AS Results

I'm currently in two minds as to whether I 'like' AS-Levels.
Certainly, being able to take English Literature for a year and then drop it without giving it a second glance was a learning experience. I learnt that I can't stand English Literature.
Of course, if we just took our three A-Levels straight off, as in the old days, I would never have looked at English Literature and would not have had to go through the painful five hours per week of futile discussion and mind numbing analysis. (Frayn ends this paragraph with an exclamation, to show that Stephen is feeling aggravated and excited... Are you seriously going to grade me on this?)

Certainly, it is nice to have grades to guide us to our university choices, and certainly it is useful to get half the A-level done and out of the way in one fell swoop.
But is it really worth going through the torment that precedes the results envelope twice over? And is it worth the deflated feeling that swiftly follows the elation of good results? (Ohmy, straight As! Isn't this wonderful! Isn't this mar- TERRIBLE! What am I going to do next year?!)

Maths - 258 of a maximum 300 - Grade A
Chemistry - 244 of a maximum 300 - Grade A
Biology - 238 of a maximum 300 - Grade B
English Literature - 227 of a maximum 300 - Grade B

It is worth mentioning that the grade boundary for an A grade is 240 marks. Once again, the elation and happiness I felt at getting As in Maths and Chemistry vanished as soon as I realised I was a mere two marks away from a third A in Biology.

The important thing is, at this point, that my top choice of university, York, requests ABB in Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Maths.
I believe I am what they call "well in".

I have been roped in as a tutor for a certain friend who got 'Unclassified' in the same exam in which I dropped only four marks. Biology - Human Health and Disease. I love tutoring. This will be enjoyable, I hope.

So, do I 'like' AS-Levels?
Yes, overall, I think I do. Mainly because - and this is important - they work out well for me.
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