User blog comment:NovaSims/I Found Mumby!!/@comment-1630894-20120523201559/@comment-1295538-20120526195555

Hey Feg, I feel your pain but Year 9 Sats weren't scrapped for me, I was born too soon...

Also you can go college/6th form and do BTECs rather than A levels when its just a coursework deadline every week (what I did, I don't like exams). Also the amount of exams for A levels do depend on the course you do, e.g. A level Applied ICT (what I did) had 1 exam at the end of each of the years spread out over a few days (it was coursework but in an controlled environment basically). But then my friends who did A level maths had 2 exams each year with 1 in December & 1 in June (or at least I think they did).

As for university exams, it really depends on what uni you go to & the course. I have 6 exams at the end of each semester spread over a few weeks (2 weeks semester 1, 4 weeks semester 2) but from what I see, this exam timetable tends to be at the more traditional universities like the University of Manchester what I attend. Oh and there is also coursework spread throughout the year on top of the 12 exams.

Then my friends at the uni next door (MMU) they have like 3 or so exams in May, but they did have more coursework I think (and hope)...