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I can't express how much you've supported me in such little time. Thank you so much GTT and I feel a little more content and relieved now that you said my Lit grade won't really affect my future. Although I am not going to pick Literature for A-level as I don't really like it, I still may consider a remark because I feel like I should've got higher but if it doesn't affect my uni entry and sixth form and if there is no point, I won't really bother. I just wanted to ask, in the future if I want to get into a top university say Oxford or Cambridge and most of my grades are high, will they point out that one grade which was a 5 in literature? I'm scared any sixth form or university will look at this one grade and wonder why it isn't up to standard with the others (which hopefully I will get high grades in).

That's some great support for someone like me just going into year 11. Thank you so much for taking time out to give the upcoming year 11'rs useful advice!!!

Also, do you mind if I ask what revision methods you chose and if you created a daily timetable which you followed? Or you just set goals at the beginning of the day that you wanted completed that day and just got along and ticked off what you completed?

Honestly, I think all of those are fantastic grades. Don't be too worried about your maths grade though: Physics is basically all maths. If you got an A in physics your definitely great in Maths but just might've been unfortunate to not do well in the exam. Could be some other reason rather than knowledge seeming you got an A in physics which is fantastic. Physics is very difficult and that A confirms that you were capable of achieving a 7 or 8 in maths too so I'd say don't be too worried and fantastic results!!

Hi, thank you! I'm happy to know that I managed to help somebody!

To try and answer half of your question: I just revised whenever I could with no set method. (This kind of just proves that all those fancy 'aesthetic' Tiktok or Youtube people that revised with '(x) method', for '(x) hours a day' and got similar grades to me are just tricking you into thinking you need to spend your whole life revising when, like I said, you seriously don't.).

As for the other half of the question: although I didn't use a set method, in my online learning I used to decorate my work a lot (sensibly) and that usually allowed me to get more invested into the work that I was doing - maybe you could do this in your workbook in school? (Get your teachers' permissions first though to be safe). I drew stuff like little leaves, suns, fancy looking headers/titles etc. If you end up back in online learning and decide to use this method, I used notability for this, the app that I mentioned. If this doesn't work for you, you can search up on Youtube/Tiktok which methods worked for others and try them yourself to see which is the most efficient for you personally.

I could never stick to a timetable, sometimes because I tend to procrastinate when I have stuff like that planned (hehe), however mostly because I'm a young carer and have to look after my two cousins (1 with severe Autism and 1 with Aspergers and Crohn's Disease) some of the time when I am not in school. Just revise whenever you get the chance. If you need motivation to revise, I suggest watching videos to do with 'results day 2019/20/21' or 'stationary haul for back to school' or things of the sort. Although they're kind of off topic, I used to find that they really got me into the mood to study and I will be continuing to use this method to motivate myself for when I study for my A-Levels.

I hope this helps you in some way.

No problem 😊 As you said the rest of your grades are high, you should be fine. I remember a guy on youtube got into Cambridge or Oxford, I'm not sure which, with mostly As and A*s except he got a D in one subject. I don't know the name of the video but it's on YouTube. Maybe type my gcse grades that got me to Cambridge. Your A level results are the only ones that matters.
Hope all goes well!

aw thank you! You're so sweet I actually really dislike maths and I have never enjoyed it For A levels I'm doing chemistry which also has maths (and that is so annoying for me AHH). Have a good dayyy btw

Damn... this is probably one of the best advice that I could get. The fact that your advice deviates from the expected "create notes, make a timetable, make flashcards" when someone like me cannot stop procrastinating is very very helpful. And woah! You're really capable if you're taking time to take care of your relatives too and end up with the highest grades. I was making a timetable earlier today using google calendar too and it took me a couple of hours: procrastinating than adding more things to the timetable and only got 1 day completed... I did say I would get a lot of revision in this summer done too but I find that I turn my pc on etc and get my revision guides out but just sit in my bedroom all day and end up being on my phone (been doing this for 4-5 weeks)...Therefore, I feel like making a timetable is a joke and just setting tasks daily and then ticking them off at the end of the day is much more helpful. Most people would say this isn't efficient because of the typical view that you must revise in that standard way and setting allocated time slots for revision but I'm glad not everyone is the same and you're completely right about the videos on Yt/tiktok which all advice to utilize the same method. I do feel like I'm more of a you like learner than the normal taking notes/making flashcards individual. This helps a lot since I was scared to pursue what I was leaning more towards and hearing that it worked out for someone else when they have bigger priorites is such a relief.

Means a lot, thank you.

Anyone feeling depressed please be aware that only the top people would actually list their grades here and some might be lying too

Hi!

It makes me so happy that I was able to help you and also relate to you.

As you know from an earlier post in the thread, I would like to go on to become a teacher and hearing this feedback from you about some advice that I gave has really given me a confidence boost in my ability and makes me feel like I AM in fact cut out to be a teacher.

This also means a lot to me, so thank YOU too!

yeah I definetely feel like I should have got higher but I'm afraid that my grade might go lower if I go through the remark process which would be shocking. What do you recommend I do?

Damn, thank you so much again GTT. I feel so relieved now after I've had my **** bottled up literally these past few days because of the grade 5 in lit... You've supported and motivated me so much these past few weeks! Take care and I hope you get into the sixth form that you desire!

I was happy with my results!
Biology (AQA): 7
Chemistry (AQA): 6
Drama (Eduqas): 8
English Language (Edexcel): 9
English Literature (Edexcel): 9
History (AQA): 9
Maths (Edexcel): 8
Physics (AQA): 8
Religious Studies (AQA): 9
Spanish (Edexcel): 8

Since I am aiming to do a History degree in the future, I am pleased I got good scores for History and other Humanities subjects. These GCSEs give me a bit more confidence for when I start my A levels

No matter the grades, I want to congratulate all of my fellow Year 11s for making it through this tough year. We've had to cope with obstacles of lockdown and online learning once again this year, so y'all deserve praise for getting through that. Much love

Oh wow! You're GCSEs look fabulous and I could never get a 9 in english lit, lang and history soo well done!!