My GCSE years were awful, my mental health was a mess, i was in a crappy relationship and spent most of year 11 in hospital and doctors offices, i was meant to get all As and A* but i got mostly Bs. This year i worked my arse off and ended year 12 on two A* and an A and am applying to study medicine but I still worry so much that my GCSEs are gonna hold me back from achieving things but this has really made me feel a whole lot better and that if I just keep working hard hopefully everything will fall into place, thank you ibz ❤️
Madeleine Carter Believe me Hun, if any med school is unethical with you then that is pathetic! You deserve to be considered especially because of your circumstances. Please, please ensure that the universities are aware of these circumstances. I wish you ALL the best! ❤️❤️
there are medical schools that won't look at your GCSE's! i had terrible grades and i still got offers from exeter southampton and brighton so i definitely recommend applying there :)
Madeleine Carter Same here I've got complex regional pain syndrome and other medical issues. The weeks of the exams I was in a wheelchair and had frequent panic attacks. I to was meant to get higher at gcse but got 2 5s and 4 Bs I've had a year out and I'm going to try bloody hard to get the most out sixth form. I also had the hole of year 10 off. Thank you for sharing your story ❤️
When I was 15, my Dad committed suicide three months before my GCSE exams started. From that point onwards, I was barely in school and wasn’t expected to get any pass grades at GCSE or even go to all of my exams. Instead, I ended up with 2 A*s, 6 As, and 2 Bs. My mum was so proud she cried. That was two years ago, and honestly I’m still in shock. This year I’m applying for uni, and for the first time my future seems a lot more tangible.
E Crump oh my gosh I’m so sorry for your loss :( but so proud of you for being able to push through the hard times ! Well done ! Your dad is in heaven ⭐️
I got Bs, Cs and Ds and then I got 2 E'S and 2 U's got kicked out of sixth form (lovely) and now I'm in university studying psychology and getting a 2:1 in my first year. So let me tell you that GCSE's are not the end for any of you. It is just a starting point to understand whether or not you are determine to do further study or get a job or do whatever you want !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done! Where are you studying if I can know? Not to stalk you dw :') I'm just wondering what Uni's are more thoughtful when it comes to applications
This video is so true. I left a bad high-school with average grades, a C in maths, and I've always felt bad about it. I tried in college, got A*ABB in A-levels, and graduated with a First from the University of Leeds in Human Geography. Recently finished my MA in Social Research there, and I'll be starting my funded PhD this October! Gcses don't mean anything, I went to a community college and still got accepted into 5 Russell Group unis, don't worry!
Honestly my GCSEs we’re so mediocre it’s unbelievable. I’m currently working at 3 A grades going into year 12. This channel taught me that you’re not worthless if you get GCSEs deemed worthless. A levels give you the second chance and an opportunity to express your passion for education. Not one year 11 should be scared for tomorrow. Best of luck guys ❤️
So true, I went to a not-great high school and didn't get the best grades. Going from that to a college where people had got 7 or 8 As and A*s was kinda unnnerving. But lol my college really put my high school as an extenuating circumstance on UCAS and now I'm set to go Cambridge next month
4 As, 3 Bs, and a C. I got 2 A* at A level for biology and sociology and a B for English language but I started off with Ds as predicted grades. BTW I applied for archaeology so they weren't as strict with my subject choices and I got a LOT of support when applying from my sixth form
@@user-oq3jt8wl2w I only have 7 GCSEs and moved to a grammar school for 6th form and cos I did incredibly for a kid from a special measures school they’re encouraging me to apply for oxbridge since I’m looking good in my main 3 a levels for my course. What were your grades like by any chance cos I got a 9,8,7,7,8,7,6,Distinction* and a distinction
Certainty not the end. I got my English language GCSE resit today after failing when I took it at school. I got a '7'. You can come back from everything with a little hardwork 😀
My English teacher told me that I needed the 'flair' to get good marks in the exams and indirectly told me that I would not get good marks according to my predicted grade. I was disheartened because I thought working hard wouldn't matter. Now I watched Ibz Mo, my viewpoint has changed and I do not believe her. I hope my hardwork will pay off.
