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TWENTY TWO GCSEs? Christ... You didn't go to a comprehensive!
by SamColes 15y ago
TWENTY TWO GCSEs? Christ... You didn't go to a comprehensive!
- ZenJosh 15y agoYes, I did. Students with upwards of twenty GCSEs are not all that uncommon anymore
- dpkendal 15y agoIn general, I think students from better schools get fewer GCSEs. I went to a selective state grammar school and I only got the usual ten.
- ZenJosh 15y agoI think you're spot on there, better schools take fewer GCSEs, thus (Im assuming) producing a higher caliber of student not necessarily in terms of qualifications, but in terms of depth of knowledge and culture
- JonnieCache 15y agoI also went to a state grammar and got about ten. I find it hard to understand how you can get 22 though. Your workweek wasn't any longer than mine, and I certainly don't remember any days off. What on earth is the point of doing 22 GCSEs? They become worthless the moment you get your A levels. I like to think I would've refused to go along with that.
- watmough 15y agoI did ok getting 8 back in 1983, one of the smartish kids. Then 5 highers then university at 16. I find the thought of 20 absolutely bone-chilling.