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Posted by Clemence on September 24, 2006, at 10:47:47
Hi, can anyone help. I have got myself into a very bad situation. I am 16 years old and due to missing about 4 years of school have only got G grades in my GCSEs (apart from getting a C grade in English) .I wondeed what my options are in terms of going to college? Do they have any courses for people in my situation? If so then what are they (called)? Can anyone tell me a bit about them? and what can someone progress to from these courses?
Also....I have heard they run a few random GCSE subjects (mainly English and maths) at college? please be honest...would doing GCSE courses at college be suitable for someone in my situation? If so then how many subjects and what subjects should I take? and for how long? Also I wouldn't have a clue how to put a timetable of these subjects together (how to link them) etc.... so what can I do about this??(expecially if they are at different colleges) If I got G grades in my GCSEs ....what sort of a grade do you think I'd get at the end of a few 1 yr GCSE course subjects sat at college?please be honest. and what could I progress to after the GCSE courses?
Can anyone out there help me? I feel really frightened about my future and no-one at home will help me.
Does getting G grades mean that I have no future worth living?
Or that I will never get a well-paid job?
please help!!!!!
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on September 24, 2006, at 11:20:29
In reply to I have no future will never get into University:(, posted by Clemence on September 24, 2006, at 10:47:47
Hello
Did you read my above post to your previous reply? I actually addressed many of your questions you have in this post.
>Does getting G grades mean that I have no future worth living?
Or that I will never get a well-paid job?No, of course it doesn't, although when you're 16, it can seem like it can. Alot of successful people don't have GCSEs - People like Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, musicans etc etc etc.
I suggest you see a careers advisor, freely availble at your local/school college.
Of course you can sit GCSEs at a local college. You need to be fairly commited to them through. Classes are alot less strict on attendance etc. They will worry about timetables for you. Pick subjects you actually like.
You certainly need very good grades at GCSE level and ok grades at A-level to get into any sort of decent university. I suggest if you're not academically minded, you should consider something vocational instead, and involves something you like doing.
Just out of interest, what exactly is a G grade - when I took my GCSEs we only had A*, A, B, C, D and E grades. You could get an F, but that meant fail.
Kind regards
Meri-Tuuli
Posted by Jost on September 24, 2006, at 14:43:50
In reply to I have no future will never get into University:(, posted by Clemence on September 24, 2006, at 10:47:47
Hi, Clemence.
I was wondering, are you sixteen or eighteen?
You've mentioned different ages in different posts.
Jost
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