How to cope with disappointing results Reviews

Well i have just finished my first year of my 3rd choice of university after my seemingly disappointing A level results i received around this time last summer and i am loving it! I had to start living away from home and it helped me to discover my independence and cooking skills. Last year i didnt have time to celebrate my 18th ...

We are approaching A'level and GCSE results season (exams May/June, results August), and at this pivotal time in a young peoples lives, I often retrace my 'results days', and the mixed emotions thats I experienced. I was fortunate enough to sail through my GCSE's, collecting 10 A*-B grades, and so when my A'level results were ...

Let's set the scene. Its the day your results are due and you've camped out in front of you letter box with some lucky white heather stuffed down your bra for good measure. The letter box creaks open and the envelopes crash through it onto your head. With sweaty palms you snatch the envelope with your name on it and tear it ...

The best thing to do is simply blcok out all news of A Levels when you get bad results. Turn the TV off all day to avoid news broadcasts and avoid your friends who will want to celebrate long into the night. The irony is that most people are in your shoes, and there are many courses that will take you purely because they like you, and don't ...

If you've just received your A-Level results and they're much more disappointing than you could ever have imagined, the sight of ecstatic students jumping with joy on TV or in the newspapers are probably making you feel sick at the moment. I felt exactly that way 2 years ago after collecting mine, and even now wish that I could go ...

I had a very unfortunate experience in my A levels as outlined in my stressful A level results account (plug plug :o). It happened to be the worst and most distressing experience that I have gone through, but It was a learning experience and I may have a few words of wisdom that may make anyone who is currently going through this feel better. ...

Drink - The solution to and cause of most of lifes problems! Feel free to get drunk this weekend, but make sure you are on top form every morning, you are going to need to do some work. My A Level results were a disaster. My parents were stunned, and although terribly supportive of my disappointment they even considered having them ...

That's what was written on the front of the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy and that really is the best advice for anyone whose results aren't what they hoped. Take a deep breath, come out from under the duvet and pluck up courage to ring the offer places you were holding. You might be pleasantly surprised to discover that your first ...