Yes AQA are unfair with marking but your use of Bill Gates is stupid. Bill Gates did go to school. He dropped out of College not a GCSE. He still did the American equivalent to them. You can only lie a little about your grades. For examplecmy sister got a D in GCSE maths and she tells employers she got a C. Just do your GCSEs. I didn't study for mine and I got 4 Bs and 5 Cs. It's not that difficult, you're just ruining your own life by not doing these exams whilst they're free.