Gcse's and A levels?

Question

i have complete my gcse's and am going to do my A levels next year thing is i ave 9 gcse's and now im going into my final year @ school and i never study i sleep in school and @ home. im thinking of dropping out would u go far wiv gcse's i dont want to go to collage and am looking 4 a salery of about £20,000 can u help me

Answer 1

No chance, I'm afraid. All of my mates, partner and I went to Uni, and have either 2:2's or 2:1s. We are on between £17k and £28k depending on career choice, degree grade and age. You'll need to do more hard work if you actually want a good salary - I'm afraid you have to work for things in life. Despite this, only one of us owns their 3 bed semi, one owns a 1 bed flat and I rent a 3 bed terraced - so, even with all that hard work and effort - things are hard.

Good luck, but do the hard work now and it'll be easier later, you'll be able to get a good job, have a nice car, holidays etc.

  

Edit: I didn't study for my GCSEs and came away with Bs and Cs, when I tried the same with A levels I came away with a U and an E and had to repeat.

Answer 2

Well your GCSE's are a good start, but you're most likely going to find it extremely difficult to get very far unless you get further qualifications. It's just how the world works these days unfortunately.

You could try going into an apprenticeship/work-based training though as a previous answerer has mentioned.

Answer 3

There's very little chance of you getting £20,000 per annum with only GCSEs. If you don't want to go to college, you should try an apprentiship or other work-based training.

Answer 4

A levels are mainly just to get into university, however they also look good on your CV and could boost your employability a little. it depends what job you want to do in the future but with 9 GCSE's you should be ok finding a full time job of £20,000 + :)

Answer 5

From reading this rubbish you've just posted it just shows how bad the education system is. I tell you what mate I only got grade 3 C.S.E in English and it's far superior to the c**p you've put forward.

Answer 6

no, u wont get that kinda cash for a job this young, with no a levels. its worth going to a btec college at the very least, just in case. no what im sayin'?

Answer 7

Well..its simple

The higher educated you are, the more you will earn.

If you were to go into a specialised career with just GCSE's and another person went for it who had a degree in the career field...who do you think they would choose?

School was the best time of my life. I wouldn't drop out. You will find it difficult to get a really good well paid job.

And also if you are going to do your A Levels, you will have no choice but to study. People do not realise the jump between GCSE and A Level until they open their AS results in August. Then they see how hard it is to get a good grade. You really need to think about it hard, you will need to knuckle down a lot to get the grades

Answer 8

You won't get very far with your AS or A levels if you never study. A levels are hard.

GCSEs alone will get you 12,000 or 13,000 but you won't get straight to £20,000 with just GCSEs. To get that much, eventually you're going to have to be trained or qualified in SOMETHING.

So - try for a job where you can start at the bottom and work your way up (McDonald's? Don't laugh). Or something where your pay will increase with experience (nursing).

But you'd be better DOING SOME WORK and trying to get on a GNVQ course or a BTEC in something useful. Your college can help.

You won't earn £20,000 for a long while from where you are now. Like it or not, this is the time in your life when you CAN and SHOULD do some study.

Answer 9

Dont drop out.

Why dont you just take some time out?

I did as levels straight after college, didnt like it and left after 1 year of doin miserably, now, 3 years later, im back. I have more of an idea of what i want to do, and i feel better for having workied and explored a bit.

You can always go back, don't be so certain that you wat to just 'drop out'

Answer 10

My question is: why are you sleeping all the time?  Are you ill / tired for any reason in particular?  Are you depressed?  You should maybe look at the reasons behind your lack of interest in school and, from the sounds of it, life in general.  Think about what you'd like to be doing in 5 or so year's time, do you have anything you can aim for?

If you're really unhappy at school you might be better doing a vocational type of qualification depending on what you're interested in. BUT you do need to get some qualifications if you want to make decent money.  What about doing an apprenticeship - my brother qualified as an electrician after his GCSEs.

I did my A-Levels and I went to University but I think if I had it all to do again I might have gone to train as a chef.  There's nothing wrong with looking at the options that are out there but don't just expect things to fall into your lap.  You will have to work for what you want.  Make sure you have something to go to next year before you go dropping out. Good luck.

Answer 11

same

Answer 12

DON'T DROP OUT.  You've got this far so don't waste it, also if your looking at a salary of that much go for your a levels.

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Answer 13

Maybe you need something to motivate you to carry on at school.

That said, you can join a bank without A levels, become a customer adviser/cashier because they train you. But you have to be quite outgoing and can communicate well. Apparently the pay is quite low (but you have to start at the bottom) and then as you get promoted you earn more, gradually getting to £20,000.

But if you at least do A levels, you have a better chance of finding a good job. There are some people who have graduated with university degrees who cannot find a well-paying job, so you'd be selling yourself short when there are so many opportunities.

Why not look at http://www.connexions-direct.com/ and speak to a connexions adviser who can help you make a decision between A levels and work. They can also help you find jobs.

Good luck whatever you choose :)

Answer 14

stay in school and get it over with now when you young mind is still fresh and open. if you drop out now you may regret it and want to go back to school but you will find it mush harder. plus £20.000 isn't much of a salary to depend on.you should get the qualifications that you need to get a much higher salary. also a higher qualifications will make employment much easier.if you don't continue education for the money and qualifications at least do it for the experience, you don't want to miss out as its only two years at A level and three years at degree level.trust me time will fly. you will make many friends and meet new people and learn so many thing that you did not know before just give college a try.Hope all goes well for you !!

Answer 15

with just gcse's you among thousands of other students to compete for a job. good luck at getting a salary past £13,000. u clearly have much to learn and i think sixthform would do that. get some a - levels and then go into training for a job which would give you the opportunity to earn more. why go into work so quickly? trust me you will miss school