A levels help!

I've just begun sixth form and I've chosen Bio,chem,physics and maths all of which I achieved A* at gcse. However, my teachers say people have gotten A*s at GCSEs and C,D,Es at A Level. Also, the subjects I've chosen are apparently very hard. Can I have honest opinions on the level of difficulty of these subjects, I know it's subjective and can people tell me how to achieve A* as this is what I want. Also, can I have some study guides recommendations, preferably CGP as I'm not too sure on the syllabus, all subjects are Edexcel. I don't really know about maths, there's C1, C2, C3, S1 and it's a bit confusing so if someone could explain the syllabus that would be helpful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

First off, in AS it's impossible to get an A* in your AS. They're not too difficult, as long as you work outside of lessons for them, making sure you understand everything you learn first time. That way, when you go back to revise it, you won't be learning new things; this applies especially to the Science subjects. In terms of Maths, you've just got to keep on practicing questions in the books/past papers. I strongly recommend you to stick with the core textbooks for the subjects; they're written by the examiners who write your exams, and therefore contain everything you need to know. Make notes from these.

Maths AS-Level consists of: C1, C2 and S1/D1/M1. The A2 would be C3, C4 and one other application module combination i.e.if you did S1 at AS, you could do S2/D1/M1. Hope this was useful.

Is it easier to get an A considering there's no A*? Also, I took Additional Maths as a FSMQ, is that enough to bridge the gap between GCSE and A level, making it less of a jump?

Whilst you can't technically get an A*, this doesn't make getting an A any easier. For an A, you still need an average of 80% across C1/C2/S1 in terms of UMS. As for the Additional Maths FSMQ, I personally think it may give you an advantage for C1, which isn't particularly difficult anyway. Give it a month or so, and see how you feel. If you have any more questions regarding Maths, feel free to PM me.

I've just begun sixth form and I've chosen Bio,chem,physics and maths all of which I achieved A* at gcse. However, my teachers say people have gotten A*s at GCSEs and C,D,Es at A Level. Also, the subjects I've chosen are apparently very hard. Can I have honest opinions on the level of difficulty of these subjects, I know it's subjective and can people tell me how to achieve A* as this is what I want. Also, can I have some study guides recommendations, preferably CGP as I'm not too sure on the syllabus, all subjects are Edexcel. I don't really know about maths, there's C1, C2, C3, S1 and it's a bit confusing so if someone could explain the syllabus that would be helpful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

I've just begun sixth form and I've chosen Bio,chem,physics and maths all of which I achieved A* at gcse. However, my teachers say people have gotten A*s at GCSEs and C,D,Es at A Level. Also, the subjects I've chosen are apparently very hard. Can I have honest opinions on the level of difficulty of these subjects, I know it's subjective and can people tell me how to achieve A* as this is what I want. Also, can I have some study guides recommendations, preferably CGP as I'm not too sure on the syllabus, all subjects are Edexcel. I don't really know about maths, there's C1, C2, C3, S1 and it's a bit confusing so if someone could explain the syllabus that would be helpful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

Thank you, I'm much more clear about this now. As for the sciences, do you have any idea on how they are? difficulty wise?

I've just begun sixth form and I've chosen Bio,chem,physics and maths all of which I achieved A* at gcse. However, my teachers say people have gotten A*s at GCSEs and C,D,Es at A Level. Also, the subjects I've chosen are apparently very hard. Can I have honest opinions on the level of difficulty of these subjects, I know it's subjective and can people tell me how to achieve A* as this is what I want. Also, can I have some study guides recommendations, preferably CGP as I'm not too sure on the syllabus, all subjects are Edexcel. I don't really know about maths, there's C1, C2, C3, S1 and it's a bit confusing so if someone could explain the syllabus that would be helpful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

Hey, I'm doing the same AS as you!!

I've just begun sixth form and I've chosen Bio,chem,physics and maths all of which I achieved A* at gcse. However, my teachers say people have gotten A*s at GCSEs and C,D,Es at A Level. Also, the subjects I've chosen are apparently very hard. Can I have honest opinions on the level of difficulty of these subjects, I know it's subjective and can people tell me how to achieve A* as this is what I want. Also, can I have some study guides recommendations, preferably CGP as I'm not too sure on the syllabus, all subjects are Edexcel. I don't really know about maths, there's C1, C2, C3, S1 and it's a bit confusing so if someone could explain the syllabus that would be helpful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

For biology, I highly advise you to buy the CGP revision book as it just summarises the info from the Edexcel textbook.

Can you give me a link to it as there are more than one. Is it a detailed summary?

I've just begun sixth form and I've chosen Bio,chem,physics and maths all of which I achieved A* at gcse. However, my teachers say people have gotten A*s at GCSEs and C,D,Es at A Level. Also, the subjects I've chosen are apparently very hard. Can I have honest opinions on the level of difficulty of these subjects, I know it's subjective and can people tell me how to achieve A* as this is what I want. Also, can I have some study guides recommendations, preferably CGP as I'm not too sure on the syllabus, all subjects are Edexcel. I don't really know about maths, there's C1, C2, C3, S1 and it's a bit confusing so if someone could explain the syllabus that would be helpful. Thanks and sorry for the long post.

I got A* in all those subjects and ended up with BCEE, I just didn't know how to study or revise effectively.

There is a lot more content in much more detail. The exam mark schemes are more strict as to what they will allow so in theory you could explain something correctly but without using certain words or phrases, you will get 0 marks.

Just revise as you go along, try lots of revision methods and memorise key terms. Make a glossary. Maths is just constant practice really, the questions are basically the same but tweaked a little each year. Do all the past papers.

Good luck!

How often did you revise?