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I have to work hard to get my AAA, but its difficult!

I go to the library and revise because I know that once I get home people will want me to do housework and the like. Keep away from friends and computors as they are a big distraction and time consumer.

Reply 21

Bella Occhi

16

helpneeded-a

I got CCDDE, was bad, got it with no revision

i do history politics and economics now..

hoping i'll start my hardcore work sometimes today!
looking at the dates of the exams, is pretty much scaring me lol

Oh dear... well I guess you see the need for revision now! And same, I keep thinking I'll start working hard today too :rolleyes:

I've been given so much work already :eek:

My advice would just be to work as hard as you can, go over notes, do past papers, make big revision sheets with spider diagrams and put them up on your wall... all the stuff like that ^^

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Reply 22

mellie220

12

I'm a slacker who gets bad grades (BCC) :p:

Yeah, I'm planning on working hard this year though to get up to ABB, I suggest a study timetable... I've done one and I'm following it relgiously. Also, I'm not spending as many Saturdays/Fridays out in order to revise.

Reply 23

Evanesyne

12

Don't go on Facebook or any other socialising sites at all. Actually, avoid the internet if you want some serious studying/revision done. Try to do lots of work at school, that way you have less to do at home, and would feel just a little bit less depressed at the amount of work to do.

Reply 24

Tabers

15

I work better at school than at home. In sixth form we have the senior study which is room which is always quiet (even though there are no signs and no one telling you to be quiet) so I tend to go in there to work. Plus its easier to do work on computers at school because if you need the internet I cant go on facebook because its blocked so that stops that. I think what helps in our school is that in upper sixth apart from sciences you have 4 lessons with a teacher and then one that is timetabled without one. Most people use this as a free but I think that as it is timetabled I better do work and so I do it then. If you don't have this maybe set a free aside every week for each subject and do that work then.

Reply 25

SatanIsAwesome

13

I'm a slacker, but meh I got AAB.

Reply 26

RamsFanNo1

11

I needed AAA and all you have to do is think to yourself, it is one year. One hard year of your life but it is well worth it. I managed to not revise that hard until study leave (however I did generally look over what I had learnt each day). Once study leave arrived I would literally work from 9am-11pm most days even with the temptations like the computer and world cup in front of me. Of course you need not revise for that long but take breaks often like I did and try and make these breaks walks/jogs/cycles/anything to get fresh air, as trust me when I say it, it helps. I managed to get myself A*AA and when I look back, I may have had a limited social life, but now it is over, it was the best decision of my life!!

Reply 27

helpneeded-a

OP

13

RamsFanNo1

I needed AAA and all you have to do is think to yourself, it is one year. One hard year of your life but it is well worth it. I managed to not revise that hard until study leave (however I did generally look over what I had learnt each day). Once study leave arrived I would literally work from 9am-11pm most days even with the temptations like the computer and world cup in front of me. Of course you need not revise for that long but take breaks often like I did and try and make these breaks walks/jogs/cycles/anything to get fresh air, as trust me when I say it, it helps. I managed to get myself A*AA and when I look back, I may have had a limited social life, but now it is over, it was the best decision of my life!!

what did you get in AS?

Reply 28

Emma:-)

Entertainment Forum Helper

19

Architecture-er

Instead of revising at home go into school and work in the library. Being in uniform and being totally removed from temptations like TV / computer means you just churn out the work.
For my A2's this year I revised 5/6 hours in the library during the day, and then did less strenuous work and relaxed in the evening at home.

I agree

Reply 29

Threepigs

14

Architecture-er

Instead of revising at home go into school and work in the library. Being in uniform and being totally removed from temptations like TV / computer means you just churn out the work.
For my A2's this year I revised 5/6 hours in the library during the day, and then did less strenuous work and relaxed in the evening at home.

Can you tell me your time table please? How did you manage to fit 5-6hours in a school day? :s-smilie:

Reply 30

RamsFanNo1

11

helpneeded-a

what did you get in AS?

I got AABC, however I did retake my physics AS Level so theoretically I got AAAC.

Reply 31

int_applicant

14

zxh800

Stay away from computers, friends and anything else that will distract you. Just take your books and equiptment plus a can of your favourite beverage and find somewhere quiet to study the night away. Good luck... you'll need it.

Computers could be a good source and are in fact, a great source of knowledge..it all depends on how you use them..instead of spending your time on a forum like this or playing games...you could be reading a very nice article on biological molecules... :p:

Would definitely help towards getting great grades on the A levels....OP...good luck

Reply 32

Architecture-er

19

Threepigs

Can you tell me your time table please? How did you manage to fit 5-6hours in a school day? :s-smilie:

Got into school at 8:30, worked for 3.5 hours until 12:00. Had lunch for around 1 hour, then worked until 4:00 (having breaks / reading on and off).

Reply 33

chinaberry

14

I never did any work for school until revision for GCSEs. It was quite hard making myself do it at first but in the end...just get into a pattern and it's fine. Just make notes, make notes, make notes.
You're meant to study in half hour blocks with ten minute breaks or something like that, which I did at first, but I found it only interrupted my train of thought and concentration. I usually did a two hour or sometimes four hour block in one subject. You get so much more done that way.
And don't feel like you're having a tough time of it- this is for your future. No one else's.

Reply 34

FynnAB

Completely agree about going to the library to study. It's been helping me with my work a lot, i barely did any revision/work for GCSE.

Reply 35

daisy_1

I achieved 4 As at A-Level, and I absolutely cannot revise. I'm very easily distracted, and revison was impossible to do at home, so, however much I didn't want to, I dragged myself off to the library every day and stayed there from 9am-5pm to revise. I didn't have the home distractions like tv and music, so the only thing I could do was revise! It gets better once you really get into it, and once I stsrt revising I feel more determined to finish and do more. I think it's also key that you don't bog yourself down too much with it - I did about 20 minutes worth of proper revision and then listened to my ipod for about 5 minutes or something and then started again, it's always better to take breaks rather than revising straight for an hour so you become so bored you don't take anything in. Good luck!

I have to work hard to get my AAA, but its difficult!

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