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Post by BenCMitchell on Aug 20, 2009 20:49:19 GMT
Hi folks I thought I'd start a thread to do with any tests or exams that anyone has taken, and would like to share the news! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifI got my results back for my A - Level results today - an A in performance - I am so glad because it just proves that I hopefully have what it takes to get through 4 tough years of a guitar performance degree!  I also recently passed my guitar and clarinet graded exams - 92% for guitar and 83% for clarinet - I would have been happy with getting half marks, but to get in the top 75% of marks was amazing! I am so happy! (It is the only thing I'm good at anyway!). Anyway, if anyone has any exam/test news, don't hesitate to share with others! Cheers Ben |
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Post by Sing on Aug 20, 2009 22:26:23 GMT
hi Ben
well done and congratulatons for your results!!
I get my GCSE result next Thursday and i'm so scared and nervous about them...hopefully if i do well enough i'll be able to do my favourite subjects- english literature, history and French, for A- Level, i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
when i get my results provided they're good enough i'll share them soon...
best wishes
Sing z/x
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Post by Joe on Aug 21, 2009 3:48:14 GMT
Cheers Ben on your great A-level result yesterday! Well done on your performance exams!
Sing, fingers crossed on your GCSE grades!
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Post by BenCMitchell on Aug 21, 2009 18:35:21 GMT
hi Ben well done and congratulatons for your results!! I get my GCSE result next Thursday and i'm so scared and nervous about them...hopefully if i do well enough i'll be able to do my favourite subjects- english literature, history and French, for A- Level, i'm keeping my fingers crossed. when i get my results provided they're good enough i'll share them soon... best wishes Sing z/x Hi Sing Thanks! I now am looking forward to 4 years of playing and learning the music that I love and meeting new people. Good luck with your GCSE's! I studied History at A - Level (OCR) and thoroughly enjoyed it - it was my next favourite subject (music being first obviously!). I studied Applied Science, English Literature, History and Music in my first year, but dropped English Literature in the second year (writing long essays is not my strong point, but it introduced me to some brilliant books!). Anyway - good luck with your results. I am sure you will do well! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifCheers Ben |
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Post by Martin on Aug 21, 2009 20:25:08 GMT
Congratulations Ben and I'm pleased that you are now able to pursue your chosen vocation. It didn't do Hayley any harm!  So make the most of it and enjoy life as a student, work hard and play hard! It only comes round once. Best wishes Martin |
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Post by Sing on Aug 27, 2009 18:34:09 GMT
Hi
I got my GCSE results today...and i did really well, i'm amazed i got the results I got, i wasn't expecting them!!
I got:
A* in History
A in French
A in Spanish
A in English language
A in English Literature
A in Religious .Studies
C in physics
C in chemistry
C in Biology
I'm disappointed though, that I got D in maths but I've been told that I can retake this this year and so hopefully I can get a C at least in maths then I'll be happy. I'm really happy overall with my results. Now, next week I begin my A-levels in French, Spanish, History and English lang& lit, which I'm nervous about!
best wishes
Sing
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Post by BenCMitchell on Aug 27, 2009 19:17:10 GMT
Hi I got my GCSE results today...and i did really well, i'm amazed i got the results I got, i wasn't expecting them!! I got: A* in History A in French A in Spanish A in English language A in English Literature A in Religious .Studies C in physics C in chemistry C in Biology I'm disappointed though, that I got D in maths but I've been told that I can retake this this year and so hopefully I can get a C at least in maths then I'll be happy. I'm really happy overall with my results. Now, next week I begin my A-levels in French, Spanish, History and English lang& lit, which I'm nervous about! best wishes Sing Wow well done Sing! My sister got her results as well - she is quite a 'crafty' person (no pun intended!), meaning that she has made most of the cushions in our house, as well as some curtains - she was annoyed she didn't get A* in Textiles, but she got A's in most, which is very good - I am proud of her. Funnily enough, she got a B in 'Critical Thinking'!  Have fun with History and Lit Lang - the lessons are much more laid back and formal - no more uniforms either! Congrats again! Ben |
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Post by Richard on Aug 28, 2009 7:39:14 GMT
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Post by Joe on Aug 28, 2009 23:10:39 GMT
Hello Sing,
Congratulations on your excellent GCSE exam results.... good luck with your A-level revision for the exams next week!
