Failing A-Level Biology

Talk to your teachers, maybe they can support you in understanding whats going wrong. As well as continuing to work as hard as you can on the topics that you did worst in your mocks.

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Sayless

you're not studying biology properly

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 3

OP

Original post by _i.z.ah _

Talk to your teachers, maybe they can support you in understanding whats going wrong. As well as continuing to work as hard as you can on the topics that you did worst in your mocks.

I have biology tomorrow and plan on doing this, thank you :smile:

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Original post by Sayless

you're not studying properly

I mean I also thought I wasn't, but then I do very well in chemistry and psychology..

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Sayless

Original post by fauziaa

I mean I also thought I wasn't, but then I do very well in chemistry and psychology..

see edit

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_i.z.ah _

Original post by fauziaa

I have biology tomorrow and plan on doing this, thank you :smile:

your welcome, hope everything turns out well for you. :smile:

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Federerr

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I mean if you got 2 As at AS and both being in Chemistry and Phsycology. It proves you do know how to revise properly as it is working.

With biology, identify whether you're struggling with recall questions or application questions by looking at your previous mock papers. If you follow the usual trend, it's going to be Application questions. In which I advice you practise breaking down the info given in the question properly under your own time. The more you do these questions the faster and easier it becomes to identify what the data is showing you and what the question is asking.

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shan_

I’m in the exact same position! I got two high Bs in my two other AS subjects and a D in Biology. I was so disappointed considering I had worked the hardest for it.

It’s really difficult to admit to yourself that you aren’t studying enough, especially when you put in so much work. However, this year I’m forcing myself to do more. I’m doing so many more past papers, sometimes even repeating them! Also doing all chapter questions from my Bio book, re-reading notes after classes etc. I find this is one of the only ways to really learn and understand the material.

Don’t lose your motivation, your other grades clearly reflect your capability as an academic! Biology is just such a vast subject, with so much to learn.

Good luck!

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Original post by Federerr

I mean if you got 2 As at AS and both being in Chemistry and Phsycology. It proves you do know how to revise properly as it is working.

With biology, identify whether you're struggling with recall questions or application questions by looking at your previous mock papers. If you follow the usual trend, it's going to be Application questions. In which I advice you practise breaking down the info given in the question properly under your own time. The more you do these questions the faster and easier it becomes to identify what the data is showing you and what the question is asking.

You're right, I do really struggle with application questions as i normally will get full marks in recall but then with application I barely scrape 1 mark. But then i'm not sure on how to practice application questions because they make no sense at all, i just can't process any of it

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i hate a level biology

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Original post by shan_

I’m in the exact same position! I got two high Bs in my two other AS subjects and a D in Biology. I was so disappointed considering I had worked the hardest for it.

It’s really difficult to admit to yourself that you aren’t studying enough, especially when you put in so much work. However, this year I’m forcing myself to do more. I’m doing so many more past papers, sometimes even repeating them! Also doing all chapter questions from my Bio book, re-reading notes after classes etc. I find this is one of the only ways to really learn and understand the material.

Don’t lose your motivation, your other grades clearly reflect your capability as an academic! Biology is just such a vast subject, with so much to learn.

Good luck!

I'm trying my best to stay motivated but it's hard when i'm constantly feeling like I'm dumb, especially as I go to a comprehensive school where everyone is so smart and no one hardly ever gets below 40-50%.
How are you doing in biology now & are you doing AQA?

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HATE IT ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

i feel ur pain, i spend my life revising it and never improve

ps, if anyone has kidney notes im in desperate need

Reply 13

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Original post by Sayless

see edit

How do you revise biology properly then?

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rlly cant even explain my hate. any year 11s, do NOT take a level biology. you could have 10 A*s at GCSE and still get Ds at A level, it is a joke

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Original post by fabs123

HATE IT ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

i feel ur pain, i spend my life revising it and never improve

ps, if anyone has kidney notes im in desperate need

I'm actually glad im not the only one, I feel so awkward talking to my teachers about it as I feel they are constantly going to judge me. such a sh*ttttttt feeling.

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Original post by fauziaa

I'm actually glad im not the only one, I feel so awkward talking to my teachers about it as I feel they are constantly going to judge me. such a sh*ttttttt feeling.

my teachers hate me bc they know i hate their stupid subject lol
i've talked to mine and they just say revise but thats all i have been doing, i cant find any way to improve, literally feel like i've reached a wall

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shan_