How to get 82% WRONG and still pass...

[Biscuit]

I agree about the gap between GCSE and A level tho, it is pretty big.

 

[Da Man Clay]

try getting a job that pays 20k without one

I have.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

must say im embarressed to have proceeded through school, college, and my first year of uni with the limited amount of effort i have put in/attendance.

its only now im trying as i actually enjoy what im doing.

 

[Goring Gull]

A motto that has never let me down "Work smarter not harder"

 

[bristolseagull]

I have.

so you left college at 18 and walked into a job that paid you over 20k??

no you didnt,


you started doing something crap, then progressed through whatever profession you're in, and now earn a decent wedge- nt disputing that,

but you CANNOT get a first job without a degree that pays you over 20k.

 

[Woodchip]

try getting a job that pays 20k without one

Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Buliders, etc... All on over £20k by doing an apprenticeship (4 years of commitment on low money).

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Buliders, etc... All on over £20k by doing an apprenticeship (4 years of commitment on low money).

or an army geezer?

 

[Woodchip]

so you left college at 18 and walked into a job that paid you over 20k??

no you didnt,


you started doing something crap, then progressed through whatever profession you're in, and now earn a decent wedge- nt disputing that,

but you CANNOT get a first job without a degree that pays you over 20k.

But he wasn't in £000's of debt before getting the job.

 

[Da Man Clay]

so you left college at 18 and walked into a job that paid you over 20k??

no you didnt,


you started doing something crap, then progressed through whatever profession you're in, and now earn a decent wedge- nt disputing that,

but you CANNOT get a first job without a degree that pays you over 20k.

Correct, though I left school at 16 and am now 19.

 

[Yorkie]

When I left school the requirement for a decent job ie nursing was 5 O' levels inc English and Maths. To get an A you had to get over 80%.
Now you need a degree. I believe I have seen El Pres say that a degree nowadays is equivalent to 5 O' levels.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

what do you do for a living mr. clayton?

 

[Biscuit]

must say im embarressed to have proceeded through school, college, and my first year of uni with the limited amount of effort i have put in/attendance.

its only now im trying as i actually enjoy what im doing.

You almost got caught out at Varndean! The amount of work we both put in their was fairly shocking! Remember staying on the bus and going down the font for a pint instead?

 

[Marshy]

i dont beleive it is that, maybe for the lowest possible grade.

 

[Da Man Clay]

what do you do for a living mr. clayton?

Ill explain next time I see you mate.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

You almost got caught out at Varndean! The amount of work we both put in their was fairly shocking! Remember staying on the bus and going down the font for a pint instead?

the BEST was when we got on the bus, stood outside the room as we were a little late, didnt understand what the teacher was talking about so again decided the font was a more sensible decision

and we were STILL the best in the class

 

[Biscuit]

the BEST was when we got on the bus, stood outside the room as we were a little late, didnt understand what the teacher was talking about so again decided the font was a more sensible decision

and we were STILL the best in the class

We absolutly walked it really.

Oh those were the days. I actually have to plan and manage my time now I'm at Uni.

Which by the way, is not equivalent to 5 A levels. No idea about O levels to be honest.. A degree is a degree, no amount of lesser education is equal to one.

 

[Goring Gull]

so you left college at 18 and walked into a job that paid you over 20k??

no you didnt,


you started doing something crap, then progressed through whatever profession you're in, and now earn a decent wedge- nt disputing that,

but you CANNOT get a first job without a degree that pays you over 20k.

Yes, well 18k actually.

 

[Biscuit]

Dwayne?

 

[Wozza]

Report on the radio just said that the grade C pass mark for GCSE maths is a massive 18%

That is completely pointless. If standards are going to be set so low, exam certificates should now include the % achieved, alongside the grade awarded.

Surely the heading should be "How to get 84% WRONG and still pass..."

 

[Ding Dong !]

I failed my O Level Maths back in 1984 with a grade U.......is that the equivelant of a grade A GSCE !!!!