I have two months till my a level and I am failing

I am pretty lost on how I can get a comeback with my a levels.I always been failing but every time I start to understand certain concepts it has became harder to achieve well in my mock and I would end up with Es or Us .I have a really large work ethic and during year 12 I struggled with all three a levels until I was forced to do extra lessons for one of them(psychology )which i improved greatly but when I need to touch up on maths I often get told off that I don’t take care of psychology which is really discouraging because I want to work on in all three. I want to turn this around but I don’t have a problem with past papers it’s the mocks that ruin everything about it. Was anyone in the Same position managed to turn their grades around?

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DataVenia

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Original post by Tambhi

I am pretty lost on how I can get a comeback with my a levels.I always been failing but every time I start to understand certain concepts it has became harder to achieve well in my mock and I would end up with Es or Us .I have a really large work ethic and during year 12 I struggled with all three a levels until I was forced to do extra lessons for one of them(psychology )which i improved greatly but when I need to touch up on maths I often get told off that I don’t take care of psychology which is really discouraging because I want to work on in all three. I want to turn this around but I don’t have a problem with past papers it’s the mocks that ruin everything about it. Was anyone in the Same position managed to turn their grades around?

If you "have a really large work ethic" and "don’t have a problem with past papers", then perhaps it's the stress of exams which is the issue. Do you take the mocks in a large exam hall, or in your normal classroom? If the former, then you could speak to you school about being able to be in a smaller room for them. Lots of students find this less stressful. Another thing that might help is rest breaks during the exam. At points where you're feeling particularly anxious, you can just leave the room for a few minutes to clear your head.

Having said that the fact that you Psychology "improved greatly" after you were "forced to do extra lessons" sounds like this might not be exam stress after all - and might be gaps in your knowledge / understanding. However, its difficult to reconcile that with the fact that you "don’t have a problem with past papers". Do you do past papers under timed exam conditions? Perhaps that's the issue.

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wilamena

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Original post by Tambhi

I am pretty lost on how I can get a comeback with my a levels.I always been failing but every time I start to understand certain concepts it has became harder to achieve well in my mock and I would end up with Es or Us .I have a really large work ethic and during year 12 I struggled with all three a levels until I was forced to do extra lessons for one of them(psychology )which i improved greatly but when I need to touch up on maths I often get told off that I don’t take care of psychology which is really discouraging because I want to work on in all three. I want to turn this around but I don’t have a problem with past papers it’s the mocks that ruin everything about it. Was anyone in the Same position managed to turn their grades around?

Slow down. You’re juggling too much at once. Focus on one subject at a time in short intense bursts. Mocks are just "patch tests", they reveal weak spots before the real deal! Past papers are your holy grail, so trust your progress.

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Original post by DataVenia

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Original post by wilamena

Slow down. You’re juggling too much at once. Focus on one subject at a time in short intense bursts. Mocks are just "patch tests", they reveal weak spots before the real deal! Past papers are your holy grail, so trust your progress.

Thank you I will try to take my time one subject at a time

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