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Have you guys all started revising yet ?

goldstander212

my first exam is on wednesday and i still havent :L

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Reply 1

AboveTheLine

Yes. Start now :smile:

Reply 2

FloydHead

Original post by goldstander212

my first exam is on wednesday and i still havent :L

Hahahaha, me too :biggrin:

Nice to see somebody in the same boat as me.

I've started revising today, did about 2 hours. Is your first exam M1?

Reply 3

goldstander212

Loooool! ive got frech on monday ; but ive kinda wrecked that up - highest i can get is a c ..... plus ill be able to fluke it :P
But food techs on wednesday and ill start NOW!

Reply 4

shyamshah

Original post by goldstander212

Loooool! ive got frech on monday ; but ive kinda wrecked that up - highest i can get is a c ..... plus ill be able to fluke it :P But food techs on wednesday and ill start NOW!

I've got food tech too. Have you prepared for section 1 at all?

Reply 5

goldstander212

I did........ But my stupid mate took my usb ; so ive kinda got nothing to revise from ..... ill start that tomorrow :wink:

And how about section two.....

Reply 6

AishaTara

if you guys need any advice with general GCSE advice feel free to PM me, or quote me :smile:

or a particular subject I may be able to help. I sat 26 exams in one go last year so if you need advice about time management, stress etc I could give you some tips from my experience.
The 6-7 week GCSE period is long and does get tiring, but the key to success is hanging in there and staying positive!

Reply 7

Contrad!ction.

OP - don't worry too much about revision. Although I wouldn't advise you listen to me, as my food tech grade's a D. I got better marks on the exams I didn't revise for, most of the time.

Original post by FloydHead

Hahahaha, me too :biggrin:

Nice to see somebody in the same boat as me.

I've started revising today, did about 2 hours. Is your first exam M1?

If you're talking about Mechanics - the OP's posted this in GCSEs.

Reply 8

AishaTara

Original post by shyamshah

I've got food tech too. Have you prepared for section 1 at all?

I did this last year and I'd fully recommend preparing for section 1, as it'll be easier marks to compensate for on section 2.Good luck :smile:

I did all my revision the weekend before and self taught it as we didn't have lessons in food tech, so its mostly about memorizing in my opinion.

Reply 9

shyamshah

Original post by AishaTara

I did this last year and I'd fully recommend preparing for section 1, as it'll be easier marks to compensate for on section 2.Good luck :smile:

I did all my revision the weekend before and self taught it as we didn't have lessons in food tech, so its mostly about memorizing in my opinion.

Yeah, I have prepared for section 1 but still need to do a lot more. I didn't do very good in the coursework so I need to get at least an A in this exam to get a B overall, but I am dreading this exam.

Reply 10

shyamshah

Original post by goldstander212

I did........ But my stupid mate took my usb ; so ive kinda got nothing to revise from ..... ill start that tomorrow :wink:

And how about section two.....

Haha unlucky about section 1. What did you get in the coursework?

Reply 11

AishaTara

Original post by shyamshah

ahh another thing, the grade boundaries are high for the coursework yes, and in general you'll get the same grade as your coursework, unless your exam paper is a two grades above your coursework.

Reply 12

shyamshah

Original post by AishaTara

ahh another thing, the grade boundaries are high for the coursework yes, and in general you'll get the same grade as your coursework, unless your exam paper is a two grades above your coursework.

Oh thank you for telling me that. My teacher didn't tell me what grade I got but most likely it was a B/C so I need to get an A/A* in the exam. Didn you enjoy doing food tech?

Reply 13

goldstander212

Hopefully, it turns out good guys :biggrin:

And tbh with you...... am dreading the exam too ; i did well in my coursework though
but still need to get a good grade in exam ; which is near impossible :P

Reply 14

AishaTara

Original post by shyamshah

Oh thank you for telling me that. My teacher didn't tell me what grade I got but most likely it was a B/C so I need to get an A/A* in the exam. Didn you enjoy doing food tech?

I hated it :/ just because it was more effort than understanding etc, and I found some of it common sense, apart from the specialist terms. A* on a paper -you need to use the correct terminologies. Look at 2011 june paper if you can, it'll be most like that. Yeah an A in the exam, will balance out a C/B tp a B probably.

Reply 15

AishaTara

Original post by shyamshah

Oh thank you for telling me that. My teacher didn't tell me what grade I got but most likely it was a B/C so I need to get an A/A* in the exam. Didn you enjoy doing food tech?

http://store.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-GCSE-UNIT-GDE-BOUND-JUNE11.PDF

Here are last years grade boundaries- higher than I expected too.
A* was 94% in the coursework, and 88% in the exam.

Reply 16

AishaTara

Original post by goldstander212

Hopefully, it turns out good guys :biggrin:

And tbh with you...... am dreading the exam too ; i did well in my coursework though
but still need to get a good grade in exam ; which is near impossible :P

in coursework for food tech, yes its easier to get a good mark defo, but easier to prepare for the exam in my opinion as it doesnt take as long as the coursework.
Here are lasy years grade boundaries:
http://store.aqa.org.uk/over/stat_pdf/AQA-GCSE-UNIT-GDE-BOUND-JUNE11.PDF

Reply 17

shyamshah

Original post by AishaTara

I can't find june 2011 but I have done 4 past papers already. I have hated doing it also, it is way tooo much effort. Im looking for an A but I don't honestly believe I will achieve it.

Reply 18

AishaTara

Original post by shyamshah

I can't find june 2011 but I have done 4 past papers already. I have hated doing it also, it is way tooo much effort. Im looking for an A but I don't honestly believe I will achieve it.

ah probs because its used for mocks, as its the only one with the new spec. I'll have a look for it though, and ah how did you do in past papers?
here it is : http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/dandt/new/food_materials.php?id=06&prev=06

Reply 19