G.C.S.E's

[Tamzi]

The worst part of the french speaking exam for me is going to be the role play, I just know Im going to fail

Yeah I always hate the roleplays. I had mine on Thursday and it actually went well - even the roleplays and I got a big thumbs-up at the end. Of course I still had butterflies in my stomach right up to the end and me and my friend spent all of the waiting time discussing why we had signed up for A-Level French

Now the revision really starts. Just under 2 months to go!!!!!!

[laurouski]

23!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How come you are doing that many?

French x4 (Speakin,Listening,Writing,Reading.)
Science x6 (Biology x2,Chemistry x2,Psyhics x2)
Maths x2 (Calculator & non Calculator)
English x4 (1984 & Poetry, Short Stories, and another two!)
History x2 (Paper 1 and paper 2)
Business Studies
Drama
Citizenship
Business Studies
Textiles - Design Technology

In all 23 exams. And that isn't including the 2 science modules i have also!

And i am the same i am going to fail the french role play, in my mock i couldn' teven say one thing in it.

So that's 23 exams, but how many GCSE's do you actually get at the end of it all?

I presume that the English is 2 (English and English Lit.) and maybe the Science is 2 (I think I remember being told that we get 2 Science GCSE's at the end of year 11), but are the French, Maths, and History only 1, or are they more?

I mean, I didn't think it was even possible to get more than one GCSE for those subjects (especially since Maths is calculator and non-calculator - who ever sees someone who has a 'Maths: calculator' GCSE? - and also because I highly doubt you get separate GCSE's for listening, speaking etc. in French), but I don't exactly know about these things. We never get told anything at our school!

[Abigail]

I got two GCSE's in maths - one for maths and one for statistics. Stats was easy, it was basically just the stats (graphs, data, surveys etc) work from the maths GCSE but in a bit more depth.
Like you said, two for science (if you're doing double award) and two for english. One for every other subject unless you do a GNVQ/NVG/BTEC or any other vocational subject, which are worth about 4 GCSEs.
It is possible to get three GCSEs in science if you're doing triple award. You can also do single award and get one GCSE.

[Layne]

So that's 23 exams, but how many GCSE's do you actually get at the end of it all?

11 GCSEs in all (Science and English are 2 each, and R.E and Citizenship are 1/2 each therefore together making a whole one.)

And my mistake i have 24 exams in all - forgot R.E!

[Abbie]

French speaking on wednsday and Im soooooo nervous I feel sick

[Abbie]

Okay so My french speaking exam was today and Im so glad its over, I hated the exam but it was OK

[DaVeyWaVey]

Okay so My french speaking exam was today and Im so glad its over, I hated the exam but it was OK

I am bet your glad it's out of the way now! My french speaking exam is one of the exams that i'm most dreading. I've learnt 4 topics roughly, and i've got to write the last one out and learn it in 2 weeks. How do you think you did Abbie?

[Abbie]

Erm it was Ok, my teacher said it should be a C cos I didnt foundation cos then I didnt have to talk for as long and I got really nervous in my mocks, I told me mum about it cos I didnt think she understands the whole the thing , cos Im doing some foundation some higher. and my coursework is an A* and my mum asked me if I could still get an A* and I said no well anyone I can still get a B which is my target grade and french isnt that importnat to me, I just didnt like the look on her face when I told her

[DaVeyWaVey]

I'm doing Higher, but i am quite nervous. I'm sure you've done great though Abbie, C or above is all you need..just keep telling your mum that.

[Abbie]

I know its just annoying when she expects high of me