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how to get all a's in ur a-levels ?

ts feels like my gcses 2.0 all ova again smh ,, howwww do u evn revise for ur exams , ik exams r close n i'm STILL struggling to evn do questions let alone past papers .. idk how i magically did well in my gcses (alhamdulillah) but i need motivationn for my a-levels bc this time i'm genuinely scared ab my grades (ts so silly) esp bc i've taken thee most hardest subjs to eva exist bru ,, i need sm tips n advice :cccccc

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i keep myself motivated by thinking "WELL. if i work hard and keep at it i only have to do ONE SUBJECT for basically the rest of my life!!!"

i do physics, maths and comsci and it gets really rough for me, but remember to take breaks so that ur brain acc retains information u get from doing past papers. i struggle with past papers too. i think all we can do abt that is keep doing them and make sure u understand where you went wrong so u know what u need to focus on when revising or doing a similar question.

what subjects do u do gang?

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by waxworm
i keep myself motivated by thinking "WELL. if i work hard and keep at it i only have to do ONE SUBJECT for basically the rest of my life!!!"
i do physics, maths and comsci and it gets really rough for me, but remember to take breaks so that ur brain acc retains information u get from doing past papers. i struggle with past papers too. i think all we can do abt that is keep doing them and make sure u understand where you went wrong so u know what u need to focus on when revising or doing a similar question.
what subjects do u do gang?
maths , chem & phy smh . howww u doing phy cs i'm struggling t find any resouces that r acc useful && ty for ur advice b <3 .

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by mzzz_k
maths , chem & phy smh . howww u doing phy cs i'm struggling t find any resouces that r acc useful && ty for ur advice b <3 .

i use physicsmathstutor, cyberphysics, savemyexams and the spec! i do aqa physics so your spec might be different, but i use the spec to revise exactly what i need to know. cyberphysics and savemyexams are good for understanding and revising content! i also use youtube sometimes. i use physmathstutor for past papers :bricks: for past papers i also try to find worked solutions/model answers cuz they rlly help too.

tbh im still getting there in terms of genuinely Understanding the content, but thats also really important cuz it makes it easier to deconstruct exam questions and know what u need to do for them!!!

a random bit of advice i have is to not spend too much time on multiple choice questions if ur exam board does them. theyre one-markers anyway and its better to come back to them later if u need to rather than sinking a lot of time into them

hope this is somewhat helpful!!! phys is a real struggle but it pays off :groovy:

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by waxworm
i use physicsmathstutor, cyberphysics, savemyexams and the spec! i do aqa physics so your spec might be different, but i use the spec to revise exactly what i need to know. cyberphysics and savemyexams are good for understanding and revising content! i also use youtube sometimes. i use physmathstutor for past papers :bricks: for past papers i also try to find worked solutions/model answers cuz they rlly help too.
tbh im still getting there in terms of genuinely Understanding the content, but thats also really important cuz it makes it easier to deconstruct exam questions and know what u need to do for them!!!
a random bit of advice i have is to not spend too much time on multiple choice questions if ur exam board does them. theyre one-markers anyway and its better to come back to them later if u need to rather than sinking a lot of time into them
hope this is somewhat helpful!!! phys is a real struggle but it pays off :groovy:

i do aqa aswww & yt is so so helpful , where do u find model ans for past papers ? & yess phy is litch so hard i hate it sm . btw dyu like revise / learn ova a topic n then do (topic) questions on it ? or js learn like ex. paper 1 topics n then do a past paper 1 exam ?? idkkk i think i'm stressing tm :facepalm:

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by mzzz_k
i do aqa aswww & yt is so so helpful , where do u find model ans for past papers ? & yess phy is litch so hard i hate it sm . btw dyu like revise / learn ova a topic n then do (topic) questions on it ? or js learn like ex. paper 1 topics n then do a past paper 1 exam ?? idkkk i think i'm stressing tm :facepalm:

sometimes physicsandmathstutor has model answers! otherwise i basically copy and paste the entire question into google and search it up, sometimes pdfs from tutoring sites pop up which have worked solutions :-)

dont stress out too much about it! take it easy. maybe start off by doing a paper 1, then mark it and note down what topics you had trouble with! then revise those by looking over the material/formulae and make sure u understand why u got the question wrong. then do another paper 1! this isnt what i do (cuz i havent started yet,,,,) but it seems like an okay starting point!

