WJEC - Official BY1 Discussion - 21/05/14

Original post by L'Evil Fish

Woo hey!

Yes I am and I have a um, not brilliant teacher so I'm slightly nervous. Just dedicating more of my revision time to biology to compensate :frown:

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Original post by 3mma_gal96

Woo hey!

Yes I am and I have a um, not brilliant teacher so I'm slightly nervous. Just dedicating more of my revision time to biology to compensate :frown:

One of mine has bipolar I swear :mmm:

BY1 is a lot easier than BY2 so I'm glad there's an equal weighting between them.

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I'm hoping to get close to full UMS for BY1 because you can drop 9 marks and still get full UMS. Then I can get a high C in BY2 for the A I need. BY1 is fairly straight forward but I can't get over a D in BY2. I probably will only revise two nights before the BY1 exam got too much maths/chemistry to revise :frown:

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

One of mine has bipolar I swear :mmm:

BY1 is a lot easier than BY2 so I'm glad there's an equal weighting between them.

Ahah, we don't have the same teacher do we? :yy:

Original post by HighSinBerg

To both; yeah I do agree that BY1 is easier than BY2 because there's less content but I think I prefer by2 :s-smilie:

I was revising BY1 today and nearly fell asleep revising cell structures :frown:

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Original post by 3mma_gal96

Ahah, we don't have the same teacher do we? :yy:

To both; yeah I do agree that BY1 is easier than BY2 because there's less content but I think I prefer by2 :s-smilie:

I was revising BY1 today and nearly fell asleep revising cell structures :frown:

Just watch videos on youtube cell structure/organelles etc.. much more fun than reading and very informative too. I would recommend bozeman science! :biggrin:

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Original post by HighSinBerg

Yeah, my plan is the same but BY2 I want a good A too for Cambridge.

Original post by 3mma_gal96

Ahah, we don't have the same teacher do we? :yy:

To both; yeah I do agree that BY1 is easier than BY2 because there's less content but I think I prefer by2 :s-smilie:

I was revising BY1 today and nearly fell asleep revising cell structures :frown:

I have two teachers :lol:

the other one is getting moody too...

How was BY3 guys?

Reply 8

dogs4eva7

Retaking BY1 & BY2! Ask me for help if you need it, it wasn't tooooo bad last year guys so no fear :smile:

just learn EVERYTHING. What revision guides are you guys using?

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Original post by jenigma

Retaking BY1 & BY2! Ask me for help if you need it, it wasn't tooooo bad last year guys so no fear :smile:

just learn EVERYTHING. What revision guides are you guys using?

Im using the WJEC student guide and revision guide in addition with a general CGP book. What did you get for BY1 & BY2 last year :smile:

Reply 10

dogs4eva7

Have you got the big textbook? The black one? It's awesome. But the student guide is just as good :smile:

I made the mistake of not understanding concepts properly, make sure you do so!! ALWAYS ASK (unlike me) :tongue:

I got a B overall, not sure individually but I always do better in the harder one for some reason, so I'm guessing BY2 was higher! But I want an A* so I'm retaking (:

Reply 11

Original post by L'Evil Fish

How was BY3 guys?

My BY3 was fine think I dropped few marks on microscope drawing , biological knowledge and conclusion apart from that full marks; I'd say 35/44 at the minimum and max 37/44. What about your BY3? :biggrin:

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Original post by jenigma

Have you got the big textbook? The black one? It's awesome. But the student guide is just as good :smile:

I made the mistake of not understanding concepts properly, make sure you do so!! ALWAYS ASK (unlike me) :tongue:

I got a B overall, not sure individually but I always do better in the harder one for some reason, so I'm guessing BY2 was higher! But I want an A* so I'm retaking (:

Yh I use the big one as well its much better than the other smaller guide lol haven't even touched that one, the contents explained to good detail and there's colours and pictures on the bigger one :tongue:

Reply 13

Original post by HighSinBerg

Ah micropscope drawings were a ****ing pain.

I'm hoping 41+ just want full UMS.

Reply 14

dogs4eva7

Original post by HighSinBerg

exactly! it's just all the pretty colours that get me :colondollar:

so beauuuuutiful

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Original post by HighSinBerg

Just watch videos on youtube cell structure/organelles etc.. much more fun than reading and very informative too. I would recommend bozeman science! :biggrin:

Alright,cool,thanks,I'll check it out!

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

Yeah, my plan is the same but BY2 I want a good A too for Cambridge.

I have two teachers :lol:

the other one is getting moody too...

How was BY3 guys?

Got 2 too, although the other one's good so that's cool (Y)
Genuinely don't have a clue how BY3 went, arghh :s-smilie:

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Original post by 3mma_gal96

Got 2 too, although the other one's good so that's cool (Y)
Genuinely don't have a clue how BY3 went, arghh :s-smilie:

I didn't realise it's externally marked... So was a bit scared :lol:

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

I didn't realise it's externally marked... So was a bit scared :lol:

Yeah it's scary! Like you don't know how it's gone at all, you just do it and bam it's sent off :facepalm:

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Original post by 3mma_gal96

Yeah it's scary! Like you don't know how it's gone at all, you just do it and bam it's sent off :facepalm: