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#26 - Jakg
Copied 'n Pasted from my Applied Science Contents Pages (ignore the pages numbers, there not finished yet)...

GCE In Applied Science

Unit 1:
Science At Work

Table Of Contents:
Introduction To Health & Safety – Page 2,

Introduction To Risk Assessment – Page 8,

Overview Of 5 Companies:
A. McDonalds – Page 9,
B. Greene King – Page 15,
C. Colchester Zoo – Page 21,
D. Muntons – Page 27,
E. Huntingdon Life Sciences – Page 33.

Detailed Investigation Into Muntons:
Detailed Study Into Muntons – Page 38,
Muntons Impact On The Environment – Page 47.

Scientific Investigation 1,
Environmental Toxicology – Page 53,

Scientific Investigation 2,
Unknowns – Page xx.

GCE In Applied Science

Unit 2:
Analysis At Work

Table Of Contents:
Energy Policy – Page 2,

Electrical Energy Generation – Page 9,

Unknowns – Page 16,
Risk Assessment – Page 16,
Introduction – Page 17,
Flame Test – Page 18,
Testing For Cations – Page 19,
Testing For Anions – Page 22,
Overall Conclusion – Page 25,
Evaluation – Page 25.

Vinegar Titrations – Page 26,
Risk Assessment – Page 26,
Introduction – Page 27,
Method – Page 27,
Results – Page 28,
Conclusion – Page xx,
Evaluation – Page xx.

Nettle Chromatography – Page xx,
Introduction – Page xx,
Risk Assessment – Page xx,
Method – Page xx,
Results – Page xx,
Conclusion – Page xx,
Evaluation – Page xx.

Colorimetry – Page xx.
Introduction – Page xx,
Risk Assessment – Page x,
Method – Page xx,
Results – Page xx,
Conclusion – Page xx,
Evaluation – Page xx.

Basically it's writeups of 6 experiments, writeups of 6 companies use of Science in their business, 2 reports on Electricity and some health and safety stuff. This work makes up 66% of my AS Grade, the rest being done on an Exam. My coursework is around an A/B atm, but in the exam i'll get an A easily.

My Geography coursework is only 3,000 words but it's limited to 2,500 words (but we can go a little over).
Didn't realise/read that was for applied science, I thought you were talking about ICT, sorry.
#28 - Jakg
The ICT one is something like 100 pages of coursework, but it's not as many words - mainly just pages of annotated screenshots etc - it's all in seperate documents so I can't count it up but one of the pits of work on it's own is 35 pages long.
Quote from Luke.S :Since gta IV is coming out soon then i have my exams in may i'm going to take a break from lfs another thing is my g25 is being stupid and won't calibrate anymore. So bye

Luke

IMO you shouldn't have the opportunity to choose to leave. You should have been forced to leave for the racist post you made in the bad jokes thread.

Bye.
Quote from mcintyrej :Those aren't exams. You only do like 3 of them and it doesn't really change anything. GCSE's are the real deal, the bulk of mine start in a few weeks time and those will probably change my life.

Sats are crap easy, too.

Bye?

Same here.

First exam is a week on Friday (Spanish speaking - the one exam I'm worst at! )

SATS are so important that I didn't even do them

Quote from Mp3 Astra :You think GCSE's are the real deal? Try A-Levels!

Please don't scare me more
#31 - psdf
Quote from mcintyrej :Those aren't exams. You only do like 3 of them and it doesn't really change anything. GCSE's are the real deal, the bulk of mine start in a few weeks time and those will probably change my life.

Sats are crap easy, too.

Bye?

DOING SCHOOL EXAMS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!


Not. :mr-t:
#32 - Jakg
Quote from psdf :DOING SCHOOL EXAMS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!


Not. :mr-t:

If you flunk your GCSE's then your pretty much doomed to a rubbish job - if you fail English & Maths your virtually enemployable.

If you do well in them you can go on to A-Levels and University and get a MUCH better job.

I'd say that was pretty life changing.
#33 - psdf
Quote from Jakg :If you flunk your GCSE's then your pretty much doomed to a rubbish job - if you fail English & Maths your virtually enemployable.

If you do well in them you can go on to A-Levels and University and get a MUCH better job.

I'd say that was pretty live changing.

You can always retake your exams. Also, academic success does not necessarily correlate with success in life.
#34 - Jakg
The odds off getting a job with a six figure are directly proportional to the eduction you have - yes you can retake your exams, but getting it right first time is a much better idea.
Richard Branson is a good example of someone who did crap in school, and ended out pretty facking well off in the end.

Education isn't everything. All my teachers told me I'd end up in a factory if I didn't keep my head down and do well in my GCSE's. You know what, I failed most of GCSE's and I did end up in a factory for a while, but I was earning just as much as some teachers, if not more.
#36 - psdf
Quote from Jakg :The odds off getting a job with a six figure are directly proportional to the eduction you have - yes you can retake your exams, but getting it right first time is a much better idea.

I don't know of very many jobs where you can get a six figure pay check but I do know of people who've started their own business and get that kind of money. Starting your own business does not require a degree.
Quote from Jakg :I'd say that was pretty live changing.

I see you passed GCSE English with flying colours Jack
#38 - Jakg
I got a B. Leave me alone.
#39 - SamH
Quote from beefyman666 :Richard Branson is a good example of someone who did crap in school, and ended out pretty facking well off in the end.

Education isn't everything. All my teachers told me I'd end up in a factory if I didn't keep my head down and do well in my GCSE's. You know what, I failed most of GCSE's and I did end up in a factory for a while, but I was earning just as much as some teachers, if not more.

