the owl-A house (a-level gyg journey)
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Original post by always-anxious
You don't need to apologise for "not being productive". You're making plans for the work you want to do, which is great for staying organised. As DerDracologe mentioned, the first few weeks of a-levels are mainly for settling into your subjects and getting used to the routines so it's okay if you feel like you're not getting 'enough' work done (as I felt this way as well) as you're still getting used to everything that's going on 
thank you so so much! at the beginning i had no idea what to do but im actually finding the study periods useful now to do stuff instead of doing them at home :') still feel pretty disorganised tho 😓 thank youuu your advice is so thoughtful 😭 <3
soo today:
looked at cheek cells in bio (was painful), maths stuff in chem and more odyssey in classiv. also learnt verb tenses in spanish.
STILL need to do:
and theres no time on saturday because we're going to urban nature day in bristol (would highly recommend coming!!)
Wildlife walk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/995288092477?aff=oddtdtcreator
Urban nature day: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/953352983437?aff=oddtdtcreator
looked at cheek cells in bio (was painful), maths stuff in chem and more odyssey in classiv. also learnt verb tenses in spanish.
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started re-writing classics essay
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started 500 word thing (not sure if i'll finish it though aaa)
STILL need to do:
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chem review
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bio review + flashcards
•
spanish vocab + tenses
•
classiv essay finish + notes
•
500 words
•
aargh
and theres no time on saturday because we're going to urban nature day in bristol (would highly recommend coming!!)
Wildlife walk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/995288092477?aff=oddtdtcreator
Urban nature day: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/953352983437?aff=oddtdtcreator
Original post by oriio
soo today:
looked at cheek cells in bio (was painful), maths stuff in chem and more odyssey in classiv. also learnt verb tenses in spanish.
STILL need to do:
and theres no time on saturday because we're going to urban nature day in bristol (would highly recommend coming!!)
Wildlife walk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/995288092477?aff=oddtdtcreator
Urban nature day: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/953352983437?aff=oddtdtcreator
looked at cheek cells in bio (was painful), maths stuff in chem and more odyssey in classiv. also learnt verb tenses in spanish.
•
started re-writing classics essay
•
started 500 word thing (not sure if i'll finish it though aaa)
STILL need to do:
•
chem review
•
bio review + flashcards
•
spanish vocab + tenses
•
classiv essay finish + notes
•
500 words
•
aargh
and theres no time on saturday because we're going to urban nature day in bristol (would highly recommend coming!!)
Wildlife walk: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/995288092477?aff=oddtdtcreator
Urban nature day: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/953352983437?aff=oddtdtcreator
I also hated doing the cheek cell thing in bio >_<
The nature walk sounds fun, hope you enjoy :-)
Original post by DerDracologe
You sound like you’ve been doing a lot of stuff 🙂 dont burn yourself out trying to do more than you need to just because you feel you need to. It’s only the first few weeks so focus on settling in and finding your feet a bit.
yeahh honestly i've not been doing much, i did some stuff in the first few days but got too tired 😭 idk why doing 4 subjects is so much more tiring than 11 in gcses 😓 but ig its a levels and more confusing andd more content
yee i dont want to do anythingg but i feel so stressed about uni for some reason as soon as i walked into year 12 😭 and also feel like i should do clubs now before its too busy in year 13?? but honestly idkk feel like weve been thrown into some huge important year and idk what to do :<
sorry for all that lol
Original post by oriio
yeahh honestly i've not been doing much, i did some stuff in the first few days but got too tired 😭 idk why doing 4 subjects is so much more tiring than 11 in gcses 😓 but ig its a levels and more confusing andd more content
yee i dont want to do anythingg but i feel so stressed about uni for some reason as soon as i walked into year 12 😭 and also feel like i should do clubs now before its too busy in year 13?? but honestly idkk feel like weve been thrown into some huge important year and idk what to do :<
sorry for all that lol
yee i dont want to do anythingg but i feel so stressed about uni for some reason as soon as i walked into year 12 😭 and also feel like i should do clubs now before its too busy in year 13?? but honestly idkk feel like weve been thrown into some huge important year and idk what to do :<
sorry for all that lol
Original post by Adam Woodbridge
Hi. Fellow YR12. I'm doing Geography, History and Sociology at A-Level.
Hii
Woahh, sociology! always wanted to do that but my school doesn't offer it. What's it like?Original post by oriio
Hii Woahh, sociology! always wanted to do that but my school doesn't offer it. What's it like?
Woahh, sociology! always wanted to do that but my school doesn't offer it. What's it like?Original post by oriio
Hii Woahh, sociology! always wanted to do that but my school doesn't offer it. What's it like?
Woahh, sociology! always wanted to do that but my school doesn't offer it. What's it like?Original post by Adam Woodbridge
It's great so far and very interesting. @always-anxious do you agree?
