What did you wish you knew at the start of year 12
Hey everyone I am starting year 12 in September and I am looking for any extra tips or advise for when I start 😊😊
I was wondering if you guys could share what you wish you did or knew at the start of year 12 so maybe I could not make the same mistake.
I was wondering if you guys could share what you wish you did or knew at the start of year 12 so maybe I could not make the same mistake.
Original post by y-star7
Hey everyone I am starting year 12 in September and I am looking for any extra tips or advise for when I start 😊😊
I was wondering if you guys could share what you wish you did or knew at the start of year 12 so maybe I could not make the same mistake.
I was wondering if you guys could share what you wish you did or knew at the start of year 12 so maybe I could not make the same mistake.
Try not to get caught up in any ordeals that happen between friends, be completely focused on your work, school really does turn less into a place for socialising and definitely into one of studying and I think a lot of people tend to struggle with that, especially with all the study periods you get. For my study periods I just went to the library for them - even if I was too tired to work, I would still at least plan the rest of the studying I'd do for the day, for example, as it keeps you in the mood for working.
A lot of people embrace sixth form as a time for partying as was the case with many of my friends and amongst these friends I did the best grades wise and they had to retake the next year doing nearly up to 15 exams compared to the mere 6 that I had to do having worked hard in Year 12. That's not to say that I didn't go out still, it was probably my most social year I'd had in a while but it's all about balance and you do have to prioritise your work.
The learning is very independent so bear that in mind. For me this was really great since I work better like that and don't like being told everything by teachers so barely turned up to school and did all the reading at home. Personally because of this I found Year 12 easier than GCSEs, especially having chosen subjects I really enjoy. Definitely make sure you enjoy your subjects because you will certainly struggle if you don't - with it being so independent you need to be able to happily dedicate yourself to it and it will be miserable if you haven't chosen subjects you enjoy.
If you're taking essay subjects focus really heavily on practising essays in your own time as it's really important to nail a sophisticated style of writing so you can speak with authority in your exams - this is especially the case with subjects such as English Lit and Politics where you will at some points have to argue your point of view effectively.
Which subjects are you taking? I might be able to offer more specific advice if you're taking anything that I also did.
That was definitely more of ramble than I was expecting, sorry if it wasn't helpful!
I wish I new I was going to fail my A levels.
Original post by xxx-ooo-xxx
Try not to get caught up in any ordeals that happen between friends, be completely focused on your work, school really does turn less into a place for socialising and definitely into one of studying and I think a lot of people tend to struggle with that, especially with all the study periods you get. For my study periods I just went to the library for them - even if I was too tired to work, I would still at least plan the rest of the studying I'd do for the day, for example, as it keeps you in the mood for working.
A lot of people embrace sixth form as a time for partying as was the case with many of my friends and amongst these friends I did the best grades wise and they had to retake the next year doing nearly up to 15 exams compared to the mere 6 that I had to do having worked hard in Year 12. That's not to say that I didn't go out still, it was probably my most social year I'd had in a while but it's all about balance and you do have to prioritise your work.
The learning is very independent so bear that in mind. For me this was really great since I work better like that and don't like being told everything by teachers so barely turned up to school and did all the reading at home. Personally because of this I found Year 12 easier than GCSEs, especially having chosen subjects I really enjoy. Definitely make sure you enjoy your subjects because you will certainly struggle if you don't - with it being so independent you need to be able to happily dedicate yourself to it and it will be miserable if you haven't chosen subjects you enjoy.
If you're taking essay subjects focus really heavily on practising essays in your own time as it's really important to nail a sophisticated style of writing so you can speak with authority in your exams - this is especially the case with subjects such as English Lit and Politics where you will at some points have to argue your point of view effectively.
Which subjects are you taking? I might be able to offer more specific advice if you're taking anything that I also did.
That was definitely more of ramble than I was expecting, sorry if it wasn't helpful!
A lot of people embrace sixth form as a time for partying as was the case with many of my friends and amongst these friends I did the best grades wise and they had to retake the next year doing nearly up to 15 exams compared to the mere 6 that I had to do having worked hard in Year 12. That's not to say that I didn't go out still, it was probably my most social year I'd had in a while but it's all about balance and you do have to prioritise your work.
The learning is very independent so bear that in mind. For me this was really great since I work better like that and don't like being told everything by teachers so barely turned up to school and did all the reading at home. Personally because of this I found Year 12 easier than GCSEs, especially having chosen subjects I really enjoy. Definitely make sure you enjoy your subjects because you will certainly struggle if you don't - with it being so independent you need to be able to happily dedicate yourself to it and it will be miserable if you haven't chosen subjects you enjoy.
If you're taking essay subjects focus really heavily on practising essays in your own time as it's really important to nail a sophisticated style of writing so you can speak with authority in your exams - this is especially the case with subjects such as English Lit and Politics where you will at some points have to argue your point of view effectively.
