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Hi!! I am going to start sixth form. How did you find these exams? I always study, every single day, I consider myself as hard-working (ofc with effectively time) so there wouldn't be any problem, right?

How did you find Physics, Chemistry and Biology????????

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by Andrea_18
Hi!! I am going to start sixth form. How did you find these exams? I always study, every single day, I consider myself as hard-working (ofc with effectively time) so there wouldn't be any problem, right?
How did you find Physics, Chemistry and Biology????????

Well I can only comment on bio edexcel, but the exam boards are pretty similar anywhos.
I know a big difference is AQA - double check this - has these 25 mark, essay style questions.

Anywhos, biology. I love bio, so keeping ontop of things, writing down note versions of all the the topics, really kept me afloat the whole time. I never found it too difficult, just make sure you know the key words they want, and to not imply stuff - just write it down. I kept loosing out on an A for a while because of it.

Ik I'm prolly not the most helpful, but every little helps. Best of luck with the Sciences!

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by Andrea_18
Hi!! I am going to start sixth form. How did you find these exams? I always study, every single day, I consider myself as hard-working (ofc with effectively time) so there wouldn't be any problem, right?
How did you find Physics, Chemistry and Biology????????


Hi, I can’t speak for physics but I am currently in Year 13 doing edexcel biology and ocr chemistry
The hardest part in biology for me is figuring out what the mark schemes want so exam practice is definitely my best advice
Chemistry can be a lot of information but as long as you keep on top of it and retain the knowledge you can get a lot of marks
Hope this helps!

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