MY ACADEMIC COMEBACK ??? (again)

what exam board do you have for computer science?? i can help out if you dont know what to know for year 11😭

do u do inspector calls or macbeth

DISCLAIMER: This Post is really long, probably. So if you don't want to waste like 5 minutes of your time reading this, I suggest you dont.
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Idk if anyone's ever going to see/read this but i'm really hoping someone does because I need all the advice I can get right now.
So I'm starting Year 11 in september and I've spent my whole year 10 NOT taking it seriously. I've tried but my academic comeback has failed 3 times and it shows in my latest report **.
My Highest Predicated Grades ranged from a 6 - 7 + a High Merit for BTEC and those were only for English, History and Drama. The Rest range from 5 - 3 which include Maths (a 4), Re (I think a 5 or 4), Computer Science (5), Combined Science (3) and Food Nutrition (4).
I was really shocked for Maths and Food though as I did try really hard in my mocks and I genuinely revised so hard for Maths as I knew I was struggling alot with most of the topics. Computer Science Also because I did NOT try hard at all in the paper ** so I don't even know how I even scraped a 5.
But the whole point is that now the reports motivated me to lock in and actually try before gcses come round the corner because i know this year will go quick and try to get the grades I want. I know it's midway into the summer holidays and im technically still in year 10 so I should be chilling and not stressing too much but I just can't shake off the feeling that I might not do well and that this is the downfall of my actual GCSE grades.
Especially because in November, YR11 mocks start and those are the grades I'll need to hand in to sixthform/college, I dont think I'll be able to cover the whole year 10 course again in time for november mocks ** + study the topics we start to learn in the beginning if YR 11.
I really want to get into this sixth form called Woodhouse College and I don't know if i'll be able to get the grades in the november mocks to be able to send in for when the applications open. All I want to get is 6 and above right now for all subjects by mocks and I really dont know if its possible **. I can get a 6 for maths but since I got a 4 in my report, I might get placed in foundation and I REALLY want to do higher for maths (Literally all I want). A 6 for Science is a stretch though. 💀
My Biggest Weakness is my procrastination. I'm telling you NO ONE can procrastinate as much as me and I will constantly disappoint myself after not doing whats needed to be done but continue to do the same again and again. My other weaknesses are my overthinking and the fact that i have such terrible memory loss. I will literally forget something ive learned like a day ago and have to go learn other stuff. - Mainly the reason why I hate maths.
I also dont know how to revise stuff. Like when people say find the best way you revise, I literally can't. I don't know what my best way is and i'm usually learning the topics rather than even revising.
If anyone, ANYONE has good advice or is even willing to help me during my GCSE journey. I would be so grateful. Really.
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Thank you so much for reading, if you even got this far. ** My hands hurt so much from typing. I will also be posting from time to time to update (if anyone is even willing to read the posts) and try to show my progress all the way to GCSES (like a blog) because I'm genuinely going to lock in. GENUINELY I SWEAR.

DISCLAIMER: This Post is really long, probably. So if you don't want to waste like 5 minutes of your time reading this, I suggest you dont.
----------------‐ 13/08/24
Idk if anyone's ever going to see/read this but i'm really hoping someone does because I need all the advice I can get right now.
So I'm starting Year 11 in september and I've spent my whole year 10 NOT taking it seriously. I've tried but my academic comeback has failed 3 times and it shows in my latest report 😭😭.
My Highest Predicated Grades ranged from a 6 - 7 + a High Merit for BTEC and those were only for English, History and Drama. The Rest range from 5 - 3 which include Maths (a 4), Re (I think a 5 or 4), Computer Science (5), Combined Science (3) and Food Nutrition (4).
I was really shocked for Maths and Food though as I did try really hard in my mocks and I genuinely revised so hard for Maths as I knew I was struggling alot with most of the topics. Computer Science Also because I did NOT try hard at all in the paper 😭😭 so I don't even know how I even scraped a 5.
But the whole point is that now the reports motivated me to lock in and actually try before gcses come round the corner because i know this year will go quick and try to get the grades I want. I know it's midway into the summer holidays and im technically still in year 10 so I should be chilling and not stressing too much but I just can't shake off the feeling that I might not do well and that this is the downfall of my actual GCSE grades.
Especially because in November, YR11 mocks start and those are the grades I'll need to hand in to sixthform/college, I dont think I'll be able to cover the whole year 10 course again in time for november mocks 😭😭 + study the topics we start to learn in the beginning if YR 11.
I really want to get into this sixth form called Woodhouse College and I don't know if i'll be able to get the grades in the november mocks to be able to send in for when the applications open. All I want to get is 6 and above right now for all subjects by mocks and I really dont know if its possible 😭😭. I can get a 6 for maths but since I got a 4 in my report, I might get placed in foundation and I REALLY want to do higher for maths (Literally all I want). A 6 for Science is a stretch though. 💀
My Biggest Weakness is my procrastination. I'm telling you NO ONE can procrastinate as much as me and I will constantly disappoint myself after not doing whats needed to be done but continue to do the same again and again. My other weaknesses are my overthinking and the fact that i have such terrible memory loss. I will literally forget something ive learned like a day ago and have to go learn other stuff. - Mainly the reason why I hate maths.
I also dont know how to revise stuff. Like when people say find the best way you revise, I literally can't. I don't know what my best way is and i'm usually learning the topics rather than even revising.
If anyone, ANYONE has good advice or is even willing to help me during my GCSE journey. I would be so grateful. Really.
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Thank you so much for reading, if you even got this far. 😭😭 My hands hurt so much from typing. I will also be posting from time to time to update (if anyone is even willing to read the posts) and try to show my progress all the way to GCSES (like a blog) because I'm genuinely going to lock in. GENUINELY I SWEAR.

Let’s go! You can do this! I’m also going into yr 11 with a predicted 4 in maths and in general grades below my target so really need to get my **** together haha. I also do food, do you do AQA?
Remember at this point in yr 10 summer everything we should be considering a concept called spaced repetition which is where you review a topic in regular intervals (like the same quadratic sequences worksheet every Monday for a month.) Sorry I’m bad at explaining, I recommend you look it up - it’s a really effective technique to get things into your long-term memory.
Different things work for different people but for me, flashcards are the way to go for most subjects - but avoid just making them and forgetting to review them keep reviewing them EVERY DAY IF YOU MUST, that’s the literal point of flashcards! Search up active recall techniques like flashcards and implement ASAP.
Good memory techniques include mnemonics and diagrams (as people are more likely to remember pictures rather than words.) Try not to overcomplicate things and STAY CONSISTENT.
But most importantly, DONT PANIC. We’ve got more time than you think to turn things around! Good luck on you’re academic comeback - you should never apologise for needing a helping hand, I’m here if you need someone to talk to
Hope this helped x

I procrastinate loads aswell do you want to maybe motivate each other this year to revise for a goal grades?

Do you have any tips for the topic sound/ images all the questions on that I get wrong or just find very confusing in general and I've watched a load of videos but all of it is just gibberish imo , any advice?

for images - you need to know the key words and stuff like colour depth, resolution, etc. there are also equation for file size that you need to know which is file size (in bits) = image width x image height x colour depth (in bits), in the exam they might ask you to calculate the file size of a image they give in the exam. you need to know what metadata is. in exams they’ll ask you for a explanation about metadata (basically what it is) and provide an example which are: author, time, date, etc. remember that metadata is about data. idk if you ever heard of this question but sometimes they ask something like what are the disadvantages of increasing the quality in a image, definitely mention how it increases the file size.
for sound: you need to know what sample rate is. sample rate is the number of samples recorded in any given period of time. with sample rate, they’ll ask something like what happens if the sample rate increases, you should say that it increases the file size. you need to know what bit depth is, (don’t confuse colour depth and bit depth, they’re both similar but different) bit depth is the number of bits used to record each sample. just as images, the higher the bit depth, the more accurate the sound is but the larger the file size. you need to know how to calculate bit rate. you calculate this by sample rate × bit depth. don't confuse bit rate and bit depth. bit rate is a measure of how much data is processed for each second of sound. bit depth is refers to the number of bits used to record each sample.
hopefully i helped you a bit, image and sound isn’t easy to understand😭 i suggest you use bbc bitesize or isaaccomputerscience.org if you don’t understand a topic very well. if you need help on something else you can always ask me!

Yess thank you so much

do u do inspector calls or macbeth

I think thats a good idea ngl, what subjects are you taking for gcse

English lit English lang maths chemistry biology physics geography health and social french and Welsh

Thank you so much for the advice !! Hopefully I can do the same as you and get better predicted grades especially for maths😭😭
Hope you get really good results 💕

DISCLAIMER: This Post is really long, probably. So if you don't want to waste like 5 minutes of your time reading this, I suggest you dont.
----------------‐ 13/08/24
Idk if anyone's ever going to see/read this but i'm really hoping someone does because I need all the advice I can get right now.
So I'm starting Year 11 in september and I've spent my whole year 10 NOT taking it seriously. I've tried but my academic comeback has failed 3 times and it shows in my latest report 😭😭.
My Highest Predicated Grades ranged from a 6 - 7 + a High Merit for BTEC and those were only for English, History and Drama. The Rest range from 5 - 3 which include Maths (a 4), Re (I think a 5 or 4), Computer Science (5), Combined Science (3) and Food Nutrition (4).
I was really shocked for Maths and Food though as I did try really hard in my mocks and I genuinely revised so hard for Maths as I knew I was struggling alot with most of the topics. Computer Science Also because I did NOT try hard at all in the paper 😭😭 so I don't even know how I even scraped a 5.
But the whole point is that now the reports motivated me to lock in and actually try before gcses come round the corner because i know this year will go quick and try to get the grades I want. I know it's midway into the summer holidays and im technically still in year 10 so I should be chilling and not stressing too much but I just can't shake off the feeling that I might not do well and that this is the downfall of my actual GCSE grades.
Especially because in November, YR11 mocks start and those are the grades I'll need to hand in to sixthform/college, I dont think I'll be able to cover the whole year 10 course again in time for november mocks 😭😭 + study the topics we start to learn in the beginning if YR 11.
I really want to get into this sixth form called Woodhouse College and I don't know if i'll be able to get the grades in the november mocks to be able to send in for when the applications open. All I want to get is 6 and above right now for all subjects by mocks and I really dont know if its possible 😭😭. I can get a 6 for maths but since I got a 4 in my report, I might get placed in foundation and I REALLY want to do higher for maths (Literally all I want). A 6 for Science is a stretch though. 💀
My Biggest Weakness is my procrastination. I'm telling you NO ONE can procrastinate as much as me and I will constantly disappoint myself after not doing whats needed to be done but continue to do the same again and again. My other weaknesses are my overthinking and the fact that i have such terrible memory loss. I will literally forget something ive learned like a day ago and have to go learn other stuff. - Mainly the reason why I hate maths.
I also dont know how to revise stuff. Like when people say find the best way you revise, I literally can't. I don't know what my best way is and i'm usually learning the topics rather than even revising.
If anyone, ANYONE has good advice or is even willing to help me during my GCSE journey. I would be so grateful. Really.
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Thank you so much for reading, if you even got this far. 😭😭 My hands hurt so much from typing. I will also be posting from time to time to update (if anyone is even willing to read the posts) and try to show my progress all the way to GCSES (like a blog) because I'm genuinely going to lock in. GENUINELY I SWEAR.

If you get any help please let in the help group too 😭😭😭lit crying cause I’m just like you, I’m going yr11 knowing nothing and I genuinely need like 7 and stuff but I get like 4 atm so if you get help people make a gc or sum w me so we can help each other cause I’m lit gonna cry if I get as bad for yr11 mocks 😂😂😂I really need to start revising but I never dooooo. So help me out please

What would you say is the most difficult for you rn

Maths science

I was in a similar situation, but I did not lose hope! With the right mindset and strategies, I managed to turn things around and get the grades I wanted.