The Panic Thread

Got my Geography Paper 2 prelim results back: 99 out of 100!
So that puts my overall prelim mark up from 96% to 98%!
Now it's just a case of repeating that in May! Oh I wish that was my final exam now!

**** me! And there was me delighted with being top of the class with 75%. Paper 2 timing wasn't an issue with me because I got 85% in the first paper and didn't write that much for the second.

Whatever happens, you have a solid appeal, so you can chillax.

Well done!!

Time for me to panic! Yay!
Okay so the Higher Physics paper is 2 hours and 30 minutes. I cannot concentrate that long! Seriously, I always start to fidget with anything and then just rush to get to the end of it so that I can stop doing it.
Any ideas on how to stop doing this, because I always end up being finished about an hour before and scoring really low.

Do the exam in passes? i.e. run through doing all the easy questions first, then ramping up. When you're done, completely relax for about 15 minutes or so. Then flick back through to check your answers - try to force yourself to check them properly, ideally by a different approach to that you used first time around. Try to be relaxed when you're doing this.

This method will take longer than usual, but it might avoid the whole 'dead time'/fidgeting/loss of focus thing.

Chemistry Investigation done

Just a Physics one to do for Monday now

Well hopefully the physics one will be easier since you've already done one?
How long does the investigation have to be, roughly?

Should be, but physics is less results and more theory i think so less just translating results.
It is recommended 2500-3500
And mine is 6500+ but i can cut out a good few calcs later :P:
You thinking of doing AH sciences? Which ones?
Obv really since you're predicted 5 A's.
Hows meeting the predictions going?

Oh...you'll get there anyway I'm sure
Haha
Yeah, I want to do AH chem

Mmm, maths, chemistry, Spanish are going okay...English not so good though!
I've not really started studying geog, but I'm starting tomorrow. That should be okay hopefully.

Congrats on the 5 offers btw

AH Chem is really good
Lots of practicals - 12 prescribed ones and your investigation
So lots of work. but is really interesting. really takes you beyond higher but if you do well at higher then you should be fine
Gonna do AH maths?

Ah English my prelim wasn't great but the improvement between the final and the prelim was impressive
Just do lots of practise timed essays.
And memorise at least 3 poems, helps.

And cheers! Any thoughts on what you want to apply to yet?

I'm looking forward to chem
Yeah, I'm doing maths too, hopefully.

I just can't motivate myself for English

Glasgow, St Andrews and Strathclyde probably, don't know where else.
But I'll hopefully go to a few unis over the summer to see what they are like

Do the exam in passes? i.e. run through doing all the easy questions first, then ramping up. When you're done, completely relax for about 15 minutes or so. Then flick back through to check your answers - try to force yourself to check them properly, ideally by a different approach to that you used first time around. Try to be relaxed when you're doing this.

This method will take longer than usual, but it might avoid the whole 'dead time'/fidgeting/loss of focus thing.

I'm looking forward to chem
Yeah, I'm doing maths too, hopefully.

I just can't motivate myself for English

Glasgow, St Andrews and Strathclyde probably, don't know where else.
But I'll hopefully go to a few unis over the summer to see what they are like

EDIT: oh, and to apply for chemistry (or applied chem) possibly with maths...I will see

Well i was so happy when i finished English, not as happy as my girlfriend when she finished maths. She actually burnt all her maths books

Hoping to stay near Glasgow then?
I did think of applying to Glasgow but they don'tdo ChemEng.
Unfortunate as i love the campus. It's like Hogwarts

What degree would you like to do?
As i can't work out what as you have a good miix of language and science!

ohhhhhhh

She actually burnt all her maths books

Well I'm not too bothered about where I live
Oh Yeah, it's cool

Chemistry , possibly with maths.
I'd like to do Chem with a year abroad, and go to Spain hopefully.

Burning books makes baby Gutenberg cry.