Which subjects are you taking? I might be able to offer more specific advice if you're taking anything that I also did.
That was definitely more of ramble than I was expecting, sorry if it wasn't helpful!
Firstly, thank you so much for your awesome response 😊🤗😄
and btw I am taking maths, physics and chemistry but I'm still uncertain if I should change chemistry to economics or further maths because chemistry might not benefit me since I want to study mechanical engineering but yeah those are the subjects i am taking. Thanks again and I will take your great advice 😄
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Original post by y-star7
Firstly, thank you so much for your awesome response 😊🤗😄
and btw I am taking maths, physics and chemistry but I'm still uncertain if I should change chemistry to economics or further maths because chemistry might not benefit me since I want to study mechanical engineering but yeah those are the subjects i am taking. Thanks again and I will take your great advice 😄
and btw I am taking maths, physics and chemistry but I'm still uncertain if I should change chemistry to economics or further maths because chemistry might not benefit me since I want to study mechanical engineering but yeah those are the subjects i am taking. Thanks again and I will take your great advice 😄
You're welcome!
Ah all my resources are for my essay subjects unfortunately!
Regarding mechanical engineering, I don't know much about it at all but I'd obviously assume maths and physics are the essentials so definitely just choose your third based on which you'd enjoy most. No harm would come from studying chemistry, it's obviously a good subject to take - I'd be hazardous about taking further maths as a third subject as many universities prefer it as a fourth subject suggesting it doesn't demonstrate a wide range of knowledge... I suppose if someone's just very good at maths and rubbish at everything else, they could just get away with doing that predominantly as a get out clause so it's usually only maths degrees that accept it. As I say, not too sure about mechanical engineering as a degree so definitely have a look at the universities you're hoping to apply to and see what they say about it. Economics is also a good subject to take, so like I say, after checking about further maths just make sure you take what you enjoy most because that will allow you to get the best possible results
Original post by y-star7
Firstly, thank you so much for your awesome response 😊🤗😄
and btw I am taking maths, physics and chemistry but I'm still uncertain if I should change chemistry to economics or further maths because chemistry might not benefit me since I want to study mechanical engineering but yeah those are the subjects i am taking. Thanks again and I will take your great advice 😄
and btw I am taking maths, physics and chemistry but I'm still uncertain if I should change chemistry to economics or further maths because chemistry might not benefit me since I want to study mechanical engineering but yeah those are the subjects i am taking. Thanks again and I will take your great advice 😄
I took maths, physics and economics with further maths at AS level (dropped for health). For mechanical engineering, it's probably best to go with further maths or chemistry rather than economics, though I'm glad I took it (great teacher, content easy to digest). I got all 5 offers from top unis for civil engineering without taking full further maths, though mecheng is definitely more mathematical. So perhaps do chemistry AS, with full further maths (or other way around)? Depends how difficult you expect to find chem and whether unis you're looking at applying to prefer further or chem.
Original post by xxx-ooo-xxx
You're welcome!
Ah all my resources are for my essay subjects unfortunately!
Regarding mechanical engineering, I don't know much about it at all but I'd obviously assume maths and physics are the essentials so definitely just choose your third based on which you'd enjoy most. No harm would come from studying chemistry, it's obviously a good subject to take - I'd be hazardous about taking further maths as a third subject as many universities prefer it as a fourth subject suggesting it doesn't demonstrate a wide range of knowledge... I suppose if someone's just very good at maths and rubbish at everything else, they could just get away with doing that predominantly as a get out clause so it's usually only maths degrees that accept it. As I say, not too sure about mechanical engineering as a degree so definitely have a look at the universities you're hoping to apply to and see what they say about it. Economics is also a good subject to take, so like I say, after checking about further maths just make sure you take what you enjoy most because that will allow you to get the best possible results
Ah all my resources are for my essay subjects unfortunately!
Regarding mechanical engineering, I don't know much about it at all but I'd obviously assume maths and physics are the essentials so definitely just choose your third based on which you'd enjoy most. No harm would come from studying chemistry, it's obviously a good subject to take - I'd be hazardous about taking further maths as a third subject as many universities prefer it as a fourth subject suggesting it doesn't demonstrate a wide range of knowledge... I suppose if someone's just very good at maths and rubbish at everything else, they could just get away with doing that predominantly as a get out clause so it's usually only maths degrees that accept it. As I say, not too sure about mechanical engineering as a degree so definitely have a look at the universities you're hoping to apply to and see what they say about it. Economics is also a good subject to take, so like I say, after checking about further maths just make sure you take what you enjoy most because that will allow you to get the best possible results
You are right. I don't really want to take further maths tbh and now we are the first to do the new spec which means further maths is not just extra modules in Maths, it is an own standalone subject with 6 individual modules or something like that so I don't think I would like to take that. I have looked at University requirements and they require mats and physics and the third subject could be anything but preferably economics, further maths, chemistry design and technology and I think there were a few more I will double check.☺
Original post by luckystars
I took maths, physics and economics with further maths at AS level (dropped for health). For mechanical engineering, it's probably best to go with further maths or chemistry rather than economics, though I'm glad I took it (great teacher, content easy to digest). I got all 5 offers from top unis for civil engineering without taking full further maths, though mecheng is definitely more mathematical. So perhaps do chemistry AS, with full further maths (or other way around)? Depends how difficult you expect to find chem and whether unis you're looking at applying to prefer further or chem.
