Aqa a level biology revision tips

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Any tips for Aqa a level biology
Predicted a C but realistically I’m on Es/Ds at the moment
Need a B for uni and I’ve tried numerous methods.

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Dianajustino

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by elishajames06

Any tips for Aqa a level biology
Predicted a C but realistically I’m on Es/Ds at the moment
Need a B for uni and I’ve tried numerous methods.

PAST PAPERS, PAST PAPERS AND MORE PAST PAPERS!! My advice is once you're finished with a topic do a past paper. Mark it and if you don't get the grade that you wanted on it do it again the day afterwards. Keep doing it again and again until you get the grade you desire. This will improve your exam technique and therefore your grades.
For revision, watch videos and try to understand all of the content before moving on. After learning a topic practice some questions relating to what you have just learned to make sure you understood it (such as textbook questions at the end of the page).

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username7292318

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by Dianajustino

PAST PAPERS, PAST PAPERS AND MORE PAST PAPERS!! My advice is once you're finished with a topic do a past paper. Mark it and if you don't get the grade that you wanted on it do it again the day afterwards. Keep doing it again and again until you get the grade you desire. This will improve your exam technique and therefore your grades.
For revision, watch videos and try to understand all of the content before moving on. After learning a topic practice some questions relating to what you have just learned to make sure you understood it (such as textbook questions at the end of the page).

What notes did u use? Can u send them to me

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Dianajustino

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by elishajames06

What notes did u use? Can u send them to me

I use my CGP biology book :smile:

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username7292318

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by Dianajustino

I use my CGP biology book :smile:

Oh no

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limbobimbo

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by username7292318

Oh no

hey ive got access to rly good notes from bio with olivia and cgp textbook based notes as well as ppts, feel free to check it out and use them - my method is (i got a B in my last mock doing this method and i revised for 2 day (edit: shuld add i only revised 2 topics so i got lucky LMFAO):

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to memorise bio with olivia notes (each topic takes me 1.5hrs to memorise - AND DONT JUST MEMORISE, i focus more on UNDERSTANDING so 4 eg the cell cycle and (mitosis in particular) ill understand tht e.g in anaphase the spinde fibres shorten and contract, that is what cause the chromatids to be pulled to opposite ends of the cells, not just memorise the steps).

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link every aspect of the topic with other topics - bio is all about the application, not like chem where imo its mainly vomiting out info verbatim (so e.g if ur revising cell structure and u come across chloroplast, say the steps for photosynthesis (LDR and LIR) or when revising about virus link it to HIV, etc)

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blurting as i said should take 1.5hrs (EVEN IF u dk the topic, trust me just try to understand and it'll click tho ofc diff ppl have diff affinity's to diff subjects) so then do qs for another 1 hr (so each topic shuld take 2hr and 30 mins) - i like to blurt e.g topic 1 and topic 2 and then practice topic 1 qs (using revisely as it has 5 qs per topic which is all u need if ur short on time like me rn TT)

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When blurting as well as understanding, SIMPLIFY IT! Pretend ur talking to a 5 year old with extensive vocab

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realistically u can be done with the whole of alvl bio in 8 days if u just do 2hrs and 30 mins of dedicated bio rev everyday (BUT if u just do 1 week of solid revision and then call it quits...you might have to go and memorise everything again) but if ur short on time then it can also be done in 2-3 days if ur willing to mainly focus on bio alone

Goodluck, dk what year ur in rn but hopefully it aint yr 13 cuz it sucks

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