Max vs A-levels: a STEM focused GYG
Welcome to my year 12 (& probably 13) GYG blog! <3
✨A-levels✨
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
✨Some information about me✨✨
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✨GCSE results✨
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone! (also tell me if you want to be added to a quote list for big updates!)
(edited 9 months ago)
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Reply 1
Hi! Have you been set any transition work or been doing anything to prep for a levels?
Also, decided to start a GYG on your suggestion! Hope Ive done it right 😂
Also, decided to start a GYG on your suggestion! Hope Ive done it right 😂
Reply 2
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Original post by DerDracologe
Hi! Have you been set any transition work or been doing anything to prep for a levels?
Also, decided to start a GYG on your suggestion! Hope Ive done it right 😂
Also, decided to start a GYG on your suggestion! Hope Ive done it right 😂
I haven't started any yet but my plan is to do some reading on maths before I start - because it's the one I'm the most stressed about!
I'm going to try and find your GYG now and follow it <3
Reply 3
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
I haven't started any yet but my plan is to do some reading on maths before I start - because it's the one I'm the most stressed about!
I'm going to try and find your GYG now and follow it <3
I'm going to try and find your GYG now and follow it <3
Sounds like a good plan, my school set sooo much summer work for STEM subjects (like 10 hours per science and maybe 3 hours of maths- i know this sound like an exaggeration but genuinely it isnt!)
Thanks!
Reply 4
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Original post by DerDracologe
Sounds like a good plan, my school set sooo much summer work for STEM subjects (like 10 hours per science and maybe 3 hours of maths- i know this sound like an exaggeration but genuinely it isnt!)
Thanks!
Thanks!
Oh my god! That's so much and honestly a little ridiculous... My school hasn't given me anything and I honestly kind of want something to do 😭
Reply 5
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Oh my god! That's so much and honestly a little ridiculous... My school hasn't given me anything and I honestly kind of want something to do 😭
I mean you could always search for sixth form summer transition work and do some for another school.
For Maths it was loads of algebra practice which for me was quite fun- believe me I know how nerdy that sounds!
To be fair though the stuff for science was very easy mostly because it was a review of all triple topics with a few new things linked in so that people who took combined can be caught up. As someone who did triple though it was just a huge load of practice questions and past paper questions that I’d already done.
As you did combined it might be worth looking at some of the triple stuff though?
Reply 6
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Original post by DerDracologe
I mean you could always search for sixth form summer transition work and do some for another school.
For Maths it was loads of algebra practice which for me was quite fun- believe me I know how nerdy that sounds!
To be fair though the stuff for science was very easy mostly because it was a review of all triple topics with a few new things linked in so that people who took combined can be caught up. As someone who did triple though it was just a huge load of practice questions and past paper questions that I’d already done.
As you did combined it might be worth looking at some of the triple stuff though?
For Maths it was loads of algebra practice which for me was quite fun- believe me I know how nerdy that sounds!
To be fair though the stuff for science was very easy mostly because it was a review of all triple topics with a few new things linked in so that people who took combined can be caught up. As someone who did triple though it was just a huge load of practice questions and past paper questions that I’d already done.
As you did combined it might be worth looking at some of the triple stuff though?
Yeah i was actually thinking about that thank you for the advice!
Reply 7
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Welcome to my year 12 (& probably 13) GYG blog! <3
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
Heyy found this on the GYG Community Thread, following now
Good luck for year 12!Reply 8
Original post by DerDracologe
Sounds like a good plan, my school set sooo much summer work for STEM subjects (like 10 hours per science and maybe 3 hours of maths- i know this sound like an exaggeration but genuinely it isnt!)
Thanks!
Thanks!
Omg same
I have to write like 4 essays for biology and do a 50page booklet for maths and chemistry as well 😭
Also I kinda forgot about all of it so since results day I've been rushing it sm
Reply 9
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Welcome to my year 12 (& probably 13) GYG blog! <3
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
Heyyy
I'm now watching this thread and will follow along your a level journey xx
it's so interesting to see the difference in the welsh exam system as well so good luck with everything
I have also tagged you in to my year 12 gyg btw
Reply 10
Hiya excited to follow and support this gyg as a fellow Yr 12 you got this 💪
Reply 11
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Original post by agent_duck343
Heyyy
I'm now watching this thread and will follow along your a level journey xx
it's so interesting to see the difference in the welsh exam system as well so good luck with everything
I have also tagged you in to my year 12 gyg btw
I'm now watching this thread and will follow along your a level journey xx
it's so interesting to see the difference in the welsh exam system as well so good luck with everything
I have also tagged you in to my year 12 gyg btw
Tysm for the tag!
