[Matthew.]

oh and you can answer the questions in any order you like. you are not penalised for doing them in a different order

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Matthew.

oh and you can answer the questions in any order you like. you are not penalised for doing them in a different order

I'd actually do this imo
For maths I definitely spent too long on the longer questions which resulted in me missing out half the second paper
For science I learnt, I always left the big question of the paper until the end because I just KNEW I'd spend so much time on it

One technique my teachers recommended me that I never considered (but you may find useful) is quickly skimming the paper at the start and reading the questions so you have a general idea and can sorta think of what you'd write in advance? I always thought that'd waste time but I'd try it while you're doing past papers and see how that works

[Ant.]

My friend lied about her GCSEs for ha maccies application and they didnt care but you're not gonna wanna lie about your GCSEs for college or University. Pretty sure that's fraud?

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by Lilbro

My friend lied about her GCSEs for ha maccies application and they didnt care but you're not gonna wanna lie about your GCSEs for college or University. Pretty sure that's fraud?

not sure you'd get very far if you lied about your gcse grades in a university application. all five universities i applied to offered me a place, on the condition that i emailed them proof of my gcse and a level grades first. same for my a level college, i had to provide proof of results to enrol.

i think it's best if u study hard and get the best results u can. it makes things a little bit easier later on. ^^

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by RichardG

not sure you'd get very far if you lied about your gcse grades in a university application. all five universities i applied to offered me a place, on the condition that i emailed them proof of my gcse and a level grades first. same for my a level college, i had to provide proof of results to enrol.

i think it's best if u study hard and get the best results u can. it makes things a little bit easier later on. ^^

Yeah, we had to bring our GCSE results to enrolment day
I'm reading now though and I've seen like three people claim using the wrong GCSE results is fraud and would be taken seriously (and others say the application would just be ignored which is well, understandable and expected)

But I'd imagine colleges would review the uni application anyway? Regardless there's NO way you'd get away with it

[Matthew.]

i remember my maths teacher telling my class that if we didn’t get our intermediate 2 maths qualification that we’d be living in caravan sites by the age of 20.

Not quite as dramatic as that, however and I think this is the correct terms, GCSEs (Int 2/Nat 5) lead you to A-Levels (Higher) which will lead you to college or university applications. My brother is doing his Nat 5’s just now and like me, he isn’t doing N5 maths this year because we failed our prelims but will do it next year alongside some Highers.

[LaLaLand]

I think they are, but not as important as you're lead to believe at the time, I can remember the stress now.

Can honestly say I've never had to rely on mine for uni or any job I've ever had.

[Tom4784]

Important for college and stuff but you won't ever get asked about it in most jobs.

[armand.kay]

English and maths are to continue into college but I'll be honest with you I don't even put them on my cv anymore, when I was applying for post grad jobs I was told not to bother with GCSE's and I still got a few responses.

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Jordi.

I want the truth RIGHT some adults tell me that my whole future depends on my GCSE’s but others tell me that workplaces don’t really care what GCSE’s you have and that I can easily just lie on my CV

So are my exams worth the STRESS? Xx

No there nt worth the stress