Current Year 12 Thread Mark I (2013-2014)

Pipe down then ..mature remember lol:

But since I'm not an actual Year 12 I don't need to be as mature as you guys And I'm the youngest Year 11!

I know, but are you doing any AS' next year??

apparently so

Good luck to all of you in your GCSE results!

One word of advice for Year 12/Lower Sixth - Do not waste it, thinking you'll be able to do everything in Year 13/Upper Sixth. Always meet deadlines, and become friendly with your teachers - then if something out of your control does go wrong, it is much easier to rectify, even if it does mean you have to redo something in Year 13/Upper Sixth.

And don't forget to enjoy yourselves! College is a great part of life, even with the stress you will come across. Remember that grades aren't everything - being a nice person and being organised is much more important.

Also, for those wondering what sort of stationary you need for Lower Sixth - pens, pencils, and rulers go without saying. Even in an essay subject, you may want to do some rough work with pencils, or draw something which helps you remember when it comes to revision. If you're taking physics or maths, you will be needing a scientific calculator (for maths, graphical ones can help - especially on the MEI exam board. They are expensive, however (£50ish), so try and get one second-hand).

In general for all subjects, you will want a lever-arch folder for each subject to keep at home. Have some plastic wallets to separate modules instead of paper file dividers - the holes in the paper ones will become destroyed after some use (eg. For maths, I have a plastic wallet with C1 on the front, then behind that plastic wallet, I have more for each topic in C1. A single plastic wallet should be able to hold all work on a single topic within a module). Next, you will want a ring-binder or other sort of (small) folder just to carry around with you at college - especially if you are working on the same piece of paper for several days at a time.

Lastly - and perhaps the most important with the exception of pens, pencils and a ruler - paper. You will not be given paper in college unless a friend is able to lend you some. Try not to go for the paper pads which have glued spines, but rather those that are ring-binded (pukka pads or Oxford paper is very good indeed). As for the quality of paper - you will probably want 70gsm or more for it to not decintergrate within 10 minutes of use (obviously, the higher the quality, the more costly it is). Make sure you keep stocked on paper - you will get through much more than you think.

No, but I'll be here!



I win!

what have I done?

No, but I'll be here!

haha go back to your own thread :P

So we can converse on two threads!!

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What have you done what?



So we can converse on two threads!!

No! I have two threads to invade now!

nobody likes an invader :P

Pesky Year 11s. Go back to your small and irrelevant GCSEs

No! I have two threads to invade now!

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Will your GCSE results be small and irrelevant?

Hello everyone!
I'm restarting Year 12 so now going to be in your year Good luck for results day y'all.

I'll be doing:
Maths (OCR)
Business Studies (AQA)
Psychology (OCR)
Gov and politics (Edexcel)

I'm not here to be liked!

So I guess we've moved on then now huh?

Go away.

You don't do A Levels

I'm A-Level now. I don't have to concern myself with them

you're not here*