[samtheegg]

OP: Don't worry. I was in exactly the same situation you're in with what I assume is the same Edexcel board.

In my initial P1A exam I got an A. In my initial P1B exam I got a D. I was abysmal at Physics and the only way out of it is to work hard.

I re-took P1B in March and got an A*. I'm not 100% sure if you can re-take yours or not internally but I'm certain you can re-take them externally.

If you really work hard and revise you will get the grades you want. If you can't re-take, don't worry. It's only worth 10% of your final GCSE. By working hard, you will get the grade. I sound so patronising but it really is true.

[Luminique]

I think the most helpful advice I can give you is DO PAST PAPERS!!!!

PLEASE PLEASE read below. I know its quite long, but trust me this is the most helpful thing you will have come across.

You will find yourself getting even 100% in the exam if you do all the past papers available for your subjects.

MAKE SURE you actually look at the markscheme! Dont force yourself to do them under timed conditions always.
Its also good to actually look at what the EXAMINER wants! Trust me, they don't want long answers with LOADS of info. Even if you write the most amazing answers with all your knowledge, you might get 0.

I cannot emphasise just how important it is to answer how the examiner wants e.g. in exams they have an 'ignore' section where they list things they DO NOT want in your answers. Its very important to take note of these so you don't end up talking rubbish in your answers.

Also, the funny thing is that in most exams, especially science, questions are repeated so many times, every year. So you should take a note of what the markscheme says for the same type of question in different past papers and then eventually you will see that there is almost a 'set answer' for each question. Once you start noticing this, the answers will eventually stick in your head.

I know that I'm making it out like GCSE's are just about memorising the same thing over and over again, but they are! They are cheap and nasty! They don't care about how amazing or knowledgeable the person taking the exam is, they care about specific answers.

By the way, this is all from my own experience. I ended up getting really high marks in my science exams just from doing the above!

Good luck with your exams!

[itssketan]

(Original post by Luminique)
I think the most helpful advice I can give you is DO PAST PAPERS!!!!

PLEASE PLEASE read below. I know its quite long, but trust me this is the most helpful thing you will have come across.

You will find yourself getting even 100% in the exam if you do all the past papers available for your subjects.

MAKE SURE you actually look at the markscheme! Dont force yourself to do them under timed conditions always.
Its also good to actually look at what the EXAMINER wants! Trust me, they don't want long answers with LOADS of info. Even if you write the most amazing answers with all your knowledge, you might get 0.

I cannot emphasise just how important it is to answer how the examiner wants e.g. in exams they have an 'ignore' section where they list things they DO NOT want in your answers. Its very important to take note of these so you don't end up talking rubbish in your answers.

Also, the funny thing is that in most exams, especially science, questions are repeated so many times, every year. So you should take a note of what the markscheme says for the same type of question in different past papers and then eventually you will see that there is almost a 'set answer' for each question. Once you start noticing this, the answers will eventually stick in your head.

I know that I'm making it out like GCSE's are just about memorising the same thing over and over again, but they are! They are cheap and nasty! They don't care about how amazing or knowledgeable the person taking the exam is, they care about specific answers.

By the way, this is all from my own experience. I ended up getting really high marks in my science exams just from doing the above!

Good luck with your exams!

Thanks for the tips, when I did P1 and got a D I was foolish, our school gave us up to 15 past papers and mark schemes! I was dumb enough to just throw them away and continue just revising over the CGP books.

From now on, I will revise and looks at past papers, look at how to get full 6 marks and 3 marks and see how to ace those recycled questions!

[Captain Obviou$]

(Original post by itssketan)
It's just so hard to revise! I've done my GCSE Physics P1 early this month and I did terribly, I probably got a D! I'm in Year 9 and it's a nightmare. I've got Biology in May and only have two months to revise (which is plenty of time) but I just don't know how to revise, I'll end up in the exam like my Physics exam ending up with a D.

My teacher keeps telling me the exams aren't resitable, and if I get a D then my life is literally over and now we're not allowed to resit any exams. If I do get a D, I'll be placed into Foundation Biology and highest I'll get is a C. She keeps telling me that even when I'm in college/sixth form I still won't be able to do the exams again. But as far as I know, you can do GCSE exams again when you're in College, so don't know what shes on about.

I've also got to revise Maths, I'm in Set 4 and I just managed to get into Higher, if I hadn't of done so well in the Calculator mock test which determines sets then I would have ended up in Foundation.

I just want to know, how do you guys manage? How did you revise? I tried revising Maths and Biology but I end up forgetting everything the next day. It's like my brain just doesn't want to remember anything.

umm which exam board is it..mine was aqa.. i sat yr.9 gcse exams last year but i did c1 and b1..thank god they turned out kay..btw ur doing higher ryt ? just revise..u can stilll resit exams..cuz im gonna resit my b1 in june..

[mmp97]

i sat a full ICT course in year 9 and got an A, it wasn't that bad you just need to find the technique that works for you- try looking up the specification and making notes on that