I failed my A-levels...

Omg you have no idea how much I needed this video!!! This is like so me right now. But if you pass in only two A levels and get a U in one you don't pass A levels?? Will you get a certificate ?

your not in drama class now

teachers should be there for there students why did u not go to ur teacher tell her you were struggling go to maths clinic and have a meating with ur teacher from time to time.

what a terrible teacher

god has a plan for everyone, forget this time of your life. Pick yourself up and keep going sister.

I recently wrote my A levels and I felt confident when I left the hall, but after a while I'm scared that I haven't passed. I'm I dump if I repeat the A levels. Is it a crime. Cuz I feel really guilty

In the end, society cares more about your grades in your exams rather than your standard of education. This should be the other way around.

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I always watch this when im feeling stressed about school as i seem to fail everything but even tho i cry it makes me feel so much better

In Victoria, Australia we have the VCE that happens over 2 years, in Years 11 and 12. I barely passed maths, so my ATAR (uni entrance score) was too low for any uni course. I had to do a certficate/diploma at TAFE (technical college). Then I did a bridging diploma course to transfer into a 2nd year uni course. I got a 80 WAM (A) in that course. But for my honours year I got a 77 WAM (B) and a 72 WAM for my Masters (C). Just finished a graduate diploma with a 74 WAM (C). Have to transfer into another masters next year to try and get a 80+ WAM. I'm hoping to do well next year so I can finally get a 80+ WAM so I'm eligible for an internship or graduate job.

Imagine being able to choose between statistics & mechanics. Must be nice

I failed my A-levels. I now live in Canada, had a high-paying job, still went to university, got a degree and sent several emails to my old school to rub it in.

I absolutely love this......thank you.

This helped me I’ve been so disappointed with my self I have got es and ds in my mocks and I’m scared that they will give me that for my actual grades as a levels are cancelled

The school system is fucked up. FULL STOP!

Thank you so much for sharing this, it really helped so much to calm all these overwhelming thoughts & feeling disappointed and I feel so much better❤️

Girl you’re fine

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I was a top straight As student in GCSEs but in the last 2 years I honestly dont know what hit me I was depressed going through eating disorders and in Sixthform I just couldn't sit down and study and my grades went downhill, I was running away from who I am playing video games and hated who I am all until covid 19 lockdown came in and everything got even worse. This month I did a total of 5 subjects(4 intermediate levels and 1 A level) and I still have 2 A more A levels left to do by the end of the month, I am not prepared, I am mentally tired and drained and physically tired( I had lost 31 kilos in 6 months just revenge on myself but that still didnt help) and now I am destroyed with still 2 A levels to do that i got no idea how to prepare for coz I never actually prepared seriously for, I am honestly tired and cant push and cant even sleep.

I failed my Alevels, did a foundation course and now I’m starting my second year at Uni. I thought failing Alevels would be a big thing, it’s not.

im watching this getting a ACDU at as level
my scl are advising that i find another 6th form but how do i do that halfway thru a levels

Results day is tomorrow. Please can I have everybody’s prayers for me x

as soon as you said you have boyfriend everything made sense to me why you failed it, relationships are the worst thing during this time when you should be focusing on studies.

Great video Sophie, got my results in 5 hours 😬

Back in 2000, I did quite badly in my Alevels, getting 2 D’s and a E but still managed to get into my just choice of Manchester University. I got a 2:1 in chemistry and a PhD from the National University of Singapore. I am now a Assistant Professor at a university in Denmark. I always thought about repeating my Alevels but thought it was pointless because in the end, Alevels are just a means to an end that becomes obsolete once you get your degree.

Are you the same sophie michelle who got a puppy named leo

im atudying art, textiles and sociology at alevel. i want to do animation in the future but im getting c’s in both art subjects. i feel so lost and like ive wasted so much time studying art and its gotten to the point where im questioning my own abilities. going from getting 2 9’s in gcse art and photography to now getting low Cs is so discouraging

litteraly slay this is what i needed to hear thank you

I relate to you so much!! I am a quiet student and havent put my hand up in forever. My teachers call me out on this but i never end up doing it. I loved gcse maths and got an A* with ease. I did my unit one year 12 maths exam (we do a level exams in year 12 too in wales) and it was so bad. The test was so hard i know for a fact i got a U. Im not sugarcoating it or making it more worse than it is. I only attempted 2 questions it was that bad. I did my unit two today and it went just as bad. I revised everything but this was the hardest ive ever seen. Its rlly sad tbh. I dont think ill be able to continue maths in year 13 its very unlikely. Im sobbing as im watching this video right now 😭 theres nothing i can do right now

This made me feel so much better thankyou<33

I’m so nervous to sit my a levels I feel like sobbing, I feel like I haven’t chosen the right subjects at all and I wish I could go back. Has anyone got any tips for English literature or history at a level? I literally cannot get a good grade within an essay without using an essay plan written beforehand. Any tips at all would be the best thing ever

L+ dont care + retard + mcdonald's shock trooper

I failed my A levels too. A few years later, I enrolled on a degree course that had a foundation year, so entry grades weren’t important. Came out of it with a 1st class honours. Honestly, to anyone that’s failed, don’t worry, you can make up for it later. Foundation years are a great way to get onto a course and employers are more interested in your degree and knowledge and not your A level grades. The good thing about experiencing failure is that it makes you more driven to succeed next time. Also, don’t go to uni “just coz” go to uni if it’s a course you’re actually passionate about otherwise, you will likely get bored and fail out. There are other routes instead of uni such as apprenticeships too.

I remember A-Levels. I ended up getting ill in my 2nd year of a-levels with skin problems, and then retook. I didn't retake the science subjects (Biology and Chemistry) because I didn't feel it was right for me. When I retook, I did English, Psychology and History Intensive A-level. I started suffering from migraines and couldn't study well. I was also in a toxic relationship. I got a C for English, D for Psychology and U for History, plus the E in Biology and E in Chemistry. I still reflect on my a-levels till this day and feel sad. I ended up doing a Film degree at university. It wasn't something I was passionate about. Now, I have applied for a masters in Psychology at university and a Cert He in psychodynamic counselling. Choosing what to do next but I know that I want to help people. Thanks for this video Sophie!

Ive been in and out of hospital past two years and I have a levels in may. Can’t remember anything. There is no way I’m passing lol.

I know this is 4 years old now but what is the difference in GCSE’s and A levels? I’m American and things are so different here.

Can i retake A level in other series other than may/june and october/November

thanks for this

Thank you for this video. I did well in my GCSEs and was predicted A*A*A in my A-levels. I got 3 Bs during my mocks and because of this I pushed myself to revise my ass off when it came to the real A-levels. I was confident, I thought I was ready, before my mocks I’d gotten nothing but A’s in test papers and I knew I could do it. This past month has been literal hell, I’ve walked into every single exam completely sleep deprived due to anxiety attacks the night before, I haven’t walked out of a single exam feeling confident. I have my final English Lit exam tomorrow and I feel like I know nothing, I’m too tired and am struggling to find the energy to revise last minute and just want to get it over with. I already know my exams haven’t gone to plan, and I can feel that the next year is going to be a hard one. This video was comforting to watch, I really appreciate it, and it gives me a glimmer of hope in terms of my future prospects.

