The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthread
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadToo many. FM was a last min decision (ie couple of months ago), so im sitting the majority of modules for that plus all the A2 maths modules. Then theres all the others for the other 3 subjects....(Original post by GHOSH-5)
Good luck. God, how many exams are you taking in total this May/June sitting? 
You made the right decision getting A2 Maths out the way now
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadGod that's exhaustive. Good luck. You must be sitting like 20 exams or something.(Original post by NesQuiK.)
Too many. FM was a last min decision (ie couple of months ago), so im sitting the majority of modules for that plus all the A2 maths modules. Then theres all the others for the other 3 subjects....
You made the right decision getting A2 Maths out the way now
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadAfter finishing all my exams I looked to revise for AEA maths, opened a paper and can only do the trig questions.
No chance I'm learning this in a week. So i have given up before I even start
Nothing makes sense xD Is it too late to withdraw, should i just write pretty love letters to the examiner? I think that's my best option.
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadYou shouldn't need to learn anything - it's merely a test of C1-C4 content which you should be familiar with.(Original post by ste0731)
No chance I'm learning this in a week. So i have given up before I even start Nothing makes sense xD Is it too late to withdraw, should i just write pretty love letters to the examiner? I think that's my best option.
It is notably more difficult than A level papers, especially the later questions, but you only need ~55% for a merit so if you plough through past papers you'll be giving yourself the best possible chance.
Also, feel free to post any questions you're having trouble with if you'd like to get help from the lovely people on f38!
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadI think the difficulty of even accessing past papers is an immediate nightmare with many requiring passwords on the edexcel website. And the lack of mark schemes altogether to follow through worked examples when you get stuck is a complete nightmare.(Original post by Hashshashin)
You shouldn't need to learn anything - it's merely a test of C1-C4 content which you should be familiar with.
It is notably more difficult than A level papers, especially the later questions, but you only need ~55% for a merit so if you plough through past papers you'll be giving yourself the best possible chance.
Also, feel free to post any questions you're having trouble with if you'd like to get help from the lovely people on f38!
Any links i'm following to past papers are leading to dead sites that are no longer used or sites that don't actually host any PDF files. It just feels like a dead race. Reading any material in here just makes no sense either, i think the problem was I maybe learnt what is required for C4 and not the theory behind any differentation or intagration.
I'll re-evaluate over night, but i think it's best i relax for a week. And spend a summer self-teaching Fp2-4 and reading various books to help my understanding of mathematics. Instead of attempting the impossible. -
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadPAST PAPERS(Original post by ste0731)
I think the difficulty of even accessing past papers is an immediate nightmare with many requiring passwords on the edexcel website. And the lack of mark schemes altogether to follow through worked examples when you get stuck is a complete nightmare.
Any links i'm following to past papers are leading to dead sites that are no longer used or sites that don't actually host any PDF files. It just feels like a dead race. Reading any material in here just makes no sense either, i think the problem was I maybe learnt what is required for C4 and not the theory behind any differentation or intagration.
I'll re-evaluate over night, but i think it's best i relax for a week. And spend a summer self-teaching Fp2-4 and reading various books to help my understanding of mathematics. Instead of attempting the impossible. -
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthread
Thanks. The link in first post was just giving me examiners reports. Had a quick read over to spot the mistakes and will remember not to make them mistakes. I usually struggle starting a question, once i get past the first two lines of working I am usually fine I guess I will put some work in for a week and try get a merit.
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadI'm aiming for the same grade(Original post by ste0731)
Thanks. The link in first post was just giving me examiners reports. Had a quick read over to spot the mistakes and will remember not to make them mistakes. I usually struggle starting a question, once i get past the first two lines of working I am usually fine I guess I will put some work in for a week and try get a merit.
... you will get the hang of it ... just try to do some questions ... sometimes its fun 
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadMaybe we should study english and learn the definition of fun(Original post by darkness9999)
I'm aiming for the same grade ... you will get the hang of it ... just try to do some questions ... sometimes its fun
Sorry to be a pain but anyone got any mark schemes? :s
Edit: ah i see, the mark schemes are in. Just not for jun 01Last edited by ste0731; 16-06-2009 at 20:37. -
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadI only finished my last A-level exam today so it really was impossible to do any preparation beforehand.(Original post by darkness9999)
wow...thats a little late
... but it's not impossible
I thought that i could get through all the papers between Sat and Monday, or is that too optimistic?
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadnaah... it doesn't take that long to finish a paper (about 2 to 2.5 hrs)(Original post by NesQuiK.)
I only finished my last A-level exam today so it really was impossible to do any preparation beforehand.
I thought that i could get through all the papers between Sat and Monday, or is that too optimistic?
... you should be fine
I think the 2009 AEA paper will be slightly harder than the other papers because 2008 was a bit too easy... -
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadDo you finish with that sort of time left on every paper?(Original post by darkness9999)
naah... it doesn't take that long to finish a paper (about 2 to 2.5 hrs) ... you should be fine
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Re: The AEA/Oxford/S Paper superthreadhmm... at home im not under pressure ... so it never took me more than 2.5 hrs but in the actual exam im sure that it's going to be different... i hate it if im under pressure -.-'(Original post by NesQuiK.)
Do you finish with that sort of time left on every paper?
Nothing makes sense xD Is it too late to withdraw, should i just write pretty love letters to the examiner? 
