The hitchhiker's guide to A-Levels

Well done! A month or so ago, you also posted the first quote above, where you said that you wanted to give up chemistry. I'm really pleased that you've managed to prove yourself wrong and show yourself that you can do it - never give up.

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Wow, sounds like some good subjects. I think it helps to be good at maths in physics but I find that my ability to do math doesn't really help me very much... Seems to be the other way round. And yeah, I really hate those questions too, but i can do them quite well, which exam board do you sit?

I'm doing OCR Physics spec A.
My college has given us some model solutions and definitions but they're completely different to the mark schemes so I'm struggling with how to revise for Physics.

I think it's really useful to make notes from the specification on their website. I do the same exam board and I know they can only ask what is on the spec. Otherwise it can be useful to take a question with the mark scheme and make model using that. I know teachers really hate it when you use the mark scheme but I think it can be really useful when creating model answers.
This does work for me, but everyone is different so I can't guarantee anything. Hope this helps

Thanks - that's a great idea.
Also, have you completed the full specification yet / covered both units?

No problem, if you want any other help id be happy to help Not yet, we have the quantum physics module and the rest of work and energy left. We haven't done anything other than PSAs since we got back at Christmas. You?

Hey guys! Im doing my AS levels atm. Im really struggling with Maths, Bio, chem and psychology <img src="images/smilies/frown.png" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="11" class="inlineimg"><br>
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Was anyone like that at As here but got 4As at the end?

Hey guys! Im doing my AS levels atm. Im really struggling with Maths, Bio, chem and psychology

I revise but I still fail
Exams are so close yet I feel so unprepared.

Was anyone like that at As here but got 4As at the end?

Cool, sounds like your not far from finishing

How did you find the quantum physics module? I've heard from some people it can be quite difficult but it looked ok to me.

To be honest, the quantum physics module isn't too bad - there's a couple of difficult concepts to grasp such as how anything can act like a wave and a particle - but I struggle more with the electricity section and the waves experiments.

hahaha! yes, they are going fine, enjoying maths and chemistry a lot but not as sure about psychology and biology is hard to get my head around! How about you?

Ok, I'll stop worrying about it

And same! I really struggle with the youngs double slits and the diffraction grating. Like I can remember the stuff for them but I don't actually understand them.

hi, I'm sorry you feel like that I'm also doing AS level now, so I cant say anything for sure, but I can give you some advice.

For maths it is so useful to do past papers, and loads of them. Repetition is maths best friend. For example I used to really struggle with S1 but I have went away and done so many past papers that I finally understand it now. I think this might be helpful for your other subjects as well, but I know it's helpful for maths.

but I know how you feel. I felt like that with chemistry, as you can see by the blog. But recently I've been doing well. And this is because I decided to be confident about my work. You seem pretty smart so I'm sure confidence is probably the thing that's holding you back.

hope this helps

Doing the same AS levels as you, and feel exactly the same!! have you done any recent mocks, if so how did you do?