Views on the ISA

So with the new ISA coursework coming up I wanted to see what people thought of it.
I'm redoing mine because I was not pleased with my result.

I think that the ISA tests more common sense and ability to write clearly as opposed to scientific ability.
As in I think I am fair in my ability in chemistry. I got a mid A in my mocks for it however last year I just about managed to get a B in the ISA. I was on the grade boundary.

I believe its different to the other papers and I don't feel as if its chemistry being tested but that's just what I think and especially as I am not very good at it, this view is likely biased.

Anyway what are your views on the ISA in general?

I think they're completely useless (in terms of actually helping you gain scientific knowledge anyway). I got 3 A*s in my ISAs last year and quite frankly it has not helped me at all in my A levels. They don't test actual knowledge, rather they test your ability to write an answer that matches a mark scheme. But hey, they are good ways to pick up extra UMS

This. I literally went through the mark scheme before all of my ISAs, learnt it off by heart and got 100% in each one. It's a complete waste of time and the only thing it tests is who's intelligent enough to cheat the system. But I don't really have a right to complain!

This. I literally went through the mark scheme before all of my ISAs, learnt it off by heart and got 100% in each one. It's a complete waste of time and the only thing it tests is who's intelligent enough to cheat the system. But I don't really have a right to complain!