Exam results!!! [Archive]

The_Doctor

08-18-2005, 12:04

What's that?

AVCE stand for Advanced Vocational Certifcate of Eduction. ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology, so computers basicly. There is a lot of course work instead of exams.

http://www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/vce/ict/adv/gy306/

You do 3 compulsory units:
-Presenting information (describing documents, making doucments, very easy).
-ICT Serving Organisations (exam).
-Spreadsheet Design (marcos, a bit of visual basic).

And 3 optional units (Which college decideds). I did:
-Multimedia (presentation, group work, design).
-The Internet Systems and Services (exam).
-Managing and Developing Websites (making websites, design).

Next year I will be doing the double award, which is like doing another A-level.

Taurus

08-18-2005, 12:12

I get my GCSE Exam results on the 25th. ~:)

Congrats on your results Martinus ~:cheers:

Ja'chyra

08-18-2005, 12:12

It was all much simpler in my day, but then we didn't have computers, or elctricity ~D

Congratulations anyway, have a balloon :balloon2:

King Henry V

08-18-2005, 13:53

Well done Martinus. You've just reminded me of my English GCEs (a lot harder than rubbish GCSEs) I have to do in January. :book:

The_Doctor

08-18-2005, 14:22

Thanks. ~:cheers:

Al Khalifah

08-18-2005, 14:50

Back in the day (when exams were hard!) I finished with 4 As at A-level in Maths, Physics, Computer Science and General Studies with a B in Classical History.

But that was back in the day.

Duke Malcolm

08-18-2005, 17:09

I got my exam results last Tuesday. And we Scots don't go into school for ours, the Postie comes round at the proper time (usually) and delivers them to our homes.

I got eight ones (best mark) in Standard Grade (equivalent to GCSE, methinks) English, maths, french, chemistry, physics, graphic communication, geography, and computing.

I have started highers now (equivalent of A-levels) in English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Classics. Preliminary (mock) exams in January, then the exams proper in May

Al Khalifah

08-18-2005, 17:18

I have started highers now (equivalent of A-levels) in English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Classics.
Classics rules as long as you get taught about the good stuff. Learning about the Fall of the Roman Republic, the Spartans, the Pelopenesian War, the Odyssey, the Iliad, Alexander the Great, Caesar, Pompey etc will make it the best subject you will ever do in school.
However, don't let your teacher start wolfing on about columns and pottery. Mind you, I did do an awesome piece of work on the mathematical precision and ratios at work in the construction of the Parthenon.

Duke Malcolm

08-18-2005, 17:37

We are studying mostly literature of Athens and Rome, and about Religion and Belief, so we are going to study bits of the Iliad and the Odyssey. She hasn't told us what we are studying of Rome yet, however...

Steppe Merc

08-18-2005, 17:51

I guess these are college ecuvenlant (damn... I can't spell) stuff? I got a 1260 on my SAT, if you didn't count the new writing section that they added.

The_Doctor

08-18-2005, 19:25

I got a 1260 on my SAT

Is that good or bad?

Craterus

08-18-2005, 23:58

My brother got 3 A's and 2 B's in his A levels. We're all very proud of him.

Setting ever higher expectations for me..

Big King Sanctaphrax

08-19-2005, 11:03

I got 5 As at AS level-in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Lit. and History.

Craterus

08-19-2005, 15:27

Yikes! Taking Physics into AS Levels? Why?! I'm pissed off that I have to do it for GCSE..

BDC

08-19-2005, 18:01

thrashaholic

08-20-2005, 22:01

I got four As at AS level in Economics, Communication Studies, Maths and Further Maths.

I was pretty chuffed with the Maths results getting 100% in C1, 97% in C2, 96% in C3, and 97% in C4, and having percentages in the high 80s for the 3 applied maths modules. I also managed to get 100% in the first two economics modules too, so I was jolly pleased with that.

ShadesPanther

08-20-2005, 23:27

AS Levels: ABBB.

1 mark off an A in maths, 5 marks off an A in physics. God actually hates me.

Plus I'm really regretting taking sciences at an arts college. Although I managed to get an A in biology, quite impressive seeing as I think I know more than my teachers.

I wonder if I can move schools...

