go big or go home: my guide to conquering gcse&#x27;s ☆

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Original post by kayleigh_t.27

Heya!! Here to support you :smile:

hello!! thank you for the support i'll be doing the same for you 🤗🤗

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Original post by emm4nuella

welcome to grow your grades ❤️

thank youu i've been seeing you around everywhere haha good luck with your studiess 💞

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Original post by prettylil.thing

OMG HII i was reading your gyg the other day you're so motivated!! and tysm it took me so long to figure out the codes ☠ I HAD MY FIRST TWO MOCKS TODAY AND THEY ACC WEREN'T THAT BAD THANK GOODNESS so tysm for the support <33

AW THANK YOU and dw it took me ages to figure out the format codes asw 😭💀 OMG THAT'S GREAT TO HEARRR i'm sure you're gna ace the rest of your mocks asw 🤍🤍 and ofccc <33

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Original post by prettylil.thing

OH HEY AGAIN!! thank youu and idk recently i've been thinking engineering because i like the idea of designing and building stuff while still being stem AND helping people/exploring new stuff but this time six months ago i was thinking law so idek lmaoo 😭. luckily i got some work experience in an engineering company for this summer so we'll see how it goes!! (i really need to have my mind up for picking a-levels, how did you decide what you were gonna do??)

omg just asking, how did you manage to get your work experience in engineering?? i've tried everywhere for work experience but i still haven't managed to find anywhere 😔😔

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Original post by prettylil.thing

oh my goshh gcse squad LET'S GO @milktee haha you guys must have your exams this year i can't even imagine.. less than 100 days right?? goodluck to both of you i'm sure you'll do great! and tysm for the advice/tips i'll really need it for my mocks haha

yuppp most gygs i follow are a level so us gcse students gotta stick together 💪💪 yeah we have 74 days exactly 😭😭😭 thank you so muchh <3

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Sconosciutosud

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I think videos are a great way to revise a topic as you have the visual and audio prompts to aid memory and recall.

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MysteryyyGirl86

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Original post by prettylil.thing

i used to use quizlet so much but then it became paywalled and its hard for me to access flashcards anymore 😕 do you have any tips on how to avoid it and tysm!!

huh idk do you have an account? ik quizlet plus requires payment but the flashcards should still work...

Original post by prettylil.thing

HII i was reading your gyg it's so cool!! goodluck with your studies and honestly i love this community sm its so adorable and everyone is so nicee <33

AWW THANK YOU <3
and it is isnt it, its our cute little corner of the world

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OP

⚝ log 03: monday 26^th february 2024 ⚝
d-day/day 1 of mocks!! ✎

back again after a few days of disappearance.. and today was the first day of the dreaded mock exams. i can't lie i was feeling quite nervous especially because i wasn't feeling 100% confident with the amount of revision i had done for the exams today (english language and french writing) and so during my revision periods i put on my headphones and continued revising (minus a few minutes panicking with my friends!). THANKFULLY i found both of the exams quite okay and i'll go into more detail below:

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1
how i thought it was going to go (out of 10): 7/10
how it actually went (out of 10): 8.5/10

to be honest i was most worried for q4 because i've never done it properly and the one time i attempted i got 12/20 (not bad but not great still). the night before i watched this AMAZING video on youtube (mr salles i believe?) on how to tackle q4 so when i tell you i was SMILING while writing my answer!! time management was also a big issue for me when practicing in class (i'd spend wayy too long on the 8markers and barely have anytime for q4/5), so i decided to do the exam in a different order (q1, q4, q5, q2, q3) and i finished writing my last sentence JUST as the invigilator said stop so i'm so happy i completed it in time!! i took a risk writing a story instead of a description for q5 but my mind literally went blank looking at the image so we move lmao. overall i quite enjoyed english lang, more scared for the masses of poems i have to learn for lit next week 😭 (anyone else doing love and relationships bc on tiktok literally everyone else is doing power and conflict)

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FRENCH WRITING EXAM
how i thought it was going to go (out of 10): 6/10
how it actually went (out of 10): 9/10
nahh i was stressing for french so much for literally nothing 😭 i am quite good at french but i did not touch my memrise over the holidays so i had to go in with just 20 mins reading my notes (not great ik but now ik for next time) BUT it was okay because i got there and wrote awayy the translation was really chill and i went over the word limit by quite a lot for the other 2 questions with 40 mins left to spare. now just praying i got the tenses right!!
also halfway through the exam the invigilator SPAWNED OUT OF NOWHERE with massive scissors (genuinely thought she was going to 💀 me) just to remove my plastic label on my disposable bottle and everyone turned to look at me 😭😭 it was so funny but i definitely need to not forget to remove it cause if those were my real gcse's it probably wouldn't be as funny lol

so overall not that bad! 2/14 exams done and now i need to refresh for biology first period tomorrow ahhh

