Why is every1 doing so badly in there a-levels?

Question

i have just done my gcse's and i am waiting for my results next thursday. people keep asking question about how badly they did. and how there predicted grades were higher than what they got. this has got me relly scared for next week. il have a heart attack if i dont get what i need . i know a-levels are harder than gcse's so why dont people just try much much harder?

Answer 1

because no one cares about school people are becomin mor and more slack england in a while will become a nation of chavs , illiteracy? concentration and respect for an educattion id dead.

Answer 2

as long as you pass thats the main thing

Answer 3

When you're opening your AS level results next year then you will realise!

First years don't understand the jump until they are standing there on results day staring at D's and E's, possibly U's. They think they can do a little bit more than what they do at GCSE (or maybe even less) and think they'll be ok. But it takes a lot of hard work. The marking is stricter and the grade boundaries are tighter. The jump increases again from AS to A2. First year grades are so important as many students sometimes drop a grade in the second year because of the difficulty.

You need to work incredibly hard to secure your grade. Yeah you can re sit, but that's during your second year. I wouldn't want to re sit when the A2 work needs a lot more attention.

Just work hard and you should be ok.

Answer 4

Possibly and partially due to decreasing standards in spelling and grammar.

For example, 'there' versus 'their' ;-)

Answer 5

Look, your GCSE's are really just a vehicle to getting onto the A Levels you want- just as long as you get the required grades for the A Level course (I can't remember if it's a C or a B you need to then be able to continue with the same subject at A Level???).

Once you get to A Levels then yes, they are very much harder, in fact the jump can be a bit of a shock- but this is when you really need to go for it because it will decide where you go to uni and that is very important (if you want to be academic- there's nothing wrong with pursuing other routes, you know).

Good luck and I hope you've done well ;o)

Answer 6

the a-levels pass percentage has heightened this year to 96% passes so its a good year really