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As level exam in 10 days, need help

Helll there, i will be sitting for my as level exams in 10 days which is on 12 th of october 2015, im taking maths physics biology and chemistry, maths isnt a problem, but the other 3 are, well because i wasted too much time , and now theres only 10 days, ive only done about 10% of bio ,chem and physics, i really need help, should i just do past papers now while referring to the notes and mark scheme, or should i try to finish the syllabus as fast as possible ? Thank you so much guys, i would really appreciate your help

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For maths print out loads of past papers and do them. If you don't get a question from your past paper, ask a teacher if possible or your parents, may be a friend. I don't know much about preparation for the sciences as i didn't take them, but i did take maths and further maths. As far as not knowing the syllabus, this is quiet tricky, you cant really do an exam with loads of theory without knowing the theory. You could try to find a compressed course online. If you do fail your sciences badly i think you can retake them in January, depending on your examination board. Biggest advice would be to actually learn stuff through out the year next time :frown:
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Original post by Pravin06
Helll there, i will be sitting for my as level exams in 10 days which is on 12 th of october 2015, im taking maths physics biology and chemistry, maths isnt a problem, but the other 3 are, well because i wasted too much time , and now theres only 10 days, ive only done about 10% of bio ,chem and physics, i really need help, should i just do past papers now while referring to the notes and mark scheme, or should i try to finish the syllabus as fast as possible ? Thank you so much guys, i would really appreciate your help


aren't exams next june
AS exams in october 2015?
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Original post by Apolexian
For maths print out loads of past papers and do them. If you don't get a question from your past paper, ask a teacher if possible or your parents, may be a friend. I don't know much about preparation for the sciences as i didn't take them, but i did take maths and further maths. As far as not knowing the syllabus, this is quiet tricky, you cant really do an exam with loads of theory without knowing the theory. You could try to find a compressed course online. If you do fail your sciences badly i think you can retake them in January, depending on your examination board. Biggest advice would be to actually learn stuff through out the year next time :frown:


Thank you so much dude , this is reallyy helpful, i.will do that then , yeah man i should have but i was addicted to the games and sport activities in college, thank you once again
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Original post by Yousf
aren't exams next june


I'll be sitting for the a2 next june, oh im from asia if that helps, maybe we are still following the old method of cie exams
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Original post by the_queen
AS exams in october 2015?


Yes dude, im from asia if that helps, maybe we are still following the old cie exam method
Original post by Pravin06
Helll there, i will be sitting for my as level exams in 10 days which is on 12 th of october 2015, im taking maths physics biology and chemistry, maths isnt a problem, but the other 3 are, well because i wasted too much time , and now theres only 10 days, ive only done about 10% of bio ,chem and physics, i really need help, should i just do past papers now while referring to the notes and mark scheme, or should i try to finish the syllabus as fast as possible ? Thank you so much guys, i would really appreciate your help


Hey,
while researching for resources for CIE Physics, I stumbled across different resources. Do you already have notes and access to pass papers? If not here is a quick list to what I could find.

Physicshttp://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html (Notes) -This is really good because it covers all of the units with powerpoints which contain notes etc for revision. There are also summaries.
All past papers (from 2008-2014) and more notes:
http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/a-level-physics/
(Just click on the CIE section for the past papers)http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/physics-revision/a-level-cie/

Maths
(Past papers, just click on CIE section)http://maxpapers.com/category/qualifications/international/cambridge/a-level/a-level-mathematics-9709/
(Video tutorials that teach the material) He is amazing:
http://www.examsolutions.net/maths-revision/syllabuses/CIE/period-1/specification.php


Chemistry
http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/a-level-chemistry/

(Past papers, just click on CIE section)http://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html

(Scroll down for the link with Chemistry notes)

http://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html

Biology
http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/a-level-biology/

(Past papers, just click on CIE section)

http://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html

(Scroll down for the link with Biology notes)
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Original post by Cherry82
Hey,
while researching for resources for CIE Physics, I stumbled across different resources. Do you already have notes and access to pass papers? If not here is a quick list to what I could find.

