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i made an account just to vent about this

the title is something told to me by a couple teachers at school, and honestly, i was not worried about the GCSEs, both mentally and physically (the importance / "oh crap" moment never even hit me)

For a bit of background, i liked English, specifically English Language. I mainly enjoyed creative writing and reading was pretty fun (even if i dont go out and buy new books often). I was on a steady course to maybe even get a 9 for gcse, especially since i got an 8 on the mocks (which i think went subpar).

Now for the record, i barely studied / revised for any exam, and admittedly i didnt do as much as i shouldve for the actual exams, though considering my high scores it shouldnt have been a problem

Now the problem:

the test went horrible. dont know why honestly - bad day, bad topics, bad etc. it went bad, so the most i could do is hope for a 7 maybe, itd be sad but whatever.

I got a 6.

Now, in case you dont remember, this came from a position getting an 8 on mocks and getting high praise from the teacher about possibly getting a 9. At the very LEAST i expected a 7.

I wasnt sad, necessarily, just disappointed. In myself, in the test, in whatever, and it comes back to "haunt" me (hence why im writing this). Im wasnt and am not crying about it or whatever, it just bothers me.

The takeaway? there isnt any, im just sad and a little mad that i got a 6 on a subject i loved, and clearly was good at. Maybe it was all the high-praise leading me to take my guard down... who knows...

Thinking of retaking English in winter, though itd be purely for personal peace-of-mind and achievement more than anything else.

Thanks for reading, and i hope this is comprehensible, read over it like twice and i think i got everything across.

(ps this is a repost since i think reddit deleted my previous post under suspect of being a bot)

For the tempest and songs of ourselves v2 were u able to work them? I had problem with poems i dont think i wrote enough

Hello, I'm very new to reddit and this is in fact a burner account because I plan on deleting it once I'm finished with my main exams, so apologies if this isn't like regular posts.

So basically I'm in a terrible friend group I shouldn't have even joined and have been in for a few years now but I was young and didn't know much back then but now I am essentially trapped and its started to stress me out and make me struggle with my revision which I have been keeping with since about early june time.
So this group is the typical nerd group but not one of the nice ones its one of the ones where people in it are still really immature and also toxic to certain people in the group so as banter, you'll find it's just me being bashed into walls in the corridor as an example and I'm honestly fed up of it I'm sick of childish people and I just want to focus on my exams.
The problem I have is basically I just get followed by them everywhere I go when I'd rather just be on my own, online its fine because I have just become very innactive in whatsapp groups and no one really cares that much but in school theres nothing I can do to avoid this group so what should I do 😭
If anyone has any advice or been in the same sort of situation, how do I escape.

Hi i just finished my first month of year 11 and holy molyyy its killing me. Im averaging 2s and 3s right now and i really want to do maths as an A level but im doing terrible right now. Does anyone have any good maths english and science revision resources like videos websites workbooks etc? 💔💔💔

Does anyone have any predictions for tomorrow’s Chemistry 0620 exam based on previous papers and variants? has anyone heard anything about what might be circulating regarding tomorrow’s paper?

Guys is it normal to have to PAY to do work exp????

My school found this virtual work exp and you have to pay £10 to participate.

Tbh I can't tell if it's a scam or not cuz I have never done work exp before , but this one sounds very suspicious ...

Hi everyone!

I’m currently in Year 11 and starting to look at sixth forms to apply to for September 2027. I want to study Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A-level, as I’m hoping to go into medicine in the future.

The sixth forms and colleges I’m currently considering are:

• New College
• Woodhouse College
• Brampton Manor Academy
• Harris Westminster Sixth Form
• London Academy of Excellence (LAE) Stratford
• London Academy of Excellence Tottenham
• Henrietta Barnett School
• St Olave’s Grammar School

I’ve heard people say that grammar schools are the best for getting into medicine, but I’m not sure how true that is, so I’d really appreciate some guidance.

Has anyone attended any of these sixth forms, or is anyone currently studying there? I’d love to hear about your experiences, especially the quality of teaching, workload, support with medical school applications, opportunities for work experience and how well the school prepares you for the UCAT and interviews.

I’m also wondering whether it’s better to go to a grammar school or a specialised sixth form college, or whether it doesn’t really matter as long as you get the grades and have good support.

I’m aiming for high GCSE and A-level grades, so I want to choose somewhere that will give me the best chance of achieving my goals without overlooking the importance of wellbeing and support.

Any recommendations or honest advice would be really appreciated! Thank you :)

I want all 9s and one of my Y11 friends said they do 6 hours a day, is that much revision necessary for good grades? I currently do about 1 hour a day on seneca , is that enough?

Our school is doing this algebra award thing. 🙄

It’s like an extra qualification offered to top set year 11s as far as I’m aware. It’s level 3 and I think some schools might offer level 2 in earlier years?!

Hey guys, quick question today,

So my mocks are coming up and I am revising some poetry and I was wondering if doing these 4 poems is enough for any question or if there's anything you would recommend I add/remove

- Exposure

- Remains

- London

- Kamikaze

Thank you!

Seen loads of people have two sets - November and February. Maybe it's because some schools are poorer than others? The south gets all the government attention anyway so it's probably that.. I hate y'all. Anyway since I live in the most neglected part of the country, we can't afford much.

We got Y10 mocks in June yeah but our only Y11 mocks are in January. Just wondering if anyone else is treated as unfairly as us.

Basically I just found out that for my mocks- right after half term in Chemistry organic chem is one of the topics I need to revise but.....the thing is I haven't learnt it and I'm doing triple too so it's just made the whole thing even worse and I don't know what to do, the same is for bio cuz inheritance variation and evolution is a topic which I havent learnt yet either. If I don't get above a 6, I'm getting kicked out of triple. Even for maths there are so many topics I haven't looked at that will appear on my mock...