GCSEs and A level URGENT HELP NEEDED
Anyone know how to achieve grade 8s and 9s in my gcses…while being a depressed human being who struggles with mental health issues and has significant mood swings and changes viewpoint on the future based on the mood swings… like some times i simply do not care about my future…. Have zero care…sometimes im not planning on having one….sometimes im terrified of living in the future….sometimes wanting to be successful…. Ect.
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
YouTube might help you, you can watch the videos and make notes and pause when you need to etc. If you watch the maths GCSE paper walkthroughs by GCSE maths tutor and also for English there is Mr Salles, Mr Bruff and Mr everything English. For science you can watch Primrose kitten and there’s an app called Beelinguapp and you can read books in other languages with English translation at the bottom and it’ll help you pick up on vocabulary, audiobooks may help or children’s/toddler cartoons in those languages
Original post by Depressed686
Anyone know how to achieve grade 8s and 9s in my gcses…while being a depressed human being who struggles with mental health issues and has significant mood swings and changes viewpoint on the future based on the mood swings… like some times i simply do not care about my future…. Have zero care…sometimes im not planning on having one….sometimes im terrified of living in the future….sometimes wanting to be successful…. Ect.
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
Hi 🙋*♀️
My qualifications to answer this: I've struggled with winter depression for 15 years, have had on and off regular depression, anxiety, and got diagnosed with ADHD 6 months ago - I understand the intermittent panic, the mood swings, and the varying levels of motivation a bit too well haha. I did well at school but struggled a lot at college because I lacked study skills, didn't know how to revise or how to set myself up for success, I then went on and got a Chemistry degree 🙂
My advice:
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External accountability; get yourself a study buddy, or start a study group with some of your friends
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If you have a friend or a class mate that is expected to get level 8s and 9s in your subjects, ask them to tutor you. I found as a swot in school that explaining the topics and mentoring someone else also helped me have a better understanding of the subject, so it could benefit them too
•
If you (or your family) has the money spare, you could pay for a tutor, either someone local, or there are plenty of online tutoring platforms. It would help your tutor to help you better if beforehand you go online and search "Exam board + course level + subject + syllabus" e.g. "AQA GCSE Maths syllabus", write out or copy the list of topic headings, and put a score next to the topics on how confident you feel. Then you can focus your studying on the topics you struggle with the most
•
Make yourself a study schedule, it sounds boring as hell, but it's probably the best thing you can do to support yourself, use the topic lists in the bullet point above and dedicate time each week to go through one topic a session and relearn/ refresh/ revise that topic - make flash cards for it, so you can have a big stack of them ready a few months before your exams to use for revision. You could also make a poster for each topic to stick up in your room, or in a folder if you're not allowed stuff on your walls.
•
Use YouTube revision videos to recap topics, for science and maths I found Khan Academy was great, with worked examples.
•
Go online and find past exam papers - they're normally on the exam board websites, and you can download them for free, as well as the mark schemes
•
Talk to your family about wanting to improve your grades and ask if they can help support you, even if it's making sure you get your study time each week uninterrupted by siblings, or if they can sort you out a library card to go to your local library for quiet space
•
I found separating my home life and my study space helped me, I got less distracted studying in the library than I did at home
•
The pomodoro method helps a lot of people - it sets time out in chunks and builds in breaks so that you don't get overwhelmed or forget to look after yourself.
•
Online pomodoro timer - https://pomofocus.io/
With picking your subjects, I'd advise keeping your options open if you're unsure which path you want to go down, but also to use the National Careers Service website to look up which qualifications each route needs; https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
You don't want to get to filling out your uni applications and find out you picked the wrong A Level subjects for the course you want e.g. if you want to be a therapist, then A Level Psychology would help, but if you wanted to be a Psychiatrist, you'd have to study medicine at uni and then specialise in mental health, so STEM subjects would be required at A Level (Psychology would be complimentary)
My advice as a person with MH problems;
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Try not to beat yourself up about the past, you can't change it so there's no point wasting your time with guilt - work out what you need to take the next step forward and do that instead.
