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Has anyone done any preparation work for A levels? I want to but I have spent a whole month on summer homework because I have lost the will to study for hours on end :frown:

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The sixth form gave us sheets to complete before we go back to 'bridge the gap' between GCSE and AS level so, yes, I've done some, but I don't really have much choice :P
I would say that it is helping me to research key words for biology and look at the case studies for psychology, at least. Obviously there will be a lot more to learn but it's making me feel the tiniest bit less nervous for September haha.
If you want to do a bit of preparation I'd say go for it, even if to just put your mind at rest. You don't have to do tonnes of work like you're revising for exams; I've done a bit every 2 or 3 days when I don't have much else to do and I don't feel pressured to go on for hours or anything, and I'm over halfway through these sheets. :smile:

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Lehal

I remember the feeling of collecting my GCSE results guys. Now I am going to be collecting my A level grades in a few days, GCSE ones feel so much less daunting.. but still, it is quite a nervous time .. I got 7 A*'s and 2 A's.. just opening it to see that was pretty good feeling.. any hopeful medics.. 6+ A*'s should be enough for most universities :smile:

good luck! still a while for you guys though.

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xxxKINGxxx

Original post by Lehal

good luck! still a while for you guys though.

Just a quick question - I'm probably going to get 5-7 A*s, but I'm likely to get a C or maybe a D in DT. Does that severely harm my chances of medical?

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jwf13

Original post by Ani97

Has anyone done any preparation work for A levels? I want to but I have spent a whole month on summer homework because I have lost the will to study for hours on end :frown:

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Apart from reading The Great Gatsby for English I've done nothing- this could be the last time I'm off without having to worry about money/moving out for years so I'm taking a break. Besides from that I'm doing subjects that aren't too content heavy, so I'll just have a look at some GCSE Spanish vocab to make sure I know the basics after results day :smile:

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Dalek1099

Original post by Ani97

Has anyone done any preparation work for A levels? I want to but I have spent a whole month on summer homework because I have lost the will to study for hours on end :frown:

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I've been doing some Physics Unit 3/AS because I did Double Science and AS is quite mad there seems to be loads of language to learn(Intermediate Vector Bosons and that).I've already done a lot of AS Maths work and some A2 Maths work too in Year 11 aswell as in last years summer holidays and I've done IGCSE Further Maths so I haven't done much Maths over the holiday.What Summer Homework did you get?-who could be cruel enough to give you homework over the summer holidays?I have heard from the college that there will be lots of homework(3 hours per subject quoted), when I get back to College so it seems unfair to get Summer Homework.I hardly ever got homework in Year 10'/11, about an hour a week often less closer to exams so we could revise.

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Huffleclaw2416

Original post by Basket case

I'm not in it either:3 I'm special too;3 I wanna do a A-levels in photography,media,sociology and psychology.
I either want to be something in media or a socail worker:3-undecided thats why I took half for each so my options aren't limited :smile:

x

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Whoop whoop I didn't know there was an A-level in photography that sounds really cool :biggrin:

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techno836

Original post by Huffleclaw2416

Whoop whoop I didn't know there was an A-level in photography that sounds really cool :biggrin:

just in reference to your username .......... I'm 100% a Ravenclaw :biggrin:

... just for Luna :wink:

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Taci

Original post by techno836

just in reference to your username .......... I'm 100% a Ravenclaw :biggrin:

... just for Luna :wink:

Luna? What? You crazy? :colondollar:

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techno836

Original post by Taci

Luna? What? You crazy? :colondollar:

haha yes, yes I am :biggrin:

that and I've done them tests and I got ravenclaw on like 4 of them :lol:

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Ani97

Original post by Dalek1099

I got 2 lots of hw since I have applied to 2 sixth forms and am unsure which one I will get into. I got hw in each subject I am taking (math biology chemistry and history) , but it is all just recap of GCSE work we have done like algebra and bonding. Hopefully it will be finished by Sunday so I can do some proper a level work!

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Huffleclaw2416

Original post by Taci

Luna? What? You crazy? :colondollar:

Crazy ? no you're just as sane as i am :tongue:

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Taci

Original post by Huffleclaw2416

Crazy ? no you're just as sane as i am :tongue:

Ha! I'm a harry fan myself- GO GRYFFINDOR! :smile:

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techno836

Original post by Taci

Ha! I'm a harry fan myself- GO GRYFFINDOR! :smile:

Original post by Huffleclaw2416

Crazy ? no you're just as sane as i am :tongue:

Yous both don't have gender Tags :lol:

so this could be rather weird ;D

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Huffleclaw2416

Original post by Taci

Ha! I'm a harry fan myself- GO GRYFFINDOR! :smile:

YAY !!! so far we have a ravenclaw a hufflepuff a gryffindor are there any slytherins out there ?

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Taci

Original post by techno836

Yous both don't have gender Tags :lol:

so this could be rather weird ;D

I probably shouldn't specify my gender as that would be weird looking back at the sentence! But I'm a man! Not that I meant it in that sense! :smile:

And Luna? What happened to Ginny?

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Huffleclaw2416

Original post by techno836

Yous both don't have gender Tags :lol:

so this could be rather weird ;D

haha yeah it could, i'm a lad btw

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techno836

Original post by Taci

I probably shouldn't specify my gender as that would be weird looking back at the sentence! But I'm a man! Not that I meant it in that sense! :smile:

And Luna? What happened to Ginny?

Original post by Huffleclaw2416

haha yeah it could, i'm a lad btw

we're all lads here then :lol:

... IN order i'd go.. Luna Hermione Ginny

Probably because of how I pictured Luna in the Books :lol:

then in the percy Jackson series (if anybody has read or watched them) I pictured annabeth to be th actress who played luna .... Yeah i'm crazy :wink:

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Lehal

Original post by xxxKINGxxx

Just a quick question - I'm probably going to get 5-7 A*s, but I'm likely to get a C or maybe a D in DT. Does that severely harm my chances of medical?

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Hi.
This should be no hindrance to your medical application. They should accept the fact you do many gcse's and DT is not a core subject. Many universities just look at how many of the A*s you have achieved anyway or % A*'s, (so DT will be included). However, GCSE's is definitely not the make or break point.. AS scores and UKCAT, (you will become a lot familiar with next summer) are used a lot more. However, having said that.. it really does depend on the university you go for.. for example, Birmingham want a minimum of 8 A*'s.. so, you may not be able to apply there.

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Okkefac

Original post by Huffleclaw2416

YAY !!! so far we have a ravenclaw a hufflepuff a gryffindor are there any slytherins out there ?

Well I haven't really written in this thread so far and I don't know anybody but hey *raises hand* I'm a Slytherin :biggrin:

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Huffleclaw2416

Original post by techno836

we're all lads here then :lol:

... IN order i'd go.. Luna Hermione Ginny

Probably because of how I pictured Luna in the Books :lol:

then in the percy Jackson series (if anybody has read or watched them) I pictured annabeth to be th actress who played luna .... Yeah i'm crazy :wink:

actually yeah I agree with that :biggrin: