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Welcome to TSR's list of 2025 SQA Exam Discussions!

Are you looking for a place to chat about this summer's exams? You're in the right place! Here you can find and share advice and tips on getting prepared for each exam.

Follow the links below to connect with other students in the same boat!

Can't find your exam in our list? Create yours here and tag @StrawberryDreams to get it added to the list.

Good luck with the revision and exams, everyone!

Feeling stressed out about exams? Find helpful tips and support in our guide to handling revision and exam stress!


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Reply 1

SO GLAD THERE'S AN SQA EXAM DISCUSSION!
so how are you guys preparing for your exams?

Reply 2

@jasmineva3128 @Impeccable @OnlySmartOneHere @Becca2008 @Paper:3 @CrazyShark99 @imxa6
tag more people I missed!
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by NOTJUSTTME
SO GLAD THERE'S AN SQA EXAM DISCUSSION!
so how are you guys preparing for your exams?


:woo:

How are you feeling?

If you are taking any specific exams and want to make a thread to discuss them, let me know when you do and I will add it to the main list!

Reply 4

hello! for prep, i'm going to go through each unit and kinda ensure that ik everything in it. i have a lot more stuff to do, but i won't bore anyone with the details lol 🙂

Reply 5

I'm sitting National 5 English, maths, history, modern studies, rmps, biology, and French and for my prep I have a huge plan.

Follow my gyg if you're interested in my journey: Jasmin's gyg

Reply 6

Hello all!

I'm in S5 sitting my Highers this year in the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Human Biology, Chemistry and Computing Science. My first exam is on the 25th of April (rip) and my last is something like the 27th of May.

I have a GYG thread if you're interested here. It should be a lot more active now that we're coming up to and entering the exam diet.

I've also created a Higher English discussion thread here as it's my least favourite subject and the one I do the worst at so it's therefore also the one I'd like advice in. (@StrawberryDreams if you wouldn't mind adding it to the post I'd greatly appreciate it!)
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by OnlySmartOneHere
Hello all!

I'm in S5 sitting my Highers this year in the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Human Biology, Chemistry and Computing Science. My first exam is on the 25th of April (rip) and my last is something like the 27th of May.

I have a GYG thread if you're interested here. It should be a lot more active now that we're coming up to and entering the exam diet.

I've also created a Higher English discussion thread here as it's my least favourite subject and the one I do the worst at so it's therefore also the one I'd like advice in. (@StrawberryDreams if you wouldn't mind adding it to the post I'd greatly appreciate it!)


Thanks so much! Will get that sorted :biggrin:

Reply 8

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by OnlySmartOneHere
Hello all!
I'm in S5 sitting my Highers this year in the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Human Biology, Chemistry and Computing Science. My first exam is on the 25th of April (rip) and my last is something like the 27th of May.
I have a GYG thread if you're interested here. It should be a lot more active now that we're coming up to and entering the exam diet.
I've also created a Higher English discussion thread here as it's my least favourite subject and the one I do the worst at so it's therefore also the one I'd like advice in. (@StrawberryDreams if you wouldn't mind adding it to the post I'd greatly appreciate it!)

whats your plan for each subject how are you gonna structure your revison for each

Reply 9

Original post
by OnlySmartOneHere
Hello all!
I'm in S5 sitting my Highers this year in the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Human Biology, Chemistry and Computing Science. My first exam is on the 25th of April (rip) and my last is something like the 27th of May.
I have a GYG thread if you're interested here. It should be a lot more active now that we're coming up to and entering the exam diet.
I've also created a Higher English discussion thread here as it's my least favourite subject and the one I do the worst at so it's therefore also the one I'd like advice in. (@StrawberryDreams if you wouldn't mind adding it to the post I'd greatly appreciate it!)

I have the same subject but instead of computing I got business, I havent started studying yet so I ned a little help on what to do right now

Reply 10

Anyone got tips to improve my English grade from a 50% (C) to an A? 😬
RUAE - 14/30
Critical essay - 11/20
Scottish text - 10/20

Reply 11

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by Anonymous
Anyone got tips to improve my English grade from a 50% (C) to an A? 😬
RUAE - 14/30
Critical essay - 11/20
Scottish text - 10/20

In my preliims I got
RUAE - 8/30
Critical essay - 17/20
Scottish text - 8/20
, Apart from english Im gettign all As

Reply 12

Are there any threads to advanced higher biology, chemistry, physics or maths?

Reply 13

Anyone else getting absolutely cooked on english

Reply 14

Me. 4 A’s in my other highers but barely passing higher English

Reply 15

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by NOTJUSTTME


Why is this jasmine person everywhere

Reply 16

Is there a thread for Higher Psychology?

Reply 17

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by thankful-shrimp
Is there a thread for Higher Psychology?


yes, it's the thread I'm hanging on by 😉 (idk sorry)

Reply 18

Original post
by Anonymous
Anyone got tips to improve my English grade from a 50% (C) to an A? 😬
RUAE - 14/30
Critical essay - 11/20
Scottish text - 10/20

Hi! Not sure which year you’re in so can’t give very specific advice but I got 100% on the Nat 5 prelim so maybe I can help?

I’d say the easiest thing to pick up marks on is the RUAE since it requires no actual knowledge, so make sure you know how to answer every type of prompt - make flashcards for every question type, and go through practice questions for each type individually (you should be able to find booklets online or on your class teams). Once you feel confident with each type, do past papers and ask either a teacher or ChatGPT to mark them (though if you do the latter, feed it the mark scheme and be wary). If you notice you regularly get one specific type wrong, ask a friend to explain how to do it

For the critical essay tbh I was quite lazy - my strategy was just to write and memorise a basic essay that could be adapted to any prompt. For example, for Macbeth, I memorised an essay on his downfall and the theme of ambition and random additional quotes. The prelim asked about a turning point, so I just wrote basically the same thing but changed my phrasing slightly, put more emphasis on certain scenes and chucked in a couple quotes about Banquo, betrayal, etc.

For SST, I did the poems of Edwin Morgan so I don’t know what it’s like to do a short story or play unfortunately. Something I found really helpful was making flashcards for different combinations of poems and themes/techniques then key quotes on the back (though make sure you know the context of it in the text). For the 8-marker, just practice using the CPR structure and writing under exam conditions. Give yourself a little less time than you would really have, just to get used to stringing your thoughts together quickly.

If my advice is entirely inapplicable to your circumstances (I have no idea how different higher or advanced higher English is from Nat 5) I apologise. Good luck with your exams! (Sorry for the amount of blabbing, i’m physically incapable of being concise)

Reply 19

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by StrawberryDreams
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Welcome to TSR's list of 2025 SQA Exam Discussions!
Are you looking for a place to chat about this summer's exams? You're in the right place! Here you can find and share advice and tips on getting prepared for each exam.

Follow the links below to connect with other students in the same boat!
Can't find your exam in our list? Create yours here and tag @StrawberryDreams to get it added to the list.
Good luck with the revision and exams, everyone!
Feeling stressed out about exams? Find helpful tips and support in our guide to handling revision and exam stress!

National 5


Higher


Advanced Higher




is there a thread for higher maths?

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