"General Studies is a joke, we had loads of crappy lessons about books and rivers and that. Pointless." No. You're wrong. General Studies is the best indicator of ability (depending on exam board). It's strengths are precisely those characteristics which are often most criticised.
1) You can't revise for it. - It doesn't test short term memory and so doesn't favour cramming.
2) It's not fair, there's too much maths. I do arts. - Yeah. Then you don't have a good general education. Your abilities are limited.
3) There's loads of useless stuff you have to learn. I don't care about books/rivers/cities. - Well, you fucking should. Bad luck, you're penalised for being a moron.
And yes, I did get an A. I got an A in everything else though, I have no particular axe needing grinding. (Note to self: idea for future post on A levels being a more accurate measure of ability than degree results.)
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