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Students react after A-level Physics Paper 2 on 9 June 2025

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One intense way to start the week

Are you OK? Physics Paper 2 steamrollered into town today and AQA students nearly broke our exam rating poll afterwards, with a huge 61% giving their exam a negative confidence rating.

Chat on The Student Room covered everything from a heavyweight opening question all the way through to a torturous multiple choice section. So if you felt like you took a fall on this one, you’ve definitely got plenty of company.

As the dust settles, we’ve picked out some of the top reactions posted by students after today’s paper. Check them out below, or tap on the links for our exam chat and unofficial markschemes.

A-level Physics Paper 2 discussion and unofficial markschemes

Has anyone got anything good to say about that AQA paper?

@ginormo #alevelphysics #alevelphysicsaqa #aqapapertwo #papertwo ♬ original sound - i need kokomi for good heal
@danirex.17 #danirex #fyp #relatable #viral #blowthisup #alevels ♬ gymnopédie no.1 - Edits
@zarblx2 Did us dirty this year 💔💔💔#alevels #physics #gsce #paper2 #2025 #sixthform ♬ Soulful ahh beat - Willare Beats

Anyone at all…?

@bigt_2106 idek how da psychology physics combo is doing #fyp #fypシ゚ #blowthisupforme #viral #yr12 #yr13 #alevels #sixthform #studytok #stem ♬ Headlock by Imogen Heap - Muslim Sounds | Mastoora
@therealdeekie what a paper😔💔 #alevels #physics #pain ♬ original sound - Jhambiliki fan page
@qxecs Worse that 2024… #aqa #physics #paper2 #aqaalevelphysics #fyp ♬ original sound - Qxecs

OCR, Edexcel, WJEC definitely weren't all roses...but reaction to those papers was a little more mixed

@4shray Comeback May be on#ocr #study #alevels #fyp #physics #alevelphysics ♬ Hinoki Wood - Gia Margaret
@diary.meg Just wanting to pass honestly #fyp #physics #alevel #2025 #edexcel #physicsalevel #foryou #trending ♬ Blow Your Mind (Mwahchallenge) - Dua Lipa
@lucyrobinson38 U is pending at this rate I’m not going uni #alevels #physics #alevelphysics #exams #college #alevels2025 #fail #cooked #fyp #foryoupage❤️❤️ ♬ take me to da king - calvin 🇬🇾
@the.academic.victim I NEARLY CRIED COS OF HOW GREAT IT WAS LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEANNN THANKK YOUUUUUU @The Student Room will have threads on physics! #physics #wjec #alevels #exams #alevelphysics #theacademicvictim #study #students #studytok #relatable #xyzabc #fyp #blowup? ♬ original sound - Have a great day 💋

But nope, it doesn't seem like anyone could stand AQA... Ah, hang on...there's always one...

@kxngz.1 1 more physics paper🙏#alevels #fyp #xyzabc #virał #physics ♬ There Goes My Baby - Usher

What people are saying about A-level Physics Paper 2 on The Student Room

That was the worst paper in my life. None of the stuff we'd done before, confusing ass questions and spent so long trying to understand the questions I ran out of time for half the MCQ. There goes the A* predicted lmao

AQA A-level Physics Paper 2

the_swest

Crazy that They asked about literally every single field in ONE QUESTION (someone was having too much making questions). It was ok but why😭

AQA A-level Physics Paper 2

JQ2neeky

Guys don’t worry if only few people found it good surely the grade boundary will be similar to the last 3 years

AQA A-level Physics Paper 2

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Article by Nik Taylor on Monday 09 June 2025