I improved C/D grades(at AS) into A/A*s...(at A2) AMA

rakib567

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i managed to improve C/D grades at AS into A/A*s at A2 within a year... feel free to ask me anything (relevant :h:

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shannolivia

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Hi well done for your amazing grades! I was just going to ask what did you do differently this year compared to last year? Any advice you would give to someone who was in the same position as you last year? :smile:

thanks!

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Emad1993

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Original post by rakib567

i managed to improve C/D grades at AS into A/A*s at A2 within a year... feel free to ask me anything (relevant :h:

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so you did your AS resits alongside your A2 exams? and what subjects ?

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Windies

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Original post by rakib567

i managed to improve C/D grades at AS into A/A*s at A2 within a year... feel free to ask me anything (relevant :h:

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What subjects?

Did you resit all of your exams?

What strategy/difference approach did you use?

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rakib567

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Original post by Emad1993

so you did your AS resits alongside your A2 exams? and what subjects ?

yes. Bio chem maths at a2

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preslavkostov

Original post by rakib567

i managed to improve C/D grades at AS into A/A*s at A2 within a year... feel free to ask me anything (relevant :h:

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Ahh i got Cs is both c1 and c2 but somehow my whole class got a U in d1...

I am thinking of retaking d1 during a2 but what sort of grades would i need to pull my maths up to an A or a B from the current D

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Emad1993

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Original post by rakib567

yes. Bio chem maths at a2

and what exam boards? what are you applying for in uni? did you get accepted?

Reply 7

Cascadess

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WOWIE!!!! That's brilliant, well done!!!!

How on earth did you do it?
What did you do differently?
When did you take your exams?
What subjects did you do?

Sorry for all the questions but I just got BCDD in my AS results and was wondering what else I can do to get those higher?

Cas

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rakib567

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Original post by Windies

What subjects?

Did you resit all of your exams?

What strategy/difference approach did you use?

i retook 8 exams and 1 empa. i only left 2 empas and 1 AS exam as they were. i retook everything else

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em-robertss

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Hey

So I didn't quite get the grades the unis I want to apply for request, do you think it's still worth applying/ will they take my application seriously? really worried about what to do here!! :smile:

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shannolivia

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Original post by rakib567

i managed to improve C/D grades at AS into A/A*s at A2 within a year... feel free to ask me anything (relevant :h:

)

Hi well done for your amazing grades! I was just going to ask what did you do differently this year compared to last year? Any advice you would give to someone who was in the same position as you last year? :smile:

thanks!

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Dawkinator

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I got CDEE and I want to retake a few alongside my A2s. What's the best advice?

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LaaaaddyyS

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How did you do it???

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n.safar4

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How ????? Please tell us everything in detail

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Reply 14

rakib567

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Strategies

Mid August to Jan:

- bought the new A2 books before anybody else
- Started to learn the material before the teacher taught it ( this is done so that when the teacher covers it the first time it would count as your own revision)
- when actually self-studying the material yourself, i used various videos and internet sources. when studying i either just read the book or make notes (from various sources as the book does not cover everything).
- After that I practiced the textbook questions to consolidate my knowledge.
- I did this for every topic for every subject until i finished all syllabuses around January time. (schools usually finish teaching the syllabus in April)

Feb to April:
-i did real exam questions by topic. (these are usually old spec questions)

April to Exam
- Past papers from 2002-2014 for each unit (obviously sometimes your not going to be able to do all the papers so make sure you try to do as much as possible)

Exam:
- Go in the exam super focused. Don't let anything distract you (especially the invigilators bad sense of fashion :u:

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- Start the exam from the questions at the back. This might seem odd but trust me it works! It only makes sense to do the hardest questions first and do the easiest later on. Also in some exams like BIOL5 AQA which require an essay at the end, it is useful to just look the essay titles first so that you can pick up ideas as you go through the other questions.

Good Luck :biggrin:

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rakib567

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Original post by em-robertss

Hey

So I didn't quite get the grades the unis I want to apply for request, do you think it's still worth applying/ will they take my application seriously? really worried about what to do here!! :smile:

i took the bold decision to not to apply at all. but if want you can apply to another course and reject them if you improve your grades.

Reply 16

Cheunghr01

Hi, congrats on your progress. I just wanted to ask, how did your AS results affect predictions and University applications? Did you have to apply to Uni courses with lower requirements? Did you improve your predicted grades?

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rakib567

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Original post by Cheunghr01

Hi, congrats on your progress. I just wanted to ask, how did your AS results affect predictions and University applications? Did you have to apply to Uni courses with lower requirements? Did you improve your predicted grades?

I actually didn't apply at all. But if you want to apply for this cycle i would suggest trying to squeeze out the most out of your predictions and apply for the best course as possible.