SQA Higher (Paper 2) Chemistry -1st May 2025 [exam chat]

SQA Higher (Paper 2) Chemistry -1st May 2025 [exam chat]

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Date: 1 May 2025
Time: 10:10am -12:30am

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(edited 2 weeks ago)

Reply 1

Someonesdwc

4

I've done most of the past papers with only a couple left. What do you guys suggest I should do now for the last week since im still only scraping an A

Reply 2

StephenUjunwa

11

Original post by Someonesdwc

I've done most of the past papers with only a couple left. What do you guys suggest I should do now for the last week since im still only scraping an A

Practice open ended questions from Jab chdm

Reply 3

AriatenNathan

3

Original post by Someonesdwc

I've done most of the past papers with only a couple left. What do you guys suggest I should do now for the last week since im still only scraping an A

redo those papers. its better to remember the MI and get an A than to not remember the MI and not get an A, if youve done most of them you should notice they tend to repeat or reuse questions just in a slightly different context or the exact same context so remembering the MI should still work out

Reply 4

Bee2008

12

Original post by Someonesdwc

I've done most of the past papers with only a couple left. What do you guys suggest I should do now for the last week since im still only scraping an A

do the past papers again, timed.

Reply 5

hajoje

5

If we didn't get the soap question, I would cry.

Reply 6

stilllearning123

16

Original post by StrawberryDreams

SQA Higher (Paper 2) Chemistry -1st May 2025 [exam chat]
Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
Wishing you all the best of luck.
General Information
Date: 1 May 2025
Time: 10:10am -12:30am
Click here to find discussions for other SQA exams

I feel like I've really done everything I can, every paper back to 2012 including exemplar and specimen papers, and I feel like there is nothing more I can do.
Any advice anyone? I know it's tomorrow so I'm fine, but should I do anything else or not?

Reply 7

StrawberryDreams

OP

TSR Community Staff

20

Original post by stilllearning123

I feel like I've really done everything I can, every paper back to 2012 including exemplar and specimen papers, and I feel like there is nothing more I can do.
Any advice anyone? I know it's tomorrow so I'm fine, but should I do anything else or not?

If you feel like you’ve done everything, try and take some time to relax so you can feel as rested and alert as possible before tomorrows exam :hugs:

good luck and I hope you get a good nights sleep!

Reply 8

stilllearning123

16

Original post by StrawberryDreams

If you feel like you’ve done everything, try and take some time to relax so you can feel as rested and alert as possible before tomorrows exam :hugs:

good luck and I hope you get a good nights sleep!

Thanks a lot!

Reply 9

StrawberryDreams

OP

TSR Community Staff

20

Good luck today everyone! Come back and let us know how it went after the exam :hugs:

Reply 10

OnlySmartOneHere

11

How are we all feeling? Personally, I think the content was pretty standard. It wasn't insanely hard but it wasn't completely easy either. Very much standard and if everyone felt the same way I did I can't see the grade boundaries moving very much. (Then again, I tend to be quite bad at gauging the difficulty of exams in general.)

I kept messing up one of the first calculation questions and getting a number I knew couldn't be right as I was putting it into my calculator incorrectly. That meant I flailed a little there. Once I'd figured it out I was alright - the rest of the paper went much more smoothly. It did mean I didn't have as much time for the open-ended questions as I would've liked though.

EDIT: Because I apparently can't even type my thoughts out correctly.

(edited 2 weeks ago)

Reply 11

jbhjkghj

8

Original post by OnlySmartOneHere

How are we all feeling? Personally, I didn't think the content was particularly standard. It wasn't insanely hard but it wasn't completely easy either. Very much standard and if everyone felt the same way I did I can't see the grade boundaries moving very much. (Then again, I tend to be quite bad at gauging the difficulty of exams in general.)
I kept messing up one of the first calculation questions and getting a number I knew couldn't be right as I was putting it into my calculator incorrectly. That meant I flailed a little there. Once I'd figured it out I was alright - the rest of the paper went much more smoothly. It did mean I didn't have as much time for the open-ended questions as I would've liked though.

I think it went pretty well. I left the 2nd open ended until after the last questions, and by the end I was felt light-headed and I didn’t really understand it so I basically explained a titration and called it a day, so I reckon only 1 mark. Apart from that, was mostly good I think.

Reply 12

Hellnah2020

1

Paper 1 was wayyyy harder than paper 2 even this the difficulties level was at max. Bro the paper didnt made my hopes of an A vanish. I think it was hard cuz sqa is getting scrapped.

Reply 13

enawashere

1

Was the 2nd open ended titration?

Reply 14

finmk08

1

Nah honestly paper one was horrendous for me, like some of the questions where just nowhere near last years and the years before standard, second paper was a lot better imo there was still a few harder ones but the main both of it was alright. Suprised in the lack of stuff about soaps and the lack of questions involving them at all. Overall 100% the hardest paper the SQA has put out for chemistry in my opinion - in contrast with last year - and from the way my class - and probably urs - found it the past mark will probably stay the same or be lowered

Reply 15

ManishaCraufurd

8

Paper 1 was definitely harder, paper 2 the good questions were great but the hard questions.... Holy smokes they were hard, what was that second open ended question and that amino acid question idek how you could answer that. 🤞

Reply 16

unsouleddd_

9

Original post by OnlySmartOneHere

How are we all feeling? Personally, I didn't think the content was particularly standard. It wasn't insanely hard but it wasn't completely easy either. Very much standard and if everyone felt the same way I did I can't see the grade boundaries moving very much. (Then again, I tend to be quite bad at gauging the difficulty of exams in general.)
I kept messing up one of the first calculation questions and getting a number I knew couldn't be right as I was putting it into my calculator incorrectly. That meant I flailed a little there. Once I'd figured it out I was alright - the rest of the paper went much more smoothly. It did mean I didn't have as much time for the open-ended questions as I would've liked though.