Journal Journal: A-Level Results (Year 1 of 2)
Of course, there might actually be someone reading this. Who knows.
Yay for me... finally got a post modded up above 2, and landed myself a +5, with a whole conversation following on from it...
OK, it might not seem much, but a few of my previous posts have been modded up, before someone points out something I missed, which gets my post modded down
Having spent quite a bit of time here over the last few months, I finally decided to subscribe to
Anyway, now enjoying benefits such as early stories and ad-free pages...
I got my results yesterday, and for anyone interested, they are as follows:
English Language - AA (includes a grade for listening and speaking)
English Literature - A*
Maths - A*
Physics - A
Chemistry - A*
Biology - A
Geography - A*
History - A
German - B
Religious Studies - B
Statistics - A
All in all, I think I did well: 4 A*s, 5 As and 2 Bs (11 GCSEs).
Well it seems I've gone from moderation newbie to a more experienced 'spent mod 6 points'. I got my first Slashdot mod point last Tuesday, and used them up by Friday. "Great" I thought, I'm now truely part of Slashdot. I wasn't expecting to get any more for a month or two, but two my surprised I logged in yesterday (Monday) morning to discover 5 more points sitting there, staring at me, saying "Use them or love them". So, 1 of them gone, I'm currently looking at whether I will get any next w
I finished my last GCSE on Friday; Statistics. The exam was alright, because, after all, it was only my specialist subject, Maths. Anyway, the exam itself is not important, its what it sybolises; the end to my GCSEs, and the end of my compulsary eduction. I plan to stay on to take A-Levels, but there will be a different feeling know I don't HAVE to go to school, and that I won't have some council/government officer turning up at my door if I miss a session without a good excuse.
Finally got round to sorting out my slashdot preferences today. Despite being registered on the site for quite a few weeks (few people know this since I'm a reader, rather than a poster), I've only just sorted out my homepage news lists, etc.
My excuse?
GCSEs, of couse.
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