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achieved practically all 8s and 9s In gcse mocks (not math) - happy to give advice

OK SO I got:

gcse business edexcel - 9
igcse edexcel maths - 6
igcse Edexcel geography - 8
igcse edexcel. history - 9


gcse edexcel spanish: 9 (school used 2024 papers so if I sat the gcse last year this is what I would have got as well)
- 9 in speaking
- 8 in reading
- 9 in writing

gcse edexcel combined science - 9 / 8

biology - 47/60
physics - 38/60
chem = 41/60


igcse edexcel English lit - grade 8
igcse edexcel English language - grade 9 - lol my skl used the 2024 papers for this so if I did it last year I would have got a 9 so am happy
with lit my mock was inspector calls and Macbeth

u guys think I can get all 9s??
need an 8 at least for maths for a sixth form I want to go to as they need 9s and minimum 8s but Idk if the 6 is fine - they look at final gcse results etc
(edited 10 months ago)

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by Hellopeople!
OK SO I got:
business - 9
maths - 6
geography - 8
history - 9
spanish: 9
- 9 in speaking
- 8 in reading
- 9 in writing
combined science - 9 / 8
biology - 47/60
physics - 38/60
chem = 41/60
English lit - grade 8
English language - grade 9
u guys think I can get all 9s??
need an 8 at least for maths for a sixth form I want to go to as they need 9s and minimum 8s but Idk if the 6 is fine - they look at final gcse results etc

YESS THIS IS AMAZING WELL DONE !!!!

for the sixth form, it is still worth applying- as there really isn't a restriction AND on results day when you do get the grades you want, you can still go to the school and apply irl and even though it seems unlikely to get a place, im currently at a sixth form and i didn't apply- just turned up on results day :smile:)

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by slevam
YESS THIS IS AMAZING WELL DONE !!!!
for the sixth form, it is still worth applying- as there really isn't a restriction AND on results day when you do get the grades you want, you can still go to the school and apply irl and even though it seems unlikely to get a place, im currently at a sixth form and i didn't apply- just turned up on results day :smile:)

thanks but the sixth form looks at final gcse results for the place just need tips for grade 8. already got a sixth form place in my school sixth form bc I choose business, politics and English lit for my GCSEs (got 9 in igcse history - for politics we need above 6 in history, 8 in business edexcel and 9 in language and 8 in lit) and parents have applied for scholarship at my current skl and am looking for other skls rn tbh, really dont wanna stay at my skl

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by Hellopeople!
thanks but the sixth form looks at final gcse results for the place just need tips for grade 8. already got a sixth form place in my school sixth form bc I choose business, politics and English lit for my GCSEs (got 9 in igcse history - for politics we need above 6 in history, 8 in business edexcel and 9 in language and 8 in lit) and parents have applied for scholarship at my current skl and am looking for other skls rn tbh, really dont wanna stay at my skl

ohh okay, i got a grade 9 in maths gcse, and my best tip would be do questions again and again. with maths i feel like its the easiest to find resources for, so do as many questions as you can. even if you aren't doing full papers- do difficult questions.

also, this sounds rlly dumb but i swear sometimes this happens, when you're stuck, try to get a final answer instead of looking at the mark scheme for a cheeky hint because lowkey then we convince ourselves we can do the question and just move on- which isn't usually the case

some sites to find qs-

revisely

mathsgenie

pmt


a lot of my friends watched videos as well, i personally didn't but sometimes when a questions or a topic is rlly difficult having someone explain it definitely helps.
i hope this helps !

Reply 4

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by slevam
ohh okay, i got a grade 9 in maths gcse, and my best tip would be do questions again and again. with maths i feel like its the easiest to find resources for, so do as many questions as you can. even if you aren't doing full papers- do difficult questions.
also, this sounds rlly dumb but i swear sometimes this happens, when you're stuck, try to get a final answer instead of looking at the mark scheme for a cheeky hint because lowkey then we convince ourselves we can do the question and just move on- which isn't usually the case
some sites to find qs-

revisely

mathsgenie

pmt


a lot of my friends watched videos as well, i personally didn't but sometimes when a questions or a topic is rlly difficult having someone explain it definitely helps.
i hope this helps !