The Welsh system is actually very strange when it comes to A-levels bc they insist that 90 percent of kids have to take Welsh baccalaureate (which I hated) and noone does well at it 😭
Luckily bc I'm doing 4 I can skip the subject tho
Reply 12
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Welcome to my year 12 (& probably 13) GYG blog! <3
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
hi,
nice to meet you, love all the stem focus!
Reply 13
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Original post by MysteryyyGirl86
hi,
nice to meet you, love all the stem focus!
nice to meet you, love all the stem focus!
Hey nice to meet you too! Thanks for following the weird journey 🙃
Reply 14
Back again
Reply 15
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Original post by study23!
Back again
Helloooooo thank you sm for the help in Welsh and RE, I got A* and A in them and that is so much higher than I expected soo tysm <3
Reply 16
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Welcome to my year 12 (& probably 13) GYG blog! <3
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
A-levels
I am taking Maths, Further Maths, Physics & DT and want to get at least As in all of them (hopefully) to go to an university and take engineering of some kind
Some information about me
- I am a girl and go by Max on the internet
- I live in Wales so am on the WJEC exam board for all subjects
- I play a lot of hockey (3-4 times a week)
- I climb up to 6c indoors
- I read a lot (my favourite books are Daughter of the Empire or any fantasy)
GCSE results
A* in maths (and numeracy), double science, DT, welsh (2nd language) and english lit
A in RE, PE, Welsh bac, english language and ancient history (OCR)
If you want any help with these subjects please ask I will try to assist <3
I will post on this blog weekly (at least!) and I am using it to recap my past week like what I learned and my general feeling around school and home life, plan my week ahead and maybe post reviews of books I've read or shows I've watched.
Interaction is welcomed and I will do my best to respond to everyone!
Hiya! Excited to see what you get up to this year!
Reply 17
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Helloooooo thank you sm for the help in Welsh and RE, I got A* and A in them and that is so much higher than I expected soo tysm <3
WOOHOO! Huge congrats
Reply 18
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Ok so I don't have much to get done today but there is a little bit of sorting out I need to do before school starts
- print out and read through specs of all my subjects
- get my folder back from my brother and label it
- ask for my timetable from the school (I don't think I'll get it)
I also went climbing with my best friend (the first time ive seen her in a month) and just hung out for a bit chatting and organising a sleepover which was very fun to spend time with her now bc were not doing any of the same subjects at 6th form
Also how is everyone sorting out their subjects? Do you have books? Folders? Do y'all bring them in every day or keep them at home to look at? I just want to get some advice bc I'm not sure how to keep organised
<3 - Max
- print out and read through specs of all my subjects
- get my folder back from my brother and label it
- ask for my timetable from the school (I don't think I'll get it)
I also went climbing with my best friend (the first time ive seen her in a month) and just hung out for a bit chatting and organising a sleepover which was very fun to spend time with her now bc were not doing any of the same subjects at 6th form
Also how is everyone sorting out their subjects? Do you have books? Folders? Do y'all bring them in every day or keep them at home to look at? I just want to get some advice bc I'm not sure how to keep organised
<3 - Max
(edited 10 months ago)
Reply 19
Original post by Maximum-tragedy
Ok so I don't have much to get done today but there is a little bit of sorting out I need to do before school starts
- print out and read through specs of all my subjects
- get my folder back from my brother and label it
- ask for my timetable from the school (I don't think I'll get it)
Also how is everyone sorting out their subjects? Do you have books? Folders? Do y'all bring them in every day or keep them at home to look at? I just want to get some advice bc I'm not sure how to keep organised
<3 - Max
- print out and read through specs of all my subjects
- get my folder back from my brother and label it
- ask for my timetable from the school (I don't think I'll get it)
Also how is everyone sorting out their subjects? Do you have books? Folders? Do y'all bring them in every day or keep them at home to look at? I just want to get some advice bc I'm not sure how to keep organised
<3 - Max
I think I might be stealing the idea of printing the spec and having a look through 🙂
For folders and stuff I have one per subject which I plan to put finished homework and tests and stuff in then I have a mesh pouch thing per subject which Ill put in my bag with homework to do and bits of paper etc in it. I’ll probably change this and adapt but it worked for keeping revision materials in my bag toward the end of year 11 so Im going to try continuing it! I plan to write in an exercise book though rather than folders of notes
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