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GYG Y13!!!

starting my gyg again for y13 since my y12 one was a bit of a flop.
a general little bit abt me:

currently studying maths fm bio chem!
predicted 4A* but got AABC in my y12 mocks so need to work
gcses:99999988887 A-add maths
what i want to study:medicine!!
ucat:3070 B2

goals for this academic year: just get into uni 😭
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Reply 1
Original post by sara572729
starting my gyg again for y13 since my y12 one was a bit of a flop.
a general little bit abt me:
currently studying maths fm bio chem!
predicted 4A* but got AABC in my y12 mocks so need to work
gcses:99999988887 A-add maths
what i want to study:medicine!!
ucat:3070 B2
goals for this academic year: just get into uni 😭

To do list: 15.9.24
💌 maths hwk
💌 further maths hwk (use as an opportunity to revise ch3 further mechanics)
💌 biology hwk - teacher one eqs
💌 biology hwk - teacher 2 (even though idk what she set for hwk)
💌 chem hwk - teacher one
💌 chem hwk - teacher two
💌brachial plexus research project
💌complete personal statement and send to people to check
💌 make a univeristy shortlist
💌 finish this is going to hurt
💌start revision for a-levels:
🔻bio eqs- cells
🔻chem AS paper
Reply 2
updating this (everything I’ve done over the past two days) :
✅maths hwk
further hwk
✅bio hwk teacher one
✅bio hwk teacher 2 but I did the wrong stuff so need to redo it tmwts morning 😭😭😭
read 20 pages of this is going to hurt ( on page 160 smtj …)
✅chem hwk
submitted my personal statement for feedback

to do list for tmwts
🍎 finish all chemistry hwk - morning
🍎do bio hwk in the morning - morning
🍎 read more this is going to hurt
🍎shorten personal statement
🍎uni shortlist
🍎 revise further mechanics - form time
🍎 start revision
🍎brachial plexus project


General to do list by end of month
🌊 revision started for all subjects
🌊 send off ucas application
Reply 3
feeling quite unproductive today but I’ll be more productive next week

everything I did today
🧁bake
🧁bio hwk
🧁chem hwk in the morning
🧁 more chem hwk
🧁read 20 pgs of this is going to hurt

To do list tmwts
☁️ chem hwk diff hwk in the morning
☁️read this is going to hurt
☁️ revise chem test at lunch
☁️chem revision 4-5
☁️ havw personal statement meeting form time
☁️ complete personal statement
☁️ uni shortlist
☁️ fm revision exam questions after school or brachial plexus research protect

still have lots to do over the month 😭😭 that I need to add in
Reply 4
Still have lots to do today bc my brother moved out for uni this weekend but least I can fully immerse myself in work now!


To do list
☀️ maths hwk
☀️ fm hwk but use this as revision
☀️ biology hwk l2 eqs teacher 2
☀️biology hwk l4 eqs teacher 1
☀️ chem AS paper
☀️ revise for chemistry test do pmt wuetsipns
☀️ shorten personal statement by a lot must be done today ⚠️⚠️⚠️
☀️ read this is going to hurt
☀️create revision plans for subjects and revision timetables
☀️decide where you’re going to apply 🙊
Original post by sara572729
starting my gyg again for y13 since my y12 one was a bit of a flop.
a general little bit abt me:
currently studying maths fm bio chem!
predicted 4A* but got AABC in my y12 mocks so need to work
gcses:99999988887 A-add maths
what i want to study:medicine!!
ucat:3070 B2
goals for this academic year: just get into uni 😭

Heyy!! As a fellow year 13 who didn't do as great as they wanted to at AS last year, I feel you when you say you just want to go uni🥲 Wishing you the best for your exams!!
Reply 6
Original post by el0ved1ve
Heyy!! As a fellow year 13 who didn't do as great as they wanted to at AS last year, I feel you when you say you just want to go uni🥲 Wishing you the best for your exams!!


thank you !! school is honestly just so tiring this year. Good luck to you as well though !!!
Reply 7
update today 27/9/24: its been a while but i sent off my ucas application today!!! so its nice to be done all with that but i still have a little bit to do however im taking today to relax.

to do list for the week:
-bio hwk x2
-revise for chem test
-chem pag write up
-maths hw
-fm hwk
-revise for maths test
-nerve project write
-create revision plans for all subjects for mocks
-start wider reading for medicine
Original post by sara572729
update today 27/9/24: its been a while but i sent off my ucas application today!!! so its nice to be done all with that but i still have a little bit to do however im taking today to relax.
to do list for the week:
-bio hwk x2
-revise for chem test
-chem pag write up
-maths hw
-fm hwk
-revise for maths test
-nerve project write
-create revision plans for all subjects for mocks
-start wider reading for medicine

Congrats on sending in your UCAS application woop woop!!
Reply 9
Original post by el0ved1ve
Congrats on sending in your UCAS application woop woop!!


thank youuuu !! Honestly I’m so glad it’s done 😭😭
Update today 30/9/24:

didn’t do much this weekend bc went to see family but it was a nice break from all the school stuff.

