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Chemistry a level help please urgent

Guys please can anyone help me with chemistry AQA a level I beg. I want to do medicine and am currently at Ds and Es because I just haven’t been studying the subject, I don’t listen in lesssons and never work outside lessons. Currently in year 13 and really want to turn it round so I can get a B. I am not a “stupid” person but I just don’t know what to do. Doing fine in other subjects. Got medicine interviews soon and really unsure what to do. Please

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Reply 1

How do you learn best? I am an audio learner so I've really been relying on allery chemistry playlists on YouTube. He's really helped me, I'm getting As now

Reply 2

Grind out Practice questions trust

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by lianarainforest
How do you learn best? I am an audio learner so I've really been relying on allery chemistry playlists on YouTube. He's really helped me, I'm getting As now


Yh I would say I can learn like this and flashcards probably. Is it too late to make ankis

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by Rose_Blyton
Grind out Practice questions trust


What if I master exam questions but then they ask on different content in the real thing like questions they haven’t asked about before all I want is a B😭

Reply 5

as someone who was in the same situation as you but got an A in the end (I got a D the mock before my acc a levels), best advice is to spam past papers, make anki and go on PMT to go over exam questions. I am quite heavy on the past papers though

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by 21Vee
as someone who was in the same situation as you but got an A in the end (I got a D the mock before my acc a levels), best advice is to spam past papers, make anki and go on PMT to go over exam questions. I am quite heavy on the past papers though

Did you re-review old practice questions you got wrong? How did you approach one's you got wrong

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by 21Vee
as someone who was in the same situation as you but got an A in the end (I got a D the mock before my acc a levels), best advice is to spam past papers, make anki and go on PMT to go over exam questions. I am quite heavy on the past papers though


How did you make your ankis. Also did you turn your incorrect ppqs into ankis aswell as the other person suggested

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by AH001
How did you make your ankis. Also did you turn your incorrect ppqs into ankis aswell as the other person suggested

How long did you have to prepare for the real exams ?

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by kmat1893
How long did you have to prepare for the real exams ?


? Which exams

Reply 10

Like your real a-levels ? How long was it between you got a D grade and the real a level exam

Reply 11

Just more than 4 months

Reply 12

I bought premade anki’s from stem up alongside my own ones ie organic maps. I sat OCR A, I got a D in my feb mocks then an A in the real thing

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by AH001
How did you make your ankis. Also did you turn your incorrect ppqs into ankis aswell as the other person suggested


yes i did add in my corrections and any missing gaps

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by 21Vee
I bought premade anki’s from stem up alongside my own ones ie organic maps. I sat OCR A, I got a D in my feb mocks then an A in the real thing

Hey I just bought stem up too! Please could I get your honest review on them? Were they actually useful and markscheme specific? How did you integrate them into your learning? Sorry if I'm bombarding you with questions but I am the first in my family to do A-levels so I am very nervous!

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by 21Vee
yes i did add in my corrections and any missing gaps


Same I also brought stemup so would be great if you could answer this. Thanks a bunch!

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by AH001
Guys please can anyone help me with chemistry AQA a level I beg. I want to do medicine and am currently at Ds and Es because I just haven’t been studying the subject, I don’t listen in lesssons and never work outside lessons. Currently in year 13 and really want to turn it round so I can get a B. I am not a “stupid” person but I just don’t know what to do. Doing fine in other subjects. Got medicine interviews soon and really unsure what to do. Please

I recommend you get a compilation of topical past papers. It'll help you get familiar with what you need to know. Do that as you cross check with your syllabus objectives and make sure you know what kind of questions they can ask from each section.
There's also something about the reality of looking at actual questions that awakens your inner genius.
I hope that helps🙂

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by gswillmissy
I recommend you get a compilation of topical past papers. It'll help you get familiar with what you need to know. Do that as you cross check with your syllabus objectives and make sure you know what kind of questions they can ask from each section.
There's also something about the reality of looking at actual questions that awakens your inner genius.
I hope that helps🙂


Is it worth learning the content first with flashcards or just constant exam questions

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by AH001
Is it worth learning the content first with flashcards or just constant exam questions


Going for the questions first is a better way to learn the content. For example, if I do a paper on transition elements, as I read the questions and have no idea what they're talking about, I will be forced to go find out what in the notes or textbook can help me give the right answer.
Flash cards help after you know the content but want to grasp it better

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by gswillmissy
Going for the questions first is a better way to learn the content. For example, if I do a paper on transition elements, as I read the questions and have no idea what they're talking about, I will be forced to go find out what in the notes or textbook can help me give the right answer.
Flash cards help after you know the content but want to grasp it better


Ok thanks is it too late for me to still get a B

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