Official A-Level Results Day Discussion 2012! (16/08/2012)

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  1. im so fresh's Avatar
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by Contrad!ction.)

    I thought I'd quote you in (you're Yr 13, right?) so you can join in this year
    ye.
    the 2011 thread was a bit mixed so it was hard to tell AS from A2 and resit applicants because you had people that said 3 scores for AS and not 4. :/
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    (Original post by Ari Ben Canaan)
    Actually, my exams begins a few days time and my teachers don't even understand half the syllabus. Bunch of clowns that they are.

    When's your first paper ?
    I feel the same one of my teachers isint even qualified to teach a level apprently!

    This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my LT18i
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    This thread makes me feel nervous, even though I went through it last year. And it's so weird. Where the hell has the time gone...I was never so nervous in my life as the night before. Listened to the whole of my favourite album, went to sleep (dunno how), got up at half 5, shaking like crazy. I mean there was so much at stake last year with the fees. Nailed my results...good times. Good luck all :')
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    I was on this thread last year. I'm not a third year student!

    I've applied to study Law but I think I'm not sure about it now. I don't know if I'll enjoy it or not.

    My computer crashed a few days ago so I've lost all my revision notes. ahh!
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    Name: Ben
    A-levels: Maths, FM, Physics
    Firm: Warwick - Physics (although thinking of changing to Maths&Physics) - AAA
    Insurance: UCL - Physics AAB

    Feeling alright about exams at the moment, started revision way earlier this year and my exams aren't until June.

    Just want some good weather and exams to go well
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    A levels: Biology, History, Drama, General Studies
    Firm: Exeter - Biological Sciences ABB
    Insurance: Sussex - Biology ABB/AAC (can include general studies)
    AS grades: aaaac
    Hoping for: AAAAb

    First exam is next Wednesday and then they go on till the 25th June.

    Good luck guys
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    Name: Sophie1805
    A Levels: Maths, Economics, Geography, Business, EPQ.
    UCAS: Firm - University of Nottingham, Management AAB
    Insurance - University of Durham, Business Management ABB (Excluding Geography).
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    dammnnn these exams are gonna affect my whole flipping LIFE ....!!!!!!!!!!
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by cz100)
    Oh dear nothing sends one into panic more than seeing the results day thread...
    Last year's thread was unreal, you write a post and by the time it's posted it's about 3 pages after where you were.
    Only 3? You must have caught us at a bad time.

    :sexface:
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
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    Only 3? You must have caught us at a bad time.

    :sexface:
    I have my TSR set at show 60 posts per page :sexface:
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by im so fresh)
    ye.
    the 2011 thread was a bit mixed so it was hard to tell AS from A2 and resit applicants because you had people that said 3 scores for AS and not 4. :/
    I know, I was in it, top poster in at least one thread :sexface:

    This time my posts will be of the PANIC! variety.
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by Benniboi1)
    Name: Ben
    A-levels: Maths, FM, Physics
    Firm: Warwick - Physics (although thinking of changing to Maths&Physics) - AAA
    Insurance: UCL - Physics AAB

    Feeling alright about exams at the moment, started revision way earlier this year and my exams aren't until June.

    Just want some good weather and exams to go well
    I'm thinking about doing that too. I really like some aspects of physics - but I'm worried that they'll make me do all the stuff I don't like. I'm more into particle/quantum stuff. (neutrino anomaly :coma:)

    Same A-levels too - how are you finding them?
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    This thread makes me feel sick
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by Contrad!ction.)
    I know, I was in it, top poster in at least one thread :sexface:

    This time my posts will be of the PANIC! variety.
    ofcourse!
    Mine too ):
    I mean that's it. No more chances right?
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
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    I'm thinking about doing that too. I really like some aspects of physics - but I'm worried that they'll make me do all the stuff I don't like. I'm more into particle/quantum stuff. (neutrino anomaly :coma:)

    Same A-levels too - how are you finding them?
    That's basically what I'm thinking and I've enjoyed Maths this year a lot more, want to make sure that there will still be some next year

    I have to self teach FM, so that's been interesting.. It has made normal Maths seem straight forward Physics is good when I forget that there's an exam in a few weeks that I need to do well in how about you?
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by im so fresh)
    ofcourse!
    Mine too ):
    I mean that's it. No more chances right?
    Well, gap years

    I'm really unmotivated at the moment, I seem to be unable to get work done. 9/83 past papers done at the mo.

    (Original post by Benniboi1)
    That's basically what I'm thinking and I've enjoyed Maths this year a lot more, want to make sure that there will still be some next year

    I have to self teach FM, so that's been interesting.. It has made normal Maths seem straight forward Physics is good when I forget that there's an exam in a few weeks that I need to do well in how about you?
    I sort of enjoy it more, but I'm not a fan of some of it - 'use this formula right here to get this answer, please'. Hyperbolics :coma:

    Ah yay, high five on the self teaching. I taught myself the AS (joined late) and then got into the lessons by dropping chemistry, but I decided to teach myself other modules anyway. :five:

    Yeah, I was struggling to grasp the concepts because I have to know why things work - when my teacher says 'oh, it's undergrad level, I can't say' it gets a bit worrying. What is a magnetic field? Like, what actually happens? That sort of stuff. I know what it does, but how does it do it?
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    My first exam is the 31st May, second is 18th June and third (and last, thankfully!) is the 20th
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by Contrad!ction.)
    I sort of enjoy it more, but I'm not a fan of some of it - 'use this formula right here to get this answer, please'. Hyperbolics :coma:

    Ah yay, high five on the self teaching. I taught myself the AS (joined late) and then got into the lessons by dropping chemistry, but I decided to teach myself other modules anyway. :five:

    Yeah, I was struggling to grasp the concepts because I have to know why things work - when my teacher says 'oh, it's undergrad level, I can't say' it gets a bit worrying. What is a magnetic field? Like, what actually happens? That sort of stuff. I know what it does, but how does it do it?
    Love self teaching you get a lot more out of it imo, I feel like I know more than the teachers some times :cool: I did chemistry last year and absolutely hated it with a passion Nice one! Which modules have you/are you self teaching?

    Ohh I know, don't even get me started on Electromagnetic fields.. Thats my main worry for next year to be honest, that they will assume we have a better understanding than we actually do!
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by Contrad!ction.)
    I know, I was in it, top poster in at least one thread :sexface:

    This time my posts will be of the PANIC! variety.
    Panicing = more posts.

    I'm top by a country mile in the last thread, probably because that is when i started to get nervous
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    Re: A Levels Thread/Results Day Thread 2012!
    (Original post by Benniboi1)
    Love self teaching you get a lot more out of it imo, I feel like I know more than the teachers some times :cool: I did chemistry last year and absolutely hated it with a passion Nice one! Which modules have you/are you self teaching?

    Ohh I know, don't even get me started on Electromagnetic fields.. Thats my main worry for next year to be honest, that they will assume we have a better understanding than we actually do!
    I sort of do, but I tend to ignore all of the explanations and just do the exercises (book's crap) so I don't really know why what I'm doing works. Last year, I did M1, S2 and FP1, this year I'm doing FP3 and I did S3 in Jan. Which ones have you done?

    It seems that the papers don't really test physics understanding that well, just sees how well you can guess numerical answers
    (Original post by sr90)
    Panicing = more posts.

    I'm top by a country mile in the last thread, probably because that is when i started to get nervous
    I posted most in the 2nd or 3rd thread, I believe. I don't think I posted as much around the last thread or two.
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