•
That includes if you need to rest, to regulate your emotions, to look after your self. At the end of the day we're all just sentient jellies in meat suits, and the both the jelly and meat suit need looking after 🙂
•
There are so many resources available to help with MH, they're there for you to use anytime you need them, just because "someone else has it worse" doesn't mean that you are less deserving or in need or help! Don't suffer in silence, there are plenty of us that are more than willing to listen
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Links to MH contacts - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/get-help
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Talk to your friends and family where you can 🙂
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There might be counsellors at your school you can talk to 🙂
All the best for your future and your studies! 🙂 x
Original post by Hazelhart95
Hi 🙋*♀️
My qualifications to answer this: I've struggled with winter depression for 15 years, have had on and off regular depression, anxiety, and got diagnosed with ADHD 6 months ago - I understand the intermittent panic, the mood swings, and the varying levels of motivation a bit too well haha. I did well at school but struggled a lot at college because I lacked study skills, didn't know how to revise or how to set myself up for success, I then went on and got a Chemistry degree 🙂
My advice:
With picking your subjects, I'd advise keeping your options open if you're unsure which path you want to go down, but also to use the National Careers Service website to look up which qualifications each route needs; https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
You don't want to get to filling out your uni applications and find out you picked the wrong A Level subjects for the course you want e.g. if you want to be a therapist, then A Level Psychology would help, but if you wanted to be a Psychiatrist, you'd have to study medicine at uni and then specialise in mental health, so STEM subjects would be required at A Level (Psychology would be complimentary)
My advice as a person with MH problems;
All the best for your future and your studies! 🙂 x
My qualifications to answer this: I've struggled with winter depression for 15 years, have had on and off regular depression, anxiety, and got diagnosed with ADHD 6 months ago - I understand the intermittent panic, the mood swings, and the varying levels of motivation a bit too well haha. I did well at school but struggled a lot at college because I lacked study skills, didn't know how to revise or how to set myself up for success, I then went on and got a Chemistry degree 🙂
My advice:
•
External accountability; get yourself a study buddy, or start a study group with some of your friends
•
If you have a friend or a class mate that is expected to get level 8s and 9s in your subjects, ask them to tutor you. I found as a swot in school that explaining the topics and mentoring someone else also helped me have a better understanding of the subject, so it could benefit them too
•
If you (or your family) has the money spare, you could pay for a tutor, either someone local, or there are plenty of online tutoring platforms. It would help your tutor to help you better if beforehand you go online and search "Exam board + course level + subject + syllabus" e.g. "AQA GCSE Maths syllabus", write out or copy the list of topic headings, and put a score next to the topics on how confident you feel. Then you can focus your studying on the topics you struggle with the most
•
Make yourself a study schedule, it sounds boring as hell, but it's probably the best thing you can do to support yourself, use the topic lists in the bullet point above and dedicate time each week to go through one topic a session and relearn/ refresh/ revise that topic - make flash cards for it, so you can have a big stack of them ready a few months before your exams to use for revision. You could also make a poster for each topic to stick up in your room, or in a folder if you're not allowed stuff on your walls.
•
Use YouTube revision videos to recap topics, for science and maths I found Khan Academy was great, with worked examples.
•
Go online and find past exam papers - they're normally on the exam board websites, and you can download them for free, as well as the mark schemes
•
Talk to your family about wanting to improve your grades and ask if they can help support you, even if it's making sure you get your study time each week uninterrupted by siblings, or if they can sort you out a library card to go to your local library for quiet space
•
I found separating my home life and my study space helped me, I got less distracted studying in the library than I did at home
•
The pomodoro method helps a lot of people - it sets time out in chunks and builds in breaks so that you don't get overwhelmed or forget to look after yourself.