I agree I got ABBC

7 marks off an A in Maths
9 marks off an A in Chemistry
and 14 off a B in Physics

God hates me more
but at least I can get resits ~:cheers:

Edit: The A was in Biology

JAG

08-21-2005, 03:19

Shades - I know what you are going through all too well.

13 marks off an A in politics and 12 marks off an A in philosophy.

I screwed up a couple papers.

Ah well, eh.

So I have ended up with BBC, which is enough for my place, and for that I am happy. After all Alvls mean nothing after you have your degree, just like GCSE's, just a stepping stone... I did get into a v good uni for my course I guess, GAH.

It sucks, but it shall have to do.

Well done to all others, I tip my hat to you all - but there is no God, so don't waste your time on him, the past few weeks have proven to me there is none.

Productivity

08-21-2005, 03:31

A bit late but -

Calculus and Algebra - 70 (Distinction) - Well this was all I was really aiming for - I wasn't doing it voluntarily, just as a prequisite for my degrees and I'm not going on with it.

Intro. to Finance - 75 (Distinction) - Should have done better for this, I neglected it, Calculus tended to suck all of my efforts into it.

Advanced GIS - 80 (High Distinction) - Decent enough, solid mark

Statistical Analysis of Experiments - 86 (High Distinction) - Woo, top of the unit, would have had a 95+ mark were it not for scaling.

_Martyr_

08-21-2005, 03:44

For the LC (Irish A levels) I got 5 As and one B.

English, Math, History, German, Applied Math, Physics.

But that was las year. This year in Uni I got a II.I, I was 3 marks off a first! Damnit! ~D Not like first year grades matter that much.

RTW King

08-21-2005, 15:59

In Scottish Standard Grades (GCSE's), I got seven 1's and a 2. The 2 was in my best subject aswell ~:confused:

GodsPetMonkey

08-23-2005, 13:21

Statistical Analysis of Experiments - 86 (High Distinction) - Woo, top of the unit, would have had a 95+ mark were it not for scaling.

They got rid of scaling over here in NSW now... lucky bastards.
That and your subject names are wierd! Then again, I think the HSC aims to provide subject names that the majority of students can spell...

But that was las year. This year in Uni I got a II.I, I was 3 marks off a first! Damnit! Not like first year grades matter that much.

My not so hot results for my first year of my first degree dragged my overall GPA down... while at the same time I had a similar attitude to yourself, I found employers were not into analyzing your marks on a unit by unit basis, they look straight at your GPA (hell, if I had 500 applicants for a small number of positions I would do the same), first year subjects are easy, something I put to use in my LLB.

Productivity

08-23-2005, 15:33

Steppe Merc

08-23-2005, 17:04

Is that good or bad?
Well it used to be out of 1600. And it is good, far better than most people do, though if I was like most people in my school I'd redo it, because I didn't get a perfect. :dizzy2:

_Martyr_

08-23-2005, 17:07

My not so hot results for my first year of my first degree dragged my overall GPA down... while at the same time I had a similar attitude to yourself, I found employers were not into analyzing your marks on a unit by unit basis, they look straight at your GPA (hell, if I had 500 applicants for a small number of positions I would do the same), first year subjects are easy, something I put to use in my LLB.

No need to worry. I got a II.I, thats the second highest grade possible. I was 3 marks (percent) off a first overall. Its not that I did badly at all, just that I personally feel that I could easily have gotten a first, with just a minimal amount of additional effort. Had a good first year as well, so all in all I'm still very happy with both my grade and how much social time I had during the year. Plus, my first year grades dont count at all for my degree. Different Uni system over here I suppose...

Somebody Else

08-23-2005, 18:27

Whenever it was I did 'em, 5 As at A-level - in Bio, Chem, Maths, Further Maths and Stats. I also got a 1520 in those US SAT thingies. Fun fun fun.

GodsPetMonkey

08-24-2005, 02:16

That's because they are university units, not high school units - as such they tend to describe what they do ~:)

Scaling doesn't bother me, it happens - I've got some good results off of it, some bad. I'm still top of the unit.

Of course! My bad... that would also explain why the marks come in F/P/C/D/HD form!

Different Uni system over here I suppose...

Guess so. I have had some hard times trying to explain the differences between our systems to American students, but I don't feel like doing it for another country!