Why Dream? (Smiff Mix)
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Alex Smith
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I got my sodding AS-Level results back the other day, from the extra year
I was so excited about doing at my 6th form:
History: E
Now, this was actually quite good. On one of the papers I'd drawn a
picture of the Titanic sinking as the answer to a question about 1920s
Germany. Of course, I failed that particular paper but I managed to pass
the course as a whole, which I was chuffed at. I got a D for the
"coursework" module (which was just a written paper under exam conditions
for which we were given the questions 2 weeks in advance) and a C for the
other written paper.
IT: D
Here's where things get a little annoying. The coursework that handed into
the teachers was supposed to be an A. Both the teachers that marked it
were previously on the exam boards and knew exactly what to look for. The
coursework came back as a D, and only just at that. The written papers
came back as a D (for the paper that I thought was the harder of the 2)
and a U (which means fail, on the paper I thought was the easier of the
2). Bollox!
Music Tech: D
?????????????????????????????? Now this one has upset me. The teacher, who
has been in the music tech industry for over 25 years told me that with my
coursework I should be looking at a B, definatly no less than a C over
all. BUGGER IT!
Now, if I hadn't been told that I was getting high marks for the above 2 I
wouldn't have minded so much when they came back as those results. Still,
I passed all 3 which now means I have a total of 3 and half A-Levels, (2
full ones - Drama and RE - and those 3 AS-Levs). Nice! Plus, Southend
College phoned me up today to make sure I still wanted to do the Music
Production HND there. I'm going to assume that they don't know about the
Music Tech AS-Level I took (because when I applied originally I was still
doing my original 2 A-levels) and if they don't ask, I won't tell.
Ok rant over. I'm fine now.
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