•
Online pomodoro timer - https://pomofocus.io/
With picking your subjects, I'd advise keeping your options open if you're unsure which path you want to go down, but also to use the National Careers Service website to look up which qualifications each route needs; https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers
You don't want to get to filling out your uni applications and find out you picked the wrong A Level subjects for the course you want e.g. if you want to be a therapist, then A Level Psychology would help, but if you wanted to be a Psychiatrist, you'd have to study medicine at uni and then specialise in mental health, so STEM subjects would be required at A Level (Psychology would be complimentary)
My advice as a person with MH problems;
•
Try not to beat yourself up about the past, you can't change it so there's no point wasting your time with guilt - work out what you need to take the next step forward and do that instead.
•
That includes if you need to rest, to regulate your emotions, to look after your self. At the end of the day we're all just sentient jellies in meat suits, and the both the jelly and meat suit need looking after 🙂
•
There are so many resources available to help with MH, they're there for you to use anytime you need them, just because "someone else has it worse" doesn't mean that you are less deserving or in need or help! Don't suffer in silence, there are plenty of us that are more than willing to listen
•
Links to MH contacts - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/get-help
•
Talk to your friends and family where you can 🙂
•
There might be counsellors at your school you can talk to 🙂
All the best for your future and your studies! 🙂 x
Honestly thank you so much for your advice….for me the most difficult thing is the moodbecause unfortunately as much as i hate to believe it my mood and emotions and feelingsruns my life and what i do during the day.. and my brain doesn’t really be kind enough to helpme out here… previously say may/june i had mocks … as i mentioned before i think…revision was last minute because i was convinced i would not be on the planet for that long…i was wrong… and then my mind has the habit of completely losing interest in life so thensometimes im like no i dont care at all about my life or the future or the exams.., so i guess itcan get quite chaotic up there in terms of my thoughts and feelings but im able to get stuffdone once im numb and then its fine because usually feeling numb for me isn’t that difficult ofa feeling and you can kind of feel okay because you’re not really feeling as long as i dontfocus on how i feel then i can think im fine (if i focus on how i feel i will realise i feel verynumb - which then feels too numb and not nice) but i do hve mental health support both fromcamhs and school and theynare completely aware of the intensity of my struggles.. but thankyou for your kind words and advice..
Original post by Depressed686
Honestly thank you so much for your advice….for me the most difficult thing is the moodbecause unfortunately as much as i hate to believe it my mood and emotions and feelingsruns my life and what i do during the day.. and my brain doesn’t really be kind enough to helpme out here… previously say may/june i had mocks … as i mentioned before i think…revision was last minute because i was convinced i would not be on the planet for that long…i was wrong… and then my mind has the habit of completely losing interest in life so thensometimes im like no i dont care at all about my life or the future or the exams.., so i guess itcan get quite chaotic up there in terms of my thoughts and feelings but im able to get stuffdone once im numb and then its fine because usually feeling numb for me isn’t that difficult ofa feeling and you can kind of feel okay because you’re not really feeling as long as i dontfocus on how i feel then i can think im fine (if i focus on how i feel i will realise i feel verynumb - which then feels too numb and not nice) but i do hve mental health support both fromcamhs and school and theynare completely aware of the intensity of my struggles.. but thankyou for your kind words and advice..
Happy to help, I will say from my experience the mood rollercoaster does settle down a lot once puberty is finished 🙂 there's light at the end of the tunnel 🙂 Best of luck with your studies!
Why would u be depressed at 15/16 years old😭just live the way u want to. Gcse are important no matter what other people say. So the first thing u need to do is prioritise gcse over other stuff. Secondly, dont pay attention to the things u dont like. This could be gcse arts or anything else that makes u feel depressed. If i were u, i’d rather think about my gcse’s rather than what exactly am i going to do when i grow up, as that will naturally make its way towards u. Good luck with your gcses and try not to overthink your life as it is not as complicated as u think it is. Speaking from personal experience📡
Original post by Depressed686
Anyone know how to achieve grade 8s and 9s in my gcses…while being a depressed human being who struggles with mental health issues and has significant mood swings and changes viewpoint on the future based on the mood swings… like some times i simply do not care about my future…. Have zero care…sometimes im not planning on having one….sometimes im terrified of living in the future….sometimes wanting to be successful…. Ect.
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
I got 3 9s and 4 8s, so i can give you advice on sciences and english, unfortunately i got a 4 in spanish even though i was on course for a 7, so i am of no use there.
