Willow why do you feel so strongly about getting qualifications? is there some profession you want to enter into that you need A levelsand degree for that you want to pursue? if so and u really want to go for it then try the vocational route eg. if dream of being teacher look into being a classroom assistant, if solicitor go for being a legal secretary etc, u can get qualifications at any age, try and put it into perspective, qualifications arent all that, yes it feels good to have them but it doesnt solve anything unless you really know what you want to do, I took the academic route and im now retraining at 28 for something completely different, so it doesnt make that much difference unless u really know what u want to do in the first place. As for Skye if he's ure true friend he wont give a **** how many certificates u have, wud u care if he got bad grades?