Y13 GYG (Goal: UCL Architecture)

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Hello!
I mainly just wanted to start a GYG so I would stop procrastinating and actually get the grades I want. I think I’ll just treat this as maybe a daily tracker and hopefully make this into a habit, even though I suck at following habits, so fingers crossed this works.

Goal: UCL Architecture, please feel free to reach out if you’re aiming the same or have achieved this :smile:

:smile:

A-Levels: Maths, Physics, Art

Predicted grades: A*A*A

GCSE Grades: 998888777666

In terms of uni application, I think I’m pretty much set for everything. I’ve just got to finish up the book I’m reading by Friday so I can add it into and complete my personal statement. Then all that’s left would be compiling my portfolio and preparing for interviews. But I think I can start preparing for interviews once I submit my application right? Since I don’t think there’s a guarantee I’ll get one, I’ve heard most of them are in April and there probably isn’t much to prepare for (???) So that just leaves the portfolio. I think I’ll just use A-Level work but I don’t really know because I don’t have much 3D work.

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Reply 1

OP

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29 Oct
ToDo Today: (if possible)
Mechanics Mixed Exercise 4
Statistics Mixed Exercise 2
Statistics Exercise 3A,B,C,D
Finish DOET Chapter 1

ToDo in the future:
🚨Complete DOET (by Friday)
🚨Complete Personal Statement 5th Draft (by Friday)
🚨Complete photoshoot (by Sunday)
General physics revision
Compile and complete portfolio
Hopefully I haven’t missed anything and I’ll post an update tonight if I’ve actually done anything

Reply 2

OP

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29 Oct 19:09
Completed Mechanics Mixed Exercise 4

Reply 3

OP

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29 Oct 10:30
Completed Statistics Mixed Exercise 2

Reply 4

OP

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29 Oct 11:49
Completed Statistics Exercise 3ABC

Reply 5

OP

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Night of 29 Oct
Completed most tasks I wanted to today. Some need to be caught up tomorrow. I need to start to stick back to daily habits like doing Anki everyday.
I think this GYG working well and useful because I wouldn’t have completed these tasks today otherwise. Hopefully I can stick to this though, I shouldn’t be content after just day 1.

Todo Tomorrow:
Anki flashcards
Statistics Exercise 3D
Finish reading DOET

Todo in the future:
🚨Complete Personal Statement 5th Draft (by Friday)
🚨Complete photoshoot (by Sunday)
General physics revision
Compile and complete portfolio

Reply 6

OP

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30 Oct 12:08
Completed Statistics Exercise 3D

Reply 7

OP

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30 Oct 12:24
Completed today’s Anki flashcards

Reply 8

OP

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Morning of 31 Oct
I didn’t really do much yesterday, mainly just watched TV the whole day. It’s the last weekday of the half term so I better finish everything today. Maybe like my tutor suggested I can add the book in my personal statement without actually finishing it.

Todo Today:
Anki flashcards
Personal Statement 5th draft
Photoshoot

Todo in the future:
General physics revision
Compile and complete portfolio

Reply 9

OP

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31 Oct 7:28
Completed today’s Anki flashcards

Also wanted to add that I’m about to make a purchase that’s not very necessary and it’s expensive, so I’ll probably need to keep my spendings low for the next month. Maybe afterwards, between Christmas and Summer I should refrain from spending money there.

Reply 10

OP

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31 Oct 12:15
Completed personal statement 5th draft.

I need my mom for the photoshoot but she’s busy right now so I think maybe I can see how I can organise my physics revision now? Since right now I don’t really have a plan for it.

Reply 11

OP

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Afternoon of 31 Oct
Just updating my overall todo list since I’ve completed my tasks today.

Todo today:
Start on week 1 of physics revision (but officially week 1 is next week)
Maybe photoshoot but doing this tomorrow is fine.

