did anyone do any of their GCSE's a year early and if so how many in your year did it?

You don't actually realize how pointless GCSEs are until you've left high school... and thats coming from somebody who got 8 C's.

Lewis is right. GCSE's are important until you go to college, and a levels until your at uni.

Bang on. 3 A*s, 5 As and 1.5 Bs got me no further than 5 Cs would have done... it just meant the idiots at college kept trying to pressure me into their stupid gifted & talented programme.

Depressing.

Wow, I was a member of that gifted and talented thing. I did nothing but I got a free key ring and it worked wonders on by UCAS application. Saxophone, drugs and rock n roll soon took over and it's all down hill from now.

I did 2 GCSE's a year early - came out with 2 B's. There were a fair few in my year, about 15-20 I think.

Pfft... I didn't even get a keyring.

G & T is a waste of time, having to spend weekends in London attending meetings =/

Gin and Tonic is much better

I know it feels like GCSEs are a waste of time, and to a point if your doing a vocational course, they are!

But they get you ready for A levels, which in turn mean nothing after starting your degree. And then once you've got your degree and been working in your chosen field for 7 years or so, your degree means nothing!

(Unless you're choosing to do a masters/phd ect cause then you need (I think) a 2:1 at the very least)
All becomes relative as you go on......

You can go to College and start a BTEC diploma which is the equivalent of 2 A-levels with just 2 D's...

Then after that course you can start the proper A-levels. Only takes a year longer than it would with somebody with 5 Cs +.

So GCSES aren't important at all, its a joke anyway GCSEs are so easy, I got 8 cs without doing any work in class, any work out of class and just doing the bare minimum required for the coursework.

Exams are my friend <3