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so i’m revising for a levels (bio chem maths) , how long should i be doing past papers for, like from what date? i’m on track to finish learning content by may (dk if that’s too late) and was gonna do purely past papers for a month up until my actual exams and brush up on any missed areas of revision. is this too late, should i move through content faster, or is everything ok? i’m aiming for straight A’s sad well :smile:

any advice is appreciated!

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by user3472831

so i’m revising for a levels (bio chem maths) , how long should i be doing past papers for, like from what date? i’m on track to finish learning content by may (dk if that’s too late) and was gonna do purely past papers for a month up until my actual exams and brush up on any missed areas of revision. is this too late, should i move through content faster, or is everything ok? i’m aiming for straight A’s sad well :smile:

any advice is appreciated!

Hey @user3472831

I personally liked to use past papers throughout my revision so that I was constantly looking for my 'weaker' subject areas and then working on them. Your idea to save the papers until after you've covered your content will also be beneficial.

You could always try covering some of your content revision and then looking for individual exam style questions on the topics you've covered in that session to test yourself too. I liked to revise some content and then go away and do something else, then later on I would try out some questions to test my knowledge.

There isn't really a perfect time to start completing past papers as you can use them however best works for you in your revision. You can even try doing some papers timed to test your ability to work under time pressure, or do some untimed, and even 'open-book' with some notes if you have some essay style or higher mark questions to practice writing the 'perfect answer'.

I hope this helps and good luck for your exams when the time comes! 🙂
Emily
Student Rep at BCU

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Kingston Eve

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by user3472831

so i’m revising for a levels (bio chem maths) , how long should i be doing past papers for, like from what date? i’m on track to finish learning content by may (dk if that’s too late) and was gonna do purely past papers for a month up until my actual exams and brush up on any missed areas of revision. is this too late, should i move through content faster, or is everything ok? i’m aiming for straight A’s sad well :smile:

any advice is appreciated!

Hey @user3472831,

Different students like to use past papers in different ways; some use them throughout the revision process, whilst others save them for the last few weeks to use as a more authentic 'exam'-style test of knowledge. I wouldn't worry about moving through the content at a faster rate - you should be able to complete a lot of past papers within your allocated month, with some spare time to revise any missed topics as well.

I always liked to do a past paper the day before my final exam: it helped me get into that exam mindset and was a good way to check if there were any minor gaps in my knowledge that I could fix quickly. 🙂

Best of luck with your A-Levels!
Eve (Kingston Rep).

(edited 11 months ago)

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lilacrosepetals

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Hey! I do aqa bio (yr13) and I'm starting my revision now, and doing mostly practice papers with flashcards. However, this kind of depends on what you've already done. If you regularly do a month/two weeks of revision for the mocks, then you're probably at a pretty good place. If not, then I would say you need to put more hours in per week. Use this easter holidays to get everything you've learnt cemented, but if you also do aqa I would start using practice papers ASAP as that mark scheme is atrociously specific.
So, for bio at least, do a lot of practice papers and plenty of hours per week.
You got this, good luck!!

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