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our stories...Natalie.....A Level student ...when I hear the word 'exam' i can feel a large shiver creeping down my spine, and i feel i am
the only one who is going to have to experience these things.I know deep down that the exams i have just taken are a 'stepping stone' into another stage of my life... I have a very 'short fuse' during the exam period i could feel the stress levels rising as each exam drew near, but i felt under pressure from other people, it was something i had to control for myself. I am now awaiting the results; and i have put the results day to the back of my mind as i feel 'what's done is done' and i cant change things. However now and again the word results crops into a conversation and i feel cold at the thought. Mum and dad are very cool about things and haven't put me under any pressure. i am not going to university but am very keen to get a good job so the results are important to me - but they would be more of an achievement than just a grade. Life is a wonderful thing and exams; they give you a key to another treasure box in the future. Leo.....A Level student  27th July. 3 weeks to go to results day. Tick tock. Tick tock. Worry. Fear. Sound familiar? Certainly this is the stereotypical view of post A-level students. However, it is unclear to what extent this actually corresponds to reality. Many people, i would imagine, are feeling the pressure - from parents, siblings, even subconscious pressure from universities. Merely requiring 18 points, 2 A's and a B or whatever is clearly going to create some pressure on the student. It is very different for me though, thankfully. I have none of that pressure - I'm doing a GAP year, applying to university this year. So i can match the universities i choose to the grades i get, thus basically removing the pressure. So the only real stress that remains comes from a) my job, and b) myself - obviously i WANT to do well, so i guess i do get a bit anxious at times - if and when i think about THAT day! Pete.....A Level student  From the frostily cool exterior you would never have guessed how i'm feeling. I tried to keep
calm whilst taking my exams and for the most part it worked, as i came out of the exams feeling fine.But now the torment, 2 months of waiting, i mean how long does it take to mark an exam paper?... Though i dont know why i'm nervous, i think its the fear of failure, a constant nagging thought that i may not be able to do what i want in a couple of months time. After all the work of getting uni offers, failure would be, well unthinkable. Also, i think i'm scared of disappointing my parents, though i know they wont mind how i've done. All the thoughts run through your mind when your not doing anything, so i try to keep doing things thus keeping my mind off of results day. A saying that we devised....REMEMBER, the fear is always there... back to the top back to the features directory |