I can still remember many of the concepts that I learned at school, a level and university
I couldn't do the equations without references, but they are pretty stuck in there.

Conveniently I was also good at exams, I just never pushed myself that hard, hence a BCD at A level and a 2:1 at university. Got me where I wanted to be though, so that's what matters.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 11:52, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

i'm ridiculously competitive at pointless academic shite
that B for latin a-level haunts me every time i have to do a cv, i hate it. A, A, A.... skanky B. what a make-up wearing moronic teenager i was!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 11:53, Reply)

I was disappointed with my D at A level maths
until I started university and discovered that I was significantly more adept at maths than many on my course who had got As and A*s

I never felt the need to compete with that stuff, even with myself or the system.

Path of least resistance was my motto
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 11:55, Reply)

I only paid attention in the subjects I enjoyed
And in sixth form ended up bunking off school a lot to play games, sleep and masturbate. Hence i ended up with the lovely grades of AAEU.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 11:58, Reply)

You did better than I did!
I stopped giving a shit at 6th form, I left with only 1 A Level.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 11:59, Reply)

I was actually relieved when I got to university and was no longer the highest-achieving kid there.
I went to a cack school, and my three lazy Bs at A-level were the best grades in my year. To suddenly not be despised, seen as a target or get all that "Ooh she did the best in her year!" shit from my mum was like a weight lifting off.
Hi, I'm Roota, I'm average.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 11:59, Reply)

that must have been a relief
I can still remember the look on my bro's face when he realised I wasn't stupid, academically.

I don't profess to be a genius, particularly since being a regular on here, but I'm certainly not a dumb ass
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 12:02, Reply)

Don't put your A-levels on your cv
you've got higher qualifications, so no-one gives a shit, surely?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 12:10, Reply)

my recruitment agent drafted mine, i just did as i was told
the thing is, everyone in law has a 2:1 or a 1 and commendations or distinctions in the GDL/LPC. so they look for something to make you stand out. as you get more senior of course you're right, they get bumped off for big cases/deals and nobody cares about a-levels. but i've been here quite happily since i was a baby of 18 months PQE, so therefore my a-levels went on there and it hasn't been re-drafted since!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 12:26, Reply)

Fair enough..
I never know what's really best. I was told the rule is unless it is actually relevant to your field, then you list your last qualification only. Even I don't list my A levels and academics would usually claim their 11+ was relevant given half a chance...
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 26 Jan 2011, 12:45, Reply)