Is 3 months enough to get As in my math retakes?? TIME CRISIS HERE

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i'm doing math retakes of 4 papers on january.... i basically scored around E or D for those papers at school.... but im planning to do topical pp and textbook qs for each chapter... p2,p3,p4,s1 and move on to past papers later... do you think that i can get an A for each or should i consider doing on june... but i feel like ill fall behind with my uni applications.... can someone give a structured to do list or something? or suggest if i should wait till june or if jan is better?

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TSR Jessica

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Sorry you've not had any responses about this. :frown:

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Here's a link to our subject forum which should help get you more responses if you post there. :redface:

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Kingston Trenyce

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Original post

by wealthy-brewery

i'm doing math retakes of 4 papers on january.... i basically scored around E or D for those papers at school.... but im planning to do topical pp and textbook qs for each chapter... p2,p3,p4,s1 and move on to past papers later... do you think that i can get an A for each or should i consider doing on june... but i feel like ill fall behind with my uni applications.... can someone give a structured to do list or something? or suggest if i should wait till june or if jan is better?

Hi @wealthy-brewery It sounds like you're being realistic about where you are, which is a good start. Retaking 4 maths papers in January is ambitious, but with a structured plan it's possible to improve a lot. Here's a suggestion:

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Assess and plan

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Identify which topics you struggled with most in each paper (P2, P3, P4,S1)

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Make a topic by topic checklist on each paper

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Focus on core Practice First

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Start with textbook questions and topical practice papers for each chapter. Don't jump straight to past papers yet

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Make sure you understand methods behind every questions - don't just memorise.

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Move to past papers

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Once confident with each topic, start timed past papers

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Make error notes to avoid repeating.

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Stay positive

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Try not to burn out - consistent, focused practice is more effective than cramming.😊

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wealthy-brewery

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