Resitting A Levels in Gap Year

i got a C in chemistry last year. I worked hard this year and got an A, i was so pissed off tho because i was 4 marks off an A*. PS i did it as a private candidate.

How did you do it? Did you have a private tutor and how much did you revise throughout the year? Any tips would be really appreciated ty

well, i didn't have a tutor. I did 3 subjects at school and chemistry privately. I went and did every single past paper and went through the textbook and spec to write notes as well as ask my old chemistry teacher for the practice papers which are locked on the interchange. Hard work and dedication is the only way. I was revising 8 hours a day when it got nearer to exams

i got a C in chemistry last year. I worked hard this year and got an A, i was so pissed off tho because i was 4 marks off an A*. PS i did it as a private candidate.

So glad there is someone In the same situation as me! I’m also planning to resit this year and don’t know how to stay motivated. I would revise all day for ages, but I really messed up in the exams and ending up missing my firm/insurance. Are you planning to reapply to uni this year? And if so, with the same personal statement?

There should be a group chat with everyone resitting as we could motivate eachother!

I revised loads as well, i think i'm quite hard working but i guess everything happens for a reason..
Yep i am reapplying but i didn't apply last year so i'm going to have to come up with a new one and i agree, it feels as if i'm very lonely atm and no one is in my situation when there actually are lots of people we should deffo make the group chat. What grades did you get?

Everything will work out in the end. There are definetly loads of people in our situation, I’m sure. I got BBD and I’m taking Biology, psychology and maths. I don’t know when and where to start with revision to be honest

What are you looking to apply for & are u resitting privately or at sixth form (i'm guessing private)

Applying for biology, and I’m going to try resit them at my sixth form, but as a private candidate (if they let me). How about you?

I've been given both options, to either resit privately or to go back to sixth form just for my 2 subjects but i've chosen to go privately b/c i just think going back to sixth form is a waste of time and i'm much more productive alone anyway

Thats the same with me, self-teaching feels more effective to me. Do you have any idea of when you’re going to start revision because exams seem so far away and are you rewriting notes etc?

Hey, I'm resitting as well

well i've spoken to several people who resat in their gap year & self-taught and my brother also resat 2 A-levels and took up a new a level in his gap year, the advice i've been given is basically to start early but not too early as in build up your revision slowly in September/October, maybe do 5/6 hours a week so you're not forgetting content up until late November because you also want to make sure you dont burn out too early.
From december - march, make sure you've covered most of the content and understand it all, then just do hardcore revision from Easter onwards (as in just past papers)
Also, if you can get your scripts back so you can see what mistakes you made the first time around & get a tutor if you can as well. I think we should also probably have a plan of how you're going to pace yourself with the content throughout the year, so basically plan when you're going to do what topic and then set a date that you'll do a test for that topic etc. You're basically going to be your own teacher lol

Ahhh okay makes so much more sense now, I’m planning to do something similar. The only thing I can’t get my head around is biology, content-wise it’s doable but it tests your knowledge on exam practice and data questions more but anyway good luck with revision everyone, and we’ve got this!!