Joe
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Post by Sing on Sept 7, 2009 17:23:54 GMT
Hi all I really don't know what to do  - I've begun my A-levels and I'm pleased to say that things are going well at the moment  Except for I've been told that I have to go to another school to do Spanish, which is about half an hour from my school- I have to get there by myself, and get back starting from next week. There is a bus which leaves from outside my school at 8:04. My school is 45 minutes away from where I live so I'll have to get up really early to get there on time, and the bus is expensive- it costs £4.75- and there's a possibility that I'll miss some of my other lessons getting back from the other school. I've also just began additional maths classes so I can retake my Maths GCSE in November, so I can get a C.   I went today, and we were meant to be picked up by a bus but they went to the wrong part of the school, then left without us so the school minibus took us and was persuaded to come and pick us up today only. I quite liked the teachers,but it's a bigger school and I don't know anyone else there. There are four of us from my school going there, but I don't know the other three very well, and I'm still getting used to sixth form life in general at my school, without adding another school too.  The problem is that I don't think I'll have enough time to keep up with it, and I think doing two languages will be to hard at A-level, and I'm doing English and History on top of that. However I love Spanish and French and found it too hard to chose between them at the end of last year so I chose both, without knowing I'd have to go back and forth betwen schools on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Fridays. If I'm honest I think I'm better at French than Spanish, although I got A's in both. I think I'd like to do Geography instead if I do decide to drop Spanish....but languages and history are my two favourite things in the world to study.   Oh, I really don't know what to do!!!....I've got to decide by tomorrow afternoon really, before Wednesday because that's when it's our next lesson. I guess I've probably answered this question as I have so many answers against this arguement an not enough for...but anyway... so in short do I drop spanish and chose something else, or don't I? Any ideas anyone? thank you /best wishes Sing |
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Post by grant on Sept 7, 2009 17:39:46 GMT
Hi Sing
You seem to have quite a dilema! Also, it doesn't sound as though your school gave you good advice as travelling between schools for lessons isn't practical it seems.
If going to another school to do Spanish is going to mean missing important lessons at your own school, which may affect your success in these subjects, maybe the answer is to drop Spanish for now. You could always do Spanish at a later date or even take an evening class if that is practical for you.
Hope that helps.
Best wishes
Grant
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Post by Sing on Sept 7, 2009 20:01:53 GMT
Hi Grant
thank you very much for your advice. I'm seriously considering dropping spanish for now, I'll have a word with my head of sixth form tomorrow, and see what she suggests, hopefully that will help. I think in the future, once i've done my A-levels I'll continue with spanish maybe at evening classes...still, it's a tough decision!
thank you again
best wishes
Sing
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Post by BenCMitchell on Sept 7, 2009 21:30:05 GMT
Hi Sing One possible solution is to actually do a 3rd year at Sixth Form. That is what I did for my music course. I found that studying 4 subjects in my first year, along with trying to get up to scratch for 2 grade 7 exams for guitar and clarinet was too much of a work load, so i actually dropped music in my first year to focus on my graded exams. By my second year, my graded exams were out of the way, so I could start my music course. This obviously meant that I had to stay an extra year to complete the full A - Level course. It was worth it A 3rd year might be something to consider... Cheers Ben |
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Post by Sing on Sept 12, 2009 16:35:49 GMT
hi, thank u Ben and Grant for your advice I really appreciate it I am considering both dropping spanish for now and a third year for A-levels. however yesterday I was told that the school have set up a taxi service to take us to and from the other school...the problem still remains though that it's not 100% certain that we'll get back in time for the start of our next lesson, but I've decided to see how it goes this week, before i make a decision... however, at the moment I'm worried about a presentation i have to do on Monday, where I have to introduce myself to the rest of the class- 24 people, of which i only know 3, and I don't know what to say in English never mind in Spanish!!  does anyone have any ideas? i'll be in a lot of trouble if i don't do it, but presentations are never my thing in English, and I'm not very confident with my spanish pronounciation or grammar, or generally what to say to a bunch of 16/17 year olds!!  here's what i've got to do, translated from the spanish: prepare an introduction of 2-3 pages (maximum 3 minutes)
family
your passion
what you do in leisure time
your personal goals for year
In my spare time thanks  ???Sing |
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Post by martindn on Sept 12, 2009 20:19:41 GMT
Hi Sng,
Well, I'm sure most of them will be at much the same standard as you.
The nearest thing I did to that was many years ago, when I lived in Sweden, giving a talk in a church there in Swedish. I eventually got quite fluent in that language, but had not reached that standard at that time. I may have made a few grammatical mistakes and things, but I was understood, which is the main thing.
Presumably there is no qualifiaction that depends on this, and there will be teachers there who will be able to help you improve. That is the main thing. Go for it!
Martin
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