Dream Weaver

Started doing Maths, Chemistry and Computing.

Got 6% for my first maths homework so jacked that in.

Then got thrown off the chemistry A level for sword fighting with pipettes Remember it well

Ended up doing Computing, Art and Gen Studies - preferred to spend time on my MG Metro and girls back then rather than learning

Did OK in the end though - managed to get on a marketing degree through clearing, got my head down and came out with a BA Bus Comm degree 2:1

greyarea

Did all 3. I now work in a university aerospace/mechanical engineering department.

Much of the Maths and Physics was relevant, can't remember any Chemistry though

carl

Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Economics (A, B, A, A). Then a degree in Physics with Astrophysics, then a Masters in Astrophysics.

Now, like nearly everyone else, I'm an IT consultant

dnb

Did all 3 as well, plus futher maths. Did an MEng in electronic engineering afterwards, now I'm hanging on to a job in the defence industry with my fingertips! (just moved into systems engineering from working in digital electronics (FPGAs and stuff))

I found the A levels quite easy, so I didn't put in a lot of work (apart from thinking up excuses as to why I wasn't there...). Chemistry was just a case of remembering things, maths was easy enough given a bit of practice, and physics was practice at the maths you'd just learned!

I got a real shock at uni when I had to actually do work & read books!

Dave P

Maths Physics and Computer Science (We were the first year to do the exam and used CBM's with 16K of memory)

Maths 0 level grade acheived in A level exam (Forecast B)
Physics 0 level grade acheived in A level exam (Forecast C)
Comp Sci E (Forecast A)

So because of the difference between the forecasts and the grades the school kindly had the maths and computer science remarked. I neglected to tell them I had done virtually no revision.

The Comp Science remark contained some classic comments:

"Answer no to an A Level Question is not sufficient"
"The question contained more information than the answer given by the candidate

I guess the school weren't to pleased..... now work in banking operations for an investment bank.

Dave

Devil's Refugee

Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English and Techy Drawing.
After much faffing around, I'm now an IT Contractor


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GCollier

Did maths, further maths, physics, chemistry - didn't find them too hard, got straight A's. I now work as a software developer for a hedge fund manager.

Gary.

Ratman

Maths, Applied Maths, Physics & Chemistry

Followed by a Degree in Maths

Now work in a Brewery

Ratman
MY98 Wagon

the one u no

Wow, u lot seem really clever and succesful. hope i follow in ure footsteps! Yea, i agree wid dnb (a bit) but he seems to talk the talk as a boy in my class. Tops grades for everything and finds the hardest things, a peice of pi$$, but he got not many mates and is kinda sad!) also dream weaver talkin about the distractions that happens around a lad of my age! well il try hard for these 2 years, and then maybe u might see me in my own scoob or an evo 14 @sum meet by then! mike

ADP

your head either works in "that way" or it doesnt. I did maths and phys for a year, but my brain just doesnt work in that way - so I quit and did something else.

All worked out fine, got my degree, 3 years commercial IT experience then got laid off...............sh1te

Olly

Took Maths. Got a U.

Also took Physics. Also got a U.

Economics was better: got a N (Nerarly a grade but Not Quite).

Maybe spending the 6th form learning how to drink and how to **** had something to do with it.

School qualifications have never really figured in my career. Common sense and hard graft has. As a result, life is good.

BeetleBabe

I took all 3 last year, plus product design and general studies. Some bits of them are hard, but i thought they were ok !

Im going to uni in october to get a degree in chemistry, and have no idea what i want to do after that!