in my year 10 mocks i didn’t really care and never really tried so i ended up getting 3s and 4s in mocks💀 now my target grades are low and i’m so pissed i wish i could retake them so my predicted grades could be 5s , 6s and 7s. my mind set has changed so much and i’m literally working my ass off for the grades i need to do a level bio chem and sociology. hopefully my hard work will pay off
i found bullying a problem too to the point where i skived my lessons i have my results tomorrow and I'm so nervous i am pretty smart but I'm not a gifted academic and i found my maths exams impossible I'm hoping for just a 4 in maths tomorrow i hope everyone else who is in the same situation achieves a pass (or higher) in their exams good luck :)
Im getting my results tommorow too and have had difficulty in mathmatics too. Just whatever subject you are good at, keep working smarter and smarter at it, not harder. I get A's and B's in Geography in tests cause i genuinely enjoy the subject. Good luck bro :)
I got 1A* 4Bs 2Cs 1D and my gpa is around 4ish on a 5point scale. I simply hate that D. I wasn't a D or C student. It's really heart breaking but thankyousm ibz you make my day!!
You should tell them that their expectations of you will have detrimental effects on not only your education but your mental health when you "underachieve". It is possible to stand up to your parents without being "disrespectful", simply explain that you will put in your own effort without their pushing you and your best isn't always the best.
@@santyat6166 your parents who haven't been in education for years and likely didn't even take the same format of GCSEs? I had pressure to well too but I was most concerned with my goals
Love this. I went through a really tough time at college that took a detrimental effect on my grades. I finished a levels C, D, E. Whilst my mocks were at A, B, B. As soon as I got to uni and away from all the negativity from college I was achieving 2.1 straight away. I hope people take away from this video, that everyone has their own story and things going on in their lives, if your grades aren't what you expect tomorrow. Just know that it all works out in the end. God has a plan for each of us! 🙌💕
IBZ! Thank you for uploading this, I needed some words of wisdom before tomorrow. I feel so much better and I’m prepared for tomorrow whatever results I get. I’ve achieved a grade with all that work I’ve put in . It’s definitely not the end of the road 👏🏽
Honestly I was proud of my results just because of the amount of progress I made. I somehow went from 5s in year 10 to 9s in my GCSEs. However this excitement didnt last very long. All I could think about was a couple months ago when I would probably slept 3 nights a week cause I was pulling all nighters and on those three days I would have to cry myself to sleep. I felt miserable in that time period. I cut off all my friends and felt the most lonely I’ve ever felt in my life. My parents were so happy but I know I put myself through all that just for a couple numbers on a page. I honestly fucked me up and I know people will tell me I’m over dramatic cause everyone goes through this. But I feel like I went through all of this just to please my parents rather than fitter my education cause I can remember jack shit about sohcahtoa now and it’s only been a couple months. This probably won’t make any sense but I’m just really emotional
Thank you so much for giving me the confidence to look up and say that I want to apply to Oxford (I can't apply to Cambridge because I'm studying l3 BTEC) as I wasn't going to bother as I have no A*'s at GCSE but I have an arm full of extenuating circumstances - I can so relate you when you say "how can I survive today." Honestly words cannot describe how much I feel you there and words cannot describe my thanks to you for the confidence that you've given me :)
Always inspirational Ibz, and this story all the more so as I think it’s so so important that students who struggle at GCSE don’t feel they can’t go any further within ‘academic’ (or other) education 😃🤗 No one is ever unable to make the changes necessary to succeed, as you have... they just need to know what to change and to be motivated to make those changes... and you are helping people do that! 😃
I think this might be my first comment on your channel, but I honestly love you so much! I was on track to do so well in school, but I was bullied so badly that I rarely went and I messed up quite badly. BBBBDDDE... went to a different place for A-levels... achieved ABB and went to a Russel Group uni that I loved. Some people said I wouldn't get into my chosen uni due to my GCSEs... but I did. It can be done, so anyone reading this now, as Ibz said, GCSEs are not the be all and end all. A lot of good unis are receptive to mitigating circumstances, so don't be afraid to communicate them. On a final note Ibz, you are so incredibly strong and deserving of all the best things in life.
