I failed my AS exams

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I got ACE at the end of my AS exams (econ,business,maths). I am completely heartbroken considering how I was confident I would get a decent grade after the exams for some of the papers. I want to do Econ in uni however grade requirements range from A*AA-AAA. All my teachers don't believe in me and will likely predict me low. I am determined to do better but I don't know how and the people around me aren't the most supportive in believing I could do better. If you have any study tips or guidance or experience please please do help i'd appreciate it sm!

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BraveEagle

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Which exam board are you doing? I'm currently doing CAIE A levels maths, and I know I did horribly on my mechanics, because I left revision to the last minute. But I definately do so much worse if I hadn't done this. Maths is pretty much a universal language, so whichever board you're doing will probably have similar topics to the CAIE board. My recomendation is to watch youtube videos . The channels that helped me was Ginger Mathematician, Intuitive, and GCEAlevelMaths9709. I'm sorry that I don't have any tips for the other subjects, but remember that it's never to late to start craming and studying. Just keep studying and stop thinking about whether you'll get good grades or not

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kitty15

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by phuongfuong

I got ACE at the end of my AS exams (econ,business,maths). I am completely heartbroken considering how I was confident I would get a decent grade after the exams for some of the papers. I want to do Econ in uni however grade requirements range from A*AA-AAA. All my teachers don't believe in me and will likely predict me low. I am determined to do better but I don't know how and the people around me aren't the most supportive in believing I could do better. If you have any study tips or guidance or experience please please do help i'd appreciate it sm!

Hi,
It’s normal to get low grades in AS exams as it is your first time sitting full a level style exams.

If others aren’t supportive of you, you need to be supportive of yourself.

I would recommend going over your papers and traffic lighting where you went wrong (red amber green). Prioritise your red topics and do past paper questions or review those asap. Make sure your revision is active not passive (don’t read textbooks or notes, instead quiz yourself).

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GingerMaths

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by BraveEagle

Which exam board are you doing? I'm currently doing CAIE A levels maths, and I know I did horribly on my mechanics, because I left revision to the last minute. But I definately do so much worse if I hadn't done this. Maths is pretty much a universal language, so whichever board you're doing will probably have similar topics to the CAIE board. My recomendation is to watch youtube videos . The channels that helped me was Ginger Mathematician, Intuitive, and GCEAlevelMaths9709. I'm sorry that I don't have any tips for the other subjects, but remember that it's never to late to start craming and studying. Just keep studying and stop thinking about whether you'll get good grades or not

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