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Don't study your A Levels the same way you did for GCSEs; they're different qualifications and you should treat them as such
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What gave you marks in GCSEs won't necessarily give you marks in A Levels
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Some subjects are required for degrees, others are not - considering when thinking about which subjects to drop
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Do as many practice problems in past papers as you can
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Revise regularly and do this on an ongoing basis throughout your studies
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The successful students spend 40-60 hour weeks on their subjects
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A Level grades will become your differentiator when applying for grad schemes; don't compromise your grades even if you don't get into your ideal uni
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If you don't get the grades you need, spend a gap year to get what you need so you can go into the uni that you want
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Maths require a lot of practice, and it's ideal to have covered all your content before January of the year of your exams so you have more time to revise
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Start researching companies that you want to apply to work at the moment you have finished your A Level exams
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Work on the areas where you have the least marks (proprotionally), because that's where you will make the most improvement to your grades
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Don't revise by passively reading through the material; use active recall and work on past paper problems
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When looking at model answers, have something to contrast them with so you get an idea of how to score the higher marks - analyse these, especially for essay answers
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Use illustrations to memorise lists as opposed a list to just memorise; other memorisation techniques include storyline method, memory palace, mnemonics, acronyms, diagrams, graphs, matrices
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When writing essays, you need to apply a lot more than regurgitating theory; analyse and use a lot of critical thinking
•
Don't study your A Levels the same way you did for GCSEs; they're different qualifications and you should treat them as such
•
What gave you marks in GCSEs won't necessarily give you marks in A Levels
•
Some subjects are required for degrees, others are not - considering when thinking about which subjects to drop
•
Do as many practice problems in past papers as you can
•
Revise regularly and do this on an ongoing basis throughout your studies
•
The successful students spend 40-60 hour weeks on their subjects
•
A Level grades will become your differentiator when applying for grad schemes; don't compromise your grades even if you don't get into your ideal uni
•
If you don't get the grades you need, spend a gap year to get what you need so you can go into the uni that you want
•
Maths require a lot of practice, and it's ideal to have covered all your content before January of the year of your exams so you have more time to revise
•
Start researching companies that you want to apply to work at the moment you have finished your A Level exams
•
Work on the areas where you have the least marks (proprotionally), because that's where you will make the most improvement to your grades
•
Don't revise by passively reading through the material; use active recall and work on past paper problems
•
When looking at model answers, have something to contrast them with so you get an idea of how to score the higher marks - analyse these, especially for essay answers
•
Use illustrations to memorise lists as opposed a list to just memorise; other memorisation techniques include storyline method, memory palace, mnemonics, acronyms, diagrams, graphs, matrices
•
When writing essays, you need to apply a lot more than regurgitating theory; analyse and use a lot of critical thinking
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