grade 3 to 7

alikhan2010

is it possible if i lock in from now to go from grade 3s and 4s in most subjects to grade 7s please can i get some advice

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alikhan2010

so it is possible if i lock in from now

Reply 2

Muttley79

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by alikhan2010

so it is possible if i lock in from now

Which tier are you studying - you can't get 7s on Foundation.

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alikhan2010

higher

Reply 4

bobjeffandam

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by alikhan2010

higher

Yes. It is possible. You have enough time. It may be hard at times but it will be worth it. And do not let anybody tell you otherwise.

Just start revising in lessons, listen to teachers. Practise content etc. keep at it and youll get the grades you want.

also just a recommendation, but it will be very helpful if you can aim for grades 6+ in maths and english- opens up university options in the future.

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marvellous-bird

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by alikhan2010

is it possible if i lock in from now to go from grade 3s and 4s in most subjects to grade 7s please can i get some advice

It is possible - if you even lock in from now - to get 7s in most of your subjects. For maths you just need practice so just start doing past papers, and for me maths genie was a good website to learn the topics, and get some extra practice. For the sciences, it is mostly just memory, so use a method to memorise key definitions (for me it was flashcards) and also do past papers, as for me I found that most of the questions from the exams where similar to the ones in the past papers. For English language, you also just need practice questions, but also you need to learn a structure of what you will be writing for each question, especially for Q5.

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orion_nebula13

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by alikhan2010

is it possible if i lock in from now to go from grade 3s and 4s in most subjects to grade 7s please can i get some advice

I would say yes, but it's probably going to be hard work. my tips as someone who gets 7/8/9s (I'm year 11) are to utilise past papers! what I do for sciences is do a question from a past paper then mark it, then continue on (I'll do them under timed conditions when I get closer to gcses). also use examiner reports, as they tell you the success rate of others answering the question, for example, I would do a question, and lets say I get 1 mark out of 4, I'll check the mark scheme and it might say something like "only 20% of people got over 1 mark on this question", so then I'll know its less a me issue and more an issue with the question itself. also topics that people tend to be weaker at get repeated (at least according to my physics teacher). another thing I do that I find helpful is I have a revision timetable, plus I use the spec. specifications are great to use as in the exams they can't ask you anything outside of the spec. so what I'll do is print off/download the spec, and highlight the topics I struggle with, so I know I need to learn it. I use the traffic light system (green - good, amber - satisfactory, red - struggling). some resources I use for revision are physics and maths tutor, save my exams (you need to pay for this) and my GCSE science (you need to pay for this). there are some other tips I have, what subjects are you doing?