I finished my alevels- ask me anything
Just finished my a levels in bio chem (aqa) and maths (edexcel) and am hoping to study medicine at uni. I’m completely free to answer any questions 
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How different is chem alevel to chem gcse? Trying to decide whether to do it or not? Thank you!!!
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by Frizzle16523Just finished my a levels in bio chem (aqa) and maths (edexcel) and am hoping to study medicine at uni. I’m completely free to answer any questions
What do I you recommend to get for a levels in general and what to do for maths
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by Frizzle16523Just finished my a levels in bio chem (aqa) and maths (edexcel) and am hoping to study medicine at uni. I’m completely free to answer any questions
are you happy
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by Frizzle16523Just finished my a levels in bio chem (aqa) and maths (edexcel) and am hoping to study medicine at uni. I’m completely free to answer any questions
Congratulation on finishing your A level biology and chemistry, that's a great start to pursuing medicine at uni. what specific do you have about studying medicine.
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What are your grade expectations, and what are you going to do next.
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How do you get good at stats? I did every single as past paper for my mocks but I still only got just above average, I also seem to always run out of time on stats.
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by el.rodgHow different is chem alevel to chem gcse? Trying to decide whether to do it or not? Thank you!!!
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by weapWhat do I you recommend to get for a levels in general and what to do for maths
Sorry but what do you means by “recommend to get for alevels”? Do you mean resources/ books like things to buy?
Maths was my best subject at a level but I did have to put more effort than I did at gcse to do well in it. I just did loads of questions from the textbook then pmt and watched videos on any topics I was stuck on. I didn’t find maths too hard personally. Just take it step by step.
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by tw7vcare you happy
😂 I love this question. Let me honest- a levels were tough. Definitely a lot more breakdowns that gcse. And especially as a med applicant my sixth form life was a bit more stressful due to interviews and UCAT. I personally found UCAT harder than revising for my a levels. I would say UCAT summer was the most stressful part of my sixth form life. But overall I was pretty happy and still maintained a good social life. Just keep on top of work from day 1 and don’t leave revision for mocks till the end. I had revised so consistently that when it came to a level season, all I had to do was go over my notes the night before the exam and I was ready
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by Joy AsamoahCongratulation on finishing your A level biology and chemistry, that's a great start to pursuing medicine at uni. what specific do you have about studying medicine.
Sorry what do you mean by “what specific do you have about studying medicine”
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by McGingerWhat are your grade expectations, and what are you going to do next.
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by A-Dungey21How do you get good at stats? I did every single as past paper for my mocks but I still only got just above average, I also seem to always run out of time on stats.
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by Frizzle16523Sorry but what do you means by “recommend to get for alevels”? Do you mean resources/ books like things to buy?
Maths was my best subject at a level but I did have to put more effort than I did at gcse to do well in it. I just did loads of questions from the textbook then pmt and watched videos on any topics I was stuck on. I didn’t find maths too hard personally. Just take it step by step.
Maths was my best subject at a level but I did have to put more effort than I did at gcse to do well in it. I just did loads of questions from the textbook then pmt and watched videos on any topics I was stuck on. I didn’t find maths too hard personally. Just take it step by step.
Like things I need to buy to make sure I stay organised . Also was there a specific YouTuber you watched for maths
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by weapLike things I need to buy to make sure I stay organised . Also was there a specific YouTuber you watched for maths
For maths I did buy the cgp book but I never really used it. I think it would be helpful if you do struggle with maths as it breaks stuff down well. Didn’t buy anything else though. I watched Mr Astbury mainly for exam questions and predicted papers- he was super helpful and his tricky exam questions are great if you want that A*
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by Frizzle16523Sorry what do you mean by “what specific do you have about studying medicine”
Sorry, it's wrong writing, I mean what specific area do you want to study medicine? Which field.
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by Joy AsamoahSorry, it's wrong writing, I mean what specific area do you want to study medicine? Which field.
Im actually not sure about that yet but right now im thinking something surgery related
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if you were to restart alevels , what would you do, and what would you do differently, (subject specific advice please)
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by Frizzle16523Im actually not sure about that yet but right now im thinking something surgery related
Surgery is a broad field with many specialties. What specifically about surgery interests you? Are you considering a career in surgery or looking into surgical procedures for a particular reason?
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by shonow033mif you were to restart alevels , what would you do, and what would you do differently, (subject specific advice please)
Bio I wish I used my cgp books a bit more instead of relying on the online textbook as cgp content is very similar to mark schemes. also whilst revising for end of topic questions, usually mark schemes are very repetitive and it’s best to write the mark scheme answer in your notes and revise this.
Chem I wish I understood how important it was not just to know the content but understand the theory. Doing old spec questions also helped quite a bit somehow
Overall though I don’t think I could’ve made any major changes to how I revised over the 2 years and I don’t really regret much that I did.
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