I find it really interesting because it helps me to understand the real world more which makes me enjoy learning the subject 
Original post by oriio
yeahh honestly i've not been doing much, i did some stuff in the first few days but got too tired 😭 idk why doing 4 subjects is so much more tiring than 11 in gcses 😓 but ig its a levels and more confusing andd more content
yee i dont want to do anythingg but i feel so stressed about uni for some reason as soon as i walked into year 12 😭 and also feel like i should do clubs now before its too busy in year 13?? but honestly idkk feel like weve been thrown into some huge important year and idk what to do :<
sorry for all that lol
yee i dont want to do anythingg but i feel so stressed about uni for some reason as soon as i walked into year 12 😭 and also feel like i should do clubs now before its too busy in year 13?? but honestly idkk feel like weve been thrown into some huge important year and idk what to do :<
sorry for all that lol
It’s fine, I get that too- also started thinking about uni recently. I guess for now just focus on what feeling right and then stress about the other stuff later 🙂
Original post by always-anxious
I also hated doing the cheek cell thing in bio >_<
The nature walk sounds fun, hope you enjoy :-)
The nature walk sounds fun, hope you enjoy :-)
(sorry didn't reply earlier, i didnt see this :<) yeahhh cant use a microscope to save my life :// thank you!! it was pretty fun, learnt that white butterflies love stinging nettles
)Original post by Adam Woodbridge
It's great so far and very interesting. @always-anxious do you agree?
ooh nice :0
Original post by always-anxious
Yes I study sociology as well and I agree with Adam I find it really interesting because it helps me to understand the real world more which makes me enjoy learning the subject
I find it really interesting because it helps me to understand the real world more which makes me enjoy learning the subject ahh yeahhh thats really cool
i enjoyed the philosophy and ethics side of RS for a similar reason, it just applied to real life a lot and that made me acc listen to the stuff :')yesterday:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
started:
need to do:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
•
chem hw (due tmw)
•
spanish oral hw (due tmw)
•
spanish seneca (due tuesday)
•
bio hw (due tuesday)
•
learn spanish vocab for test (due tuesday)
•
REWRITE CLASSIV ESSAY (due tuesday)
•
but also need to start friend's gifts - ill set a deadline for the first one for thursday
•
also need to start a mooc (just found out what that is!) at some point
•
bio test revision (due next monday)
(edited 3 weeks ago)
Original post by oriio
yesterday:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
started:
need to do:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
•
chem hw (due tmw)
•
spanish oral hw (due tmw)
•
spanish seneca (due tuesday)
•
bio hw (due tuesday)
•
learn spanish vocab for test (due tuesday)
•
REWRITE CLASSIV ESSAY (due tuesday)
•
but also need to start friend's gifts - ill set a deadline for the first one for thursday
•
also need to start a mooc (just found out what that is!) at some point
•
bio test revision (due next monday)
ooh urban nature day sounds amazinggg
Original post by oriio
yesterday:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:started:need to do:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
•
chem hw (due tmw)
•
spanish oral hw (due tmw)
•
spanish seneca (due tuesday)
•
bio hw (due tuesday)
•
learn spanish vocab for test (due tuesday)
•
REWRITE CLASSIV ESSAY (due tuesday)
•
but also need to start friend's gifts - ill set a deadline for the first one for thursday
•
also need to start a mooc (just found out what that is!) at some point
•
bio test revision (due next monday)
The nature day sounds so fun 🙂
Cool to see you’re starting a MOOC- Im also doing one atm! Whats it on?
(edited 3 weeks ago)
Original post by oriio
yesterday:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
started:
need to do:
great western railway has amazing trains, but theyd be even better if they stopped stopping 😔 reached home at like midnight so didnt get to do anything :0
but urban nature day was amazing! got some free stickers, vegan food (best oat cakes ever!), drew bees and learned about a plant called old man's beard 🧔*♂️
today:
in the morning i finished the 500 word thing before realising only the pitch is due today >:0 but its fine, now i dont need to do it later.
alsoo made the ppt for a club i maybe want to start
in the afternoon realised i have a load of hw due soon so started that
finished:
•
chem hw (due tmw)
•
spanish oral hw (due tmw)
•
spanish seneca (due tuesday)
•
bio hw (due tuesday)
•
learn spanish vocab for test (due tuesday)
•
REWRITE CLASSIV ESSAY (due tuesday)
•
but also need to start friend's gifts - ill set a deadline for the first one for thursday
•
also need to start a mooc (just found out what that is!) at some point
•
bio test revision (due next monday)
Good to hear you enjoyed the nature day
What's a MOOC?
Original post by Adam Woodbridge
What's a MOOC?
Massive open online course
Original post by DerDracologe
Massive open online course
Original post by Adam Woodbridge
Don't know what that means.
It’s basically a course you do online (often made by unis and stuff) and you learn more about a subject which interests you. There’s often reading, questions, can be investigation portions, videos etc. I’ve done one on behavioural ecology, one on aquatic mammals and im in the middle of one on hibernation and torpor. If you’re interested id recommend doing them off OpenLearn but edx is decent too 🙂
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