rm.25&#x27;s attempt at A Levels A*AA

Calculations and Cramming
Update 27/10/17

HEY
I forgot to post yesterday :colondollar:

I was too wrapped up in this video showing how cheeseburgers can be used to explain the basics of limiting reagents (shoutout to Tyler). Finally have found some motivation and willpower to get me through this week's work.

Calculations
Monday's chemistry test is about all the calculations we have done so far:

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Back Titrations

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Percentage Yield

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Atom Economy

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Limiting Reagent

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Normal Titrations

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Ideal Gas Equation

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Empirical Formula

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Molecular Formula

Moles Moles Moles Moles Moles aghhh. And balancing equations. I have revised half of the list and aim to finish the rest by midday tomorrow :biggrin:

And then its time for past papers!!! :colonhash:

Cramming
for the chem test :smile:

And using the "understand, learn, apply' method.

Other stuff I need to do is sort out a volunteering placement by mid November, hopefully in a care home, and also have to put in my application to be a leader in the medvet society at school. Biology notes also need consolidating...

BYEEE

rm.25 :h:

Reply 4

Great GYG blog , Good Luck!

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Evening Routine and Extracurricular
Update 29/10/17

HEY

The half-term holidays are done! And so am I.

Extracurricular
Fitting extracurricular stuff around all this A Level work is actually quite hard, and knowing how much is too much?? I still have not sent my application for the medvet rep position... I doubt I will get chosen though because I'm new to the school and still getting to know people and my way around :redface:

feeling negativveee about this. What qualities do you actually need to run a society/club at school??? You need to be organised and engaging but what else...? MIND BLANK PLZ SEND HELP

Evening Routine
I have figured out an evening routine YAAASSSS but whether or not I stick to it is for another post. It will (hopefully) go as follows:

17:00 - 17:15 Free time/Phone time
17:15 - 17:45 Exercise
17:45 - 18:00 Free time
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
19:00 - 20:00 Homework
20:30 - 21:30 Going over notes/making notes
21:30 - 21:45 Reading
21:45 - 22:00 Downtime/Bed

I get home from school around 17:00 or sometimes 16:30 if I'm luckyyy. I get up (more like try to get up) at 6:30, so this routine should give me enough time to sleep...

In other news I have to revise back titrations and need to do more past paper questions for my chem test TOMORROW :colonhash:

but at least I have a free period before the test to get some revision done :smile:

hopefully it won't be too difficult............. I also need to look over my biology notes, that shall be tomorrow's adventure!!!!!

BYEEE

rm.25 :h:

(edited 6 years ago)

Good luck!

Mind checking out my blog , would mean a lot x
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4998046

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Original post by gw07mcgheerachel

Mind checking out my blog , would mean a lot x
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4998046

Your blog is amazing!! Love it

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Original post by rm.25

Your blog is amazing!! Love it

Aw thanks

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Scores and Staying Positive
Update: 1/11/17

HEY

First week back has so far been rubbish aghh

Scores
I got a couple of results back which I'm not extremely happy with... So for that chemistry test I got 57% and in my maths test from last half-term I got 54% :s-smilie:

I've a lot of people on TSR say that its normal to get low scores on your first couple of tests but a few people in my classes did actually get 80% and above. I think mistake I made was not doing enough paper questions. BUT I will try not to compare myself to everybody else and use these scores as things to motivate myself to do better and get that grade A/A*!!!

Staying Positive
On the other hand, I have really started to knuckle down and have been using my frees productively yasss. I have another test next week but this time its for biology and I am going to revise for it properly over this week with LOTS of past papers. I also have the UKMT senior maths challenge next week which I need to do a couple of past papers for if I want to stand a chance of scraping a bronze certificate :biggrin:

I have finally submitted my medvet application!

Today's tasks:
Maths challenge paper
Complete biology notes
Maths homework on reciprocal graphs
Go over maths notes from last half-term
Look over biological molecule notes

BYEEE

rm.25 :h:

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 11

I'm doing higher biology, maths and chemistry which I think is similar to A levels not too sure, but we can defos give each other a hand when it comes to questions 😂😂

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Original post by gw07mcgheerachel

I'm doing higher biology, maths and chemistry which I think is similar to A levels not too sure, but we can defos give each other a hand when it comes to questions 😂😂

samee

Reply 13

Is it highers you're doing too?

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Original post by gw07mcgheerachel

Is it highers you're doing too?

nah just normal a levels

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Aw ok think they're similar. I'm doing computing science too

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Original post by gw07mcgheerachel

Aw ok think they're similar. I'm doing computing science too

Oh nice

How is it?

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Yeah not too bad. It's my second year doing maths and biology but it's been so stressful, don't have a clue what highers are like compared to a levels ahaha.

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Original post by gw07mcgheerachel

Yeah not too bad. It's my second year doing maths and biology but it's been so stressful, don't have a clue what highers are like compared to a levels ahaha.

What are highers like? Do you get a qualification equivalent to a levels?

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