The Current Year 12 Thread 2015 - 2016 Mark I

I feel you man. The same for Spanish, but more worried about French because I'm self teaching myself...


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Do you we have the winter mocks for sixth form?

If so I'm quiet looking forward to it, getting to revise things I actually like.

Sounds like better circumstances that standard AS is!! I'm sure you will be more than fine

Good luck with teaching yourself AS French

AS exams still exist. The only difference is that you don't have to take them. Some schools will want you to do them and if you do you get an AS qualification in the subject. However, if you continue the subject in yr 13 then the AS grade does not count towards your A-level but you still get the AS qualification. This is only for linear subjects though such as sciences. Modular subjects have not changed. You should find out whether the subjects you're doing are linear or modular.

Here's an example (credit to jamestg for posting this)

Take AS and A-level Biology for example.

You can go one of two routes:

Route 1 is two papers in Year 12, and then three papers in Year 13 - giving you two qualifications, AS Biology and A-level Biology.

Route 2 is three papers in Year 13 - giving you one qualification, A-level Biology.

Each route has its advantages and disadvantages

Route 1:
- grades to put on university applications
- you know whether you should drop the subject
- it can theoretically give you a higher A-level grade because you're being examined on the same content again in Y13, and so you can find weaknesses and improve on your AS grade
- if you didn't do too well at GCSE but you're doing well in Year 12 this can help make up for them (providing you improve)

but

- it's more work than you have to do
- you're under more pressure than you need to be
- it makes sixth form feel more fragmented

Route 2:
- you can gain a deep understanding with all of the content, and you have plenty of time to make sure your grades are the best they can be
- you're under less pressure to begin with

but

- you're under a huge amount of pressure to complete all of your exams within a season's period
- you cannot do 4 subjects
- you need to ensure you are on top of all your work from the past two years, which will be difficult due to the huge quantity and difficulty of it all
- you will only have your GCSE grades when you apply to university, so if you didn't do too great it will make your application weaker

You, too. We'll get thrown back into it so quickly we'll pick it up just as fast again xD


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I haven't yet, mainly because sometimes are school offers us a deal where we don't have to pay as much as it's cheaper to buy in bulk, but if they don't offer us any within the next month I'll buy mine then

I start tomorrow... I'm scared x.x

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Our school doesn't bother with that at sixth form 😖
My mum refuses to buy them unless they're through the school and I can't afford to buy so many textbooks myself


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Our school doesn't bother with that at sixth form 😖
My mum refuses to buy them unless they're through the school and I can't afford to buy so many textbooks myself


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I haven't got the revision guides yet, mainly because my school will buy revision guides in bulk meaning they get it cheaper and don't have to pay as much and no, what's MBTI ?

Thanks, I think I'm going to need it!


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Sorry for the late reply!

MBTI can be explained here -> http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/

When you start College/6th Form?

Great. Thats the biggest advice my college has given for French - learn common conjugations and basic grammar such as declination of prepositions (de vs des vs de la, etc etc etc. au, à, à la la blah blah)

Psychology sounds so interesting
Further Maths, Additional Further Maths, Physics

It's fine Thanks for the link i'll give it a read and I start sixth form on Thursday the 3rd. You ?

I know that sixth forms want you to be independent but it's so much cheaper buying books through school than in retail shops! Have they ever thought about that?

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