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Im honestly scared for maths A level

I wouldnt say i tried my hardest but i had done all past papers since 2019. i cant stop making goofy mistakes. I would honestly say i am good at maths. But i am unable to stop making silly mistakes. For example i lost 8 marks in my p1 paper due to forgetting to carry forward a square in integration.
I got 78.3% ums which is a b in As. And i really want an A in my a level maths. In need 80% ums overall.
I got 235/300 and need 480/600 which is crazy.
I would say im quite smart in maths but im not a smart exam taker. I make mistakes and i dont notice them. I dont know what to do.
I want an A overall because A* is now a stretch
And i am willing to do whatever it takes this year to reach that goal. Please give me your criticism and advice.
I made mistakes in all my papers but here are my marks

P1 -47/75
P2-56/75
S1-54/75

I need to average 60/75 in p3, P4 and m1 for a sure A
(edited 7 months ago)
Reply 1
Hi, so I'm not a UK student (I'm from Canada), so I don't really undertsand A-levels. But I can help with Math in general. I tried IB in Math which went fine, but I left it (IB in Canada is sooo hard only a handful graduate successfully with good marks in IB).

So I had the same thing as you, but I improved it. It still happens, but to a lesser extent.
First, when you review your test before you hand it in. Like just pretend your doing the test all over again for the second time.
Second, if this did not work, it could be a matter of focusing on the details during practice questions!

Please let me know, how it went!
Hope this helped
Reply 2
Thanks im going to resit a component so i can get an A overall but I appreciate your help.
Original post by Noice_1
Hi, so I'm not a UK student (I'm from Canada), so I don't really undertsand A-levels. But I can help with Math in general. I tried IB in Math which went fine, but I left it (IB in Canada is sooo hard only a handful graduate successfully with good marks in IB).

So I had the same thing as you, but I improved it. It still happens, but to a lesser extent.
First, when you review your test before you hand it in. Like just pretend your doing the test all over again for the second time.
Second, if this did not work, it could be a matter of focusing on the details during practice questions!

Please let me know, how it went!
Hope this helped
Reply 3
Original post by jijijjijijiji
I wouldnt say i tried my hardest but i had done all past papers since 2019. i cant stop making goofy mistakes. I would honestly say i am good at maths. But i am unable to stop making silly mistakes. For example i lost 8 marks in my p1 paper due to forgetting to carry forward a square in integration.
I got 78.3% ums which is a b in As. And i really want an A in my a level maths. In need 80% ums overall.
I got 235/300 and need 480/600 which is crazy.
I would say im quite smart in maths but im not a smart exam taker. I make mistakes and i dont notice them. I dont know what to do.
I want an A overall because A* is now a stretch
And i am willing to do whatever it takes this year to reach that goal. Please give me your criticism and advice.
I made mistakes in all my papers but here are my marks

P1 -47/75
P2-56/75
S1-54/75

I need to average 60/75 in p3, P4 and m1 for a sure A


i am a math teacher,haha,see you!

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