I was wondering is it actually possible to achieve fantastic A-levels but only have average to below average GCSE's. If you have any examples please put them here as well.
Generally people get worse as they older. But I did the opposite. Got mediocre GCSEs, terrible A levels, then excelled at university.
I was wondering is it actually possible to achieve fantastic A-levels but only have average to below average GCSE's. If you have any examples please put them here as well.
Well that depends on the subjects you choose to take on, e.g. if you did average for say English Lit and take this on there is always a possibility of getting good grades as the way exams are assessed at A-level are different to that of GCSE which can sometimes work better for some than others.
If you totally dedicate yourself to the subjects you take and prepare yourself both in terms of content and examination prep then there is always that possibility.
loads and loads of past papers. Depends what exam board you're doing but most tend to recycle similar kinds of questions. Make sure you've covered everything on the spec. You can do it!!
loads and loads of past papers. Depends what exam board you're doing but most tend to recycle similar kinds of questions. Make sure you've covered everything on the spec. You can do it!!
I'm doing AQA maths linear 4365 And thankyou so much I'll do that!
I worked a lot, LOT HARDER at AS than I did at GCSE - I went out of my way to learn grammar I didn't even need to know and made a strong effort to incorporate German into my everyday life.
If your strengths are really focused in one area then getting better A-levels than your GCSE's is not uncommon. I got 4A*'s, 5A's, 6B's and 2C's at GCSE then got A*A*A* in maths, further maths and physics at A-level, (plus a B in chemistry fourth full A-level).
I actually got higher in A-level physics than GCSE physics too, an A* at A-level and an A at GCSE, so it can be done. That being said I worked way way harder at A-level, but I enjoyed it so it wasn't that bad at all.
Any tips for A level Physics and Further Maths. I am definitely taking it to the AS and am wondering about the A2
I worked a lot, LOT HARDER at AS than I did at GCSE - I went out of my way to learn grammar I didn't even need to know and made a strong effort to incorporate German into my everyday life.
Any tips for A level Physics and Further Maths. I am definitely taking it to the AS and am wondering about the A2
For Further Maths use Khan Academy and consider buying a good graphical calculator. For physics, YouTube is the one, get as many perspectives on each concept as possible. For both, make sure you're in a position to do full past-papers on all papers you're taking as soon as possible. When you do mid-year mocks, by then, try and have covered everything and you're doing full past papers on everything by then.
Goodness no It takes a lot more beyond A-Level to reach 'fluency'. If you achieved a high grade at the end of A2 you'd be a very advanced intermediate learner
Goodness no It takes a lot more beyond A-Level to reach 'fluency'. If you achieved a high grade at the end of A2 you'd be a very advanced intermediate learner
I worked a lot, LOT HARDER at AS than I did at GCSE - I went out of my way to learn grammar I didn't even need to know and made a strong effort to incorporate German into my everyday life.
Well done ! When did you start revising for AS + alevel ?
Well done ! When did you start revising for AS + alevel ?
I think sometime around March lmaoo (except for Sociology A2 which was June..oops), I wish I'd started a bit earlier though. I'm doing A2 German & Philosophy this year and I've already started preparing for both of them and will start revising from September