Is fast racking A Level chemistry possible( in one year)

I am considering fast racking A Level degree as it is required for the degree I want to apply to, and how many hours a day will I need to study to get an A

Reply 1

wilderose

First, you need to consider the practical element of A Level Chem which you need to get a pass in the UK. Where are you going to do practicals?

People do 3 A Levels at the same over two years, so 1 A Level in one year should be okay.

As to how many hours a day, teaching over both years is approximately 360 hours of teaching (not including HW and revision) but since you are working at your own pace and not wasting time with teachers in class, I would say 360 hours might be what you need.

So calculate, 360/35*5 (nmbr of school weeks*days of school a week) = 2.5 hours a day of solid teaching to yourself minimum.

You will need to do more if you struggle with a particular topic and definitely more around exam time to include revision for exams not only teaching.

My recommendations:

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Testing yourself with end-of-topic questions at the end of each section of your textbook whenever you are done with a topic.

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Have test days under exam condition - print them from a-levelchemistry.co.uk

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Use Allery chem videos to teach yourself, he is going to be your teacher.

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Have a plan of days and lessons to do each day (watch allery chem+do practice exercises) each day

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For notes, use chemrevise or make ur own

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if u don't understand something: machemguy

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if u need quick revision/brush up on skills: machemguy

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In march, start practising past papers under exam conditions from a-levelchemistry.co.uk, also analyse them to pinpoint topics where u make the most mistakes for each paper and focus on these weaknesses