i failed my alevels twice 10 years ago. i used to bunk college all the time, i never studied but i was also very depressed. i couldnt accept that i wasted 2 years failing so i worked hard to make a better future for myself. i did a btec in applied science, got into uni for a foundation year then completed a BEng in chemical engineering. my 1st job after uni was a lab assistant for a global corporate giant and im currently at a regulatory group doing chemical registrations. i even bought a house after being frugal for years and having no social life. alevels are not for everyone and there are alternative routes. i never thought id be in the situation that im in now, the education system in the uk is not built to handle depressed students at all

throughout there was so much work, late nights studying, finding the right books, revising, applying for 100s of jobs, moving to a new city for a new job, managing office politics. i look at my coworkers who succeeded in alevels and uni but struggle with anxiety/stress because they've always been perfect but now in the job world they cant handle failure. failing alevels makes you stronger in a way, its a life lesson that sticks for life. if i didnt fail alevels like i did i doubt i would have busted my ass as hard as i did to get to where i am now

I remember seeing this video when I was waiting my a-level results, it was a way to prepare myself for the worst-case scenario. This was 4 years ago and now I've received a merit in my master's degree and 2:1 in my bachelor's. While they are great, they don't make me or anyone else a better or more valuable person and sometimes, people get a degree as a means to an end, so you can be more qualified for a job compared to someone with a degree, especially since employers look for experience.

Reflecting on this video, I really want to commend you for uploading this video during a time when videos of people failing were not common at all. Additionally, this video stood to the test of time, everything you said in this video is valid.

I have seen people go to work after they got their gcse or a-level results. On top of that, I have seen mature people take gcse exams. So from that, as the video said, those exams or results do not determine your future and plenty of people have had good jobs without them. Those exams do not define your worth! At the end of the day, your happiness is what ultimately matters and if not doing a-levels mean that, then that's totally okay! People have done great things without them!

I'm glad the lady in the video is doing well, it is further evidence that these results do not define you!

Hey, I just wanted to drop a comment to say I really appreciate your honesty and openness in sharing your journey, i really really relate going from a* to U because this happened to me, I've never come across anyone else who's also had such a turn of events, so thank you! A lot more people can relate to your story then you may think!!

Why did they let anyone take more than 3?

You’ll be aight

Love this video. Thank you for giving me an incite to your experience.

I feel like dropping out of sixth form when i finish year 12. lowkey all of the things im learning just feel so useless and i know i picked those subjects out of my own will but i just dont enjoy anything anymore. i think thats due to my depression. anyways i feel like doing a level 3 apprenticeship in business administration instead of going into year 13. ill only be 18 or 19 at most when i finish so i wont be behind my peers. im missing out on a lot of school due to mental and physical health reasons so i doubt ill get good grades at the end of year 12. ill only drop out of sixth form if i get an apprenticeship offer though.

As a teacher myself, I have a few things to say:

1. GCSEs and A-Levels are not the be all and end all. If you’re stressing this summer, just remember that there is so much more to life than grades. That’s not to say they aren’t important, but they are part of the fabric of many other things that will make up your life.

2. Teachers, on the whole, do care. They want you to do well. They want you to succeed. It’s dreadful when I hear about teachers like Sophie’s who thought it was acceptable to mock a student like that, but I like to think this is a minority. If you’re struggling - TALK TO YOUR TEACHER! They might be more understanding than you think.

3. Following on from this - the school system is tough, but again, teachers are just trying to do the best they can. A-Levels and GCSEs are massively stressful for students, but trust me, they are stressful for us too. Knowing this might help you understand where we come from a little better, so if we act tired and crabby and we’re short with you sometimes, it’s just because of the crazy weight of the expectations the government puts us under. We’re all in the same boat here!

4. University is not the only option. Far from it. In fact, I’m more and more inclined to believe that university should be a choice for far fewer people, as it isn’t necessarily the best way to get a decent paying job anymore. I loved university because I loved studying, but I certainly haven’t ended up with a well paid job! Consider apprenticeships, part-time courses, etc as well and find the thing that suits YOU.

5. Whatever you do, you’ll be fabulous. There are people out there who failed all their exams and have done fantastically well. It’s important to work hard, but it’s also important to keep a good balance. Don’t let it consume you.

Most importantly - GOOD LUCK!! 💚