Year 11 gyg (i need to do good in GCSEs PLEASE)

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Hi guys! I'm currently in yr11 and just finished my yr 11 mocks and will post results later. I really want to move sixth forms but I'm scared I won't be able to because of my grades. I want to do vet med in uni, hopefully in durham.

yr 10 end of year mock grades:
chem - 9 pred - 9
bio - 9 pred - 9
phys - 8 pred - 9
maths - 8 pred - 9
fm - 7 pred - 8
eng lang - 7 pred - 8
eng lit - 8 pred - 8
spanish - 9 pred - 9
pe - 9 pred - 9
geo - 6 pred - 8
rs - 7 pred - 8

Things I do for fun:
- Athletics
- Cricket
- Piano

What I need help with:
- Motivating myself to revise: YOU GUYS GENUINELY DONT GET HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME TO MOTIVATE MYSELF. Its so frustrating getting average grades and knowing I could have gotten so much better if I had just started revising
- I am really struggling with rs, english and geo, I feel like everything is just pouring out of my head

ALL ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!

Reply 1

orion_nebula13

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hi!! first of all, congrats on your year 10 mocks! I'm also year 11, so idk if my advice is useful (plus my grades are nowhere as good as yours) but one of my tips for motivation is actually discipline > motivation. so this means I don't just revise when I'm motivated, but when my timetable says so. often I find my phone really distracts me, so apps like forest and flora can help with that, as they don't allow you to use certain apps while you're studying. also set yourself realistic goals! if I told myself that my goal was to finish 3 past papers in an hour, I would feel a lot less willing to do it than if my goal was more realistic, like go through half a past paper or 1 past paper in that hour. idk if this really helped, sorry if it didn't!

Reply 2

Kingston Eve

Official Rep

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Original post

by lai_unknown_la

Hi guys! I'm currently in yr11 and just finished my yr 11 mocks and will post results later. I really want to move sixth forms but I'm scared I won't be able to because of my grades. I want to do vet med in uni, hopefully in durham.
yr 10 end of year mock grades:
chem - 9 pred - 9
bio - 9 pred - 9
phys - 8 pred - 9
maths - 8 pred - 9
fm - 7 pred - 8
eng lang - 7 pred - 8
eng lit - 8 pred - 8
spanish - 9 pred - 9
pe - 9 pred - 9
geo - 6 pred - 8
rs - 7 pred - 8
Things I do for fun:
- Athletics
- Cricket
- Piano
What I need help with:
- Motivating myself to revise: YOU GUYS GENUINELY DONT GET HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME TO MOTIVATE MYSELF. Its so frustrating getting average grades and knowing I could have gotten so much better if I had just started revising
- I am really struggling with rs, english and geo, I feel like everything is just pouring out of my head
ALL ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!

Hey @lai_unknown_la,

First off, this is an incredible set of grades. You should be extremely proud of all the hard work you've put in so far!

You mention struggling with RS, English and Geography: what exactly is it about each of these subjects that you currently find challenging? Is it the content, the format of the exam, the question structure, etc.? Once you pin this down, it'll be easier to find a solution going forward. Nonetheless, whilst there is room for improvement, you're still doing very well in all of these subjects so I wouldn't stress over it too much; if you keep studying the way you seem to be, you'll improve naturally as the year continues. 🙃

Motivation is hard to find at the best of times, but it can sometimes be even more difficult to find when you're doing well. As mentioned above, try to create a habit rather than relying on motivation alone - write up a revision timetable and stick to it, or dedicate a set hour every single weekday (7pm - 8pm) to revising your weakest subject.

Hope this helps and best of luck with your GCSEs,
Eve (Kingston Rep).