Todo in the future:
- compile and complete portfolio
- complete large portrait
- lay out artist research double page
Week 1:
Motion, Non-uniform Acceleration, Forces in Dynamics, Laws of Motion
Week 2:
Work, Energy & Power, Equilibrium, Circular Motion, Materials
Week 3:
Density, Charge & Current, Circuit Symbols, EMF & PD, Power
Week 4:
Resistance, Resistivity, Electric Circuits
Week 5:
Wave Motion, Stationary Waves, Superposition
Week 6:
Oscillations, Electromagnetic Waves, Quantum Physics

Reply 12

OP

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Night of 2 Nov
Just moved back to school today, hopefully I won't burn out trying to do homework and art and revision this term. Already did my Anki today.

Todo today:
Reread the personal statement and send it to the tutor
Edit photoshoot images
At least 50 minutes of motion questions

Todo tomorrow:
Anki flashcards
9:55 Art coursework

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Complete large portrait

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Layout artist research 3

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Layout photoshoot

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Start on responses to photoshoot

Town
Any homework from tomorrow
Physics week 1

Todo in the future:
- daily Anki flashcards
- compile and complete portfolio
- complete the large portrait
- lay out artist research double page
Week 1: Motion, Non-uniform Acceleration, Forces in Dynamics, Laws of Motion
Week 2: Work, Energy & Power, Equilibrium, Circular Motion, Materials
Week 3: Density, Charge & Current, Circuit Symbols, EMF & PD, Power
Week 4: Resistance, Resistivity, Electric Circuits
Week 5: Wave Motion, Stationary Waves, Superposition
Week 6: Oscillations, Electromagnetic Waves, Quantum Physics

(edited 6 days ago)

Reply 13

OP

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2 Nov 19:46
Sent my personal statement to all relevant teachers.

Reply 14

OP

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2 Nov 21:29
Added the advice my teachers provided on my personal statement.
Edited all photoshoot images.

Reply 15

OP

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3 Nov

Todo today:
Anki flashcards
Small angle prep
Physics Motion Questions

Todo overall:
Complete large portrait
Annotate photoshoot
Start art responses
Physics revision (refer above)

Reply 16

OP

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3 Nov 16:04
Completed Anki flashcards

Reply 17

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Original post

by makuurin

Hello!
I mainly just wanted to start a GYG so I would stop procrastinating and actually get the grades I want. I think I’ll just treat this as maybe a daily tracker and hopefully make this into a habit, even though I suck at following habits, so fingers crossed this works.
Goal: UCL Architecture, please feel free to reach out if you’re aiming the same or have achieved this :smile:

:smile:

A-Levels: Maths, Physics, Art
Predicted grades: A*A*A
GCSE Grades: 998888777666
In terms of uni application, I think I’m pretty much set for everything. I’ve just got to finish up the book I’m reading by Friday so I can add it into and complete my personal statement. Then all that’s left would be compiling my portfolio and preparing for interviews. But I think I can start preparing for interviews once I submit my application right? Since I don’t think there’s a guarantee I’ll get one, I’ve heard most of them are in April and there probably isn’t much to prepare for (???) So that just leaves the portfolio. I think I’ll just use A-Level work but I don’t really know because I don’t have much 3D work.

What sort of Art course do you take at A-Level currently?

Reply 18

OP

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by landocaalro

What sort of Art course do you take at A-Level currently?

I take the edexcel art and design a level course!

Reply 19

OP

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Ok I’m going to admit this, this todo list thing is totally not working. Ever since I came back from the holidays and back to school it’s been lying on bed or scrolling Instagram whenever I can… I knew I shouldn’t be content with this gyg thing after day 1 bc I knew I’ll turn out like this after a week 😭😭Like I’m coming back to this very 2 days and basically copy and pasting the todo lists and doing nothing 😭 I think it’s mainly bc the 5 topics a week of physics revision is so intimidating I don’t even want to start it, but then I got January mocks soon so it’s the only way I can catch up with year 1 stuff ;-;;;;; Though either way this is clearly not working so I think I’m going to have to rethink my todo lists

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