I'm close to failing my A-Levels

I do Chemistry, Biology and Psychology A-Levels and i'm in year 12. In the mocks i am getting D's (not the kind i want). What do i do to improve?

Reply 1

McGinger

Original post by hollyfinleyy

I do Chemistry, Biology and Psychology A-Levels and i'm in year 12. In the mocks i am getting D's (not the kind i want). What do i do to improve?

You havn't failed them - you still have lots of time to sort this out and to get back on track.
Go and talk to your subject teachers now. Ask for their help - its what they are there for.

Reply 2

Kingston Jenifer

Official Rep

Original post by hollyfinleyy

I do Chemistry, Biology and Psychology A-Levels and i'm in year 12. In the mocks i am getting D's (not the kind i want). What do i do to improve?

Good Morning!

So firstly, do not panic as you have plenty of time to improve your grades. I did A-Levels in Biology and Chemistry - and what really helped me to improve my grades was improving my understanding of processes, as opposed to simply memorizing them. I found Khan Academy on Youtube very helpful and used GCP textbooks and official AQA/OCR textbooks too. Make sure you know what exam board you are under, and have a look at the specification. The specification will essentially tell you what you will be assessed on and double check this with your teachers too. Your teachers will help guide you too - so maybe after school spend half an hour with them going through what you don't understand. Your head of Sixth Form can help create a study plan for you to keep you on track too!

Remember, you have lots of time before you sit your exams. Don't be afraid to reach out for help :smile:

Kind regards, Jenifer (Kingston rep).

Reply 3

Uni of Southampton Students

Official Rep

Original post by hollyfinleyy

I do Chemistry, Biology and Psychology A-Levels and i'm in year 12. In the mocks i am getting D's (not the kind i want). What do i do to improve?

Hi, as others have said try not to worry - you still have time.
I did the same A levels as you, and I found past papers to be super helpful. After doing a topic I found it great to look at the type of questions they might ask you about it - and focus on learning what they want you to know! Websites like physics and maths tutor separate questions by topic which can be helpful.

There are also lots of great revision resources, through YouTube and I would recommend watching a few and finding someone who works for you.

And always remember to go to your teachers - they will want to help you and will be able to explain bits you don't understand and maybe specific things you could improve on from your mocks.

Hope this can help, and don't worry you are being proactive in improving your grades which is always great :smile:

Rachel (UoS student ambassador)