prepare yourself for a very long post - i really need help 😭 - i'd like maybe some advice on what i'm doing now and maybe what other people did to get AAA in their exams. it's basically the end of january so let's say i've got 5 months left until my exams in june (im in year 13 at sixth form)
for my subjects:
OCR A Biology - in year 12 i was at B's then it drastically dropped to E in my most recent mock - although i feel it's because the paper my teacher made was made of my weakest topics and ALL application. i feel my main problem is i don't remember the content very easily, but i can understand it rather quickly. for my ucas i was predicted a B but i would like an A. my current methods are spending a day to make a summary sheet based on the spec for each topic (i didn't make any flashcards in year 12 and my notes aren't good enough). although this takes quite a bit of time and i don't have enough time to do practice questions. when i do practice questions i fail very heavily on 'explain' and 'describe' questions.
OCR A Chemistry - in year 12 i was very low at D's but by the start of year 13 september mocks i managed to bring it up to a B. however, i feel this was only because i miraculously did the paper before and was able to answer most of the extra questions added in, so i don't know how well i am actually doing now. im lost on how to revise for it. i'm very bad at remembering content things (trends in group 2, why is Cl more reactive) but i think i'm quite good with mechanisms and the maths questions. i would also like at least an A in chemistry.
Edexcel Maths - my maths is the least of my worries. in year 12 i was riding at B's to A's and im aiming for an A for the real thing. for maths, i want more advice on how to balance revising maths alongside my failing two subjects because i am very bad at prioritising. i would revise for only one subject and one subject will get completely neglected.
thank you guys so much!!! and if you need any other information would help. my routine is waking up at 5:00am and studying from 5:30am to 7:00am then using my free study periods at school to complete homework and do more work during school, then after school i do more work until about 8-9pm. weekends i wake up at 6:00am and study until 6:00pm.
i don't know what to do 😭😭 im definitely revising wrong but i don't know what to do because i feel like it's too late for anything to work