What six forms are good in London?

Hey,
First of all, Hydeman - my friend (who is now in year 12) was constantly getting E/Fs on her physics exams and ended up at the end of her GCSEs with 5 A*s, 4 As and a B.....
Maria1812 - (I'm presuming you're in year 10 - but correct me if I'm wrong), there are a lot of private schools in London that do very well and offer high bursaries and scholarships. On TSR however, I've heard that the teaching at Henrietta isn't the best... But they're just rumours.
If you want to find good schools near you, go onto good schools guide and then compare their results. Also look around here, there are a lot of threads about Sixth forms in London.
I hope this helped...

To be honest the only aspect they really care about is your predicted GCSE grades, they don't look at anything else. The more A* 's you are predicted the higher the chance you get a place at your chosen Sixth Form/College. Extra curricular activities do help your application but they not as significant as you predicted GCSE results. So make sure you aim for all A* 's at GCSE.

Hey,
First of all, Hydeman - my friend (who is now in year 12) was constantly getting E/Fs on her physics exams and ended up at the end of her GCSEs with 5 A*s, 4 As and a B.....
Maria1812 - (I'm presuming you're in year 10 - but correct me if I'm wrong), there are a lot of private schools in London that do very well and offer high bursaries and scholarships. On TSR however, I've heard that the teaching at Henrietta isn't the best... But they're just rumours.
If you want to find good schools near you, go onto good schools guide and then compare their results. Also look around here, there are a lot of threads about Sixth forms in London.
I hope this helped...

Okay, so I know this is going to sound really stupid, but I'm a really paranoid person so - of course they look at predicted grades, but they also look at the GCSE results you've received from year eight, nine, ten too, right?

Yes of course, if you have taken any GCSE's early in year 8,9 or 10 they are still considered and might give you a slight advantage. I achieved an A* in GCSE Maths a year early and they considered it.

What A levels are you doing by the way?

I am studying Maths, Chemistry and Psychology at A2.

I thought at a level you do four subjects. How hard is maths and chemistry? What subjects do you do and what exam board are you doing for maths and chemistry?

At AS level you normally study 4 subjects so I chose Maths, Chemistry, Biology and Psychology. I then dropped Biology and continued the other three subjects onto A2.

Maths (Edexcel)
Chemistry (AQA)

Maths is quite challenging but not incredibly hard. You just need to practice past papers over, over and over again to really do well. Chemistry can be very tough at times. So far its ok but I assume that it will get more tougher throughout the year. Understanding certain concepts can be tricky, but once you have got it then your fine.

Was biology really hard so you dropped it? How long did you do biology for before you dropped it? I'm trying to revise science but I'm struggling I looked at past papers but its hard to understand some concepts without a proper explanation. What did you get in science for GCSE and maths? What do you want to study in uni and do when you're older (occupation)?

Hey,
First of all, Hydeman - my friend (who is now in year 12) was constantly getting E/Fs on her physics exams and ended up at the end of her GCSEs with 5 A*s, 4 As and a B.....

I am still unsure of what career I want to pursue. I was hoping to study medicine but I am not so sure about that now. I was thinking about studying Diagnostic Radiography. However, if I achieve good A level results I might apply medicine with my achieved A2 grades.

I dropped it because I didn't think I would be able to achieve at least an A or A* in it. The exam questions are slightly strange as sometimes I find it difficult to find the exact answers the examiners are looking or. Also there are a lot of "suggest" questions in Biology where the examiner expects you to use what you have learnt from the specification and your common knowledge/sense to come up with your own answer. I really struggled with these type of questions at AS so I dropped it. Also the Biology teachers at my Sixth Form are not so great.

Maths GCSE - A*
Biology GCSE - A
Chemistry GCSE - A
Physics GCSE - A

I am still unsure of what career I want to pursue. I was hoping to study medicine but I am not so sure about that now. I was thinking about studying Diagnostic Radiography. However, if I achieve good A level results I might apply for medicine with my achieved A2 grades.

I'm doing that right now, so if you need any advice a year from now, let me know.

Your grades are very impressive!! How did you get an A* in maths? What exam board did you do for maths in GCSE? Any other way to revise maths except past papers? Did you have a tutor for maths or science for GCSE? Any good way to remember information in science?

For Maths I did a hell of a lot of past papers, as many past papers I could find and did each of them at 3 times. I can't think of any better way to revise for Maths other than past papers. No I did not have a Maths or Science tutor. You should use a revision technique that suits you because people study in different ways. You use mind maps, write notes, revise with friends by asking each other questions, or listening to podcasts or audio clips.

Do you know anything about scholarship or such? Is it hard to get one? Do you know anyone who got one into a sixth form? If you do what sixth form was it?

Sorry I am afraid I don't know anyone that has got a scholarship into Sixth Form. They are incredibly difficult to achieve even for students with great academics, but not impossible...

Cool! I will definitely message you if I need anything. If you don't mind me asking, what A level results did you get?

I'm really sad as I really want to go to Ashbourne and I do not understand what it says on their website about getting scholarships. Also i live only 30 minutes away compared to st olaves which is 90 minutes away . all the good schools in my location are private and all the free schools that are good are far away. How long does it take you to get to your sixth form?