Official Year 12 Chat 2023-24

Sure thing. But you can't choose your own? WHo picks it then or is it still general courses?

Well for my school system, in Year 10 we are required to do 6 courses and 2 options (drama or art for example). Science Is Mandatory
In Year 11 for me, Science breaks up into 4 subjects which are, Physics, Chem, Bio, and regular Sciences. The rest of the other subjects are mandatory.

Physics, Chem, Bio are all optional, but anyone who wants to do more in life than work a job as a cashier in a supermarket after Year 12 has to take atleast 1 of these 3 preferentially Chemistry. The Majority of Canadian Unis require chemistry to apply.

So the only things we can pick is which Science stem we want to take (and some options like art), other than that, its all mandatory

Oh wow that sounds tough. At A-Level we can literally picky whatever we want. And why Chem? Mainly the universities in England to my knowledge want maths because thats the basis and further maths is even better. Or even Physics. It sounds very tight in Canada.

Oooh was the song of achilles good? it's on my reading list! i'm reading king of scars

I enjoyed it and liked learning more about Greek Mythology but I don't think it was necessarily a 5 star like I have seen so many people rating it! I rated it a 4.25 on Storygraph!
I haven't heard of King of Scars, what is it about? (I know I could look it up but I'm interested to hear from you what you think of it)

What a year we've had!

It's official, we have finally made it out of the vomit-inducing GCSEs and will now have to dip our toes in unfamiliar waters.
So obviously it would be a whole debacle without a friend to turn to and who else is better than other poor humans who have no idea who you are but are in the same situation... well this is where TSR comes in.

Hiya TSRers THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 2023-2024 YEAR 12 CHAT THREAD

So introductions first.

reply thread with

1. name / about yourself
2. Sixth Form / College or SFC
3. A - Levels or Btecs or other and exam boards if you know them (along with your subject grade at GCSE if you did it)
4. hobbies
5. Extracurriculars for UCAS or otherwise
6. What grades you're aiming for
7. What Uni or Course (if you know)
8. Useful Revision Techniques for yourself

but most importantly don't stress because the worst is yet to come.

1. Hi, my name is Victor, and I am your basic glasses wearing guy who doesnt appear too much in mainstream school life but is there.
2. I'm in Sixth Form
3. I am now doing Further Maths and Physics at A-Level
Got 8 in both maths and physics at gcse along with all other sciences and computing, and then steadily lower grades through business (7), english (lan 7, lan 6) and history (5).
4. I love reading, gaming, bit of piano here and there, some model building/painting, hanging out with friends and having a laugh.
5. Zilch
6. A* hopefully.
7. Looking for Oxbridge or something on a similar level.
8. Read through absolutley everything and then re-write it down from memory in an engaging, colourful way, to make a nice knowledge organiser that I probably won't use but the writing is the revision.


Question: Is it a good idea to get a job right now, when I'm not sure exactly how heavy the workload of A-Levels will be?

1. Chelsea
2. Sixth form
3. A-levels (Mathematics - GCSE:6, Physics - GCSE: 6, Computer Science)
4. reading manga..., going on hikes, anime, gaming
5. robotics club, senior prefect, strategic game club
6. girl idk. i just wanna go above and beyond...i'm just worried my gcses will put me behind. i want AAA though
7. Maths, Physics, CS or something related.
8.unsure *_*

Maybe wait a little until Christmas to get a job to give yourself some time to adjust (also the Mash pfp is great, what other anime's do u like to watch?)

Well, it's because its considered to be a central science which all science stems from it, I don't know why some careers in Technology require chemistry though. At least A-levels gives you more options lol. Thanks for sharing!

Basically the Holy Trinity for subjects here is Chemistry, Math, English. Without them, you can't do anything :|

Also, we have Further Maths here in highschools (with a different name of course). But this course is optional, and like a bonus, if you want extra preperation for University. It's only really useful since the subject gives an advantage to those who apply in engineering. (In addition to chemistry lol)

What a year we've had!

It's official, we have finally made it out of the vomit-inducing GCSEs and will now have to dip our toes in unfamiliar waters.
So obviously it would be a whole debacle without a friend to turn to and who else is better than other poor humans who have no idea who you are but are in the same situation... well this is where TSR comes in.

