Author Topic: Exam Season 2011 (Read 8470 times)

cephalopod · « **on:** May 18, 2011, 10:56:48 AM »

Dunno about other places, but the main exam season is well underway here in the UK, had 2 of my 7 AS level exams already.

Discuss? Maybe someone did the same paper and you can.. chat? XD

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:00:23 AM »

I'm only in GCSE's, English Language 2 was stupid.

Thyrus · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:12:07 AM »

my finals start on 30 this month :/

System32 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:17:33 AM »

Probably failed maths. Chemistry and Biology next.

Scorpion · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:34:51 AM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on May 18, 2011, 11:00:23 AM

I'm only in GCSE's, English Language 2 was stupid.

That one had a very easy second part (descriptive writing's one of my favourite parts of english) but the first part was annoying because of that scavenger/mercedes poem.
It is NOT, regardless of what my teacher says, stating that democracy has failed because there is such a huge gap between rich and poor!
Democracy does not mean equality.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2011, 11:36:24 AM »

Different exam board Scorps.

cephalopod · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:04:15 PM »

I had a maths paper this morning (M1 - Mechanics 1) which I failed :3

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:44:49 PM »

Bleh, I've got my A2 History Retake tommorow.

ACAMS · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:47:57 PM »

I have to go to work tomorrow......you guys are lucky.

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:48:19 PM »

I don't have exams all in one spot

(I found out today that the NABs I do during the year count as exams o.o)

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:49:50 PM »

Quote from: ACAMS on May 18, 2011, 12:47:57 PM

I have to go to work tomorrow......you guys are lucky.

Ah, as the Chief of the GTM Swearing Gestapo, I take it?

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:50:07 PM »

My School Day tommorrow:
8:10: Leave House
8:30: Arrive at School
9:15: Begin Exam
9:55: Finish Exam
10:15: Arrive home

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:52:41 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on May 18, 2011, 12:50:07 PM

My School Day tommorrow:
8:10: Leave House
8:30: Arrive at School
9:15: Begin Exam
9:55: Finish Exam
10:15: Arrive home

Sounds a bit like the schedule for my final ICT exam- except the last time part instead involves attending the afternoon section of the 256th Annual Lincolnshire Show

cephalopod · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:53:48 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on May 18, 2011, 12:50:07 PM

My School Day tommorrow:
8:10: Leave House
8:30: Arrive at School
9:15: Begin Exam
9:55: Finish Exam
10:15: Arrive home

Oh how I miss short exams, they were always the best.

Scorpion · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:54:53 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on May 18, 2011, 11:36:24 AM

Different exam board Scorps.

You sure?
I'm only 16, still doing GCSE's.

And that one was actually a resit, because apparently a low A* isn't good enough for my english teacher

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:55:22 PM »

GCSEs? Already done those

Scorpion · « **Reply #16 on:** May 18, 2011, 12:58:27 PM »

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on May 18, 2011, 12:55:22 PM

GCSEs? Already done those

Benefit is that i've done at least half of them last year, but they're still rather boring.
And the invigilators really bug me, especially the one who did our french listening test last year, the cow forgot to skip the CD forward to higher tier questions, and then made us wait in silence for 5 minutes while she got somebody else to come down and fast forward the CD for her!

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #17 on:** May 18, 2011, 01:04:09 PM »

Quote from: Scorpion on May 18, 2011, 12:54:53 PM

And that one was actually a resit, because apparently a low A* isn't good enough for my english teacher

That's more the fault of the Teachers' Board rather than the teacher themself.

"How many children in your class got full marks?"
"26"
"Right! This year, make it 30! Or you get a paycut."

(This is how they used to do things in colleges at least (when I say "used to", I mean like in around 2002, when my parents were college lecturers), but I dunno about schools nowadays. It's probably fundamentally the same)

ACAMS · « **Reply #18 on:** May 18, 2011, 01:05:58 PM »

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on May 18, 2011, 12:49:50 PM

Quote from: ACAMS on May 18, 2011, 12:47:57 PM
I have to go to work tomorrow......you guys are lucky.
Ah, as the Chief of the GTM Swearing Gestapo, I take it?

And I take my job seriously. :swastika

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #19 on:** May 18, 2011, 01:08:06 PM »

Yeah, but there's AQA and edexel etc...