GCSEs help urgent

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My mock results:
Maths-6 (haven’t covered all the content 2 marks of a 7)
Biology-6
Physics-5
Computer Science-5/6(9 on paper 1 content , 3 on paper 2)
Chem-4
History-4
Pe-5
English lit-6
English language-6
Business-9
I need help urgently these mocks was in October. Since then my English teacher said I’m working at a grade 8 level. I need to get 7,8,9s in actually GCSEs. Maths is my best subject and I’m really disappointed with the mock .Ive got mocks again in February what can I do to get 7,8,9s in that and gcse . I haven’t made any flashcards yet or hardly any notes . I’m planning from tomorrow to actually lock in and write notes and make digital flashcards on anki and review them often . Il also use blurting aswell. I’m going to study 3 hours in the week , Friday 4 hours and Saturday 6 hours and 4 on Sunday. I need help urgently I need good GCSEs I’m starting to worry

Reply 1

User_09

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as long as you start revising now ull be fine for the exams dw, many students only just start revision abt 3 months in advance. js make sure u make the most of the christmas holiday! gl

Reply 2

akashDTV

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by Mjn_0808

My mock results:
Maths-6 (haven’t covered all the content 2 marks of a 7)
Biology-6
Physics-5
Computer Science-5/6(9 on paper 1 content , 3 on paper 2)
Chem-4
History-4
Pe-5
English lit-6
English language-6
Business-9
I need help urgently these mocks was in October. Since then my English teacher said I’m working at a grade 8 level. I need to get 7,8,9s in actually GCSEs. Maths is my best subject and I’m really disappointed with the mock .Ive got mocks again in February what can I do to get 7,8,9s in that and gcse . I haven’t made any flashcards yet or hardly any notes . I’m planning from tomorrow to actually lock in and write notes and make digital flashcards on anki and review them often . Il also use blurting aswell. I’m going to study 3 hours in the week , Friday 4 hours and Saturday 6 hours and 4 on Sunday. I need help urgently I need good GCSEs I’m starting to worry

Find out what revision works for you and implement it a lot. If flashcards are the way to go then do it, but if not then dont waste your time mindlessly making flashcards - you need to be efficient. For memorising content use either flashcards, notes, mindmaps, videos - basically whatever suits you. Then spam practice questions because (in especially chem) they like to repeat a lot of things on the mark scheme. For history what i did was I planned out only the content of lots of possible questions they could ask as well as revising exam technique (like how you would write the essays), then as the exam got closer I wrote those essays from memory by combining content with exam technique and that somehow got me a 9. For english lit it is a bit similar except I went over a lot of themes and characters (as well as context) and the key points for those - going over those would also allow you to get a bigger picture of the books you are studying. English lit is just learning the exam technique and reading books ig. And maths is also just A LOT of practice questions.
I know this sounds like a lot of work but if you want top grades this is unfortunately what it takes.

Hope this helps!

Reply 3

Mjn_0808

OP

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by akashDTV

Find out what revision works for you and implement it a lot. If flashcards are the way to go then do it, but if not then dont waste your time mindlessly making flashcards - you need to be efficient. For memorising content use either flashcards, notes, mindmaps, videos - basically whatever suits you. Then spam practice questions because (in especially chem) they like to repeat a lot of things on the mark scheme. For history what i did was I planned out only the content of lots of possible questions they could ask as well as revising exam technique (like how you would write the essays), then as the exam got closer I wrote those essays from memory by combining content with exam technique and that somehow got me a 9. For english lit it is a bit similar except I went over a lot of themes and characters (as well as context) and the key points for those - going over those would also allow you to get a bigger picture of the books you are studying. English lit is just learning the exam technique and reading books ig. And maths is also just A LOT of practice questions.
I know this sounds like a lot of work but if you want top grades this is unfortunately what it takes.
Hope this helps!

Thank you very much I appreciate it

Reply 4

eliza124

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by Mjn_0808

My mock results:
Maths-6 (haven’t covered all the content 2 marks of a 7)
Biology-6
Physics-5
Computer Science-5/6(9 on paper 1 content , 3 on paper 2)
Chem-4
History-4
Pe-5
English lit-6
English language-6
Business-9
I need help urgently these mocks was in October. Since then my English teacher said I’m working at a grade 8 level. I need to get 7,8,9s in actually GCSEs. Maths is my best subject and I’m really disappointed with the mock .Ive got mocks again in February what can I do to get 7,8,9s in that and gcse . I haven’t made any flashcards yet or hardly any notes . I’m planning from tomorrow to actually lock in and write notes and make digital flashcards on anki and review them often . Il also use blurting aswell. I’m going to study 3 hours in the week , Friday 4 hours and Saturday 6 hours and 4 on Sunday. I need help urgently I need good GCSEs I’m starting to worry

Hey! these are great results and I wouldn't worry at all about not doing much revision yet. I only started around January time when I sat mine. In terms of options I didn't do many of the same but for English lit. and lang I would 100% recommend the lightup hub, it helped me a lot and I came out with a 9 in lit. and 8 in lang. It's a bit on the pricey side but I personally just did one month of subscription and wrote all the notes down from it which I could refer to later. Best of luck!