Reply 3

imboredlol

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Original post

by lai_unknown_la

Hi guys! I'm currently in yr11 and just finished my yr 11 mocks and will post results later. I really want to move sixth forms but I'm scared I won't be able to because of my grades. I want to do vet med in uni, hopefully in durham.
yr 10 end of year mock grades:
chem - 9 pred - 9
bio - 9 pred - 9
phys - 8 pred - 9
maths - 8 pred - 9
fm - 7 pred - 8
eng lang - 7 pred - 8
eng lit - 8 pred - 8
spanish - 9 pred - 9
pe - 9 pred - 9
geo - 6 pred - 8
rs - 7 pred - 8
Things I do for fun:
- Athletics
- Cricket
- Piano
What I need help with:
- Motivating myself to revise: YOU GUYS GENUINELY DONT GET HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME TO MOTIVATE MYSELF. Its so frustrating getting average grades and knowing I could have gotten so much better if I had just started revising
- I am really struggling with rs, english and geo, I feel like everything is just pouring out of my head
ALL ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!

for rs i did my gcse in yr10 and i got a grade 9 in my rs so can you tell me what exam board your using cos i did aqa

(edited 3 months ago)

Reply 4

lai_unknown_la

OP

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Original post

by orion_nebula13

hi!! first of all, congrats on your year 10 mocks! I'm also year 11, so idk if my advice is useful (plus my grades are nowhere as good as yours) but one of my tips for motivation is actually discipline > motivation. so this means I don't just revise when I'm motivated, but when my timetable says so. often I find my phone really distracts me, so apps like forest and flora can help with that, as they don't allow you to use certain apps while you're studying. also set yourself realistic goals! if I told myself that my goal was to finish 3 past papers in an hour, I would feel a lot less willing to do it than if my goal was more realistic, like go through half a past paper or 1 past paper in that hour. idk if this really helped, sorry if it didn't!

hey this was really helpful thanks x

Reply 5

lai_unknown_la

OP

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by imboredlol

for rs i did my gcse in yr10 and i got a grade 9 in my rs so can you tell me what exam board your using cos i did aqa

i did edexcel christainity and buddhism. i feel like im good with buddhism but christianity just bores me to death and i dont even know how to structure a 12/15 marker properly

Reply 6

orion_nebula13

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by lai_unknown_la

hey this was really helpful thanks x

yw

Reply 7

23vic

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Heyy, you seem like you are doing really well so far so well done.

I totally understand what you mean, I completed my GCSE’s last year and motivation to study was definitely hard, especially in the middle of the exam season when you start feeling burnt out. Therefore, I think it’s really good that you’re starting now because time will fly by. Try to get organised now, have notes for every subject separated. Personally, I made kind of cheat sheets where the material of a paper was condensed onto a A4 page it was a mini challenge to see how much I could fit and made sure to include all key words and phrases I knew would get me marks - I would read this just before the exam as a refresher and quick dump.

To keep me going and it may seem cringe but I always pictured my end goal - opening my results and seeing straight 9’s and that emotion is what kept me going. Or picture someone thinking you can’t do it and prove them wrong.

You seem to have your STEM subjects nailed and these are definitely most important. I used physics maths tutor to do all the exam questions and past papers, maths genie is good for maths and for L2 further maths I used a website called first class maths and watched every video and did every worksheet there and I found that helped.

I struggled revising for English personally because I didn’t really enjoy it. For literature, closer to the exams I went through past papers to see the probability of the topics that could come up and which poem could potentially come up. I then for every theme/poem/character made sure I could think of 3 quotes and come up with a quick analysis. I prioritised those most likely to come up and it meant in my exam I had ideas in my head already because it was one of the themes I had practised.
Also try to find a general structure to your paragraphs so you don’t panic in your exam - topic sentence introducing theme of text, quote, 1st interpretation with a method, alternative interpretation, zoom in one a word, what was the authors intent in context with the time, why does this relate to the question… for example. Try to find unique interpretations even if it feels like you are spewing lies and it feels ridiculous. What exam board/ texts are you studying?
For language, I was a fast writer so I burst out as many paragraphs as I could per question and our school actually preplanned a story which we memorised and tried to fit to past exam questions. We then practised adapting this to different questions but it meant our grammar and punctuation scored pretty high.

This was kind of a rant but I hope it helps in some way and good luck!

Year 11 gyg (i need to do good in GCSEs PLEASE)

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