To do list for today:
-bio hwk x2 can be done in school
- chem Pag write up can be done in school
Start revision :
-1hr if differentiation ans integration practice after school
- brachial plexus nerve project
- do enthalpy/entropy eqs
to do list for today 1st October
-mayhs revision for test tomorrow!
-chemistry as paper for revision
-bio ch3 active recall workbook for revision
-brachial plexus nerve transplant short project



general update for today
- got 83% on one chem test and 90% on the other so that’s not too bad
- have a maths test tmrws or Thursday not sure which
- have two bio tests next week one on Wednesday (ecology) one on Thursday ( inheritance and that stuff )
-really happy it’s Tuesday bc only murders in the buildings comes out on Tuesday !!


need to start revision and do like one interview question per day
Original post by sara572729
thank youuuu !! Honestly I’m so glad it’s done 😭😭
Congrats!! I bet that is such a relief. Where did you apply?
Original post by ElenEdwards3
Congrats!! I bet that is such a relief. Where did you apply?


Manchester is the one I really want to get into, I also applied to UCL and then 5th option was biomed . Can’t remember the other two rn LMFAOO but I will defo check later and update u x
this week ( wb 14th oct) has been very busy so general update then to do list

- had 3 tests so far this week
-have started interview prep a little
-started watching the oc 😭😭 it’s v good


General to do list
- tidy room
- revise for chem test tmrws
- brachial plexus essay but will do in half term ig ??😭😭 need to do this soon though


Revision to do list
-chem as paper start w 2009 and mark
- bio do an immunity blurt and see how much we remember , maybe do a whole ch2 blurt
- recap ch3 bio maybe watch a video or smtj or do a blurt ?? Or read notes ig
- start a pack of bio eqs
- start a pack of chem eqs - make it as stuff to recap it


Interview to do list
-practice why medicine and general questions in the mirror
- finish list of ethical cases
-finish lists of hot topics / debates
- start reading abt science med stuff
- watch an exemplar video on an interview
update today 17tj Oct
- did my practice chem paper and that went so bad!! But oh well I guess that’s the whole point of practicing
- tidied my room and did some general stuff as well so I feel quite productive
- also watched the interview video so at least I did something yestetday I guess ??

To do list when I get home from school today

At school - finish ethical debates and revise for test shld be okay hopefully

2-4 chem paper 2 2009, immunity blurt, either do a pack of chem or bio questions (both would be great but probs don’t have time)

After dinner - interview prep - finish debates / hot topics , tidy up why medicine, start looking at roleplay situations or difficult situations e.g you are the doctor and , also finish the ethical cases irl, if I don’t wanna do any of these do the science interview notes instead
17th Oct/18th

All I really did today was finish of the ethics debates ans start my science notes. I really need to do a bio recap thoygh for immunity. Also did well on my chem test. To do list is basically samw as before but lesst we did something today !! ??
27th Oct !! It’s half term !!
To do list for today
-bio hlaf term hwk 1 - upload last term eqs !! Needs to be done today
-bio hwk 2 - do this hwks exam questions
-bio hwk 3 - just pre read ahead
-chem hwk 1 - 2 sets of mixed exam questions
-chem hwk 2 - finish this booklet
- chem hwk 3- redox equations in alkaline conditions
-maths hwk - upload all notes from this term
-fm hwk - 3 assignments - one of which is due tmwts , also organise all notes for this
- brachial plexus nerve project do asap
-start interview prep 😭😭😭😭 finish the work experience point then move onto like times where you have done said thing and finish ethical cases
-start biology revision bc a lot could come up
In interviews
- just do general a level revision


non work related to do list
-tidy room - put clothes away, do bed, tidy desk, hoover floor
- wash hair 😭
- create a timetable


Wgat I plan on doing today
All the non work related stuff
All my Hwk 🥹
But I have two calls from 11-12 and 6:30-7:30 abt interviews so that might be a bit difficult to get everything done .

Going to try to work from 1-5 I feel like I can get evetttgibg done in between there
Original post by sara572729
27th Oct !! It’s half term !!
To do list for today
-bio hlaf term hwk 1 - upload last term eqs !! Needs to be done today
-bio hwk 2 - do this hwks exam questions
-bio hwk 3 - just pre read ahead
-chem hwk 1 - 2 sets of mixed exam questions
-chem hwk 2 - finish this booklet
- chem hwk 3- redox equations in alkaline conditions
-maths hwk - upload all notes from this term
-fm hwk - 3 assignments - one of which is due tmwts , also organise all notes for this
- brachial plexus nerve project do asap
-start interview prep 😭😭😭😭 finish the work experience point then move onto like times where you have done said thing and finish ethical cases
-start biology revision bc a lot could come up
In interviews
- just do general a level revision
non work related to do list
-tidy room - put clothes away, do bed, tidy desk, hoover floor
- wash hair 😭
- create a timetable
Wgat I plan on doing today
All the non work related stuff
All my Hwk 🥹
But I have two calls from 11-12 and 6:30-7:30 abt interviews so that might be a bit difficult to get everything done .
Going to try to work from 1-5 I feel like I can get evetttgibg done in between there

hi just found this gyg, i hope your tasks went well yesterday! the crying emoji next to 'wash hair' is so real :lol:
Original post by scar-the-queen
hi just found this gyg, i hope your tasks went well yesterday! the crying emoji next to 'wash hair' is so real :lol:


Thanks girl 🙏🙏 I ended up washing my hair cleaning my room doing like housekeeping kind of stuff I guess but did absolutely no work other than my calls. going to try do all my homework tomorrow but we’ll see 🥹 how is y13 going for you x ?? ?

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