I know, I know, I’ve been gone for a hot minute, but tbh I haven’t had anything to post xD
I’ll try to fill you in… let’s see…
I had prom, NCS, countless sixth form induction days, my 16th birthday, and almost never-ending summer shifts at work in between all of that!
Anyways, gcse results day is just around the corner, and I am quite worried, like most young people across the UK. I am doubting all of my answers, I have dreams in which I fail- I just can’t get it out of my head. My stomach is literally churning just typing this.
But I want to change that, hence my brief return. I want to make myself feel better, as well as all of you. I encourage all of you to re-read this the night before results day, like I will too.
Now let’s get into some official statistics. For last year’s maths exam, and for the November resits, the pass mark was 13-14%. That’s it. A lot of teachers are confident that they won’t raise the pass mark to higher than 20%, especially since it was lowered for the resits. I don’t know about you, but that makes me feel pretty good about myself. Next up, the rest of the subjects- the new spec ones that we were forced to take, where even the teachers were confused. If last year’s pass mark was so low for the new spec, surely our new subjects will be low too, if not even lower? The maths spec hadn’t changed a whole lot, but the sciences? There is now a level content at gcse level- surely that deserves a low pass mark? We will be fine! :D
I know we hear this a lot, but your results really don’t define you. You really don’t want to be a walking exam certificate. You are so much more than your grades. You are a person. A living, breathing person that has done a lot for themselves; a person who has tried their hardest to reach their dreams; a person who hasn’t given up; a person who is strong and confident; a person who will not let their results define their persona. Because you are a person.
You’ve tried your best, and that’s all that should really matter at the end of the day. You’ve put a lot into these exams. Think back to your revision sessions- it doesn’t matter if you revised on the day of the exam (like I did for physics oops), or months before- it’s the effort and the thought that counts. You brought yourself to revise for yourself. You did it for you. No matter what your results are, be proud of you, and your efforts.
I’m sure you’ve aced your exams. We can all shove our good grades into Gove’s face to tell him that we can succeed, we can get through anything. Anyone that has any doubted you should be running to you apologising- they didn’t realise how much potential you really had. We can do this guys- it’ll all be fine.
It’s just one piece of paper- it doesn’t define you—you define you.
I love you all, and I wish you luck for next week- not that you need it!
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