Firstly , sciences should be the easiest to increase your grade, if you have the cgp textbook make flashcards or any other resource that can be repeated the sciences, topic by topic. Be sure to learn them off by heart and try and read your revision material out loud. Afterwards use PMT to adapt your revision materials, so that you haven't missed anything. Then do every past paper after you've learnt all the content and make flahscards on the markscheme and correct any scientific wording mistakes. This could take you 1 month to learn all the content for sciences or 3, work at your own pace but be consistent .I just learnt all of one of my papers content and went up to a grade 8 from a grade 4 after a days worth of revision.
For english watch mr everything english and mr salles and do a past paper a week for lit and lang and give to your teachers. Ask for feedback and repeat. I only did this after my second mocks and went from 6s to 8s. This is if you do aqa or edexcel english.
Original post by joke18
I got 3 9s and 4 8s, so i can give you advice on sciences and english, unfortunately i got a 4 in spanish even though i was on course for a 7, so i am of no use there.
Firstly , sciences should be the easiest to increase your grade, if you have the cgp textbook make flashcards or any other resource that can be repeated the sciences, topic by topic. Be sure to learn them off by heart and try and read your revision material out loud. Afterwards use PMT to adapt your revision materials, so that you haven't missed anything. Then do every past paper after you've learnt all the content and make flahscards on the markscheme and correct any scientific wording mistakes. This could take you 1 month to learn all the content for sciences or 3, work at your own pace but be consistent .I just learnt all of one of my papers content and went up to a grade 8 from a grade 4 after a days worth of revision.
For english watch mr everything english and mr salles and do a past paper a week for lit and lang and give to your teachers. Ask for feedback and repeat. I only did this after my second mocks and went from 6s to 8s. This is if you do aqa or edexcel english.
Firstly , sciences should be the easiest to increase your grade, if you have the cgp textbook make flashcards or any other resource that can be repeated the sciences, topic by topic. Be sure to learn them off by heart and try and read your revision material out loud. Afterwards use PMT to adapt your revision materials, so that you haven't missed anything. Then do every past paper after you've learnt all the content and make flahscards on the markscheme and correct any scientific wording mistakes. This could take you 1 month to learn all the content for sciences or 3, work at your own pace but be consistent .I just learnt all of one of my papers content and went up to a grade 8 from a grade 4 after a days worth of revision.
For english watch mr everything english and mr salles and do a past paper a week for lit and lang and give to your teachers. Ask for feedback and repeat. I only did this after my second mocks and went from 6s to 8s. This is if you do aqa or edexcel english.
Thank you so much
Original post by Depressed686
Anyone know how to achieve grade 8s and 9s in my gcses…while being a depressed human being who struggles with mental health issues and has significant mood swings and changes viewpoint on the future based on the mood swings… like some times i simply do not care about my future…. Have zero care…sometimes im not planning on having one….sometimes im terrified of living in the future….sometimes wanting to be successful…. Ect.
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
hi, i got 8 9s and 2 8s in my gcses. so giving some techniqes i used for revising.
i got a 9 in literature and language too. some of my tips are - know your texts really well - make sure you know all the characters and what happens when in the play/novel. if not watch videos or movies and read books. DO LOADS OF ESSAYS - i did so many essays and got it marked by my english teacher- ask them what u did well and what went bad. make a note of it and keep in mind the feedback next time you do essays.please talk to your teacher as much as you can, they can only help you if they know u need help. my teacher gave me so much resources that not all of them got because i asked her personally. A03 is quite important aswell. you should know wider context at the time the play or novella was written. embed them instead of just throwing them in. for language its just lots of practice, make sure you layer your analysis pull put everything you can from a single sentence or a word, this will make ur responses perceptive. do past papers in timed conditions and get them marked. read lots of fictional stories, books and articles to aid you creative and discursive writing.
for science - i did triple so it was content heavy, i used save my exams and the spec for most of my revision and malmsbury education for practicals(i m not sure about the spelling). follow the spec religiously, know every definition from it. for practicals i made model 6 markers on all of them and went through them occasionally. then use the topic questions from pmt and self mark. only do past papers when u have covered all the topics. for physics know common unit conversions and maths, this will gain u majority of marks. Also dont make extensive and pretty notes, i printed off the spec and added my notes in them which i used throughout my y11, also use post it notes as there is not much space. i also tutor a few students for science, dm me if u need help!
i hated maths and i got a 8 - for maths all i did was PRACTICE - do as much as you can. mathsgenie, corbett maths and pmt has topic questions which u can do if you struggle with specific topics. i did every past papers and some from the old spec bc i ran out of past papers for the new spec. GCSE maths tutor have some great videos. i also kept a small note book in which i wrote theoritcal part of maths such as the circle theorems, steps to complete the square or description words for transformations and comparing box plots, just use the layout eith the exam question.
general tips - please ask teachers for help if you struggle, thats the reason they are for. always take breaks and drink lots of water while revising. eating a piece of dark chocolate before exams increases blood flow to ur brain so try that aswell. if u have time, you can go through past papers and predict for english and science practicals - i did this but it is very time consuming and dont fall into the trap of just revising the predicted topics, just prioritise them but learn all the content. also remember its all abt working smart over working hard. i revised way less than my friends but still got higher than them, its bc i revised tactically and spent less time.
Good luck and you will be amazing!
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Original post by theprofessor7
hi, i got 8 9s and 2 8s in my gcses. so giving some techniqes i used for revising.
i got a 9 in literature and language too. some of my tips are - know your texts really well - make sure you know all the characters and what happens when in the play/novel. if not watch videos or movies and read books. DO LOADS OF ESSAYS - i did so many essays and got it marked by my english teacher- ask them what u did well and what went bad. make a note of it and keep in mind the feedback next time you do essays.please talk to your teacher as much as you can, they can only help you if they know u need help. my teacher gave me so much resources that not all of them got because i asked her personally. A03 is quite important aswell. you should know wider context at the time the play or novella was written. embed them instead of just throwing them in. for language its just lots of practice, make sure you layer your analysis pull put everything you can from a single sentence or a word, this will make ur responses perceptive. do past papers in timed conditions and get them marked. read lots of fictional stories, books and articles to aid you creative and discursive writing.
for science - i did triple so it was content heavy, i used save my exams and the spec for most of my revision and malmsbury education for practicals(i m not sure about the spelling). follow the spec religiously, know every definition from it. for practicals i made model 6 markers on all of them and went through them occasionally. then use the topic questions from pmt and self mark. only do past papers when u have covered all the topics. for physics know common unit conversions and maths, this will gain u majority of marks. Also dont make extensive and pretty notes, i printed off the spec and added my notes in them which i used throughout my y11, also use post it notes as there is not much space. i also tutor a few students for science, dm me if u need help!
i hated maths and i got a 8 - for maths all i did was PRACTICE - do as much as you can. mathsgenie, corbett maths and pmt has topic questions which u can do if you struggle with specific topics. i did every past papers and some from the old spec bc i ran out of past papers for the new spec. GCSE maths tutor have some great videos. i also kept a small note book in which i wrote theoritcal part of maths such as the circle theorems, steps to complete the square or description words for transformations and comparing box plots, just use the layout eith the exam question.
general tips - please ask teachers for help if you struggle, thats the reason they are for. always take breaks and drink lots of water while revising. eating a piece of dark chocolate before exams increases blood flow to ur brain so try that aswell. if u have time, you can go through past papers and predict for english and science practicals - i did this but it is very time consuming and dont fall into the trap of just revising the predicted topics, just prioritise them but learn all the content. also remember its all abt working smart over working hard. i revised way less than my friends but still got higher than them, its bc i revised tactically and spent less time.