I agree, Richard Branson is a brilliant example. The number 1 reason why he's a good example is because there are a MINISCULE number of Richard Branson-style success stories in the world. Branson is an exceptional visionary and entrepeneur, anyway. If you're going to make it in life without qualifications, you need to be something REALLY special. Branson is an extraordinary individual and a tremendous success, but he owes none of his success to his lack of qualifications.

Even if you're earning well without qualifications, you'd be doing better with them. In the business world (= the world that pays the bills), it doesn't matter what you think, it matters what your potential employers think.. and without qualifications, the fact is that they're not gonna think much. If you couldn't be arsed to work at doing well in your GCSEs, you're probably not going to work at doing well in a job. Very few employers are foolish enough to bet their capital on someone who's only ever shown themselves to be on a losing streak.
As long as your grade is better than a G - or something like that, its a pass anyway.

I got B's and C's all the way through my exams, and I am on the fast track to a £30,000 a year job. All they know is I "Passed" my English and Maths exam. I would still be on the road for this job even if I didn't get B's and C's.

GCSE grades are important if you want to go onto College. But they really aren't the be all and end all. If you do rubbish, it just means you re-take them. Employers won't be that fussed, as long as you have the grade you went to college for.
#41 - Jakg
Getting a C at English shows your literate "enough" for most jobs. Getting a C in Maths shows your numerate "enough" for most jobs. If you can't get that then your basically telling an employer you aren't able to write / work with numbers properly.

I wouldn't employ someone for a job that may use Maths if they got a G in Maths, as it would say that they could barely multiply.
Well I came away with C, D, E, F, G, U, U, U. And the radio said if you can spell 'fudge' with your results, then you made a bit of an effort.

Considering I wasn't allowed in school very much in my last couple of years, I was happy with those results.

On my CV it doesn't state my actual results, it just says GCSE <subject>. I've not once been asked for my actual results as proof of that. That said, I've applied for jobs which require certain amounts of education (3 GCSE's) and yet I still get either turned down or they just don't reply.
I am curious. What is the equivalent of the CGSE stateside?
What are the final year exams at high school in the states?

All I know about schooling in America is that you graduate. So you either pass or fail completely to my understanding.

I'm really not sure how schooling works in the states.

Any young Americans tell us more?
#45 - Jakg
I have no idea - but i'll explain what one is (for everyone who's not in the UK)

The GCSE is the main qualification for people going to School in the last 20-odd years - you take it when your 16/15 (most kids are 16 when they take them, though) around May/June in your 12th year at School. After this point you've finished compulsory Schooling, and if you can:

Start Work,

Go to College (NOT American college - here College usually does Vocational courses and is usually taken by people who aren't bright enough to do A-Levels),

Do A-Levels (Usually done in 6th Form).

GCSE's are graded A*-G, all of which being classed as a Pass, however "most people" consider under a C a fail. (I say this as Scotland & Germany grade theirs numerically).

My GCSE results are here.

A-Levels is the name for the AS and A2 exams directly above GCSE's - if you chose to do them you do a year (I say a year, but it goes from September to May-June), then take the AS exam, then you start A2 which you do for a year (i.e. June-July-Summer Break-September to May-June). From this point you can either go into a Job or go off to University.

I'm doing my AS levels atm.
You take them in your 11th year.
Quote from Jakg :I have no idea - but i'll explain what one is (for everyone who's not in the UK)

The GCSE is the main qualification for people going to School in the last 20-odd years - you take it when your 16/15 (most kids are 16 when they take them, though) around May/June in your 12th year at School. After this point you've finished compulsory Schooling, and if you can:

Start Work,

Go to College (NOT American college - here College usually does Vocational courses and is usually taken by people who aren't bright enough to do A-Levels),

Do A-Levels (Usually done in 6th Form).

GCSE's are graded A-G, all of which being classed as a Pass, however "most people" consider under a C a fail. (I say this as Scotland & Germany grade theirs numerically).

My GCSE results are here.

A-Levels is the name for the AS and A2 exams directly above GCSE's - if you chose to do them you do a year (I say a year, but it goes from September to May-June), then take the AS exam, then you start A2 which you do for a year (i.e. June-July-Summer Break-September to May-June). From this point you can either go into a Job or go off to University.

I'm doing my AS levels atm.

GCSE's started in 1979 (I know this as my mum was the last year to do O-Levels.

Nice one on your results Jack

BTW, GCSE's are graded A*-G

@Beefyman - you forgot Reception (1st year )
Quote from J@tko :

@Beefyman - you forgot Reception (1st year )

Playgroup
Nursery
Year 1
...
1, 2, miss a few...
...
Year 11

That's how mine went anyway.
#49 - Jakg
You take them in Year 11, but you don't start in Year 1 - You do the "Reception" year first, however this is ignored as some people (like me) only did a very small amount of it as they were born so young.

Useless fact - Because of my age (born around 2 months from the cut-off of being in the year below) I spend all of my time being made to colour in and play with toys etc while the kids above me who had had around 6 more months at School for me had got past this and got onto spelling etc. By Year 2 they wanted to start labelling all the kids and so we ALL had to do Spelling Tests - somehow I did well without doing any proper lessons and from then on i've always just been a Geek to keep where I was.

This is probably the reason why younger kids in the School Year do worse than older kids - they were always that little bit behind, and so were put in lower set classes, and never really improved on that.

EDIT - D'oh, too slow!

I wouldn't class Nursery as a School Year - It didn't take place in a School. Reception took place at the Primary School, and so that was my first year at a School rather than somewhere parents dump their kids and claim it's an educational benefit.
^ Same problem here Jack.

Although, if you look at the general intelligence of my year at school, the 5 or 6 most intelligent people were born in September, or May/August.

All the dumb ones seem to be born November-February

The youngest person in our year is just about the cleverest

Must just be our overly odd year

Taking a break from lfs.
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