Yr 11 transition 🎒/ gcse&#x27;s 2020📚/ motivation✨

I am the same!! everyone is telling me to have fun and stop revising. at the end of the day I will be less stressed come may because I would have spent my time wisely. there is a time for work and play. I am determined to get 7s and above and I have individual targets. my mock results however were awful

maths- 5
English lang-5
lit- 5
biology-5
chemistry-5
physics-4
art-7
rs-4(everyone failed, in a test after however I got a 9)
Spanish-3(one mark off 4, the only subject I didn't revise)

however I want to get

maths-7/8
English lang-7
English lit-7/8
biology-8
chemistry-8/9
physics-7
art-7/8
rs-9
spanish-7

I am not the smartest person you will meet. this summer I am re doing all my notes and making them shorter. I feel like no matter how much revision I do I always fail. I have been out this summer with friends but I have aswell done plenty revision (my summer is 9 weeks cos I'm at a private school aha) I have finished my paper 1 chemistry notes and now I'm starting biology then physics. I don't know how I will complete it but I am determined. my mocks are in January and I want all my grades to be a 7s by then

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also for a level I want to do: biology, chemistry and either sociology, psychology or art then at uni I want to study medicine. we can use this forum all the way till gcses and make sure we all get our 7s and above!!!

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Whoareyou?

Hi, I'm also moving into Year 11 and am striving to get the top grades, like yourself.

Please don't listen to those telling you to stop revising and to have fun- tbh if you revise now, your creating less stress for yourself and are more organised. Sure, don't overdo it and overwork yourself, but don't completely neglect it either for things like Netflix which are basically only short term pleasure activities! (I am guilty of binging dramas myself so I can't really speak).

Also, I created a similar revision plan as you but I realised that it's better to spread and mix each subject with an allotted time, as if you dedicate a week to each subject, you may forget the key information when later focusing on another subject. This might not work for you though, but I recommend an app called Study SQA, it helps you space and prioritise your revision into manageable chunks.

Anyways good luck with your revision, I can't believe time has gone so fast ..

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OP

Original post by FutureDreamer

omg im going to year 11 and I have literally planned a summer full off revision! I cant just sit watching Netflix knowing exams are next year

Yessss someone who agrees with mee. Like every little will help next summer (and beyond!) man

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OP

Original post by FutureDreamer

Ive made flashcards throughout the year so I'm just catching up on ones I've missed. My mocks were frankly teribblyyy:

Biology - 7 (ok, would have loved higher)
Chemistry - 7 (happy)
Physics - 7 (That test was hard so im okkk with that)
maths - 8 (happy)
English lang - 4 (so bad)
Comp - 5 (reasonable considering many reasons...)
Re - 4(we all failed it)
Geography - 6 (wanted min 7)

I wanna get all 7 and above come next august

My revision resources are all flashcards and textbook so I have a pop up folder with the flashcards in. I wanna buy some folders and some open upy folder things so I can put flashcards in there and then put specifications and any notes and stuff in. How do you guys organise your revision?

I wanna do biology, chemistry and either maths, georgaohy or both - if I go to a grammer sixth form. Or if I go to another sicth form i'll do biology, chemistry and one of either or both maths and psychology! oh and plus and EPQ. What do you want to go into?

I would love to do medicine. And what about you?
p.s. great plan and u did great in mocks :smile:

and for RE and Geography we have mocks in December so just work reallllly hard and you'll get the grade you want God willing!

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OP

Original post by Ztormie

OMG! Your results are really good!!! How did you revise? T-T In my GCSES, I'm aiming for the best in everything (7 or above)!!! I did bad in my year 10 mocks though >.<; any advice is helpful ;-;. Also, I want to do bio, chem, physics & maths too :O.

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Thank youuu. Basically i just re-wrote my notes and done lots and lots or practice questions (from revision guides AND past papers). I dont know about other people, but i fount (for me) even though i wrote down my notes after every topic i felt the need to re-write them before mocks because i feel like things really stick when its reinforced over and over. So you do you and tbh everyone's different just experiment and good luck!