Physicshttp://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html (Notes) -This is really good because it covers all of the units with powerpoints which contain notes etc for revision. There are also summaries.
All past papers (from 2008-2014) and more notes:
http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/a-level-physics/
(Just click on the CIE section for the past papers)http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/physics-revision/a-level-cie/

Maths
(Past papers, just click on CIE section)http://maxpapers.com/category/qualifications/international/cambridge/a-level/a-level-mathematics-9709/
(Video tutorials that teach the material) He is amazing:
http://www.examsolutions.net/maths-revision/syllabuses/CIE/period-1/specification.php


Chemistry
http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/a-level-chemistry/(Past papers, just click on CIE section)http://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html
(Scroll down for the link with Chemistry notes)
http://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html

Biology
http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/a-level-biology/
(Past papers, just click on CIE section)

http://daniellimjj.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/full-notes-for-cambridge-international.html
(Scroll down for the link with Biology notes)


Damn , thank you so much dude, this would really help me out now, thanks man, i'll refer to these notes , thank you once again , i really appreciate it :smile:
Original post by Pravin06
Damn , thank you so much dude, this would really help me out now, thanks man, i'll refer to these notes , thank you once again , i really appreciate it :smile:


You're welcome, glad I could help x
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Original post by Cherry82
You're welcome, glad I could help x


:biggrin: , oh erm im sorry for troubling you more, but do you think i should try to finish the syllabus in max 3 or 4 days and then get to the past years or should i just do past years while referring to the notes ?
Original post by Pravin06
:biggrin: , oh erm im sorry for troubling you more, but do you think i should try to finish the syllabus in max 3 or 4 days and then get to the past years or should i just do past years while referring to the notes ?


Oh it's no problem.
Depends, for all the science courses? Do you know the content to some extent for the sciences or have you gone through some of the specifications for the three or are you just starting?
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Hi guys I will be seating for A levels English language, Biology and Maths...As far as Maths is concerned I think I will reseat next year, but I reall want 2 A's in Biology and English language.Please help with revision advice.I am a private candidate who has been studying with limited resource and time because of work .....please please pleasee help
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Original post by Cherry82
Oh it's no problem.
Depends, for all the science courses? Do you know the content to some extent for the sciences or have you gone through some of the specifications for the three or are you just starting?


Yes for all the three science subjects, biology ,physics and chemistry , i would say about 10 % of the whole syllabus for bio and chem and about 15 % for physics , i did not concentrate due to video games and sport activities in college, oh and the exams are on the 12th of october 2015, which is chemistry paper 2 and the next day maths p1 , and aftrr about 5 to 6 days theres bio paper 2 , thank you for helping me out here :smile:
Original post by Pravin06
Yes for all the three science subjects, biology ,physics and chemistry , i would say about 10 % of the whole syllabus for bio and chem and about 15 % for physics , i did not concentrate due to video games and sport activities in college, oh and the exams are on the 12th of october 2015, which is chemistry paper 2 and the next day maths p1 , and aftrr about 5 to 6 days theres bio paper 2 , thank you for helping me out here :smile:


Ah I see. My best advice is to go through all you can and remaining focus. Try and go through the specifications but don't write detailed notes to save time as it's quite late to start doing so. Instead use other people's notes and write down things you need to remember. Once you've finished, go over some past paper questions. Then the time in between exams, use this to your advantage for extra time to do more practice questions and past papers. I will admit it's going to be stressful and you'll probably have to solely spend most of your time studying. My pleasure dude, good luck with everything.
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Original post by Cherry82
Ah I see. My best advice is to go through all you can and remaining focus. Try and go through the specifications but don't write detailed notes to save time as it's quite late to start doing so. Instead use other people's notes and write down things you need to remember. Once you've finished, go over some past paper questions. Then the time in between exams, use this to your advantage for extra time to do more practice questions and past papers. I will admit it's going to be stressful and you'll probably have to solely spend most of your time studying. My pleasure dude, good luck with everything.


Thank you so much for your time :smile: , now i know what to do exactly starting today, i feel confident now , oh and i'll refer to the daniellim notes you posted yesterday , and will try out few past years before the exams , yeah i should start studying from today without wasting any more time , after all it is just a month and a half and after the as exams end, i can reward myself for doing my best for the whole exam period time and this 10 days , thank you so much again , this is very helpful, take care then dude :biggrin:
Original post by Pravin06
Thank you so much for your time :smile: , now i know what to do exactly starting today, i feel confident now , oh and i'll refer to the daniellim notes you posted yesterday , and will try out few past years before the exams , yeah i should start studying from today without wasting any more time , after all it is just a month and a half and after the as exams end, i can reward myself for doing my best for the whole exam period time and this 10 days , thank you so much again , this is very helpful, take care then dude :biggrin:


Aw, no problem good luck :smile:
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Original post by Cherry82
Aw, no problem good luck :smile:


Thank you and all the best for your future undertakings too :smile:
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well i just saw the post and want to say Good Luck, i myself just started AS last month.
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Original post by djmans
well i just saw the post and want to say Good Luck, i myself just started AS last month.


Thank you dude, all the best to you too man :smile:
, started last month? If you dont mind me asking , Where are you from man ?

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