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Quacking the case to A*s - Y13 GYG 20/21

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Helllloooooooooo :wavey:

(warning: I overuse that emoji tooooooo much),
I'm here - I've entered my final year of compulsory education :headfire:

Would I be lying if I said it has flown by - no, I can still remember my first day of primary school, but the end is in sight :redface:

Looking back on the curve balls that the last 13 years have thrown at me (including corona, like who would have predicted that?!?!) I think it's fair to see I have no idea what the next year is going to be like, but hey, I've made it this far - so why not go out with a bang?

Yes I know the next 10 months of my life are going to be full of ups and downs (or smiles, stress and strops as I put it in my last GYG), but hopefully this blog will help me keep sane and motivated to get to the end :biggrin:

Soooo just a bit about me:

GCSEs
Year 10 was probably my hardest year of my life (mentally) due to your typical high school friendship issues, but I didn't let this affect my GCSE grades and came out with grades that I was (nearly) over the moon with :woo:

for anyone that is really that interested in what I got, I've listed them below. (hint: I am not your typical straight grade 9 TSR user)

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Year 12
Well, I made the big jump of moving to a college for sixth form, and as cheesy as it sounds it was the best decision I ever made. I manage to fit in with a good group of friends and put behind all the stuff that happened at my previous secondary school.

I do 4 alevels, which yes is tough, but I (just about) enjoy them all, and I am not planning to drop one. I do:
Maths (AQA)
Further Maths (Edexcel)
Physics (AQA)
Geography (OCR)

I did an EPQ for about 4 weeks but dropped it :smile:

Due to corona we didn't have end of year 12 exams, but we will be having them in October instead - so I will probably put my results here once I receive them. :eek3:

Year 13
I am going into Y13 doing the same subjects I did at the end of Y12 (I might drop down to an AS in Further Maths, but I am not currently planning to).

Don't really know what else I can say about Y13 apart from - stay tuned! :idea2:

Ohhhh yes I would quite like to achieve A*AAB but A*AAA would be amazing :biggrin:

Post-18 plans
This may end up being split into 2 sections as I am not 100% sure if I want to do and apprenticeship or a degree yet, but currently edging towards a degree at uni.

Uni stuff
I am planning to study civil engineering at uni, I am yet to decide on the 5, but I do have a good idea about where I want to apply.

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Uni updates here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6680478&page=73#post92515720
Updates ('Big' updates are in bold)

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Anyway that's enough rambling for now, if you want to be tagged (you must be mad) but let me know :tongue:

I will try to do updates every few days...

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Reply 40

ymca_m

20

Original post by Becca216

Update #1 - One week until I go back to school (probably)!

So it's probably fair to say I am not as prepared for Y13 as I could be - I am not very confident on half of the Y12 content and my personal statement is nearly non existent. So I am going to spend my last week of summer trying to get as prepared as possible.

Today has started off good, I have finished all the compulsory Physics Summer work, which included a test that I got 92% on :biggrin:

, but I am still a long way behind a have some Past Paper Questions to do for all my subjects alongside revision. So the next week ahead I am going to try and do 4 hours on each subject to help get me 'back on top'.

I am still unsure about when I am meant to be going into college (it's a very long story so if you are interested it's in the spoiler below), but currently I am due to start next Thursday (10th).

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So as a basic to do list, over the next week I am going to:
-Spend 8 hours on maths, which includes doing 3 Past papers and some integration revision
-Spend 4 hours on physics, mainly the past paper questions which we have been asked to do, but also some general revision if I get chance
-Spend 4 hours on geography, learning the key case studies from Y12;
-Start writing the first draft of my personal statement :poke:

PUN/JOKE TIME :woo:

If you have ever seen my blog you will know I love bad jokes/pun, so I am going to try and include one at the end of every update - just to try and spread a bit of happiness - they may be topical or they may be totally random :tongue:

Why did the maths book look so sad when school started again?

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Hope everyone has a good week and if you are heading back to school - stay safe! :hugs:

Tags (I have also tagged anyone who followed my last GYG, let me know if you want to be tagged in the future or not)

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ohhh to be able to do as much work as you :lol:

Good luck with college :biggrin:

Reply 41

nikkiblonsky

20

im heading into yr10 and im nervous...