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OP

Original post by Whoareyou?

Hi, I'm also moving into Year 11 and am striving to get the top grades, like yourself.

Please don't listen to those telling you to stop revising and to have fun- tbh if you revise now, your creating less stress for yourself and are more organised. Sure, don't overdo it and overwork yourself, but don't completely neglect it either for things like Netflix which are basically only short term pleasure activities! (I am guilty of binging dramas myself so I can't really speak).

Also, I created a similar revision plan as you but I realised that it's better to spread and mix each subject with an allotted time, as if you dedicate a week to each subject, you may forget the key information when later focusing on another subject. This might not work for you though, but I recommend an app called Study SQA, it helps you space and prioritise your revision into manageable chunks.

Anyways good luck with your revision, I can't believe time has gone so fast ..

Yes yes exactly! We (the ones who put in the effort) will have more fun in our later lives,because when you think about it our childhood only lasts up to 18 years, whereas out adult life is 60yrs+ ! So would you have short-term pleasures or long-term pleasures?
Yes i understand your method just for me i find that i tend to just do all my favorite subjects when i do say a different subject every two days but if that works for you great!
Thank you i will defiantly check that app out!
Ikr :frown:

but just think soon enough it'll be all oveerr............. then we have AS-levels.... then A-levels..... then Uni :frown:

but it'll all be worth it lol :biggrin:

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OP

Original post by shady1402

also for a level I want to do: biology, chemistry and either sociology, psychology or art then at uni I want to study medicine. we can use this forum all the way till gcses and make sure we all get our 7s and above!!!

Great idea!And best of luckk

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OP

Original post by shady1402

I am the same!! everyone is telling me to have fun and stop revising. at the end of the day I will be less stressed come may because I would have spent my time wisely. there is a time for work and play. I am determined to get 7s and above and I have individual targets. my mock results however were awful

maths- 5
English lang-5
lit- 5
biology-5
chemistry-5
physics-4
art-7
rs-4(everyone failed, in a test after however I got a 9)
Spanish-3(one mark off 4, the only subject I didn't revise)

however I want to get

maths-7/8
English lang-7
English lit-7/8
biology-8
chemistry-8/9
physics-7
art-7/8
rs-9
spanish-7

I am not the smartest person you will meet. this summer I am re doing all my notes and making them shorter. I feel like no matter how much revision I do I always fail. I have been out this summer with friends but I have aswell done plenty revision (my summer is 9 weeks cos I'm at a private school aha) I have finished my paper 1 chemistry notes and now I'm starting biology then physics. I don't know how I will complete it but I am determined. my mocks are in January and I want all my grades to be a 7s by then

Aww this is great and dont even worry about the mocks we just had because we still have another set in December! However dont be like some people and think "Oh, i didnt do so well, but come December imma magically up my game" lol but aha you definitely dont sound like that type so well done and keep pushing on!

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Tolgash

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This looks like a Grow Your Grades-type thread. Thus, I will move this thread to the GYG forum.

Good luck.

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 17

Ztormie

10

OMG~!! TYYY~!!!! :smile:

I'm going to try this~! <333 Also, good luck~!!! :h:

Original post by future_11

Thank youuu. Basically i just re-wrote my notes and done lots and lots or practice questions (from revision guides AND past papers). I dont know about other people, but i fount (for me) even though i wrote down my notes after every topic i felt the need to re-write them before mocks because i feel like things really stick when its reinforced over and over. So you do you and tbh everyone's different just experiment and good luck!

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haha don't worry I know I have to work hard to improve!! so many people tell me that 'you have a year to improve don't worry now' but that year will turn into months then weeks then days. so many people in my year believe that they will magically improve and I would tell them they won't and they said that they don't want to take any advice from someone who basically got all 5's and below :frown:

these people were some of my friends aswell

Original post by future_11

Aww this is great and dont even worry about the mocks we just had because we still have another set in December! However dont be like some people and think "Oh, i didnt do so well, but come December imma magically up my game" lol but aha you definitely dont sound like that type so well done and keep pushing on!

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