Mocks

So I had my mocks recently and all I cab think about it how badly I did.
I want AAA and I always get AAA or AAB and yhe offers I got for my course I got ABB and BBB for the firm and insurance I want to put.

But as I said all i cab think of is how bad I did and the things I got wrong I messed up in biology paper 3 essay for one paragraph and through what I wrote was write about the importance the mechanism was wrong or at least I wrote it the wrong way. Math my timing was off I coul barley finish or do properly the last pure question in paper 2 and got it wrong. I just chemistry I made mistakes in amount of substance calculations.
And with a levels 3 months away all I can think of is my failures abd how im not going to get AAA and that im not going to do well and I'll fail and I'm a disappointment to my teacher etc.

How do I move on from this mock?

I haven't gotten my grades or papers back

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Reply 1

Ellie-mentary

Please wait until you get your marks back!

My A Level Mocks last year went very well in my opinion after finishing the tests, and I got grades I wanted. However in the actual A Levels I was convinced I’d bombed the whole thing - I didn’t finish two questions on a three question paper, didn’t finish two out of my three Maths papers, in Biology subjects came up that I was a lot less confident on. I was completely sure I’d ruined my chances of uni, I was preparing for clearing, foundation courses, the whole lot. I ended up getting A*AA, higher than I’d got in any of my mocks.

Even if you haven’t done as well as you’d hoped, please stay positive and treat it as an opportunity to find out where you went wrong. Your teachers would never be disappointed in you, and exist to help you out! . The worst thing you can do is let it get you into a slump - keep grinding away at your practice questions, and I’m sure you will get the results you want. If it’s poorly affecting your mental health please seek support from your school/GP etc.

Reply 2

Rareficwabaca

Original post by 21sparkserrol

So I had my mocks recently and all I cab think about it how badly I did.
I want AAA and I always get AAA or AAB and yhe offers I got for my course I got ABB and BBB for the firm and insurance I want to put.
But as I said all i cab think of is how bad I did and the things I got wrong I messed up in biology paper 3 essay for one paragraph and through what I wrote was write about the importance the mechanism was wrong or at least I wrote it the wrong way. Math my timing was off I coul barley finish or do properly the last pure question in paper 2 and got it wrong. I just chemistry I made mistakes in amount of substance calculations.
And with a levels 3 months away all I can think of is my failures abd how im not going to get AAA and that im not going to do well and I'll fail and I'm a disappointment to my teacher etc.
How do I move on from this mock?
I haven't gotten my grades or papers back

I think everyone has had some pretty rough, downright awful days around my 6th form.
Given your constant AAA/AAB performance, you're obviously pretty damn good at your subjects. I think you're just finding yourself cracking under pressure - which is by no means bad. Means you care, means you're taking it all hella seriously. I've had similar things over summer, dear lord I was busy then. I recovered by removing myself from that pressure any way possible - hobbies, family, freinds, hell mayhe even less intense revision for a self esteem boost.

Think of it like a piece of wood in a hydraulic press. Fine at first, it can deal with the pressure. Then it cracks, and with the increasing pressure, the wood starts cracking at an exponential rate. You take the wood outta the press for a bit, itll stop cracking, but it won't miraculously fix itself. You gotta glue it together now (with hobbies, freinds, family) so that it can survive in the press, and then once out, can recover properly after.

You're clearly a capable student, so don't sweat it too much. Best of luck to you!