Coming along great thanks, almost finished Biology which is a relief
After finishing the notebooks, I'll be moving straight on to past papers. I'll just re-read them until I've familiarised myself with the spec and then start the past papers, hopefully by next Monday!
Where are you now with revision then?
Halfway through B1...its so long But on the plus side...you can basically use the spec as a revision guide! It basically has everything you need to know That definitely applies for biology, but i'm not sure about other subjects such as physics. Hopefully it's the same I also ought to start past papers soon, these notebooks are testing my patience but should hopefully prove to be worth while
Someone doing IGCSE, yay! Are you doing Edexel or CIE? I'm CIE. Which exams are you most stressed about? I am terrified of Additional Maths since it's a two-year course yet I am doing it in only 8 months...
I do CIE and Edexcel. Most worried for Biology tbh, I can cope with Maths but Biology and Chemistry always screw me over
Today - Wrote all of the B1 specification in my Biology subject notebook. As I only started at 2pm I could not finish the Biology notebook. I have a feeling the sciences will prove the most time-consuming of all of my subjects.
Tomorrow - I plan to finish the Biology notebook and move on to Business Studies which will not prove very challenging time wise. I may possibly finish the Business Studies notebook as I am waking up at 9am to make a start.
I also will not start the past papers until all of my subject notebooks have been completed. I predict I will complete all of the notebooks by the end of this coming week if I am working productively and efficiently
What is specification and where do you get this information from and does it help with revision???
Halfway through B1...its so long But on the plus side...you can basically use the spec as a revision guide! It basically has everything you need to know That definitely applies for biology, but i'm not sure about other subjects such as physics. Hopefully it's the same I also ought to start past papers soon, these notebooks are testing my patience but should hopefully prove to be worth while
Yeah, no need for textbooks when the exam board give you the information which they will test you on haha
Yeah, for some subjects, class notes and other websites will be more suitable but for the most part the spec works wonders!
Starting past papers hopefully next week. The notebooks are time-consuming but like you said, worthwhile in the end
What is specification and where do you get this information from and does it help with revision???
The specification is all the subject content which your exam board sets. Your teachers will have taught you the specification over the past 2 years of GCSE.
Your exams at the end of this school year will test you on the content in the specification. So yes, I would say the specification helps as it is everything laid out for you on what to revise and look over
I do CIE and Edexcel. Most worried for Biology tbh, I can cope with Maths but Biology and Chemistry always screw me over
My school is Cambridge only it seems... I am calm about the sciences and normal maths, as well as geography. I want to bump my A in additional math to an A*, which is kind of hard since right now we are doing differentiential calculus and integration.
What is your revision technique? I write flash cards and record myself reading them, so I can have my notes with me at all times.
I'm sorry to hear about the breakdown but I'm glad I can help in your motivation to revise for exams
I'm sure with predictions of that calibre, you'll be totally fine and considering it is IGCSE, it is even better
Medicine at Oxbridge/Imperial will be very rewarding for you I'm sure
Good luck with revision and your exams
Well I'm super happy with my predictions but I am almost positive that my real exams are going to be worse. I'll try to get the A* in additional maths, which would leave me with an A in German A, but that'd be enough for me since I'm not a native speaker yet still take the course :P
The specification is all the subject content which your exam board sets. Your teachers will have taught you the specification over the past 2 years of GCSE.
Your exams at the end of this school year will test you on the content in the specification. So yes, I would say the specification helps as it is everything laid out for you on what to revise and look over
The above link is the specification for Biology, written by my exam board for Biology which is AQA
Hope this helps
Hey, I do the same exam board as you for science and plus I need some help. it would mean so much if you helped me with the following questions because i am literally struggling
1. Analyse and evaluate claims made by slimming programmes,and slimming products.
2. Explain how the treatment of disease has changed as aresult of increased understanding of the action of antibiotics and immunity Thanks
Well I'm super happy with my predictions but I am almost positive that my real exams are going to be worse. I'll try to get the A* in additional maths, which would leave me with an A in German A, but that'd be enough for me since I'm not a native speaker yet still take the course :P
Trying to aim for A*'s in all subjects. My German is a predicted A but on my controlled assessments I have 2 A*'s and 2 A's, so it could be either grade haha
I'm aiming for an A* in Further Maths which I believe is relatively easy for me to achieve. However, my real goal would be to achieve an A* with distinction (A**)
For medicine it is irrelevant what university you attend; as graduate prospects are good anyway and some dislike the teaching at Oxbridge so tbh among most people they aren't really considered the best among people considering those subjects.
Trying to aim for A*'s in all subjects. My German is a predicted A but on my controlled assessments I have 2 A*'s and 2 A's, so it could be either grade haha
I'm aiming for an A* in Further Maths which I believe is relatively easy for me to achieve. However, my real goal would be to achieve an A* with distinction (A**)
Well I've been 2 marks off of an A* in my German mock, but since my exam board gives grades based only on exams, it will be tough (the boundary is 91% for an A*. It's 4 hours of essay-writing...).
Wow, A** exists? Nice! What topics do you guys do in further maths? Is it similar to add maths for IGCSE?
Hey, I do the same exam board as you for science and plus I need some help. it would mean so much if you helped me with the following questions because i am literally struggling
1. Analyse and evaluate claims made by slimming programmes,and slimming products.
2. Explain how the treatment of disease has changed as aresult of increased understanding of the action of antibiotics and immunity Thanks
Off the top of my head I couldn't give you great advice haha!
I would just say go through the specification which is linked above and find out the information on Antibiotics which is near the start of B1 as I have noted it down.
For slimming products, is that not about enzymes and in particular Isomerase?
I couldn't give you a perfect answer for either of them, but I would say look at the specification in B1 and B2. In particular, the slimming products links to enzymes and how fructose is sweeter than glucose, meaning less needs to be used in slimming products
For medicine it is irrelevant what university you attend; as graduate prospects are good anyway and some dislike the teaching at Oxbridge so tbh among most people they aren't really considered the best among people considering those subjects.
I realise graduate prospects are great from studying medicine at any University.
I didn't realise medical practices and other areas of medicine frowned upon the standard or style of teaching at Oxbridge
Well I've been 2 marks off of an A* in my German mock, but since my exam board gives grades based only on exams, it will be tough (the boundary is 91% for an A*. It's 4 hours of essay-writing...).
Wow, A** exists? Nice! What topics do you guys do in further maths? Is it similar to add maths for IGCSE?
Off the top of my head I couldn't give you great advice haha!
I would just say go through the specification which is linked above and find out the information on Antibiotics which is near the start of B1 as I have noted it down.
For slimming products, is that not about enzymes and in particular Isomerase?
I couldn't give you a perfect answer for either of them, but I would say look at the specification in B1 and B2. In particular, the slimming products links to enzymes and how fructose is sweeter than glucose, meaning less needs to be used in slimming products
Sorry I couldn't help you that much haha
It's fine but these questions were in the specification and they were in B1 so i wouldn't think that isomerase would be involved but it's okay thanks anyways.