Reply 42

Becca216

OP

22

Original post by nikkiblonsky

im heading into yr10 and im nervous...

Enjoy year 10, it’s a nice year - you will have to learn all the content you are taught but it’s not as serious as Year 11. Make sure you get a good group of friends who aren’t going to fall out every 2 weeks and you will be fine :smile:

If you need any particular advice feel free to ask.

Reply 43

StudentMania

10

I am also doing maths and further maths, how are you finding them?

Tag me please :smile:

Reply 44

Becca216

OP

22

Original post by StudentMania

I am also doing maths and further maths, how are you finding them?

Tag me please :smile:

So I did all of maths in year 12 and then all of Further Maths in year 13

I found maths good, I found bits such as parts of integration, but I am really excited for next year :biggrin:

And yes I’ll tag you :smile:

please tag me!!

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Original post by clouddbubbles

please tag me!!

Will do!!

Reply 47

studyingpeach

13

Original post by Becca216

Update #1 - One week until I go back to school (probably)!

So it's probably fair to say I am not as prepared for Y13 as I could be - I am not very confident on half of the Y12 content and my personal statement is nearly non existent. So I am going to spend my last week of summer trying to get as prepared as possible.

Today has started off good, I have finished all the compulsory Physics Summer work, which included a test that I got 92% on :biggrin:

, but I am still a long way behind a have some Past Paper Questions to do for all my subjects alongside revision. So the next week ahead I am going to try and do 4 hours on each subject to help get me 'back on top'.

I am still unsure about when I am meant to be going into college (it's a very long story so if you are interested it's in the spoiler below), but currently I am due to start next Thursday (10th).

Spoiler

So as a basic to do list, over the next week I am going to:
-Spend 8 hours on maths, which includes doing 3 Past papers and some integration revision
-Spend 4 hours on physics, mainly the past paper questions which we have been asked to do, but also some general revision if I get chance
-Spend 4 hours on geography, learning the key case studies from Y12;
-Start writing the first draft of my personal statement :poke:

PUN/JOKE TIME :woo:

If you have ever seen my blog you will know I love bad jokes/pun, so I am going to try and include one at the end of every update - just to try and spread a bit of happiness - they may be topical or they may be totally random :tongue:

Why did the maths book look so sad when school started again?

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Hope everyone has a good week and if you are heading back to school - stay safe! :hugs:

Tags (I have also tagged anyone who followed my last GYG, let me know if you want to be tagged in the future or not)

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loved the pun and good luck with college! you'll hopefully get an idea of when you're starting soon :smile:

Reply 48

jemima0103

18

Good Luck this year. Add me to tag list please

Reply 49

Becca216

OP

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Original post by jemima0103

Good Luck this year. Add me to tag list please

You too! Will do :smile:

Reply 50

bookausten

13

ooh please tag me!! can't believe i haven't seen this before haha

Reply 51

Becca216

OP

22

Update 2: 3 days till I go back

So I have just received my timetable and some more information about going back so I thought I would do a little update :redface:

Usually, at my college, your timetable wont change between Y12 and 13 because of how the timetabling works, but I have been moved Maths/Further Maths classes which means mine has - there are positives and negatives to this. First of all the positive is that my timetable is now much nicer - I get to start late on Monday and finish earlier on a Friday. On the other hand, the negative is that my old maths/further maths class has been split up - I loved that class, they were one of the main reasons I stayed at college and managed to get through the first year :biggrin:

The new class I am in - I know no one, and everyone in that class has had the last year to be able to get to know each other, I am trying to go in with a positive mindset - I'll let you know how it goes!

Timetable:

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Secondly, we have been updated about the split (one week on, one week off) timetable as part of out local council areas have come out of lockdown - they are currently planning to do the split timetable for the first 2 weeks, just to get people back in and used to the new changes and also in hope that the areas that are still in local lockdown, come out.

My revision over the past few days has been good, I plan to continue that this week. I have also managed to meet up with some friends over the weekend, since my area is out of the local lockdown (eventually!).

I'll update this probably again on Friday with how my first day back went (Thursday).

Pun/Joke time :woo: