A level business and economics

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I've got about 2 months before my a levels start and I'm not sure how to revise it seems like it's way too late to make notes and making flashcards is taking me forever and as for content i don't rlly struggle to understand it it's more remembering the content which I'm not great at but since I don't have much time should I switch to just past papers and do both the AS and A level ones I heard that you learn the content as u go doing past papers I'm trying to get As in both econ and business I'm currently on C and B do u think it's possible.

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Reply 1

Rareficwabaca

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by lemonjellybelly

I've got about 2 months before my a levels start and I'm not sure how to revise it seems like it's way too late to make notes and making flashcards is taking me forever and as for content i don't rlly struggle to understand it it's more remembering the content which I'm not great at but since I don't have much time should I switch to just past papers and do both the AS and A level ones I heard that you learn the content as u go doing past papers I'm trying to get As in both econ and business I'm currently on C and B do u think it's possible.

I have a habit of revising only a month before exams and also struggle with remembering more then understanding. For biology, I been on B and C forever, n I really needed that A. I resorted to doing a practice paper for every unit in biology, listened to youtube vids of the content, read over notes every other day, had it on my mind all the time sorta thing. Exam season comes around and I leave with that A.
I will say its tough as all hell, but it's soooooo worth it when you get that feeling of hitting that A. It'll also be a fair bit harder for you since you want the A in 2 subjects, but I think you could pull through, escpecially since you got 2 months instead of my 1.
Best of luck to you!

Reply 2

LancashireRep6

Official Rep

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Hello, hope you are well!

There can be some great resources available online such as from YouTube or note pages. These could help you with remembering content and discussion points.

To build a foundation of knowledge, it is important to work on it little and often. You will struggle to cram everything in a really short space of time so spending time with it can help it become more familiar. I used to spend my journey to college every day going over flashcards online.

Past papers are a great way to understand how to apply your knowledge and can help understand any areas of weakness if you struggle on a particular question. This can then help you target revision to help you improve. Another way to understand what you know is to write down everything you remember on a blank page then review.

I hope this helps and good luck with your exams! 😊

Stella - University of Central Lancashire Student Ambassador

Reply 3

XX_kbl_XX

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by Rareficwabaca

I have a habit of revising only a month before exams and also struggle with remembering more then understanding. For biology, I been on B and C forever, n I really needed that A. I resorted to doing a practice paper for every unit in biology, listened to youtube vids of the content, read over notes every other day, had it on my mind all the time sorta thing. Exam season comes around and I leave with that A.
I will say its tough as all hell, but it's soooooo worth it when you get that feeling of hitting that A. It'll also be a fair bit harder for you since you want the A in 2 subjects, but I think you could pull through, escpecially since you got 2 months instead of my 1.
Best of luck to you!

With regards to content you were not sure on, how did you learn the content in such a short time before exams and became confident to apply this knowledge to answer exam questions?

Reply 4

Rareficwabaca

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by XX_kbl_XX

With regards to content you were not sure on, how did you learn the content in such a short time before exams and became confident to apply this knowledge to answer exam questions?

Well most of my issues were just remembering things in biology. Solved that by repeated readings over my notes and doing practice papers and questions and the like - but bio is my strong suit, so that may not work for all.

Math tho I always struggle with. Had to go over the textbook we used to see how to solve questions for about a quater of the syllabus. Asked around, concensus was that the best revision is doing heaps of questions - soooo I did exactly that.

With both, I got confidence partly from seeing the results on my sets of questions n papers go up. The other part is just telling myself I'll get good grades - even just beliving you'll be fine has a suprisingy impact. Hell I went from a D to A in math over about 3 months.

TLDR: Do lotsa questions - not so much that you burnout, but enough to see the marks you get go up. Confidence should follow, but boost it further by just having faith in yourself. If you're asking for help here, you're already proactive enough to do well anywhos.

Best of luck!

Reply 5

Agastya07

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hullo, im not taking business but i do take econ
it seems like the best bet for you imo is to just keep doing past papers. there's videos that solve them so after you're done and checked the answers watch those and see where you're going wrong. if you have a tutor, that helps too, but without one i guess try consulting the chapters to see what you can revise?

Reply 6

Londonyo

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by lemonjellybelly

I've got about 2 months before my a levels start and I'm not sure how to revise it seems like it's way too late to make notes and making flashcards is taking me forever and as for content i don't rlly struggle to understand it it's more remembering the content which I'm not great at but since I don't have much time should I switch to just past papers and do both the AS and A level ones I heard that you learn the content as u go doing past papers I'm trying to get As in both econ and business I'm currently on C and B do u think it's possible.

Hello I got an A* in my a level economics exam last year and I’m giving away some of my flashcards. I have a tiktok “APstudy” where I preview some of the cards give me a dm on tiktok if you would like access

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