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How to get a* at a level bio chem and maths

Hello.
I’ve just finished AS level this year, and since the summer holiday is approaching, I was just wondering if any of you could give me any tips on how I can achieve all A* at bio chem and maths. I want to do medicine for university, and my GCSE grades aren’t that good, also I haven’t done that well at AS level too, so I don’t want to achieve bad grades next year. Right now my main resources are: textbooks, CGP revision guides, YouTube videos, flashcards, premade notes, past papers. I’m doing all these, but I’m not sure if I’m revising the right things, or if I am not revising for long enough. If any of you could give me some tips and tricks I would really appreciate it!
Thanks.
Well how long are you revising for? Remember its not always abt the length but how you use the time.
Definitely important to have a comprehensive topic list which you can go through to find individual topics and practice them all. For me, a mix of lots of different resources keeps you motivated and interested. I'm not doing medicine but I'm pretty sure its competitive so a good personal statement will probably help with that as well. Not really any tips and tricks in general other than work hard lol.
hope this all helps :smile:
Original post by qnedrah
Hello.
I’ve just finished AS level this year, and since the summer holiday is approaching, I was just wondering if any of you could give me any tips on how I can achieve all A* at bio chem and maths. I want to do medicine for university, and my GCSE grades aren’t that good, also I haven’t done that well at AS level too, so I don’t want to achieve bad grades next year. Right now my main resources are: textbooks, CGP revision guides, YouTube videos, flashcards, premade notes, past papers. I’m doing all these, but I’m not sure if I’m revising the right things, or if I am not revising for long enough. If any of you could give me some tips and tricks I would really appreciate it!
Thanks.
Practice exam technique with regular exam questions e.g past papers, workbooks, topic based questions, etc. try some of the extension questions which are included in a textbook or workbook as these mostly resemble A* or difficult application questions accurately. Focus on your weakest areas, but don’t forget to review your strongest.
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Original post by qnedrah
Hello.
I’ve just finished AS level this year, and since the summer holiday is approaching, I was just wondering if any of you could give me any tips on how I can achieve all A* at bio chem and maths. I want to do medicine for university, and my GCSE grades aren’t that good, also I haven’t done that well at AS level too, so I don’t want to achieve bad grades next year. Right now my main resources are: textbooks, CGP revision guides, YouTube videos, flashcards, premade notes, past papers. I’m doing all these, but I’m not sure if I’m revising the right things, or if I am not revising for long enough. If any of you could give me some tips and tricks I would really appreciate it!
Thanks.

Are your A levels linear or modular?

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