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I have my GCSE History exam on Medicine Through Time exam tomorrow (Edexcel). Does anyone have any tips on the best ways to get an A* i.e. PEE point structure etc? Thanks 
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I have my GCSE History exam on Medicine Through Time exam tomorrow (Edexcel). Does anyone have any tips on the best ways to get an A* i.e. PEE point structure etc? Thanks
I have my GCSE History exam on Medicine Through Time exam tomorrow (Edexcel). Does anyone have any tips on the best ways to get an A* i.e. PEE point structure etc? Thanks
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(Original post by ollyc123)
I have my GCSE History exam on Medicine Through Time exam tomorrow (Edexcel). Does anyone have any tips on the best ways to get an A* i.e. PEE point structure etc? Thanks
I have my GCSE History exam on Medicine Through Time exam tomorrow (Edexcel). Does anyone have any tips on the best ways to get an A* i.e. PEE point structure etc? Thanks
It's hard giving advice like this, know your stuff and practice essay structure,.
Finally, the most important thing: Detail! Lots and lots and lots of detail! Imagine your talking to an idiot from 500BC, explain every little inch to the maximum. In the end you'll know you did this if you wrote a lot of pages. Avoid outright clutter though.
Obviously its possible to still achieve an A* with less writing, but it's a good safety net if you get me.
Good luck, and remember... Whether you get a B or A* has absolutely no effect on the rest of your life. At the time it was so important, now I look back at laugh: If I'd got a C in that exam I'd still be in the same place.
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(Original post by project_legacy)
I do OCR Modern World History, but I assume this advice can be applied to most exams. It might sound obvious, but make sure you know how to answer each question. Although content is important, it is extremely necessary that you know how the exam board wants you to answer each question. For example, if a question if 4 marks, you (usually) only need 4 points. But if a question is 8 marks, it is (again, usually) around 3 well-developed explanations.
I do OCR Modern World History, but I assume this advice can be applied to most exams. It might sound obvious, but make sure you know how to answer each question. Although content is important, it is extremely necessary that you know how the exam board wants you to answer each question. For example, if a question if 4 marks, you (usually) only need 4 points. But if a question is 8 marks, it is (again, usually) around 3 well-developed explanations.
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(Original post by 0zzy94)
I'm turning 20 in one month, 4 years ago I took the exact same exam (Edexcel, medicine) I got an A* and went on to get an A in A-level History.
It's hard giving advice like this, know your stuff and practice essay structure,.
Finally, the most important thing: Detail! Lots and lots and lots of detail! Imagine your talking to an idiot from 500BC, explain every little inch to the maximum. In the end you'll know you did this if you wrote a lot of pages. Avoid outright clutter though.
Obviously its possible to still achieve an A* with less writing, but it's a good safety net if you get me.
Good luck, and remember... Whether you get a B or A* has absolutely no effect on the rest of your life. At the time it was so important, now I look back at laugh: If I'd got a C in that exam I'd still be in the same place.
I'm turning 20 in one month, 4 years ago I took the exact same exam (Edexcel, medicine) I got an A* and went on to get an A in A-level History.
It's hard giving advice like this, know your stuff and practice essay structure,.
Finally, the most important thing: Detail! Lots and lots and lots of detail! Imagine your talking to an idiot from 500BC, explain every little inch to the maximum. In the end you'll know you did this if you wrote a lot of pages. Avoid outright clutter though.
Obviously its possible to still achieve an A* with less writing, but it's a good safety net if you get me.
Good luck, and remember... Whether you get a B or A* has absolutely no effect on the rest of your life. At the time it was so important, now I look back at laugh: If I'd got a C in that exam I'd still be in the same place.
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Does anyone reccomend a particular structure to use in the essay writing (especially the 16 mark question)? I usually start with my point, write a sentence about it and then the effect of it on Medicine (one or two sentences). Any other tips/structures anyone else uses to get A/A*?
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(Original post by ollyc123)
Does anyone reccomend a particular structure to use in the essay writing (especially the 16 mark question)? I usually start with my point, write a sentence about it and then the effect of it on Medicine (one or two sentences). Any other tips/structures anyone else uses to get A/A*?
Does anyone reccomend a particular structure to use in the essay writing (especially the 16 mark question)? I usually start with my point, write a sentence about it and then the effect of it on Medicine (one or two sentences). Any other tips/structures anyone else uses to get A/A*?
i.e death rates, mortality etc
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Now, I do AQA but my teacher said that knowing how to structure you sentences is just as important as the actual content itself.
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