bee&#x27;s yr13 gyg journey 🐝

Original post by flowersinmyhair

Good luck!

Thank you!

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Happy AS Results Day!

I got AAAC with a C in History. My initial reaction was shock and sadness because I've always done the best in History so to go from consistent As to a C was definitely something, given that I have never gotten anything less than an A. I was so confident I was dropping english because I was stuck on a B all year and it was my weakest subject but I got 117/120 overall with full marks on paper 2!!

There's still this little voice in my head that is very disappointed about History but I'm trying not to be too much of a perfectionist and just focus on the positives. It's just AS and I did great on my other subjects.

So going into yr13, I will be doing English Literature (😭), Politics and French! I'm still shocked about English because I was so sure I wasn't getting an A, especially with how high the grade boundaries are, but I'm happy nonetheless!

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Original post by etudbee

Happy AS Results Day!
I got AAAC with a C in History. My initial reaction was shock and sadness because I've always done the best in History so to go from consistent As to a C was definitely something, given that I have never gotten anything less than an A. I was so confident I was dropping english because I was stuck on a B all year and it was my weakest subject but I got 117/120 overall with full marks on paper 2!!
There's still this little voice in my head that is very disappointed about History but I'm trying not to be too much of a perfectionist and just focus on the positives. It's just AS and I did great on my other subjects.
So going into yr13, I will be doing English Literature (😭), Politics and French! I'm still shocked about English because I was so sure I wasn't getting an A, especially with how high the grade boundaries are, but I'm happy nonetheless!

well done that's amazing!!! onwards and upwards to year 13, you'll smash it!!

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Original post by robin_

well done that's amazing!!! onwards and upwards to year 13, you'll smash it!!

Thank you so much!!

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Doing a much needed update! I want to start doing daily updates but I've taken the past few days off to relax after completing all my summer hw.

Before school starts, I would like to slowly start going through my yr12 content again just to keep it fresh. I know I am going to have some kind of exam when I get back so I want to be prepared. I'm somewhat dreading all the politics flashcards I have to get through, but I just need to do a little bit at a time ~

FYI: This list is VERY ambitious, I might not get through all of it, but if I can do at least a little bit, I think I will put myself in a good spot for yr13.

French:
[🎯] finish reading No et Moi [pg. 158/158] (I lowkey hate it 😭)
[🎯] continue doing daily grammar practice for mlat

Politics (whew):
[🎯] go through paper 1 flashcards
[🎯] go through paper 2 flashcards
[🎯] make ideologies: socialism summary notes
[🎯] make global: theories summary notes
[🎯] make global: globalisation summary notes
[🎯] make global: bipolarity summary notes
[🎯] update notes with 2024 election info

English:
[⏳] finish coursework book [pg. 135/201] 💀💀
[🎯] complete Handmaid's Tale summary review
[🎯] annotate poetry anthology

Also a list of fun things I want to do:
[🎯] buy a new tote/handbag for school!
[🎯] picnic with friends!

key:
[ -- ] = not started // [⏳] = in progress // [🎯] = completed

(edited 2 weeks ago)

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23/08/24

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I feel like it's really taking my brain a while to get into the groove of things. I'm trying to do little bits here and there but another part of me would rather be scrolling on my phone or bingeing a show 😭 I'm not going to be too hard on myself because it is still the summer holidays, but I've always had issues staying disciplined and I procrastinate ALOT

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Today I went over some politics flashcards and nothing else lol

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I did, however, take a nice walk and treated myself a bit which was deffo the highlight of the day!

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I find that when I get some work done in the mornings, I feel motivated and accomplished throughout the day, but the later I start, the harder it is, so tomorrow I will try to do some work for maybe just 15 minutes in the morning to start myself off!

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24/08/24

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Really proud of how much I got done today!! I took my advice from yesterday and it really paid off!

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I started the day with some French grammar work on relative pronouns as part of revision for the MLAT. I'm making sure to go over grammar points I find confusing and things I know are likely to come up! I can happily say that I have pretty much got my head around how to use dont, que, qui, lequel etc etc

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Then I FINALLY completed my notes for global politics theories. These lessons were a bit convoluted for me so it took DAYS of trying to finally sit down and get to grips with it all. I'm still not 100% confident on it but I know that with time and practice, I will get the hang of it. The first step is trying!

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I listened to white noise today, which was genuinely helpful for concentration. Whenever, I listen to music with lyrics I just cannot sit still for the life of me so this was a nice change.

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Hi! I'm also going into year 13 in September. I'll be following your blog :biggrin:

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Original post by scar-the-queen

Hi! I'm also going into year 13 in September. I'll be following your blog :biggrin:

me too~ what are you studying?

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Original post by fesselnd

me too~ what are you studying?

maths, further maths, economics and computer science! what about you?

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Original post by scar-the-queen

maths, further maths, economics and computer science! what about you?

that's very stem-oriented! how do you find your combo so far?
i'm studying biology, chemistry and maths ^^

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Original post by fesselnd

that's very stem-oriented! how do you find your combo so far?
i'm studying biology, chemistry and maths ^^

ooh nice, are you planning on doing medicine or something? honestly good job for doing chem, i could never, i think it would kill me 😭 how are you finding your subjects? i like my combo so far!

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Original post by scar-the-queen

Hi! I'm also going into year 13 in September. I'll be following your blog :biggrin:

yess! let's motivate each other!!

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hello and welcome @fesselnd 💗 !

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25/08/24

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Today I was motivated to work... until it got hard. I was revising global politics (again) and it was really annoying me because I could not figure out how I wanted to structure my revision materials. I'm the type of person who loses motivation if everything is going exactly as I would like so it put me in a bit of a bad mood lol

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I took a 4hr 'break' and was prepared to just give up on the day and try again tomorrow but then I watched this video by Lucy Wang about procrastination and her first point about not 'wasting days' when things don't go exactly to plan really resonated with me because I have the tendency to just give up and say I'm going to try again the next day

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I didn't return to politics today (for the sake of my mental sanity) but I did do some french grammar which was always really fun and it genuinely cheered me up!

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I did the subjunctive for regular verbs and I enjoyed finding little tricks to remembering the conjugations. The subjunctive is always something that I was always taught in phrases like il faut que je fasse etc etc without any of my teachers spending the time to show us how to really do it from scratch so this session was very helpful :biggrin:

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Original post by etudbee

25/08/24

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I didn't return to politics today (for the sake of my mental sanity) but I did do some french grammar which was always really fun and it genuinely cheered me up!

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I love that video! I saw it a while back and I really love Lucy's perspective. So proud of you for continuing to work even when the day didn't quite go as you had hoped! I aspire to have your determination because most of the time I just give up 😭

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Original post by etudbee

hello and welcome @fesselnd 💗 !

happy to be here 🫶 also going into y13.. 😟 let's come out of the other side with flying colours!

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