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4 gcses in 2 months

I have my 4 CAIE IGCSE subject exams starting October 9, which are physics, chemistry, biology and economics. My school only taught 1/4 of the content for the sciences and I don’t take econ at school so I’m starting from scratch for that.

I currently study 15 hours a day as it is summer break and I start school in a week. I usually study 10 hours a day on a school day and 15 hours a day on a weekend.

Is it possible to get A* in all 4 subjects in such a short amount of time?

Reply 1

Yes bro just use anki im doing igcse in november too

Reply 2

I get you, I also had very bad teachers for the sciences (which either ditched us halfway through the year or were just shi at teaching). This really affected me because I wanna become a doctor, and the sciences are obviously extremely curcial for that.

However, this is how I made up for it, as the exams went rlly well for me in the end:

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Whether you take notes digitally or physically, I suggest you keep extremely neat, easy to access and organized. If you do this, you'll have an easier time when trying to read over them, comprehend them, and most importantly, you won't waste time when trying to find them. Personally, I prefer taking notes digitally, as I like every single one of my learning resources to be able to be accessed through 3 devices, all neat and tidy.


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Don't leave your workspace cluttered, and try not to make a mess while studying as it will just stress you out even more.


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After you finish your notes, DO FLASHCARDS. But not just any flashcards, use remnote. Honestly bro, this app was a lifesaver. I was tryharding so much that I ended up having 4800 individual digital flashcards made by me. Of course, these were organized into subjects, folders and sections, for ease of access. Just trust me on this one, make flashcards on remnote.


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After you made those flashcards, practice them whenever you get the chance to: on the car, at the gym, in bed, while you eat... This constant repetition will literally force all the knowledge to be engraved inside your head, and you'll feel like you know everything.


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Lastly, if you want top grades, DO A LOT OF PAST PAPERs

good luck.

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