Stories of how they got good grades
Does anyone have any stories of like how they were able to change their grades around in a short amount of time? Like they didn’t even think they were gonna pass but did?
I think I can help with this.
Growing up I was always naturally smart so I could scrape by exams without much revision and this went on until around year 9 when I started GCSEs. I was fortunate enough to be able to take 2 subjects early being History and Media and this was when I went through a panic mode as I now actually had to learn how to revise. This was on top of at this time I was playing academy football so I was busy constantly and I didn't have much time for work. With about 2-3 months coming up in year 10, I knew I had to knuckle down and do well. I was predicted a 6 in History, but I knew I could do better than that. I just put my head down, sacrificed a lot (I never went to parties or social gatherings much, I just played football and revised during this year lol, it was quite sad looking back but I'm glad I did it). I would do exam papers every day after coming home from football and write notes on things that I forgot. I was lucky that my teacher ran an afterschool sort of club where she would do content with us, I would go to this and since most of the other kids didn't care or want to go, it was often just a small group so I got a lot out of that tuition. Though it did mean that I would go straight from school at 3 to football at 4 and afterschool at 6:30. Often, I'd turn up dirty and sweaty so I'm eternally grateful to my teacher for putting up with me like that. It worked out in the end because I scored a 9 (I think I dropped 4 marks in the entire exam) and the highest in our district so I won a little award.
I promise you that there's still time, if you really knuckle down and dedicate yourself to working you will do well. I don't know your situation but with me I had simply not had a lot of time to revise due to the fact that I prioritised other things like football. When the crunch time came, I had to make these sacrifices because of my earlier choices. I really believe that you can turn your grade around if you push yourself. But it will take hard work but if I could do it I'm sure everyone else can. I wish you the best and if you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
Growing up I was always naturally smart so I could scrape by exams without much revision and this went on until around year 9 when I started GCSEs. I was fortunate enough to be able to take 2 subjects early being History and Media and this was when I went through a panic mode as I now actually had to learn how to revise. This was on top of at this time I was playing academy football so I was busy constantly and I didn't have much time for work. With about 2-3 months coming up in year 10, I knew I had to knuckle down and do well. I was predicted a 6 in History, but I knew I could do better than that. I just put my head down, sacrificed a lot (I never went to parties or social gatherings much, I just played football and revised during this year lol, it was quite sad looking back but I'm glad I did it). I would do exam papers every day after coming home from football and write notes on things that I forgot. I was lucky that my teacher ran an afterschool sort of club where she would do content with us, I would go to this and since most of the other kids didn't care or want to go, it was often just a small group so I got a lot out of that tuition. Though it did mean that I would go straight from school at 3 to football at 4 and afterschool at 6:30. Often, I'd turn up dirty and sweaty so I'm eternally grateful to my teacher for putting up with me like that. It worked out in the end because I scored a 9 (I think I dropped 4 marks in the entire exam) and the highest in our district so I won a little award.
I promise you that there's still time, if you really knuckle down and dedicate yourself to working you will do well. I don't know your situation but with me I had simply not had a lot of time to revise due to the fact that I prioritised other things like football. When the crunch time came, I had to make these sacrifices because of my earlier choices. I really believe that you can turn your grade around if you push yourself. But it will take hard work but if I could do it I'm sure everyone else can. I wish you the best and if you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
Original post by Lordyy
I think I can help with this.
Growing up I was always naturally smart so I could scrape by exams without much revision and this went on until around year 9 when I started GCSEs. I was fortunate enough to be able to take 2 subjects early being History and Media and this was when I went through a panic mode as I now actually had to learn how to revise. This was on top of at this time I was playing academy football so I was busy constantly and I didn't have much time for work. With about 2-3 months coming up in year 10, I knew I had to knuckle down and do well. I was predicted a 6 in History, but I knew I could do better than that. I just put my head down, sacrificed a lot (I never went to parties or social gatherings much, I just played football and revised during this year lol, it was quite sad looking back but I'm glad I did it). I would do exam papers every day after coming home from football and write notes on things that I forgot. I was lucky that my teacher ran an afterschool sort of club where she would do content with us, I would go to this and since most of the other kids didn't care or want to go, it was often just a small group so I got a lot out of that tuition. Though it did mean that I would go straight from school at 3 to football at 4 and afterschool at 6:30. Often, I'd turn up dirty and sweaty so I'm eternally grateful to my teacher for putting up with me like that. It worked out in the end because I scored a 9 (I think I dropped 4 marks in the entire exam) and the highest in our district so I won a little award.
