Nah, I already done a night course on that

[sifi]

Bravo Alcatraz. Fed up with all those tourists looking at where American gangsters entered you, I guess?

[oafc0000]

Bravo Alcatraz. Fed up with all those tourists looking at where American gangsters entered you, I guess?

[smog]

All our phone lines are jammed with the amount of students trying to get through. Also means I cant ring the pub to order my dinner

[greenfairy43]

All our phone lines are jammed with the amount of students trying to get through. Also means I cant ring the pub to order my dinner

[oafc0000]

Just heard on the radio (Five Live) that a young guy who got 3 A's couldn't get a place studying medicine here in the UK... He is now moving to the Czech Republic to study...

Can we afford to lose gifted kids in such vital areas ?

Something for the government to look at going forward I hope. If we are going to restrict places then we need to look at prioritising which courses are made available.

[lifelessfool]

Hope everyone gets what they wanted

[Budweiser]

Got the results i needed . Now let the drinking and Reading festival ensue.

Edited August 19, 2010 by Budweiser

[ampersand]

Just heard on the radio (Five Live) that a young guy who got 3 A's couldn't get a place studying medicine here in the UK... He is now moving to the Czech Republic to study...

Can we afford to lose gifted kids in such vital areas ?

Something for the government to look at going forward I hope. If we are going to restrict places then we need to look at prioritising which courses are made available.

[Gre]

Just heard on the radio (Five Live) that a young guy who got 3 A's couldn't get a place studying medicine here in the UK... He is now moving to the Czech Republic to study...

Can we afford to lose gifted kids in such vital areas ?

Edited August 19, 2010 by Gre

[Pogues Mcgogues]

Exams aren't getting easier, grumps just try and piss on your parade by saying that. You put in the hard work and get the reward.

[smog]

I wouldnt say the exams are easier but the current resit system makes it easier to get a good grade. Not just at A-Level but at Uni too.

We are hearing that there will be very little chance of anyone coming here this year through clearing due to the amount of coming to us as an insurance. Feel bad for anyone that doesnt come here as their first choice as there is no accomodation for them anywhere at the minute and its not likely to improve by the time they have started.

[ampersand]

When 27% of entries (source) are getting an A or A*, how do we even know that he was in the top few % of people that we would want in such areas?

Yep, I'm being the grumpy bugger that brings up the 'exams are getting easier' line. They may not be getting easier, but when the % of A's (and now A*'s) has gone up every year for 28 years and is now almost triple what it was in the mid-80s, you have to be sceptical.

Edited August 19, 2010 by ampersand

[Budweiser]

If anything exams are getting harder. It's just the new generation are getting cleverer.