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> [I didn't collect my GCSEs. I didn't even do most of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-dooley/i-didn-t-collect-my-gcses-i-didn-t-even-do-most-of-them/)

[Stacey Dooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-dooley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/185/stacey-dooley-8757_collect_i-didn-t-collect-my-gcses-i-didn-t-even_1876375.jpg)

> [With GCSEs, I chose media, photography and drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-llewellyn/with-gcses-i-chose-media-photography-and-drama/)

[Dylan Llewellyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-llewellyn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/dylan-llewellyn-13110_chose_with-gcses-i-chose-media-photography-and_1857036.jpg)

> [I left school at 15, didn't pick up my GCSEs, didn't do A-levels, didn't go to uni.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-dooley/i-left-school-at-15-didn-t-pick-up-my-gcses-didn-t-do-a-levels-didn-t/)

[Stacey Dooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-dooley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/stacey-dooley-8757_go_i-left-school-at-15-didn-t-pick-up-my-gc_2574335.jpg)

> [When I was in year nine at school I was told I'd get no GCSEs by teachers who didn't believe in me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scarlett-moffatt/when-i-was-in-year-nine-at-school-i-was-told-i-d-get-no-gcses-by/)

[Scarlett Moffatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scarlett-moffatt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/scarlett-moffatt-5034_believe_when-i-was-in-year-nine-at-school-i-was_2327517.jpg)

> [I was doing up to 10-12 hours a week sitting on a train to get to training but it was something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-butland/i-was-doing-up-to-10-12-hours-a-week-sitting-on-a-train-to-get-to/)

[Jack Butland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-butland/)

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> [I left school just after my GCSEs, but I got good results so I proved to myself that I could do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisy-lowe/i-left-school-just-after-my-gcses-but-i-got-good-results-so-i-proved/)

[Daisy Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisy-lowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/daisy-lowe-5740_could_i-left-school-just-after-my-gcses-but-i_1419253.jpg)

> [“By passing your GCSEs you prove that you’re not an idiot… But by passing your A levels you prove that you’re smart”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mitchell/by-passing-your-gcses-you-prove-that-you-re-not-an-idiot-but-by/)

[Ben Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/ben-mitchell-28816_education_by-passing-your-gcses-you-prove-that-you_701784.jpg)

> [Personally, I enjoyed school as much as the next kid. I was into art and every sport going from football to table…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kano/personally-i-enjoyed-school-as-much-as-the-next-kid-i-was-into-art/)

[Kano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/kano-5686_art_personally-i-enjoyed-school-as-much-as-t_2907603.jpg)

> [I got alright GCSEs, but I was lost. I didn't know what to do, whether to continue with education, go to uni,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/i-got-alright-gcses-but-i-was-lost-i-didn-t-know-what-to-do-whether/)

[King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/king-krule-20052_again_i-got-alright-gcses-but-i-was-lost-i-did_52296.jpg)

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