• Question: what grades did you get

    Asked by JleonardN to Ashwanth, Jeni, Mark, Natalie, Stephen on 14 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Jeni Spragg

      Jeni Spragg answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      Hi JleonardN,

      To get into my university course to study chemical engineering at Bath, I needed two A’s and a B at A-level. (However, of course this is different for different universities and different courses – a good place to get an idea of the grades you might need is to look at university prospectuses).

    • Photo: Mark Gowan

      Mark Gowan answered on 14 Jun 2016:

      JleonardN
      I got a 2:1 degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from University

    • Photo: Stephen Richardson

      Stephen Richardson answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Hi JleonardN,
      Before I tell you what grades I got, I think its important to say that its never helpful to compare yourself to other people. Some of the most successful people in the world had rubbish grades at school and some people who got great grades then struggled to get good jobs. So don’t let grades define you or limit your ambitions.
      But anyway, since you asked: I got A’s at GCSE and then 2 A’s and 2 B’s at A Level.

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      Natalie Wride answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Hi JleonardN 🙂

      I agree with Stephen, it’s never useful to compare yourself to others – now I always just focus on doing my own thing. People learn and study in different ways and I was never someone that didn’t need to revise – I had to work hard to keep up with other people in class (something I now wish I’d worried about less). I spent a lot of time revising! I got A*s at GCSE and got A*s in maths and further maths and As in physics and chemistry at A Level.

      Like Jeni has said, if you want to go to University they usually tell you what grades you need to study that subject there. If you do want to go to University, it’s really important you pick the University you like the most and that you feel comfortable at – you’ll be living away from home and having to ‘adult’ properly so it’s important to be in surroundings you like! The grades the university asks for should come second to that 🙂

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