Good luck and you will be amazing!
i got a 9 in literature and language too. some of my tips are - know your texts really well - make sure you know all the characters and what happens when in the play/novel. if not watch videos or movies and read books. DO LOADS OF ESSAYS - i did so many essays and got it marked by my english teacher- ask them what u did well and what went bad. make a note of it and keep in mind the feedback next time you do essays.please talk to your teacher as much as you can, they can only help you if they know u need help. my teacher gave me so much resources that not all of them got because i asked her personally. A03 is quite important aswell. you should know wider context at the time the play or novella was written. embed them instead of just throwing them in. for language its just lots of practice, make sure you layer your analysis pull put everything you can from a single sentence or a word, this will make ur responses perceptive. do past papers in timed conditions and get them marked. read lots of fictional stories, books and articles to aid you creative and discursive writing.
for science - i did triple so it was content heavy, i used save my exams and the spec for most of my revision and malmsbury education for practicals(i m not sure about the spelling). follow the spec religiously, know every definition from it. for practicals i made model 6 markers on all of them and went through them occasionally. then use the topic questions from pmt and self mark. only do past papers when u have covered all the topics. for physics know common unit conversions and maths, this will gain u majority of marks. Also dont make extensive and pretty notes, i printed off the spec and added my notes in them which i used throughout my y11, also use post it notes as there is not much space. i also tutor a few students for science, dm me if u need help!
i hated maths and i got a 8 - for maths all i did was PRACTICE - do as much as you can. mathsgenie, corbett maths and pmt has topic questions which u can do if you struggle with specific topics. i did every past papers and some from the old spec bc i ran out of past papers for the new spec. GCSE maths tutor have some great videos. i also kept a small note book in which i wrote theoritcal part of maths such as the circle theorems, steps to complete the square or description words for transformations and comparing box plots, just use the layout eith the exam question.
general tips - please ask teachers for help if you struggle, thats the reason they are for. always take breaks and drink lots of water while revising. eating a piece of dark chocolate before exams increases blood flow to ur brain so try that aswell. if u have time, you can go through past papers and predict for english and science practicals - i did this but it is very time consuming and dont fall into the trap of just revising the predicted topics, just prioritise them but learn all the content. also remember its all abt working smart over working hard. i revised way less than my friends but still got higher than them, its bc i revised tactically and spent less time.
Good luck and you will be amazing!
thank you so much
Original post by Depressed686
Anyone know how to achieve grade 8s and 9s in my gcses…while being a depressed human being who struggles with mental health issues and has significant mood swings and changes viewpoint on the future based on the mood swings… like some times i simply do not care about my future…. Have zero care…sometimes im not planning on having one….sometimes im terrified of living in the future….sometimes wanting to be successful…. Ect.
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
Also in regards of a level … is Spanish, psychology and biology good a level options… my main choice is pyschology…but i aldo wanted to take a language as a back up if i want to be a teacher or a language something rather than a mental health professional which is my current plan… but im not sire which a level to do with psychology…
Im going in yr eleven this September….
I did gcse mocks in june… (last minute minimal revision because imwas struggling) got a grade 4 in maths (7 marks off a 5 ) grades 5 in combined science, grade 5s in English language and literature, grade 5 in Spanish (did foundation- doing high next time) , grade 4 in German (a mark away from a grade 5) , grade 6 in geography (missed half the lesson and barely revised) and grade 3 in art (i hate art and didn’t finish my final piece and im not,good at it either)
My school a level requirement will be a minimum of 40 points… amd grade 5 in English maths…
Please help me get grades us and 9s if that’s possible …
Thank you for your reading this 🥰
HI THERE, I am going into year 12 this year and I totally understand, throughout year 10 I was depressed and suicidal.
in year 10, I did basically no revision and only a very small amount for the summer mocks, but once I got into year 11, it became so busy that it took my mind off of things that were making me feel more depressed, and amazingly, my mood picked up, I had even stopped feeling suicidal! Now, I'm not saying this made me work any harder straight away, for the first half of year 11 I did basically nothing, but I got to the point where I was less stressed out about exams, because I stopped giving as much of an f, which I think helped me amazingly, because this newfound relaxation made the task of revision seem much less complicated, and more straightforward.
therefore, For the February mocks I did do more revision as they weren't so daunting, and then when it came to the real thing, I had figured out how to get my depressed Autistic ass to revise!
