AQA A-level Physics Paper 2 (7408/2) - 6th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

Predicted A but got C, already decided beforehand not going uni anyways but still F*CK AQA

Same - from A to C, lost firm and second uni offer (req was a B) but received a pat on the shoulder from the school for being one of the top performing students LOL. Nothing in clearing what would be suitable, so will have to resit physics. Sh*t.

I was in the exact same position last year. Resat this year and got my firm.
It’s super disheartening but I promise you a gap year can be beneficial if you play your cards right. Here’s some advice that I hope will help you for this coming year:
- Work your ass off in physics, start as early as possible whenever you feel ready, I’d say late September.
- It often looks better when you resit all 3 rather than just 1 but honestly when it comes to this I’d HIGHLY recommend just focusing on physics the entire year. It’s objectively the hardest A-Level, and the exam boards just hate children for some reason.
- Get a part time job for 2-3 days a week (start applying in October when all of the unis and schools are back), and on the other days do 6-9 hours revision a day (variable, since you have the time to take some days easier when you start early). The job will put you in a REALLY good position for starting uni, as student loans don’t really cover everything.
- If you have the money, I’d highly recommend getting a tutor. You’re essentially teaching yourself for the entire year, which is much harder than it sounds. You can do it, but it would be easier with a tutor.
- Stay in touch with your friends! A big worry for me even before I sat A-Levels was that I’d lose all of my friends, but since you have much more free time, it’s good to make an effort to see them every time they’re back from uni, or even go and visit some of them! Just remember to take a sleeping bag (I learnt that one the hard way!)
- If your school has any online resources (e.g. a one drive of exam papers, teams chats with useful stuff, etc…) then download all of them ASAP. They’ll most likely delete your year’s accounts around mid-September.
- Organise yourself. Plan all of your revision out in anyway way that makes sense to you so that you don’t end up ill-prepared for even just the next day of revision, let alone the actual exams! (What helped me what to make a checklist of everything on the spec for if I had done the practice questions, flash cards, past papers, etc.)
- Do. Not. Work. Passively!! Every single bit of work you do needs to be 1) challenging you and 2) learnt from. It’s a complete waste of time to go over the stuff you’re good at. If it means you spend the entire day on a single question, so be it. Learning is a painful process!
- Please, for the love of Newton, take care of your mental health. As a physics student, statistically speaking it’s very likely you’ve never really cared about it. Last September, I had let so many things bottle up whilst I was stretching myself thin doing the hardest A-Levels, and missing my firm uni offer was the straw that broke the camel’s back, and I attempted to… you know. Talk to anyone at uni and I guarantee you that they’ll say that A-Levels are the hardest point in your life. Now is the perfect opportunity to set yourself up for a happy life, and tackle any problems you have let build up, or any new ones that will inevitably come during this year.

thanks! 🙏🏻

does anyone have paper 2 2024 or paper 3 2024 thank you
im doing physics A level and need them for revision, please help