Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012I am taking this! Resitting after last year. Started my revision this week and I've forgotten everything but the bits we've built on in A2 year.
The ABG is way before any of my A2 exams though, so I'm focussing on it a lot now. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012Yes I am - see the thread I made here: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1965184(Original post by Future_Dr)
you doing ocr biology as well?
Good luck(Original post by pcorbett94)
I am taking this! Resitting after last year. Started my revision this week and I've forgotten everything but the bits we've built on in A2 year.
The ABG is way before any of my A2 exams though, so I'm focussing on it a lot now.
Are you using your revision materials from last year or starting again?
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012You should then check out the thread I made here: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show...559&highlight=(Original post by Natalie21)
Yes I am - see the thread I made here: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1965184
Good luck Are you using your revision materials from last year or starting again?
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012I have very few revision materials fro last year to use. I had a teacher who was really good, but didn't let you write notes, because he believed that understanding was all you needed, and it wasn't simply just remembering a load of facts. This was partly true, mainly because it fitted his teaching style. I didn't mess up the exam because of him, I just messed it up generally. But this year I've had to move groups because too many people in our class quit the subject, and I've got different teachers who teach in completely different ways. All they're offering in the way of support is revision classes which basically just consist of going through past papers (all of which I've already done last year) and giving us the answers. So at the moment I'm just left with a textbook to refresh my memory and 2 past papers to do for my first revision class. Just telling myself everything will work out in the end, but I'm also quite worried I'm not going to be able to get the grades I need.(Original post by Natalie21)
Yes I am - see the thread I made here: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=1965184
Good luck Are you using your revision materials from last year or starting again?
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012I've just looked at the Jan 2012 paper for ABG and it seemed very easy, as was the RPA A2 paper I sat.
Really annoying because my college wouldn't let me resit ABG in January as they were too busy focussing on CER students. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012Are you taking ABG in June then?(Original post by pcorbett94)
I've just looked at the Jan 2012 paper for ABG and it seemed very easy, as was the RPA A2 paper I sat.
Really annoying because my college wouldn't let me resit ABG in January as they were too busy focussing on CER students.
That is a very weird teaching method...not letting you write notes...(Original post by pcorbett94)
I have very few revision materials fro last year to use. I had a teacher who was really good, but didn't let you write notes, because he believed that understanding was all you needed, and it wasn't simply just remembering a load of facts. This was partly true, mainly because it fitted his teaching style. I didn't mess up the exam because of him, I just messed it up generally. But this year I've had to move groups because too many people in our class quit the subject, and I've got different teachers who teach in completely different ways. All they're offering in the way of support is revision classes which basically just consist of going through past papers (all of which I've already done last year) and giving us the answers. So at the moment I'm just left with a textbook to refresh my memory and 2 past papers to do for my first revision class. Just telling myself everything will work out in the end, but I'm also quite worried I'm not going to be able to get the grades I need. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012I have 8 exams.(Original post by Natalie21)
I made this thread as I couldn't find a thread for the F321 paper being sat in May 2012.
How is everyone getting on with revision?
2xchem
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i started revising about 3 weeks about in my hour frees to refresh my memory etc..i have gone through all my content and i started exam technique and have done 4 exams today I keep getting 47/60= 75% and high B..i really need to get those extra marks as my practical mark is very average.
I also need to start revising my resources into more depth.
Plus i have Bio resit and my current biology which is not easy.
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012I have 11 exams :/(Original post by scorpio22)
I have 8 exams.
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i started revising about 3 weeks about in my hour frees to refresh my memory etc..i have gone through all my content and i started exam technique and have done 4 exams today I keep getting 47/60= 75% and high B..i really need to get those extra marks as my practical mark is very average.
I also need to start revising my resources into more depth.
Plus i have Bio resit and my current biology which is not easy.
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012(Original post by Natalie21)
I have 11 exams :/
Wow!
I have decided to just revise my sciences and my other exams can just fit through my free time and my breaks lool. that's my strategy
I was very disappointed in my results that i never want to feel like that again. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012Did you take some exams in Jan then?(Original post by scorpio22)
Wow!
I have decided to just revise my sciences and my other exams can just fit through my free time and my breaks lool. that's my strategy
I was very disappointed in my results that i never want to feel like that again.
What subjects are you taking? And what exam boards? -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012May 15th, like everybody else. My first exam. I have 2 resits in May and then my 4 A2 exams in June.(Original post by Natalie21)
Are you taking ABG in June then?
That is a very weird teaching method...not letting you write notes...
I remember my AS exams last year, having 8 exams in the space of 2 weeks, I was bound to mess up something, and it just happened to be chemistry. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012I did take my exams in Jan but i was so stressed i couldn't concentrate.(Original post by Natalie21)
Did you take some exams in Jan then?
What subjects are you taking? And what exam boards?
i take
Chem;Biol;Business:R.e
I got B-D grades
I'm supposedly to be getting A's-I'm really disappointed that i just wanted to re-do all of them again.
Chem,Bio=OCR Buss;R.e=wjec
whats your subjects.
And do you have advice on how to revise biology because it has so much content and depth i do not know where to start. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012lool.You should get started saying that though i have only revised 1/8(Original post by fletchdd02)
I'm resitting from January as I was disappointed with my result.
I've not started revision just yet!
I should getting revising too as we only have less than 6 weeks. -
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Re: Chemistry OCR AS F321 Atoms, Bonds and Groups May 2012Oh really? Not too long then(Original post by scorpio22)
lool.You should get started saying that though i have only revised 1/8
I should getting revising too as we only have less than 6 weeks.