(edited 9 months ago)

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MysteryyyGirl86

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Original post by prettylil.thing

⚝ log 03: tuesday 26^th february 2024 ⚝
d-day/day 1 of mocks!! ✎

back again after a few days of disappearance.. and today was the first day of the dreaded mock exams. i can't lie i was feeling quite nervous especially because i wasn't feeling 100% confident with the amount of revision i had done for the exams today (english language and french writing) and so during my revision periods i put on my headphones and continued revising (minus a few minutes panicking with my friends!). THANKFULLY i found both of the exams quite okay and i'll go into more detail below:

•

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1
how i thought it was going to go (out of 10): 7/10
how it actually went (out of 10): 8.5/10

to be honest i was most worried for q4 because i've never done it properly and the one time i attempted i got 12/20 (not bad but not great still). the night before i watched this AMAZING video on youtube (mr salles i believe?) on how to tackle q4 so when i tell you i was SMILING while writing my answer!! time management was also a big issue for me when practicing in class (i'd spend wayy too long on the 8markers and barely have anytime for q4/5), so i decided to do the exam in a different order (q1, q4, q5, q2, q3) and i finished writing my last sentence JUST as the invigilator said stop so i'm so happy i completed it in time!! i took a risk writing a story instead of a description for q5 but my mind literally went blank looking at the image so we move lmao. overall i quite enjoyed english lang, more scared for the masses of poems i have to learn for lit next week 😭 (anyone else doing love and relationships bc on tiktok literally everyone else is doing power and conflict)

•

FRENCH WRITING EXAM
how i thought it was going to go (out of 10): 6/10
how it actually went (out of 10): 9/10
nahh i was stressing for french so much for literally nothing 😭 i am quite good at french but i did not touch my memrise over the holidays so i had to go in with just 20 mins reading my notes (not great ik but now ik for next time) BUT it was okay because i got there and wrote awayy the translation was really chill and i went over the word limit by quite a lot for the other 2 questions with 40 mins left to spare. now just praying i got the tenses right!!
also halfway through the exam the invigilator SPAWNED OUT OF NOWHERE with massive scissors (genuinely thought she was going to 💀 me) just to remove my plastic label on my disposable bottle and everyone turned to look at me 😭😭 it was so funny but i definitely need to not forget to remove it cause if those were my real gcse's it probably wouldn't be as funny lol

so overall not that bad! 2/14 exams done and now i need to refresh for biology first period tomorrow ahhh
will update later (maybe) xoxo

good job!

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OP

Original post by milktee

omg just asking, how did you manage to get your work experience in engineering?? i've tried everywhere for work experience but i still haven't managed to find anywhere 😔😔

REAL THOUGH it took me so long to find some especially since most are for sixth formers/uni students as well!! it's not gonna be very useful for me doing work experience for something i'm not sure about AFTER i've picked my a-levels (and through that narrowing my degree choices)
at first i just google searched and after a while i did see some but they were too far away from me, so i asked my year 11 friend who did work experience with the company i'm going to be working with now back in year 10 but if you want i can send you a list of the more general nationwide companies i found??

there's also online work experience and stuff but i know me personally i'd much rather do it in person i really cba to sit at my desk alone for 6 hours but if you prefer that kinda stuff there's springpod and speakersforschools

(edited 9 months ago)

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OP

Original post by MysteryyyGirl86

good job!

thank you <33

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OP

Original post by MysteryyyGirl86

huh idk do you have an account? ik quizlet plus requires payment but the flashcards should still work...

i do but after like 3 rounds of the learn mode it says i have to upgrade and i use that function the most 😪
apparently our school pays for quizlet plus as well but the people taking french can't access it for some reason...

