The Pursuit of A*s - A Year 12 GYG, 2020/2021

Hi, hello!

I've seen plenty of new GYG blogs pop up recently, and as I've recently been interacting more with TSR, I thought I'd do one too! So hello, my name is Nat, and as you can see, I'm going into Year 12 this year! The title, by the way, is a pun on the movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness' in case it seemed quite random. If you have a blog too, link it below so that I can follow! (You can tag me, too!) I really, really hope this format works!

(Disclaimer: Maybe it's a bit of a stretch, aiming for A*s by the end of Year 12, but hey - aim for the moon, land on the stars right?)

Anyway! At first, I wasn't going to do one of these but then I thought that it would probably motivate me to do better throughout the year! So prepare for the ups and downs of a new school through covid-19 :,) In a way, this is also a memento for me to remember what a wacky year this will probably turn out to be! Fingers crossed all goes well!

Time for some background info!

GCSEs

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A Levels

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Hobbies/Interests!

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Goals This Year

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Post Masterlist!

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Schedule

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Tag List!
Let me know if you'd like in or out!

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Hope to see you all soon! :undefined:

macarena

(edited 3 years ago)

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Reply 1

killak434

My college stated to me, you will get B’s and C’s most of the year but this doesn’t mean you won’t get A* next year. I got A stars in most of my tests. Remember by the end of year 12, you will not get A stars for the full spec, but certainly for the AS spec with hard work. I’m currently predicted all A stars. Good luck.

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bookausten

Original post by killak434

thank you for the heads up! we'll consider this part 1 then, haha - part 2 will, fingers crossed, be the a* year :,) congrats for the a stars, that's amazing!

Reply 3

killak434

No problem. I’ll give you a few tips. College is nothing like GCSE, if you don’t do work off your own back you will get low grades. I know a student who got straight 9’s in all his a levels. I got a few 8’s and the rest 7’s and 6’s. He scored 50% in most of his maths and I scored high 90’s. Extra work is the key. Always be asking your teachers for extra work and what else you can do. Always look for improvements, nothing will ever be perfect. Develop your exam skills, eg essay writing if you do subjects like economics etc.

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bookausten

Original post by killak434

that's amazing advice, thank you! i'll definitely keep this in mind :')

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killak434

Also don’t let your ego get to you. I think this was a major problem I faced coming close to lockdown. I spent the year getting straight A stars because I worked extremely hard and then I stopped because I decided I won’t drop grades. This led to me having to go over loads of work to remember. Just because u get an A star in one test doesn’t mean u will get an A star in the next. Always stay consistent in terms of hard work and revision. Make timetables, u do not want to end up working all day. Some break time is good and it is much better for you in terms of motivation, when you will break in the day

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bookausten

Original post by killak434

ooh i see. that's very true! thanks again for telling me this, i will check myself often haha

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flaurie

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All the best! :hugs:

I love your blog banner btw!

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bookausten

Original post by laurawatt

All the best! :hugs:

I love your blog banner btw!

ahh thank you so much! :,) glad you like it!

Reply 9

Mesopotamian…

Best of luck, I love your OP :h:

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bookausten

Original post by Mesopotamian.

Best of luck, I love your OP :h:

thank youu! :,)

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bookausten

Original post by laurawatt

All the best! :hugs:

I love your blog banner btw!

Original post by Mesopotamian.

Best of luck, I love your OP :h:

also, if either of you want a tag let me know! :,)

Reply 12

Becca216

Happy to be tagged :smile:

Good luck with year 12, I moved to a college for sixth form where I knew nobody but manage to settle in really quickly, if you are stuggling to meet people, make sure you join any clubs that you are interested in as you will meet people with similar interests :biggrin:

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bookausten

Original post by Becca216

Happy to be tagged :smile:

ahh thank you, will keep that in mind! + ooh that's so nice to hear :biggrin:

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Mesopotamian…

Original post by bookausten

also, if either of you want a tag let me know! :,)

Tag me please :yep:

I wish I could be bothered to put as much effort into my blog OP as everyone else on here :innocent:

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bookausten

Original post by Mesopotamian.

Tag me please :yep:

I wish I could be bothered to put as much effort into my blog OP as everyone else on here :innocent:

wiil do !

if you decide to try anything and you need any help, let me know!

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username4433848

For humanities / social sciences, I would highly recommend extra reading daily throughout all of year 12. Magazines, news, books, online lectures, etc. It really helps you to maintain your knowledge as you are effectively refreshing your subjects daily, but also means that you will pick up argument structures and see your learning in context.

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bookausten

Original post by hw8

that's actually so true, i hadn't thought of that! do you have any go-to sources?

Reply 18

bookausten

Good day!

Sorry if the flashy first post bothers anyone haha, I like the first pages of anything to look neat :,) (because they will undoubtedly get messier as we progress.)

Sixth Form Prep
Until Thursday, I'm pretty much just preparing for my first couple of days. We got an email about new safety measures, and the one way system will either be super easy to navigate, or will cause me to get lost so quickly haha
I have completed all the bridging work (just), but I think I need to do some extra just to keep me sane (not much!)

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Other than that, I'll just need to do some folder organising (I have the cutest mini planner! I know studying isn't all about the aesthetic, but it certainly helps!) Additionally, I hope that all of these exclamation points don't come off as too loud, I think I'm just a very excitable person. (<- that just looks rude to me!) Thank you to everyone who has replied already, you've got some amazing tips!

I'm definitely looking forward to Thursday to get to know everything at a new school, meet form tutors, etc. We're going to be using microsoft teams somehow as well -- I'm just wondering if that means classes will be split or something?

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