Original post by luckystars
I took maths, physics and economics with further maths at AS level (dropped for health). For mechanical engineering, it's probably best to go with further maths or chemistry rather than economics, though I'm glad I took it (great teacher, content easy to digest). I got all 5 offers from top unis for civil engineering without taking full further maths, though mecheng is definitely more mathematical. So perhaps do chemistry AS, with full further maths (or other way around)? Depends how difficult you expect to find chem and whether unis you're looking at applying to prefer further or chem.
Thanks
When I went into year 12 I was so unsure about what I wanted to do.
Family, and some teachers always said "you should study this and that because it's prestigeous/respected etc". "You shouldn't study this/that etc because it's useless, you can't make a living out of it, etc".
I loved art and wanted to do that, and maybe media too but people said I was too clever for that! In the end I did English, French, DT and Maths (AS only).
Honestly, to this day, I still regret taking DT and maths especially. DT was fun, but now ultimately useless to me.
I studied media at uni so in the end it didn't matter too much but I'd also wanted to study RS at A level but people told me it wasn't important. (I'm 23 years old now). I'm still happy I did English and French though.
Basically, what I am trying to say is DO WHAT YOU LIKE / WANT.
I'm doing stuff I like now etc, but you know there are many people who end up doing things they don't enjoy because of bad advice (I know these people only want the best for you but I firmly believe you should do what interests you the most because then you will always do well!)
Family, and some teachers always said "you should study this and that because it's prestigeous/respected etc". "You shouldn't study this/that etc because it's useless, you can't make a living out of it, etc".
I loved art and wanted to do that, and maybe media too but people said I was too clever for that! In the end I did English, French, DT and Maths (AS only).
Honestly, to this day, I still regret taking DT and maths especially. DT was fun, but now ultimately useless to me.
I studied media at uni so in the end it didn't matter too much but I'd also wanted to study RS at A level but people told me it wasn't important. (I'm 23 years old now). I'm still happy I did English and French though.
Basically, what I am trying to say is DO WHAT YOU LIKE / WANT.
I'm doing stuff I like now etc, but you know there are many people who end up doing things they don't enjoy because of bad advice (I know these people only want the best for you but I firmly believe you should do what interests you the most because then you will always do well!)
Make sure to be organised very well! Otherwise you will cause yourself heart ache all important documents you must store appropriately do not make a pile of papers like I usually did! I always lost worsherts and made my teachers mad!!!
Dont wait for things to become too much , deal with it and ask for help when you first start to feel it because it wont go away on it's own 
(talking about non-academic stuff but the same would apply to work too)
(talking about non-academic stuff but the same would apply to work too)Original post by y-star7
Hey everyone I am starting year 12 in September and I am looking for any extra tips or advise for when I start 😊😊
I was wondering if you guys could share what you wish you did or knew at the start of year 12 so maybe I could not make the same mistake.
I was wondering if you guys could share what you wish you did or knew at the start of year 12 so maybe I could not make the same mistake.
i wish i knew how hard a levels were and how serious you must take them.
also i wish i knew what i actually wanted to do in life rather than picking a random degree because i didn't put much thought into it.
Make sure you choose subjects that genuinely interest you and that you enjoy learning about, trying to force yourself to learn a subject you don't have any interest in will make your life hell. Keep organised!!! Stay on top of anything you get set throughout the year, and if you do modular internal tests, revise for them!!! This will honestly help alleviate any unnecessary stress you may end up feeling during mocks/ AS exams. Put your mental health before anything and if everything is getting all a bit too much, its okay to take a break - its not the end of the world.
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If you get ahead of the game at the start of the year, it will become very hard for you to fail in meeting your goals. You should always be ahead of your classes by a large margin, that way lessons will be nothing but revision for you. Most importantly, do not depend on your school or teachers. Although they have good intentions, there is very little that they can do in advancing your learning. You must take initiative and be responsible for your own learning. Personally, I feel that at AS progression is very slow. If you just follow the rate at which your class is moving at you will find yourself having a lot of free time, which you shouldn't really have. I advise you to start studying for your subjects now rather than when school starts
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