thanks for this

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by Hellopeople!
thanks for this

Hi can you please give me some advice on English btw i struggle a lot and i get really low even tho i do a good amount of revision. Also congrats on those grades they are so high! How many hours do you revise on average daily? Also, have you started revising for GCSES yet if so like how much content have you covered cuz i need to start but lack motivation and get distracted. Please give me some tips:smile:

Reply 6

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by Hellopeople!
OK SO I got:
gcse business edexcel - 9
igcse edexcel maths - 6
igcse Edexcel geography - 8
igcse edexcel. history - 9
gcse edexcel spanish: 9 (school used 2024 papers so if I sat the gcse last year this is what I would have got as well)
- 9 in speaking
- 8 in reading
- 9 in writing
gcse edexcel combined science - 9 / 8
biology - 47/60
physics - 38/60
chem = 41/60
igcse edexcel English lit - grade 8
igcse edexcel English language - grade 9 - lol my skl used the 2024 papers for this so if I did it last year I would have got a 9 so am happy
with lit my mock was inspector calls and Macbeth
u guys think I can get all 9s??
need an 8 at least for maths for a sixth form I want to go to as they need 9s and minimum 8s but Idk if the 6 is fine - they look at final gcse results etc
For eng Lang how should you approac h question five paper two. How can you maximise top marks. What resources did you use . Should you pre plan like f or paper 1 q5

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by 🌹Aumi🌹
Hi can you please give me some advice on English btw i struggle a lot and i get really low even tho i do a good amount of revision. Also congrats on those grades they are so high! How many hours do you revise on average daily? Also, have you started revising for GCSES yet if so like how much content have you covered cuz i need to start but lack motivation and get distracted. Please give me some tips:smile:

English - revise and make mind maps. mr salles is amazing and mr everything English. I revise for about 12h each day
so lots of hours - just focus and think u want good grades and u will get them. r my grades actually high - thought they were low. yep just do revision on new content each day and then do old content as well and use gizmo ai to refresh memory

Reply 8

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by Hellopeople!
English - revise and make mind maps. mr salles is amazing and mr everything English. I revise for about 12h each day
so lots of hours - just focus and think u want good grades and u will get them. r my grades actually high - thought they were low. yep just do revision on new content each day and then do old content as well and use gizmo ai to refresh memory

OMG tysm u r so inspirational, btw how do u avoid like online distractions such as ur phn?

Reply 9

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by Hellopeople!
English - revise and make mind maps. mr salles is amazing and mr everything English. I revise for about 12h each day
so lots of hours - just focus and think u want good grades and u will get them. r my grades actually high - thought they were low. yep just do revision on new content each day and then do old content as well and use gizmo ai to refresh memory

Woah well done 12hrs is so much! How do u make time for that much studying, esp during school days? Also how do you structure your revision?

Reply 10

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by Hellopeople!
OK SO I got:
gcse business edexcel - 9
igcse edexcel maths - 6
igcse Edexcel geography - 8
igcse edexcel. history - 9
gcse edexcel spanish: 9 (school used 2024 papers so if I sat the gcse last year this is what I would have got as well)
- 9 in speaking
- 8 in reading
- 9 in writing
gcse edexcel combined science - 9 / 8
biology - 47/60
physics - 38/60
chem = 41/60
igcse edexcel English lit - grade 8
igcse edexcel English language - grade 9 - lol my skl used the 2024 papers for this so if I did it last year I would have got a 9 so am happy
with lit my mock was inspector calls and Macbeth
u guys think I can get all 9s??
need an 8 at least for maths for a sixth form I want to go to as they need 9s and minimum 8s but Idk if the 6 is fine - they look at final gcse results etc

Hi, I need to choose my GCSE subjects in few weeks. I am thinking of taking Spanish as a GCSE subject but also doing German language already. I just need advice, is it easy to get grade 9 in Spanish?

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by RoopMark
Hi, I need to choose my GCSE subjects in few weeks. I am thinking of taking Spanish as a GCSE subject but also doing German language already. I just need advice, is it easy to get grade 9 in Spanish?

yep but I revise a lot and am fluent

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