I did GCSE last year, messed about, didn't revise and walked out with 974BBCCDDDEF (+ distinction*) (also disqualified from a paper because I clearly took the piss) however, I still was able to go to a sixthform that is really good and allowed me to push myself as a student. Then I found Ibz's videos that showed me I could do something big with my life and I'm now sitting on ABC after my first year with predictions ranging between A*AA and A*A*A* whilst currently planning to study law at either Durham University or a few other top Russell Group universities. Honestly, dont stress too much. No matter what grade you get, A Levels is where it really counts.
Nice. You're really lucky. My school is so strict. The only way you'd get predicted an A* is if you get a high A in your mocks or if you have a majority of A*s at GCSE. I'll probably get a prediction of AAA but personally I'm going to aim for A*AA or more. Good luck for year 13.
I didn't revise for my GCSEs at all lol, I honesty thought I'd failed everything but I passed all 11 of them, however, they're not considered good grades lol, they were nothing like my predicted and I did better in my mocks lol, in the old grading system I basically got 10 Cs and a B
Managed to scrape 2 A*s, an A, 5 B's and a C today and I wouldn't have got them without you. So you've helped a lot more than you think. Thank you for the last year of revision tips!!
None of my family have completed any kind of education before me so I just had no idea what I was doing at GCSE. So, my GCSEs weren’t BAD, but they where pretty average at best. However, in October in off too Cambridge University ... GCSE is a stepping stone, don’t be too worried about them!
Needed this!! I'm targeted all 8s which is definitely a lot of pressure to do good. Bricking it for tomorrow but this makes me definitely feel better! xx
PREACH IT BOY!!! Literally, your wise words got me through the jump between GCSE and A Level, and the stress that came with it, and now thanks to ya I've startled making education advice videos too. Because I've realised that a support system like this is super important. Keep it up g 😭❤️
My GCSE’s were so crap I got 2 Bs & 2Cs & a D. And I’m in university of Leeds doing psychology which is mad. If I had listened to my GCSE’s I’d be nowhere doing jack shit. Don’t let your grades define you & FIND a way to make your dreams come true. If I can do it so can you. Good luck everyone ❤️.
saxon stuart my uni focused more on A-Levels but they wanted at least a C in English & math. If have failed them you can resit it in college/sixth form
i had severe mental health issues during my gcse years as i was bullied horrendously from the ages of 14-16. i got A*AAAABBBBBC which i know may seem okay but i was predicted all A*s and As, it was a huge disappointment for me. i applied to oxford under advice from my college in year 12 and was absolutely flabbergasted to receive an interview, GCSEs and grades etc are disregarded once at interview so as with ibz they were prepared to interview me regardless of my relatively 'low' grades (for oxford). i ended up achieving A*A*A at a level as i had stable friendships, great teachers and after months of mental health services, i was in a much better place. ibz is so right in this video - i was predicted BBB on account of my GCSEs and evidently i exceeded those, so don't worry everyone :)
I missed all of year 10 and half of year 11 because I was out of the country. I came back to the UK when I legit had 5 months left till gcse and I worked my ass of and got 6A*s 2As 1B
Completely relate to this - my gcse results were very average, i didn't like school (the education side, social side was fine!) and i just had no confidence in my academic ability... and it really put a weight on my shoulders for a long while, even when i was going through sixth form/college. but luckily i didn't let my results define me, i went to college (which was definitely a much better environment than my schools 6th form) and got good grades to go to uni, where i'm averaging a 2:1 at the moment. If i let my gcse's define me, i wouldn't be where I am now. So I really resonate with your story. Thanks for sharing!
I’m slightly nervous for maths due to the fact I got moved to foundation less than a month before the actual exam so if I mess up I feel like everyone will be super disappointed but I *KNOW* it’s not the end of the road and that there are plenty of options for me
I got 1 A**, 3 A's, 2 B's, 3 C's & Distinction*, I'm so happy with my grades and I'm now staying at my school's sixth form doing History, Sociology and Psychology!
I was in and out of the hospital throughout secondary school due to a physical health condition which causes my bones to break all the time. I was predicated Ds in everything, despite getting 100% in one of my English Literature exams. My teachers didn't believe in me and I was left to feel so low in terms of my self-worth. I came out of school with 2 A*s, 2 As and 6 Bs - I couldn't believe they were my results after being in the bottom set for everything. I graduated last year with a First Class Honours and I'm now studying a Master's degree at the University of Southampton. Don't let other people define your future - choose the one you want for yourself.
My igcse was the worst and totally unexpected. It was such a let down for me and my friends. At first, I thought like what th am i gonna do now? But at the same time I knew that everything happens for a reason and that there's always a solution when something bad happens. I told myself to just try and not giving up and believe in myself and do a lot of research on the uni that I wanted to apply while I'm working for my part-time job, etc. And guess what, I'll be going to uni in 10 days and I'll be pursuing my studies in Translation & Interpretation course! You're truly my inspiration, Ibz.
i just got my gcses yesterday and i was really disappointed with getting 6s (bs) in my a level subjects. Which now i realise was a bit stupid of me I guess. I got 4 6s 4 7s an 8 and a 4 (in french) I want to got to Cambridge and i guess i didn’t try as hard as i should’ve really (but i did work) and i lost all my friends a month before and maybe that affected me? I’m not sure. But this is a learning curve and i’ll do better in my a levels! :) Hope everything is happy with there results and if not, i hope you’re coping well! xx
This is so so so amazing to hear. Got my results yesterday and they were good for me (but not like... 10 A*s) but it’s really really nice to hear that they aren’t the be all end all
Ibz you’re probably not going to see this but I would like to thank you for speaking out about this. I’m from Ireland and am getting the results for my equivalent for my GCSEs and I don’t feel I’m going to reach my potential. I have had a very hard time in a secondary school because i was bullied by the students and the school in general was shit which made me not prioritise my grades (even though I do programs for academically gifted kids). You’ve given me so much hope that me now moving to a new school I can work my ass off and get good grades and go to a great university when I’m doing a levels. THANK YOU SO MUCH you’ve thought me that I don’t have to give up. 💖💖
I totally relate to this... the reason your school wouldn’t let you in is because they accept people with high GCSE’s because they know they don’t have to give them much help (completely false). I did really well in GCSE’s and was accepted by my school to stay on to do A-Levels, however, those 2 years were the worst 2 years of my life, my mental health was at the worst it’s ever been (I’ve battled with it since I was 7) and I came out with a B in philosophy and ethics (the teachers for this subject actually tried to help me) a D in English (I didn’t have a single teacher for 1.5 years) and an E in history (which is getting re-marked as my coursework mark was incorrectly submitted) but even so these 2 bad grades had reasons behind them, my school failed me, the education system failed me, I had no support no matter how much the school knew about my home life and I am proud that I even managed to get a B in P&E as that was my hardest subject, nevertheless my uni still accepted me for history and politics and I’m so excited to wave goodbye to the shit hole that was my secondary school & sixth form and begin this new chapter
Thank you so much IBZ. I found out who you were in Year 10 and you honestly changed my life. I never really aspired to try and aim for oxbridge type universities or even consider myself as smart. Watching you made me realise that I wanted to aim higher in life. Thanks to you I got 12 9s and one 7 in English language. I couldn’t be happier and I thank you for it. (I think I also dmed you on results day, don’t know if you read it) just wanted to say thanks for motivating me
I didn't have any like depression or like mental problems but I just felt blank for the entire duration of the exams - came out with like mediocre IGCSEs and I regret everything I did but I don't even know what I did. I don't even have special to put on my CV and idk what I should do - I was always told I am 'smart' but obviously, my IGCSEs can prove that wrong - but I think I have learned my lesson - what happens if your sixth form grades are a lot better than IGCSEs but for no particular reason whatsoever
I couldn’t love this video more Ibz. I’ve been through exactly the same thing in secondary school. 💔 But now I’m working my ass off to prove people wrong in Law school 😊 Ibz, you’re the greatest inspiration here ❤️
secondary school was generally a terrible time for me, especially years 9, 10 and 11. When i didn’t get the grades i wanted at GCSE i was so distraught and really thought it was the end of the world. Now here i am off to a russell group uni in the top 10 ranking after getting AAB last week in my a-levels!