Basically, I went to my local library, I know it sounds cliche but really, it means you get out of the house, you get some walking exercise and fresh air, and then you have a set time to revise in (cuz of curfews and whatnot), and also you can treat yourself in town after if you want, plus there are loads of other kids revising in there, so it'll be safe.
in terms of actual revision, I would do practice questions but with the textbook next to me, so I could fill in gaps while practicing my exam technique. also, the night before exams, I would write out notes specifically for testing (e.g. in red I would write "dynamos generate..." and in green I would write "a direct current", and then my dad would read the red to me and I would have to answer the green) and then get my dad to test me on them several times.
My grades turned out to be 9888777764, up from my mocks which were in year 10 7776655543, and I was incredibly surprised on results day that only doing work during the actual exams had paid out so well, so it turns out there wasn't as much to worry about.
in terms of sixth form, my school wanted 48, which I would say is pretty demanding for a state school, and judging by your mocks, 40 points by the end of year 11 is defo doable for you!!
Also those a level options sound pretty good, but defo research other options as you go through the year, just in case you strike gold on something you may not have previously considered! this happened to me, at the end of year 10, my idea was Psychology, history and art, but now I've swerved onto French, English lit and History. You also may find that your ideas about career may change over the year. at the start of year 11 I wanted to go into psychology, but I gradually lost interest for it and instead want to do law.
in terms of mental health, even after a long summer holiday my mental health has gradually imporved after year 11! I guess the busy schedule just took my mind off other things and made them seem less problematic, and making me give less of an f about exams also made my give less of an f in general, about what other people think, and even though I don't have this busy schedule anymore, my mental health is still better than it was in year 10. So things will look up!
Original post by chandlerbing:)
HI THERE, I am going into year 12 this year and I totally understand, throughout year 10 I was depressed and suicidal.
in year 10, I did basically no revision and only a very small amount for the summer mocks, but once I got into year 11, it became so busy that it took my mind off of things that were making me feel more depressed, and amazingly, my mood picked up, I had even stopped feeling suicidal! Now, I'm not saying this made me work any harder straight away, for the first half of year 11 I did basically nothing, but I got to the point where I was less stressed out about exams, because I stopped giving as much of an f, which I think helped me amazingly, because this newfound relaxation made the task of revision seem much less complicated, and more straightforward.
therefore, For the February mocks I did do more revision as they weren't so daunting, and then when it came to the real thing, I had figured out how to get my depressed Autistic ass to revise!
Basically, I went to my local library, I know it sounds cliche but really, it means you get out of the house, you get some walking exercise and fresh air, and then you have a set time to revise in (cuz of curfews and whatnot), and also you can treat yourself in town after if you want, plus there are loads of other kids revising in there, so it'll be safe.
in terms of actual revision, I would do practice questions but with the textbook next to me, so I could fill in gaps while practicing my exam technique. also, the night before exams, I would write out notes specifically for testing (e.g. in red I would write "dynamos generate..." and in green I would write "a direct current", and then my dad would read the red to me and I would have to answer the green) and then get my dad to test me on them several times.
My grades turned out to be 9888777764, up from my mocks which were in year 10 7776655543, and I was incredibly surprised on results day that only doing work during the actual exams had paid out so well, so it turns out there wasn't as much to worry about.
in terms of sixth form, my school wanted 48, which I would say is pretty demanding for a state school, and judging by your mocks, 40 points by the end of year 11 is defo doable for you!!
