I got all 9s at GCSE. Ask me anything

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Original post by Muttley79

I know but you cannot call it a GCSE

Ok, but I don’t understand why it matters tbh

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Original post by Muttley79

Because your thread title is inaccurate. Not sure why you needed to post anyway ... just help people when they need it like most posters do.

The reason I created this thread is because I saw a lot of these last year and in year 10 and I found that they really helped and inspired me to do well. I really don’t understand why you’re trying to look for flaws in my post. Also, the title is accurate. If you want I can not include Further Maths and I can still say “I got all 9s in my GCSEs” since as you pointed out, Further Maths is not a GCSE.

As to helping people when they need it, if you looked at my other posts you would see that I do that a lot too. I really don’t understand why my post triggers you so much. I’m literally just trying to help and I’m allowed to be proud of something that I worked really hard for. I really don’t want to cause a fight and hope that you’ll tell me why my post angered you so it doesn’t anger anyone else or you can just leave this thread alone if you prefer

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Original post by Muttley79

Some people might regard this thread as boastful rather than helpful ...

Ok, I understand how someone could see it that way. However, I didn’t create this thread for those people. As I said, I looked up to people who created threads like this one a couple of years ago and I loved being able to ask specific questions. I’m doing it for the people who like these threads, not the people who don’t. Nevertheless, I will add a disclaimer into my original post to make this clear. Thank you for your input

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Hey, thank you so much for your tips they really helped. Can you send one of your revision schedules for a week in y11? And also did you use notes and if so for which subjects? Thx

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Original post by Th4t1kid

Hey, thank you so much for your tips they really helped. Can you send one of your revision schedules for a week in y11? And also did you use notes and if so for which subjects? Thx

When I said use notes, I meant did you rewrite notes from class to make them more clear and easier to revise from or did you read the textbooks, listen in class and go straight to flashcards

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Original post by Th4t1kid

When I said use notes, I meant did you rewrite notes from class to make them more clear and easier to revise from or did you read the textbooks, listen in class and go straight to flashcards

A lot of time is wasted writing flash cards - do questions.

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Original post by Muttley79

You also did a lot of iGCSEs so I assume you are at a Private school. Do remember GCSEs are different [English is harder for example] so again your thread title is misleading.

Yes, I know GCSEs are different since I did a few myself. But they’re like a different exam board, they’re not a different level. Yes, maybe IGCSE Edexcel English is easier but arguing over whether GCSEs or IGCSEs are harder is like arguing whether Edexcel or AQA is harder. It’s totally irrelevant since the level is the same and universities recognise them the same as well. I personally think AQA is the easiest but universities don’t care about that because it is completely based on the school.

Also, I said in my original post that I live overseas. I’m hopping you realise that public/ state schools in other countries offer that country’s national curriculum not the UK one. Therefore, I do go to a private/ independent school. I fully understand that I’m in a very privileged position to be able to go to the school that I go to and have time and the resources to study as I know that unfortunately some people don’t.

I hope you realise that I’m not trying to be disrespectful or misleading in any way and I’m sorry that you think that.

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Original post by Muttley79

A lot of time is wasted writing flash cards - do questions.

Ok tysm!

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Original post by Th4t1kid

When I said use notes, I meant did you rewrite notes from class to make them more clear and easier to revise from or did you read the textbooks, listen in class and go straight to flashcards

Hi, honestly I changed my revision techniques quite a few times. In year 10 I made notes from save my exams but in year 11 I found that I didn’t have time for that. For geography I made my own flashcards as it was absolutely essential to memorise the case studies but for Science I went over the flashcards from PMT. I agree with @Muttley79 in that flashcards are very time consuming to make but I would say that they are important for memorising content. Try to find existing flashcards on quizlet. In terms of revision schedules, I’ll send you one later.

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Original post by CatalinaIK

Hi, honestly I changed my revision techniques quite a few times. In year 10 I made notes from save my exams but in year 11 I found that I didn’t have time for that. For geography I made my own flashcards as it was absolutely essential to memorise the case studies but for Science I went over the flashcards from PMT. I agree with @Muttley79 in that flashcards are very time consuming to make but I would say that they are important for memorising content. Try to find existing flashcards on quizlet. In terms of revision schedules, I’ll send you one later.

Thank you, I really appreciate it :smile:

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Original post by Muttley79

The point is the specifications are very different so you cannot give advice for GCSEs when you did iGCSE - they might be the same standard but aren't 'the same'.

I know you are trying to be helpful but you could mislead unintentionally.

This is not true at all. Trust me, I did GCSEs and IGCSEs and they are not VERY different. They are like a different exam board. The only subject that I would say is quite different is English due to the fact that we had coursework. The others are not that different. The difference between Edexcel IGCSE Biology and Edexcel GCSE Biology is the same as Edexcel and AQA. That’s like saying someone who did Edexcel Biology cannot help someone who did AQA. Also if they are soooo different then why can I go from doing Maths and Physics Edexcel IGCSE to doing A level Edexcel Maths and AQA Physics without having to learn any extra content. It’s literally the same subject, it cannot be that different. You can check the specifications if you want. Why do you feel such a need to bring me down? Would my grades be more valuable if I had done my exams in the UK?

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@Muttley79
If you have such a problem with my post, I will delete it because I’m fed up with this and don’t want to argue anymore. I’m sorry to the people it helped

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