I WILL NOT GIVE UP - AAAA (Maths, FM, Physics, Chem)

28/02/16 - thinking about life
I don't even know what I want to do any more.
When people ask me what I want to do or what universities I want to go to, I feel so uncomfortable.
I even feel rather embarrassed to say that I want to go to all the top unis.
I don't feel like I am worthy enough to say stuff like I want to go to Cambridge or even Durham.

I've always had in my head that I wanted to do something mathsy but not maths and I liked science so physics was a natural option for me. I like trying to understand how things work and the satisfaction of "ahhh yes it makes sense" is something that I want to experience daily. And well physics fits that nicely who doesn't want to try and understand the entire universe?! But currently I am moving ever so closer towards something like chemistry or materials or even chemical engineering. Why? I don't quite know tbf. Just not feeling physics right now.
I am so indecisive. Soon I will have to decide what I am doing for A2 next year and even that scares me.

I just want time to fly by because then I'll have to make a decision and it will be all over and done with.
I just want to go to university to learn more things I am not quite sure what I want to learn.
I am not going university purely to get a degree and get a good job. That pretty much sums me up.
Whilst going through the process of UCAS is quite far away, I can't help but wonder where the hell I am going to end up in the future.
haha as you can see this grow your grades is slowly going to turn into a little diary of my random thoughts.
with the way its going you will probably see me slowly descend into insanity nearer to exams.

ANYWAY....
I have managed to cover 10 sides of plain A4 paper with some physics revision for mainly electricity.
I have done a bit on particles and particle interactions.
Not much but you know every little helps.
Easter is just going to be hell for me. But its still going to be better than being in school. Can't bloody wait.

I PROMISE I WILL DO LOADS OF WORK NEXT WEEK.

26/02/16 - relaxing again
I don't want to burn myself out so I am planning to relax as much as I can before the Easter holidays. Obviously I will be still be doing work come March but it won't be full on hardcore revision. I plan to do that for Easter

How I am feeling for all my subjects (ordered from most confident to least confident)...

1. Maths -
I have not started any C2 past papers yet but judging by the exam questions we are given in class and for homework, I am sure it will be quite easy. I feel very confident in getting an A for AS Maths but ideally I would like near full UMS in it, so plenty of past paper practice over the next few months.

3. Chemistry -
everything is going pretty well In class I find it pretty easy going and I've done revision notes on nearly everything.

I haven't made detailed notes for everything because I think its a bit of an overkill personally. Plus I need to be more efficient and more confident in myself, rather than type up notes that cover every single thing that could come up - I should be able to work little things like that from the basic principles and concepts.

Hence the mind map type revision I have been doing and condensing them down into flashcards.
I really like making the mind map sort of revision rather than just having bullet points of information as it forces me to organise information in a clear manner and of course it is a much faster way to cover things in my opinion.

2. Further maths - not so confident.
Seeing as I only have a few hours a week of it, I would have expected to have pretty much finished FPQ, M1 starting M2 in March.
But we have only finished M1 and only a few chapters into FP1 (half way through matrix transformations).

I have constantly said to myself to self teach the rest of FP1 so I can focus on M2 which is meant to be a lot harder than M1 since its an A2 module. But I haven't got round to it
I plan to start whizzing through FP1 and get it finished before mid March.

It is so annoying that my school doesn't offer further maths and one of my maths teachers has always pushed me to go elsewhere ever since GCSE to get the best teaching possible and to carry on doing well.

Whilst at the time it was slightly annoying as it felt like he didnt want me to be in A level class, I kind of understand his point now.
In the little lessons i have for further maths provided by the support network it is not that challenging at all.
It has been far too slow for my liking.
Ah well there is nothing I can do about it and I guess I have to be grateful I even get some lessons for it. Plus we get cake and chocolate in lessons!

Hopefully I can get pretty high UMS in it as I want to carry it on for next year. Espcially in M2, it would be so sweet to get an A* in that module. a chance to get a pretty star

Physics -
I CANT BRING MYSELF TO REVISE IT i dont know why but i just don't want to revise it. Tomorrow i plan to revise Quantum and waves. Well as much of as I can.
It shouldn't take as long as chemistry as its less content but more understanding.
But I will be doing plenty of questions for it.

Hopefully when I go to Oxford for the physics study day it will motivate me so much.
We are going at a okay pace in lessons so I am not worrying about not covering the content in time but it would be nice if it was a tad quicker

Currently i am looking at some UKMT questions just for fun whilst I am relaxing
Its the Ten Years of Mathematical Challenges 1997 to 2006 if anyone wants to know.
I certainly don't feel guilty not doing any as level work tonight.
In school I also managed complete a few matrices exercises in my free yay

I got 93 in M1, good luck! Just do all the past papers available and check Arsey's website for last minute revision tips on the day before your exam. There was a formulae you had to learn for calculating forces exerted on a pulley, which I never knew about, which I stumbled across it on his tsr thread and learnt the night before the exam. When I saw the very last question was worth 4 marks and required the use of that exact formulae, I was ecstatic!! 4 marks/8 ums in the bag!!! which I would have lost if it wasn't for Arsey

Thank you!! I definitely will be doing loads of papers for mechanics
What is the website?

07/03/16 - parent's evening...

perhaps even read around using chemguide (favourite website ) making extra notes with that.

This is inspiring! Good luck of course, but with the hard work you're putting in I doubt you will need it. I do Higher Chemistry (Scottish student) so a little different, but have you got any tips on studying chemistry as a whole?

This is inspiring! Good luck of course, but with the hard work you're putting in I doubt you will need it. I do Higher Chemistry (Scottish student) so a little different, but have you got any tips on studying chemistry as a whole?