Also those a level options sound pretty good, but defo research other options as you go through the year, just in case you strike gold on something you may not have previously considered! this happened to me, at the end of year 10, my idea was Psychology, history and art, but now I've swerved onto French, English lit and History. You also may find that your ideas about career may change over the year. at the start of year 11 I wanted to go into psychology, but I gradually lost interest for it and instead want to do law.
in terms of mental health, even after a long summer holiday my mental health has gradually imporved after year 11! I guess the busy schedule just took my mind off other things and made them seem less problematic, and making me give less of an f about exams also made my give less of an f in general, about what other people think, and even though I don't have this busy schedule anymore, my mental health is still better than it was in year 10. So things will look up!
in year 10, I did basically no revision and only a very small amount for the summer mocks, but once I got into year 11, it became so busy that it took my mind off of things that were making me feel more depressed, and amazingly, my mood picked up, I had even stopped feeling suicidal! Now, I'm not saying this made me work any harder straight away, for the first half of year 11 I did basically nothing, but I got to the point where I was less stressed out about exams, because I stopped giving as much of an f, which I think helped me amazingly, because this newfound relaxation made the task of revision seem much less complicated, and more straightforward.
therefore, For the February mocks I did do more revision as they weren't so daunting, and then when it came to the real thing, I had figured out how to get my depressed Autistic ass to revise!
Basically, I went to my local library, I know it sounds cliche but really, it means you get out of the house, you get some walking exercise and fresh air, and then you have a set time to revise in (cuz of curfews and whatnot), and also you can treat yourself in town after if you want, plus there are loads of other kids revising in there, so it'll be safe.
in terms of actual revision, I would do practice questions but with the textbook next to me, so I could fill in gaps while practicing my exam technique. also, the night before exams, I would write out notes specifically for testing (e.g. in red I would write "dynamos generate..." and in green I would write "a direct current", and then my dad would read the red to me and I would have to answer the green) and then get my dad to test me on them several times.
My grades turned out to be 9888777764, up from my mocks which were in year 10 7776655543, and I was incredibly surprised on results day that only doing work during the actual exams had paid out so well, so it turns out there wasn't as much to worry about.
in terms of sixth form, my school wanted 48, which I would say is pretty demanding for a state school, and judging by your mocks, 40 points by the end of year 11 is defo doable for you!!
Also those a level options sound pretty good, but defo research other options as you go through the year, just in case you strike gold on something you may not have previously considered! this happened to me, at the end of year 10, my idea was Psychology, history and art, but now I've swerved onto French, English lit and History. You also may find that your ideas about career may change over the year. at the start of year 11 I wanted to go into psychology, but I gradually lost interest for it and instead want to do law.
in terms of mental health, even after a long summer holiday my mental health has gradually imporved after year 11! I guess the busy schedule just took my mind off other things and made them seem less problematic, and making me give less of an f about exams also made my give less of an f in general, about what other people think, and even though I don't have this busy schedule anymore, my mental health is still better than it was in year 10. So things will look up!
Honestly im so grateful for your advice and really appreciate it… i am actually planning on going to the library tomorrow and for the rest of my summer with a friend… and hopefully it goes well.. the stress and realisation that im going into yr 11 in like 7 days is terrifying and scary… because school is the place where i will realise wether im doing well emotionally or not… and the fact its year 11.. but I’ve managed to keep myself alive this long….and have currently promised myself to stay alive and safe…some days honestly not easy or nice…but im here…and i then I realised in the end as long as i go to heaven when i die -after a long healthy life- then everything is fine… obviously everyone has their own beliefs but for me .. I’ve learned that everything in life is temporary.. i learned it the hard way…life itself is temporary…so. I might as well stay alive and make the most out of it… But thank you for sharing your experiences and advice it makes me feel less alone , less lonely and lost and hopeful..
Original post by Depressed686
Honestly im so grateful for your advice and really appreciate it… i am actually planning on going to the library tomorrow and for the rest of my summer with a friend… and hopefully it goes well.. the stress and realisation that im going into yr 11 in like 7 days is terrifying and scary… because school is the place where i will realise wether im doing well emotionally or not… and the fact its year 11.. but I’ve managed to keep myself alive this long….and have currently promised myself to stay alive and safe…some days honestly not easy or nice…but im here…and i then I realised in the end as long as i go to heaven when i die -after a long healthy life- then everything is fine… obviously everyone has their own beliefs but for me .. I’ve learned that everything in life is temporary.. i learned it the hard way…life itself is temporary…so. I might as well stay alive and make the most out of it… But thank you for sharing your experiences and advice it makes me feel less alone , less lonely and lost and hopeful..
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