(edited 9 months ago)

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Original post by Sconosciutosud

I think videos are a great way to revise a topic as you have the visual and audio prompts to aid memory and recall.

i agree 100%!! i think i learn better from videos rather than just reading a textbook and it's always nice to have someone/something teaching you the topic again

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MysteryyyGirl86

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Original post by prettylil.thing

i do but after like 3 rounds of the learn mode it says i have to upgrade and i use that function the most 😪
apparently our school pays for quizlet plus as well but the people taking french can't access it for some reason...

oh yh i heard of the cap on learn and test, but if your school pays for it and you can't access it then try contacting your school

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Original post by prettylil.thing

REAL THOUGH it took me so long to find some especially since most are for sixth formers/uni students as well!! it's not gonna be very useful for me doing work experience for something i'm not sure about AFTER i've picked my a-levels (and through that narrowing my degree choices)
at first i just google searched and after a while i did see some but they were too far away from me, so i asked my year 11 friend who did work experience with the company i'm going to be working with now back in year 10 but if you want i can send you a list of the more general nationwide companies i found??

there's also online work experience and stuff but i know me personally i'd much rather do it in person i really cba to sit at my desk alone for 6 hours but if you prefer that kinda stuff there's springpod and speakersforschools

oooo alright, but yes please if you could send me the list i'd be really grateful 😭🤍🤍 bcs i'm going to do engineering / computer science at uni, so i've been wanting to do work experience in that field
yess i've heard about springpod but same with me, i'd find it a more enjoyable experience actually doing it in person than online

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Original post by prettylil.thing

⚝ log 03: tuesday 26^th february 2024 ⚝
d-day/day 1 of mocks!! ✎

back again after a few days of disappearance.. and today was the first day of the dreaded mock exams. i can't lie i was feeling quite nervous especially because i wasn't feeling 100% confident with the amount of revision i had done for the exams today (english language and french writing) and so during my revision periods i put on my headphones and continued revising (minus a few minutes panicking with my friends!). THANKFULLY i found both of the exams quite okay and i'll go into more detail below:

•

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1
how i thought it was going to go (out of 10): 7/10
how it actually went (out of 10): 8.5/10

to be honest i was most worried for q4 because i've never done it properly and the one time i attempted i got 12/20 (not bad but not great still). the night before i watched this AMAZING video on youtube (mr salles i believe?) on how to tackle q4 so when i tell you i was SMILING while writing my answer!! time management was also a big issue for me when practicing in class (i'd spend wayy too long on the 8markers and barely have anytime for q4/5), so i decided to do the exam in a different order (q1, q4, q5, q2, q3) and i finished writing my last sentence JUST as the invigilator said stop so i'm so happy i completed it in time!! i took a risk writing a story instead of a description for q5 but my mind literally went blank looking at the image so we move lmao. overall i quite enjoyed english lang, more scared for the masses of poems i have to learn for lit next week 😭 (anyone else doing love and relationships bc on tiktok literally everyone else is doing power and conflict)

•

FRENCH WRITING EXAM
how i thought it was going to go (out of 10): 6/10
how it actually went (out of 10): 9/10
nahh i was stressing for french so much for literally nothing 😭 i am quite good at french but i did not touch my memrise over the holidays so i had to go in with just 20 mins reading my notes (not great ik but now ik for next time) BUT it was okay because i got there and wrote awayy the translation was really chill and i went over the word limit by quite a lot for the other 2 questions with 40 mins left to spare. now just praying i got the tenses right!!
also halfway through the exam the invigilator SPAWNED OUT OF NOWHERE with massive scissors (genuinely thought she was going to 💀 me) just to remove my plastic label on my disposable bottle and everyone turned to look at me 😭😭 it was so funny but i definitely need to not forget to remove it cause if those were my real gcse's it probably wouldn't be as funny lol

so overall not that bad! 2/14 exams done and now i need to refresh for biology first period tomorrow ahhh
will update later (maybe) xoxo

AHAH THE SCISSORS ARE SO FUNNY, so glad your exams went well today 🤍🤍 and i do power and conflict asw so i can't help you there sadly 😔😔

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OP

Original post by milktee

oooo alright, but yes please if you could send me the list i'd be really grateful 😭🤍🤍 bcs i'm going to do engineering / computer science at uni, so i've been wanting to do work experience in that field
yess i've heard about springpod but same with me, i'd find it a more enjoyable experience actually doing it in person than online

i've tried sending it both on here and in pm's but because of the links it's marking it as spam 😪 i'll try sending them 1 by 1
also it's so cool you've figured out what you wanna do! do you have any ideas what uni you want to go to??

(edited 9 months ago)

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OP

Original post by milktee

AHAH THE SCISSORS ARE SO FUNNY, so glad your exams went well today 🤍🤍 and i do power and conflict asw so i can't help you there sadly 😔😔

LMAO and thank you again!! alas maybe there's someone out there 🤞

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