Bio + chem A-level revison

Hi everyone,
I do bio, chem and maths A-levels. I have a A*AA offer for UCL to study medicine. I have done pretty well in all my exams/ mocks so far but wondering what you would recommend for A-level revision.
Approach 1- go through all content and then do all past papers ( would leave me doing 3 past papers a day for about a month)
Approach 2- do past appears and use questions I struggled with to do targetted revision.
Any ideas on this or general advice would be appreciated!
Thank you

Hi there!
I did A-Level Biology and Chemistry! It sounds like you are on track with your grades which is already a good spot to be in - I suggest you do a mixture of both. When you are revising a topic, find any past papers you can on this topic and test yourself.
For example, lets say you are studying cell biology (I did my A-Levels back in 2020 so not sure if this is still a topic!) - go through all the content for cell biology. Make sure you can remember the key functions and components, use revision cards or mind maps. THEN, apply your knowledge to past papers. Any gaps can then be identified and ironed out more efficiently.
Whenever I do exams, even at university level, I make sure I can answer all previous past paper questions on that particular topic. It makes me feel more confident and when you feel confident, you are more likely to perform better on the day of your exam.
On the morning of my exam, I would use crash course videos from YouTube that would summarize content I needed to know for the paper I was sitting - which was a way for me to keep things ticking over.
I hope this helps! Any questions, let me know.
Kind regards, Jenifer (Kingston rep)