another way to do it is revision by topic! you could read through the notes for electricity, for example, and then do some electricity questions! physicsandmathstutor has questions by topic which is really helpful for this :yep:

also depending on whether you've finished all of the material already it might be worth focusing on learning the new content and lightly revising previous topics, maybe by reading through ur notes or something lighter?

P.S!!!! since u also do aqa, ive been making notes based on the spec, like the bare minimum of what u need to know for a/l physics!!! here they are! :grin: my class hasnt finished the content yet, but im updating it as i go :-)

good luck!!!!!

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by waxworm
sometimes physicsandmathstutor has model answers! otherwise i basically copy and paste the entire question into google and search it up, sometimes pdfs from tutoring sites pop up which have worked solutions :-)
dont stress out too much about it! take it easy. maybe start off by doing a paper 1, then mark it and note down what topics you had trouble with! then revise those by looking over the material/formulae and make sure u understand why u got the question wrong. then do another paper 1! this isnt what i do (cuz i havent started yet,,,,) but it seems like an okay starting point!
another way to do it is revision by topic! you could read through the notes for electricity, for example, and then do some electricity questions! physicsandmathstutor has questions by topic which is really helpful for this :yep:
also depending on whether you've finished all of the material already it might be worth focusing on learning the new content and lightly revising previous topics, maybe by reading through ur notes or something lighter?
P.S!!!! since u also do aqa, ive been making notes based on the spec, like the bare minimum of what u need to know for a/l physics!!! here they are! :grin: my class hasnt finished the content yet, but im updating it as i go :-)
good luck!!!!!

thankkk youu for the notess , i js finished all of phy n ima js relearn & revise ova the topics again t get it into my head (hopefully) n ur notes r so simplified it's so usefulll . i hope ur a levels r easy 4 u & i wish u the best :heart: .

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by waxworm
sometimes physicsandmathstutor has model answers! otherwise i basically copy and paste the entire question into google and search it up, sometimes pdfs from tutoring sites pop up which have worked solutions :-)
dont stress out too much about it! take it easy. maybe start off by doing a paper 1, then mark it and note down what topics you had trouble with! then revise those by looking over the material/formulae and make sure u understand why u got the question wrong. then do another paper 1! this isnt what i do (cuz i havent started yet,,,,) but it seems like an okay starting point!
another way to do it is revision by topic! you could read through the notes for electricity, for example, and then do some electricity questions! physicsandmathstutor has questions by topic which is really helpful for this :yep:
also depending on whether you've finished all of the material already it might be worth focusing on learning the new content and lightly revising previous topics, maybe by reading through ur notes or something lighter?
P.S!!!! since u also do aqa, ive been making notes based on the spec, like the bare minimum of what u need to know for a/l physics!!! here they are! :grin: my class hasnt finished the content yet, but im updating it as i go :-)
good luck!!!!!

also idk how much of a need this wld b to u but mr naga phy on yt is so useful omds & he has a vid on everyy topic n like these blank pages for each vid t write ur notes in (& practice qs ,, the whole lot) . js lyk bc u do phy asw lol .

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by mzzz_k
maths , chem & phy smh . howww u doing phy cs i'm struggling t find any resouces that r acc useful && ty for ur advice b <3 .

I do the same alevels and I’m struggling with chem and physics 😭😭it’s so bad I cba to revise but I want to do well

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by e.asmerom
I do the same alevels and I’m struggling with chem and physics 😭😭it’s so bad I cba to revise but I want to do well

omg i ws struggling w phy for the longestt time ,, ifl my best advice wld b to js start topic qs n go to yt when ur stuck . like esp for phy this is acc helping me put the content into my brain loool ,, i'm js praying i magically get an a in my exams

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