I promise you that there's still time, if you really knuckle down and dedicate yourself to working you will do well. I don't know your situation but with me I had simply not had a lot of time to revise due to the fact that I prioritised other things like football. When the crunch time came, I had to make these sacrifices because of my earlier choices. I really believe that you can turn your grade around if you push yourself. But it will take hard work but if I could do it I'm sure everyone else can. I wish you the best and if you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
Growing up I was always naturally smart so I could scrape by exams without much revision and this went on until around year 9 when I started GCSEs. I was fortunate enough to be able to take 2 subjects early being History and Media and this was when I went through a panic mode as I now actually had to learn how to revise. This was on top of at this time I was playing academy football so I was busy constantly and I didn't have much time for work. With about 2-3 months coming up in year 10, I knew I had to knuckle down and do well. I was predicted a 6 in History, but I knew I could do better than that. I just put my head down, sacrificed a lot (I never went to parties or social gatherings much, I just played football and revised during this year lol, it was quite sad looking back but I'm glad I did it). I would do exam papers every day after coming home from football and write notes on things that I forgot. I was lucky that my teacher ran an afterschool sort of club where she would do content with us, I would go to this and since most of the other kids didn't care or want to go, it was often just a small group so I got a lot out of that tuition. Though it did mean that I would go straight from school at 3 to football at 4 and afterschool at 6:30. Often, I'd turn up dirty and sweaty so I'm eternally grateful to my teacher for putting up with me like that. It worked out in the end because I scored a 9 (I think I dropped 4 marks in the entire exam) and the highest in our district so I won a little award.
I promise you that there's still time, if you really knuckle down and dedicate yourself to working you will do well. I don't know your situation but with me I had simply not had a lot of time to revise due to the fact that I prioritised other things like football. When the crunch time came, I had to make these sacrifices because of my earlier choices. I really believe that you can turn your grade around if you push yourself. But it will take hard work but if I could do it I'm sure everyone else can. I wish you the best and if you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
I have about 3 weeks. My grades are 3s, 4s and 5s. I mostly want 6s and 7s. I’m trying to study a lot in these last weeks I want to improve my grades drastically. Is it double with the time I have got left?
Original post by suzy23
I have about 3 weeks. My grades are 3s, 4s and 5s. I mostly want 6s and 7s. I’m trying to study a lot in these last weeks I want to improve my grades drastically. Is it double with the time I have got left?
Certainly possible if that's what you meant?
Just focus on work, make sure you're revising correctly loads of exam papers and mark scheme analysis!
Growing up I was relatively smart but never applied myself, so I was always sitting at around B's or 6's until I started my GCSEs in Y9. From then I decided to start actually applying my abilities and make an active effort to achieve highly; I managed to get all 7-9 at GCSE, and am now predicted A*A*A* going into my A levels next month. My advice would be to start as early as possible, keep solidifying your knowledge, read up on topics before you're taught them and ensure you apply your knowledge (practice tests/essays) as much as possible. However, as you're not long off, I would recommend (especially for essay subjects) looking at the people in your class that get the grades you want (consistently) and ask to look at their work. When you're doing your practice tests or papers, try to analyse why those people got the grades they did, and emulate their techniques in your answers.
The most important thing I can say is to have a 'grade 5 knowledge' of all your subjects - ensure you know the essential parts of each subject/topic, and then specialise in a few topics so if they come up you can grab some easy marks, if not, you'll have a good enough understanding of them to get a decent mark. For higher grades (7-9) you would need to bump you 'blanket knowledge' up much further which I'm not sure you'll have the time to do.
Ensure you apply all the knowledge you're gaining to keep it in your head, take breaks when you start to slow down, get enough sleep and stay well fed. Revision isn't the only factor in ensuring you perform well, keeping yourself well-maintained can go a really long way. If you're motivated enough though, you should achieve those grades once you find a revision method that works and consistently produces your desired results!
The most important thing I can say is to have a 'grade 5 knowledge' of all your subjects - ensure you know the essential parts of each subject/topic, and then specialise in a few topics so if they come up you can grab some easy marks, if not, you'll have a good enough understanding of them to get a decent mark. For higher grades (7-9) you would need to bump you 'blanket knowledge' up much further which I'm not sure you'll have the time to do.
Ensure you apply all the knowledge you're gaining to keep it in your head, take breaks when you start to slow down, get enough sleep and stay well fed. Revision isn't the only factor in ensuring you perform well, keeping yourself well-maintained can go a really long way. If you're motivated enough though, you should achieve those grades once you find a revision method that works and consistently produces your desired results!
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