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am I cooked?

I started revising for my a levels consistently early May and was making progress, but after that atrocious physics paper 1 I lost all momentum and I’ve hardly revised during the one week half term. I’ve been very slowly picking up the slack but my next paper is in 4 days. Before exam season I was working at CCC in CS, maths and physics respectively, but I need BBB-BBC for uni. Is BBB even possible or should I humble myself and lower my expectations?

Reply 1

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by pensodisi
I started revising for my a levels consistently early May and was making progress, but after that atrocious physics paper 1 I lost all momentum and I’ve hardly revised during the one week half term. I’ve been very slowly picking up the slack but my next paper is in 4 days. Before exam season I was working at CCC in CS, maths and physics respectively, but I need BBB-BBC for uni. Is BBB even possible or should I humble myself and lower my expectations?


Keep going and revise consistently, it will make all the difference even if physics paper 1 was horrible. Be disciplined. You’re only cooked if you give up entirely. Better to try your best now than regret not trying your best on results day.

If you’re going to lower your expectations do so after exam season. It won’t help humbling yourself in the middle, that’s just going to demotivate you and make you slack even more.

Focus on your upcoming exams and don’t waste time contemplating your previous ones. Forget the time you’ve wasted, forget the past, just utilise the future and all the time you’ve got left.

You can achieve BBB, it is still possible, and it requires you to do well in your next exams. Do everything to ensure that happens, you can do this and if you want to actually meet your offer you’ll put in the work and stay disciplined. Keep going, it will be worthwhile in the end :smile:

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by ann!na
Keep going and revise consistently, it will make all the difference even if physics paper 1 was horrible. Be disciplined. You’re only cooked if you give up entirely. Better to try your best now than regret not trying your best on results day.
If you’re going to lower your expectations do so after exam season. It won’t help humbling yourself in the middle, that’s just going to demotivate you and make you slack even more.
Focus on your upcoming exams and don’t waste time contemplating your previous ones. Forget the time you’ve wasted, forget the past, just utilise the future and all the time you’ve got left.
You can achieve BBB, it is still possible, and it requires you to do well in your next exams. Do everything to ensure that happens, you can do this and if you want to actually meet your offer you’ll put in the work and stay disciplined. Keep going, it will be worthwhile in the end :smile:


Thanks for that, I have a feeling I’ll be coming back to read this often

Reply 3

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by pensodisi
Thanks for that, I have a feeling I’ll be coming back to read this often

You're welcome, glad I could help a little
(edited 8 months ago)

Reply 4

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by pensodisi
Thanks for that, I have a feeling I’ll be coming back to read this often

exactly what ann!na said. i've also been demotivated over the half term break and spent a few days doing nothing. remember it's important to let yourself have a break, it keeps you going. best of luck and here's to hoping they all end quickly lol

Reply 5

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by pensodisi
Thanks for that, I have a feeling I’ll be coming back to read this often


May I ask how’d it go? I hope you achieved what you wanted :smile:

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