Year 12s: what will be the first way you research your future options? >>

A-level Chemistry Study Group 2020-21

Scroll to see replies

Reply 40

username3300916

Original post by 5hyl33n

Same! I’m hoping to do a Chemistry degree. What about you?

Medicine but my backup is Biochemistry

Reply 41

hiiiii1

Original post by Ducky_MoMo

No I’m literally PRAYING that exams go ahead!!!!!!

But since the government is changing it’s mind at the flip of a hat I guess I’ll have to stay focused and try rlly hard on my mocks😭

As a medicine applicant, I think I can say we are all badly disadvantaged, if it were to come to another CAG u turn, with all of the stuff we have to do while trying to manage a levels, and mocks and exam results don’t reflect our true ability. I remember in my RE mock for GCSE, like month before the exam, I got like a 4 :redface:

, but ended up getting a 9 in the real thing. This is just one of the reasons i would haaaaaaaaaaate it if there were no exams.

Anyways let’s just pray that this doesn’t happen.

It is likely they'll go ahead, but IMO mocks are supposed to be a learning process and counting them is so unfair, especially since different schools have different difficulty levels of mocks. Mine was extremely difficult, hence why I flopped😢. Anyways, I have my next set of mocks in March and I'm working hard for those! Good luck for your medicine application :smile:

Reply 42

Ducky_MoMo

Original post by hiiiii1

U too hopefully we all get the grades we need!!!! :smile:

Reply 43

5hyl33n

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by arooshamd

Oh hii , we should make a snap group chat

Group chats of any kind is not permitted on TSR. This thread is like the same thing. The only difference is, is that the app is rubbish!

Reply 44

hiiiii1

Ahh I got a D as well in my year 12 mock😂but somehow ended up with a B in my most recent one.

Reply 45

hiiiii1

Ooh well done those are actually good grades knowing that we still have six months to go.

Reply 46

username5442900

Have you been doing past papers? They really help. Have a look at this website, this is for OCR A: https://www.cherryhilltuition.com/chemistry-a-level-ocr-a

But make sure you know the content, then when you’re ready to do them, do as many as you can, any question you get wrong, write down the correct answer and go over it again

Reply 47

5hyl33n

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by hiiiii1

We can use this thread to also help each other out if we are stuck on any question :h:

Also is it just me that wants exams to BADLY go ahead? I fully flopped my December mocks and I know I still have six months to improve, but if A-levels don't happen then my teachers won't do me justice🤧
I got B in chem somehow aha but flopped biology.

I also hope our exams go ahead. Well done on the B!

Reply 48

hiiiii1

Original post by 5hyl33n

I also hope our exams go ahead. Well done on the B!

Thank you!

Reply 49

xsowmix

ooooo thanks for the tag

What exam board are you taking?
OCR A

What's your favourite topic in the course so far?
pretty much everything tbh (I'm probably the only medic here who actually like chem lol)

And your least favourite topic?
organic practical techniques is another story. I'm sorry I don't want to know how to get a pure sample by filtering under pressure and doing some next TLC and NMR s***. probably more horrible topics will come up soon

What are you hoping to study at university?
Medicine

(edited 3 years ago)

Reply 50

xsowmix

Original post by 5hyl33n

What exam board are you taking?
AQA
What's your favourite topic in the course so far?
It's hard to pick just one! I like all the topics!
And your least favourite topic?
Reaction mechanisms
What are you hoping to study at university?
Chemistry!

how can you not like reaction mechanism :confused:

Reply 51

Ducky_MoMo

Original post by xsowmix

how can you not like reaction mechanism :confused:

Ngl I acc like that stuff, probably one of the easier topics
Esp drawing the hexagons for benzene and stuff I find that addictive :redface:

Reply 52

5hyl33n

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by xsowmix

how can you not like reaction mechanism :confused:

Original post by Ducky_MoMo

Ngl I acc like that stuff, probably one of the easier topics
Esp drawing the hexagons for benzene and stuff I find that addictive :redface:

I tend to forget them a lot if I don't revise it daily. :tongue:

Reply 53

xsowmix

Original post by Ducky_MoMo

Ngl I acc like that stuff, probably one of the easier topics
Esp drawing the hexagons for benzene and stuff I find that addictive :redface:

yeh I know what you mean. my teacher is always like for electrophilic substitution, the smile has to touch the shoulders guys cos apparently you can lose for not drawing that bit properly.

Original post by 5hyl33n

I tend to forget them a lot if I don't revise it daily. :tongue:

don't worry definitely a topic that comes with practice

Reply 54

CaptainDuckie

Study Forum Helper

Original post by Ducky_MoMo

What's your favourite topic in the course so far?
Nothing?

This is a big mood🤣🤣

Reply 55

CaptainDuckie

Study Forum Helper

I’m going to try & make myself like it, i always start to like chemistry right at the end of the course, it’s weird :P

Reply 56

sumayaaa

it sounds like all of yous are in year 13 and already applying to uni’s. I’m in year 12 so any tips? I’m predicted an A* but in my first vima I scraped a D (i’m embarrassed). Anyways, hopefully this holiday I’ll pick myself up and revise everything I’ve done so far.

How do you guys stay so motivated? Medicine is an option for me in the future (if i get the grades) but i’m unsure if I’ll be able to live through the 5 or more years. Like what if i’m not smart enough for that? Tbh, I want to do something psychology related but I’m kinda expected to pick medicine since i do bio and chem.
Thanks, and good luck in whatever exams you have