Hiya TSRers THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 2023-2024 YEAR 12 CHAT THREAD

So introductions first.

reply thread with

1. name / about yourself
2. Sixth Form / College or SFC
3. A - Levels or Btecs or other and exam boards if you know them (along with your subject grade at GCSE if you did it)
4. hobbies
5. Extracurriculars for UCAS or otherwise
6. What grades you're aiming for
7. What Uni or Course (if you know)
8. Useful Revision Techniques for yourself

but most importantly don't stress because the worst is yet to come.

What a year we've had!

It's official, we have finally made it out of the vomit-inducing GCSEs and will now have to dip our toes in unfamiliar waters.
So obviously it would be a whole debacle without a friend to turn to and who else is better than other poor humans who have no idea who you are but are in the same situation... well this is where TSR comes in.

Hiya TSRers THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 2023-2024 YEAR 12 CHAT THREAD

So introductions first.

reply thread with

1. name / about yourself
2. Sixth Form / College or SFC
3. A - Levels or Btecs or other and exam boards if you know them (along with your subject grade at GCSE if you did it)
4. hobbies
5. Extracurriculars for UCAS or otherwise
6. What grades you're aiming for
7. What Uni or Course (if you know)
8. Useful Revision Techniques for yourself

but most importantly don't stress because the worst is yet to come.

Hi! My name is Sara! I’m in Sixth Form and am studying Biology (AQA), chemistry (AQA) and English lit (EDEXCEL)! I am currently writing my own book - for the fun of it - I participate in my schools newspaper and MUN conferences and I am currently social media manager in StemMed_connect on instagram! I’m aiming for a A in bio and English and a A/B for chemistry! I want to attend RCSI or BSMS to study medicine!
my favorite study technique is blurting, writing and revising past paper questions and understanding key terms and active recall!

What a year we've had!

It's official, we have finally made it out of the vomit-inducing GCSEs and will now have to dip our toes in unfamiliar waters.
So obviously it would be a whole debacle without a friend to turn to and who else is better than other poor humans who have no idea who you are but are in the same situation... well this is where TSR comes in.

Hiya TSRers THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 2023-2024 YEAR 12 CHAT THREAD

So introductions first.

reply thread with

1. name / about yourself
2. Sixth Form / College or SFC
3. A - Levels or Btecs or other and exam boards if you know them (along with your subject grade at GCSE if you did it)
4. hobbies
5. Extracurriculars for UCAS or otherwise
6. What grades you're aiming for
7. What Uni or Course (if you know)
8. Useful Revision Techniques for yourself

but most importantly don't stress because the worst is yet to come.

What a year we've had!

It's official, we have finally made it out of the vomit-inducing GCSEs and will now have to dip our toes in unfamiliar waters.
So obviously it would be a whole debacle without a friend to turn to and who else is better than other poor humans who have no idea who you are but are in the same situation... well this is where TSR comes in.

Hiya TSRers THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 2023-2024 YEAR 12 CHAT THREAD

So introductions first.

reply thread with

1. name / about yourself
2. Sixth Form / College or SFC
3. A - Levels or Btecs or other and exam boards if you know them (along with your subject grade at GCSE if you did it)
4. hobbies
5. Extracurriculars for UCAS or otherwise
6. What grades you're aiming for
7. What Uni or Course (if you know)
8. Useful Revision Techniques for yourself

but most importantly don't stress because the worst is yet to come.

What a year we've had!

It's official, we have finally made it out of the vomit-inducing GCSEs and will now have to dip our toes in unfamiliar waters.
So obviously it would be a whole debacle without a friend to turn to and who else is better than other poor humans who have no idea who you are but are in the same situation... well this is where TSR comes in.

Hiya TSRers THIS IS THE OFFICIAL 2023-2024 YEAR 12 CHAT THREAD

So introductions first.

reply thread with

1. name / about yourself
2. Sixth Form / College or SFC
3. A - Levels or Btecs or other and exam boards if you know them (along with your subject grade at GCSE if you did it)
4. hobbies
5. Extracurriculars for UCAS or otherwise
6. What grades you're aiming for
7. What Uni or Course (if you know)
8. Useful Revision Techniques for yourself

but most importantly don't stress because the worst is yet to come.