What if I don’t get the exam results I want?
It isn’t the end of the world if you don’t achieve the exam results you want. Higher qualifications make things easier but are not necessary to still have a future.
Short messages on Education from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
It isn’t the end of the world if you don’t achieve the exam results you want. Higher qualifications make things easier but are not necessary to still have a future.
If you have good GCSE results you have many choices available to you. The most obvious way forward is to take AS and A levels if you are comfortable with studying.
Whatever course/career you choose, ensure you have an aptitude for it AND that you are interested in it. Enjoying what you do is essential for success.
Do be prepared for the event of selling yourself to your chosen university by pointing out your good AS grades, and informing them of any mitigating circumstances.
If you are not accepted with lower A level grades, try not to dwell on it too much – it’s disappointing and upsetting and there are still options for you to go to university another way.
Summer Holiday Project #4: Learn a new skill – something useful, something you’ve always wanted to do, something that will further your life goals. Practice makes prepared!
Keep healthy and balanced when studying. Exercise regularly, eat healthily and take time to relax and rest your body and mind.
Studying isn’t just about passing an exam – it is an effort to learn things. Look for interesting things to take away from every experience.
Divide study time into sections that make sense and work for you. Set a small but real reward for achieving each goal (e.g. 2 sections of a chapter), and stick to it.
An opinion is a personal view, attitude, or appraisal; a belief or judgment that is not based on what is absolutely certain.