Hardest exam board for physics

cheeriosarenice

Which one and why?

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Reply 1

DedicatedWizard

AQA

I'm currently doing it for AS Physics - the endorsed textbook is so hard to understand

Reply 2

cheeriosarenice

Original post by DedicatedWizard

AQA

I'm currently doing it for AS Physics - the endorsed textbook is so hard to understand

How does it compare to OCR A though?

Reply 3

DedicatedWizard

Original post by cheeriosarenice

How does it compare to OCR A though?

I don't know anyone who does OCR A Physics D: Sorry! But AQA is hell, take it from me - we have to do an ISA and the grade boundaries are RIDICULOUS!

Reply 4

HappyCheesecake

OCR B is definitely the hardest. The amount of irrelevant crap they put in the G491 paper shouldn't be allowed.

The coursework is okay though :s-smilie:

Reply 5

TheBBQ

Original post by DedicatedWizard

AQA

I'm currently doing it for AS Physics - the endorsed textbook is so hard to understand

Use the purple AQA student books by CGP, they're really good.

Reply 6

alow

Original post by HappyCheesecake

OCR B is definitely the hardest. The amount of irrelevant crap they put in the G491 paper shouldn't be allowed.

The coursework is okay though :s-smilie:

OCR B isn't the hardest, it's just ****.

Reply 7

GPODT

I don't know which one is the hardest but Edexcel is definitely harder than AQA. In AQA you have so much content that is similar to content covered in the M1 and M2 Maths modules.

Reply 8

somalia99

Edexcel.

Last year you only needed 50% in both unit 1 and unit 2 AS for an A.

Reply 9

cheeriosarenice

Original post by alow

OCR B isn't the hardest, it's just ****.

So which is the hardest?? what one did you do?

Reply 10

Halle26

Original post by somalia99

Edexcel.

Last year you only needed 50% in both unit 1 and unit 2 AS for an A.

Agree..but cw is easy though

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Reply 11

zed963

OCR B textbook, FML it's just a story book.

OCR B is slightly badly structured but I mean AQA is a bit complex at times.

Reply 12

alow

Original post by cheeriosarenice

So which is the hardest?? what one did you do?

I did OCR A.

IMO AQA is the hardest. None of them are really that hard though.

Reply 13

HappyCheesecake

Original post by alow

OCR B isn't the hardest, it's just ****.

It's full of crap, I feel like I will never be prepared for G491. :frown:

G492 is somewhat okay once you get used to their dodgy way of setting questions.

Reply 14

somalia99

Original post by haleeema

Agree..but cw is easy though

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Reply 15

natninja

Nuffield is the hardest - but basically nobody is crazy enough to take their exams with the far easier alternatives available.

Reply 16

cheeriosarenice

Original post by alow

I did OCR A.

IMO AQA is the hardest. None of them are really that hard though.

is there much difference between ocr a and aqa?

What Uni do you go to and what are you studying by the way?

Reply 17

minibuttons

AQA B because it's full of irrelevant stuff and there's hardly much revision material for it apart from its textbook from the examiners of this board but there are many errors in it. It's not much maths-y and for me I found this a disadvantage because explaining things is my weakest point and I generally liked doing calculations more. In others words AQA B is wiffly waffly crap - avoid it at all costs.

I've had to change sixth form because of this exam board and now I am restarting again. I am now doing GCE Physics WJEC which is much nicer imo :smile: