[Karastorm]

I'd just like for some one to see the potential in me instead of turning me down for jobs since I dont have a lisr as long as my arm of good GCSE grades. Isnt my fault I got left behind

[ml1201]

What does GCSE stand for? I've never seen that before. o.O

[Karastorm]

Our version of Graded tests yoy take them at the end of you Secondary school education so at age 16 ( they still exist but school leaving age has been uped to 18). A lot of jobs prefer C's and above in things like English, Mathmatics ETC. I got one paper at a C and that was desigin and tecnollogy. The redt where D's and E's. Not failing marks just not to some draconic standards some employers like. I was turned down 15 times for a job at Asda ( our version of walmart) since I had no C grade in maths. At the same time I was being turned down for cleaners jobs as I was over qualifed having a Genral national vocational qulification in Hospitality and catering and Later a Btec First National diploma in prefoming arts, and a diploma in musical theatre. These three are worth each 4 GCSE's at grade C or above. To be on the university degree I quit for now I had to have at leadt 5 grade c's. I'm smart just you know struggel to get it all down on paper. Unfortnatly the dyslexica wasnt spotted untill the end of my first year of collage.

[ml1201]

Can't you get an exempt to retake them or something? I mean they found out about about how your brain processes things differently from most people and thus not making the tests in math fair for you like the other people. I don't think they shouldn't allow you to retake those. :/

[Karastorm]

I could but there costly for each GCSE I wish to resit sonce its been a long time now I'm looking at £30-100 per paper. Since I need extra time in tests as well as some one or way of helpig me spell words that boosts the costs by anouther £20-50, then tuation fees as standard...so most in my case just dont resit them theres no real need to do so just the odd employer being behind the times as even with expetional grades ( think A***) your still not garenteed a job or being told your over qualified.

[ml1201]

...I say that's BS that you have to pay out that much money. >_> That sounds worse than the SATs, and I hate standardized testing in the U.S. The schools are all basically forced to teach the tests and kids are doing even worse in school than before. :/

[Karastorm]

English and maths would be the £30 tests, science would be £50 and the other I' d want to re-do would be music and that would be 100 as there are three parts to it. Written paper, sheet music of your own works in three diffrent period styles qnd a instrumental recording of your own choosing for the third. Since I sing I went with vocals.

[ml1201]

So wait, you can't just retake a certain part, you'd have to retake them all?

[Karastorm]

Foe the music one yes asthe tree partsmake up the whole mark though the paper and sheet music are the beter part of the grade. But hey ho I see no point in at any more.

[ml1201]

Ah, I can understand why you don't want to do it then, just be a big pain in the butt. ^^;

[Karastorm]

Indeed :3, still its kinda nice to say I have it at a grade C so meh.

[ml1201]

My mom would have been furious with a grade like that. ^^; And my mom is not that smart either. ^^;

[Karastorm]

My folks dont and didnt care what I got in my education as soon as I would put my foot in the door I was sworn or shouted at that "house work is more important then homework". My mum.has told me many times that I wont amount to anything other then be a house wife for some prick. Al she ever phones me foe these days is to loan money its all I am to her. Some days I thinks shes right like today I took the day off sick as the ilness I batte day in day out sucked the life out of me so badly that I've not moved from my room not even to eat.

[Sunako]

Hello everyone, how are you?

[ml1201]

Poor Kara. =( *snuggles*

@Sunako
I just lost my job today, the company my company worked for got rid of the location for us where I worked and so my job was terminated. My boss just found out today and he told me about a half hour later, so I'm pretty upset right now about that and almost anything will set me off.

[Karastorm]

I'm okish Sunako I hope your ok :)