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Is it possible for me to get ALL A starts?

Considering at the moment i only get c's and b's, but I'm sick of tired go getting them, and i want to achieve, all A stars, to make myself and my family proud. so is it possible?

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How do you get a starts?

Seriously just revise gcses are pretty easy, never let a teacher discourage you. Do past papers for maths and learn the revision guides for science. simple 4A*S there. English depends on talent tbh i was never that good at it, just learn how to answer the question properly, like the layout of the paper. For the rest just learn a revision guide, and if you do a language then i'm not sure if revising helps.
Find out your exam board for every subject, get a book for the subject of the exam board, read it as much as u can, remember the whole book, get 100 umps or A* in every subject! I'm lazy but I wanna do the same. Need to change lol seriously but meh.

If u want A* in maths u can ask me for help on topics I can help coz I am like an A* kinda or an low A but by june I'll hopefully be A* first mock is January 5th.


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Original post by whydoidothis?
How do you get a starts?

Seriously just revise gcses are pretty easy, never let a teacher discourage you. Do past papers for maths and learn the revision guides for science. simple 4A*S there. English depends on talent tbh i was never that good at it, just learn how to answer the question properly, like the layout of the paper. For the rest just learn a revision guide, and if you do a language then i'm not sure if revising helps.


This guy is a boss. I completely agree,English is just natural talent and hard work, u need to work really hard to get an A* in English! the rest are just revising


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Some serious pulling of the socks should get you there. Go for it.
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Original post by lilshotta6532
Is it possible for me to get ALL A starts?
Your chances will get even better when you check your work before submitting it. :smile:
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Original post by lilshotta6532
Considering at the moment i only get c's and b's, but I'm sick of tired go getting them, and i want to achieve, all A stars, to make myself and my family proud. so is it possible?


Perfectly. I know someone who got all B's/C's in their mocks and ended up with 7A*'s 3A's. Work hard now and you'll get good results :smile:


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Go for it :smile:

As others have said, put some effort into revising hard and start early - even if you're predicted lower grades don't let that hold you back :smile: One thing I regret not doing at GCSE was making the most of the resources exam boards publish for free online - so look on yoiur exam boards website and find the 'specification' for each of your subjects. This you can use as a check-list to make sure you have covered and revised every topic they can test you on in the exam :smile: Also do at least 5 past papers for each subject, and use the mark schemes to check your answers. It is SO important to practice the exams - since so many marks can be lost by poor exam technique.

For some subjects, you literally just need to memorise a revision guide - for examples the sciences. For English, Maths, Humanities, Languages, etc. I found it really helpful just to keep practicing essays/ exam questions so make sure I understood everything and was confident in the exam. Some specialised revision guides (e.g. the York Notes ones for English Lit) can also be useful. For some subjects, I made summary notes to make the imformation more concise and to help me learn it. I also made posters for the science subjects and stuck them all over my room :smile:
Original post by Chittesh14
Find out your exam board for every subject, get a book for the subject of the exam board, read it as much as u can, remember the whole book, get 100 umps or A* in every subject! I'm lazy but I wanna do the same. Need to change lol seriously but meh.

If u want A* in maths u can ask me for help on topics I can help coz I am like an A* kinda or an low A but by june I'll hopefully be A* first mock is January 5th.


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alright i will ask you if i come across a topic that I'm no t so keen on, thanks
Original post by lilshotta6532
alright i will ask you if i come across a topic that I'm no t so keen on, thanks

I've did my GCSEs last year and got 11 A*s and 1 A so if you need any other help (especially humanities) then just ask :h:
[QUOTE="Gingerbread101;52560333"]I've did my GCSEs last year and got 11 A*s and 1 A so if you need any other help (especially humanities) then just ask :h:[/QUOTE
That's impressive and history is a hard one for me, I'm alright at it, but i could be better
Original post by lilshotta6532

That's impressive and history is a hard one for me, I'm alright at it, but i could be better

Well I took history at A Level too :giggle: What exam board are you on?
Original post by Gingerbread101
Well I took history at A Level too :giggle: What exam board are you on?

hm i think it's edexcel or aaa, not sure and what did you get? if you don't mind me asking?
Original post by lilshotta6532
hm i think it's edexcel or aaa, not sure and what did you get? if you don't mind me asking?

I was AQA for GCSE history, I got A* (close to 100 UMS)
Original post by Gingerbread101
I was AQA for GCSE history, I got A* (close to 100 UMS)

oh wow, how was you able to get such a high score? what did you do?
Original post by lilshotta6532
oh wow, how was you able to get such a high score? what did you do?

You need to know the exam structure, do lots of practice questions and remember lots of specific facts, people and dates :smile:
Original post by Gingerbread101
You need to know the exam structure, do lots of practice questions and remember lots of specific facts, people and dates :smile:

is that what you did?
Original post by lilshotta6532
is that what you did?

I don't want to give you advice specific to AQA if you're not sure you're on that exam board (as if you are on Edexcel and I give you tips for the AQA exam it could make things worse) :smile: In essence though, yes that's what I did :yep:
Also, since no-one else has said this yet, all exam boards publish an 'examiners report' for each exam (it's usually in the section with past-papers and mark schemes). I find these really useful since I found out about them. It's basically the examiner saying what the common pit-falls are and how candidates can improve - this is especially helpfull for subjects like english language where once you know the 'tricks of the trade', getting the marks is a hell-of-a-lot eaiser!
It's certainly possible, if you work for it. Even if you don't get a full row of A* on your results slip, working extra hard will lift you above Bs and Cs and that is something to be proud of.

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