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help i need 5A*

skl mocks were in early april, i got A*A*AB (bio, fm, chem (few marks off A* so should be fine), physics respectively). got A* in maths last year already.

i was struggling mentally for the entire year so i barely studied and basically studied the 2nd year of A levels from scratch starting in mid march (was at Es and Us)

but the real exams are in 2 weeks and i need to push physics up from a B to A*. what should i do??

idk why i am only able to improve my grades in other subjects, but still suck at physics

help pls
Original post
by grandmasterx
skl mocks were in early april, i got A*A*AB (bio, fm, chem (few marks off A* so should be fine), physics respectively). got A* in maths last year already.

i was struggling mentally for the entire year so i barely studied and basically studied the 2nd year of A levels from scratch starting in mid march (was at Es and Us)

but the real exams are in 2 weeks and i need to push physics up from a B to A*. what should i do??

idk why i am only able to improve my grades in other subjects, but still suck at physics

help pls

Why do you need 5 A*s? I understand why you might want those grades, but do you really need them? If not, then you might be better to protect your mental health and accept that not getting 5A*s will not be the end of the world.

Do you have conditional offers from universities? What grades have you been asked to achieve to secure a place?

Reply 2

Original post
by grandmasterx
skl mocks were in early april, i got A*A*AB (bio, fm, chem (few marks off A* so should be fine), physics respectively). got A* in maths last year already.
i was struggling mentally for the entire year so i barely studied and basically studied the 2nd year of A levels from scratch starting in mid march (was at Es and Us)
but the real exams are in 2 weeks and i need to push physics up from a B to A*. what should i do??
idk why i am only able to improve my grades in other subjects, but still suck at physics
help pls

I was in the same situation. I asked some friends and they just told me a simple way. Do some yearly full length papers right away for a few days like a paper or two a day (don’t wait to feel confident enough) you might make a lot of mistakes in the beginning but that’s a part of the process. After doing the paper review your mistakes and learn or memorise the concept or formula that you couldn’t recall or didn’t know. After you are done with a few papers, find out which chapters you are able to do now and which chapters still seem too difficult. Prepare those chapters like a chapter a day but continue yearly papers alongside.

Reply 3

Why on earth are you taking FIVE A levels?
No wonder you have mental health problems.

Reply 4

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by DataVenia
Why do you need 5 A*s? I understand why you might want those grades, but do you really need them? If not, then you might be better to protect your mental health and accept that not getting 5A*s will not be the end of the world.
Do you have conditional offers from universities? What grades have you been asked to achieve to secure a place?

yes, 2A for imperial and ucl
but i'm waitlisted in an overseas uni and to get off the waitlist i think i need to get the best grades possible
or if i decide to reapply to oxbridge
(edited 10 months ago)

Reply 5

My friend actually got 5 A*s so it’s definitely possible

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