Reply 5

Mjn_0808

OP

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by eliza124

Hey! these are great results and I wouldn't worry at all about not doing much revision yet. I only started around January time when I sat mine. In terms of options I didn't do many of the same but for English lit. and lang I would 100% recommend the lightup hub, it helped me a lot and I came out with a 9 in lit. and 8 in lang. It's a bit on the pricey side but I personally just did one month of subscription and wrote all the notes down from it which I could refer to later. Best of luck!

Thank you have you got any advice for sciences

Reply 6

Muttley79

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by Mjn_0808

Thank you very much I appreciate it

Personally many students waste time on flashcards. You need to work out your gaps.
Did you get your papers back and look at where you lost marks?
Past paper questions ie active revision is what you need.

Reply 7

mayabb8

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by Mjn_0808

My mock results:
Maths-6 (haven’t covered all the content 2 marks of a 7)
Biology-6
Physics-5
Computer Science-5/6(9 on paper 1 content , 3 on paper 2)
Chem-4
History-4
Pe-5
English lit-6
English language-6
Business-9
I need help urgently these mocks was in October. Since then my English teacher said I’m working at a grade 8 level. I need to get 7,8,9s in actually GCSEs. Maths is my best subject and I’m really disappointed with the mock .Ive got mocks again in February what can I do to get 7,8,9s in that and gcse . I haven’t made any flashcards yet or hardly any notes . I’m planning from tomorrow to actually lock in and write notes and make digital flashcards on anki and review them often . Il also use blurting aswell. I’m going to study 3 hours in the week , Friday 4 hours and Saturday 6 hours and 4 on Sunday. I need help urgently I need good GCSEs I’m starting to worry

I know when you are revising for your GCSEs they seem really daunting as they are the first big exams you are sitting, but trust me, by the time you get to the final exam, you will know what you are doing. Most of my friends and I went up 2 grades in (almost) everything from the mocks. My biggest piece of advice is to ditch writing notes/flashcards and just do a past paper a week, mark them and then try again. Science with Hazel is great, you can do a paper with her on youtube and she explains answers to you if you don't understand. Honestly though, don't work yourself too hard, you are so young and exams are not the end all and be all. Also, remember that the only introduced level 9 grades (equivalent to an A**) because too many people were getting A* and they wanted to make it harder. Getting a 7 (A) is still a fantastic mark. Good Luck!!! xx

Reply 8

grey_cloud

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by Mjn_0808

My mock results:
Maths-6 (haven’t covered all the content 2 marks of a 7)
Biology-6
Physics-5
Computer Science-5/6(9 on paper 1 content , 3 on paper 2)
Chem-4
History-4
Pe-5
English lit-6
English language-6
Business-9
I need help urgently these mocks was in October. Since then my English teacher said I’m working at a grade 8 level. I need to get 7,8,9s in actually GCSEs. Maths is my best subject and I’m really disappointed with the mock .Ive got mocks again in February what can I do to get 7,8,9s in that and gcse . I haven’t made any flashcards yet or hardly any notes . I’m planning from tomorrow to actually lock in and write notes and make digital flashcards on anki and review them often . Il also use blurting aswell. I’m going to study 3 hours in the week , Friday 4 hours and Saturday 6 hours and 4 on Sunday. I need help urgently I need good GCSEs I’m starting to worry

For the topics we covered at the end of year 11 just before the GCSE exams, I'd just blurt everything I remember from the topic and everything I had forgotten in a different colour and use this as my notes for the topic. By doing this I was ensuring my revision was effective (active recall) and I was saving time from writing out proper notes. You might be able to use this as you say you haven't started making any notes or flashcards (dont worry its completely okay!!)
And remember you don't have to make notes or flashcards unless you find them helpful and are actually going to use them- I didn't make any flashcards for my GCSEs :smile:

(edited 11 months ago)

Reply 9

username7511100

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by Mjn_0808

My mock results:
Maths-6 (haven’t covered all the content 2 marks of a 7)
Biology-6
Physics-5
Computer Science-5/6(9 on paper 1 content , 3 on paper 2)
Chem-4
History-4
Pe-5
English lit-6
English language-6
Business-9
I need help urgently these mocks was in October. Since then my English teacher said I’m working at a grade 8 level. I need to get 7,8,9s in actually GCSEs. Maths is my best subject and I’m really disappointed with the mock .Ive got mocks again in February what can I do to get 7,8,9s in that and gcse . I haven’t made any flashcards yet or hardly any notes . I’m planning from tomorrow to actually lock in and write notes and make digital flashcards on anki and review them often . Il also use blurting aswell. I’m going to study 3 hours in the week , Friday 4 hours and Saturday 6 hours and 4 on Sunday. I need help urgently I need good GCSEs I’m starting to worry

Hey I’ve posted all my GCSE Grade 8/9 notes on mytiktokaccount @ayxsh_bee if that helps xx

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