A-Levels start in two weeks.. I haven't started revision yet. Help!

As the title says, i haven't started my AS revision yet.
I'm doing A-levels in biology, chemistry, maths and further maths. So this year I have 12 exams because I'm doing maths AS and A2 in a year. If I start now, will I be able to get 95UMS+ in all my exams? Aiming for Cambridge.

thank you!

Edited: I do physics as well, idk how I forgot that :lol:

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 1

Loyota

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Original post by suzyyyyxo

As the title says, i haven't started my AS revision yet.
I'm doing A-levels in biology, chemistry, maths and further maths. So this year I have 12 exams because I'm doing maths AS and A2 in a year. If I start now, will I be able to get 95UMS+ in all my exams? Aiming for Cambridge.

thank you!

No.

Reply 2

High Stakes

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Original post by Nidfeo

No.

Potato.

Reply 3

suzyyyyxo

OP

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Original post by Nidfeo

No.

really? I mean, I've been getting above 85% in all the mocks I've had in the last week, mainly from what I remember from class

Reply 4

polarbear123

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Original post by suzyyyyxo

As the title says, i haven't started my AS revision yet.
I'm doing A-levels in biology, chemistry, maths and further maths. So this year I have 12 exams because I'm doing maths AS and A2 in a year. If I start now, will I be able to get 95UMS+ in all my exams? Aiming for Cambridge.

thank you!

Last year I did not start revising until a week or so before each exam and I got ABCD and I did bio and chem (B/C RESPECTIVELY) You can manage it if you revise 6 hours a day from now on and make sure it is productive. For your subjects you need to do all the exam style questions in the text book (assuming aqa for science) and ALL past papers dont bother with notes it is not worth it especially now watcj youtube videos and practice practice practice!! good luck remember you can always retake if it doesnt go to plan :smile:

Reply 5

drowzee

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You might be able to get low/mid As if all you need to do is practise, not 95UMS+. If you have to go over information AND practise, then sorry no.

Reply 6

BioStudentx

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Nothing is impossible. There is still time. I know it sounds cliche but it's true. There was a kid who got 17 A levels in 1 year. Stop telling yourself it's impossible. Do every single past paper for every single exam since 2005. Stop making pretty notes - it's a WASTE OF TIME. Hardcore PAST PAPERS - do several a day. And your "brain doesn't shut off after 30 mins" stop using it as an excuse and man up. Do you want to go to Cambridge or not?

Reply 7

anonlad

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Maths and Further Maths will definitely be possible, considering you sound very good at maths. However, I will also point out that Cambridge gave feedback to my friend who was rejected for Maths this year, saying that his further maths result was 'concerning' despite only dropping 10 UMS - you should be aiming for full UMS

Reply 8

chopinfan

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I doubt you'd be able to get above 95 UMS in biology and chemistry (not impossible though), as there's just so much content to learn, but it's certainly possible for maths/further maths. I'd suggest 85-90 UMS would be a more realistic target for the sciences. If you're naturally intelligent and have been doing very well in mocks throughout the year, then 2 weeks revision can be enough. Not everyone needs to do hardcore studying months in advance!

Reply 9

username1697607

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Original post by suzyyyyxo

As the title says, i haven't started my AS revision yet.
I'm doing A-levels in biology, chemistry, maths and further maths. So this year I have 12 exams because I'm doing maths AS and A2 in a year. If I start now, will I be able to get 95UMS+ in all my exams? Aiming for Cambridge.

thank you!

your not the only one :colondollar:

Reply 10

TheonlyMrsHolmes

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Original post by BioStudentx

Nothing is impossible. There is still time. I know it sounds cliche but it's true. There was a kid who got 17 A levels in 1 year. Stop telling yourself it's impossible. Do every single past paper for every single exam since 2005. Stop making pretty notes - it's a WASTE OF TIME. Hardcore PAST PAPERS - do several a day. And your "brain doesn't shut off after 30 mins" stop using it as an excuse and man up. Do you want to go to Cambridge or not?

Another guy got 22 so yes I agree :smile:

Reply 11

clearlygeeky

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Ignore those saying you cant do it. A levels are mainly dependent on understanding last year i did minimal revision and remembered stuff from class so work hard and you can achieve it.

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Reply 12

kelefi

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depends on who you are. most people, id say the likehood is -100%. but you seem to be doing well, 85%. you may be able to improve.

Reply 13

Lau14

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Original post by suzyyyyxo

As the title says, i haven't started my AS revision yet.
I'm doing A-levels in biology, chemistry, maths and further maths. So this year I have 12 exams because I'm doing maths AS and A2 in a year. If I start now, will I be able to get 95UMS+ in all my exams? Aiming for Cambridge.

thank you!

I did exactly this (plus physics) last year, it is perfectly possible depending on how well you retain information. If you can remember most of the stuff already you'll probably be fine if you cram now. The key is to stay pretty calm about everything (but still do work!).

A lot of people are saying don't wasting time making notes, but you might find it useful to go through and just make notes of the things you can't already remember. It makes your cramming much faster/easier because you don't have to flip through stacks of notes - you can fit everything onto a few pages.

Focus on past papers for maths, they're the most useful thing for it, but as long as you haven't had problems with exam technique in Biology and Chemistry then learning the content might be more of a priority there unless you've barely touched papers for them this year.

Good luck! :smile:

Reply 14

suzyyyyxo

OP

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Thought I'd update this thread: I got AAAA and 95+ UMS in biology, maths and further maths and then an A in C3 but chemistry pulled me down so I didn't apply to Cambridge :frown: