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Hey, I'm going to begin my a levels (bio chemistry and econ) in September, and I was wondering what i could do to prepare. Are there any good revision sites/youtubers, biggest tips, etc. Also, how do you organise your work? Do you use folders and books?

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AllThingsCCCU

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by 3lite

Hey, I'm going to begin my a levels (bio chemistry and econ) in September, and I was wondering what i could do to prepare. Are there any good revision sites/youtubers, biggest tips, etc. Also, how do you organise your work? Do you use folders and books?

Before September:

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Go over GCSE bio & chem basics

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Watch topic overviews (Amoeba Sisters / Primrose Kitten for Bio, Allergy Chemistry for Chem, EconplusDal for Econ)

Once you start:

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Keep separate folders per subject (digital or paper)

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Make summary notes after lessons

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Start exam questions early, not just at revision time

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DerDracologe

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by 3lite

Hey, I'm going to begin my a levels (bio chemistry and econ) in September, and I was wondering what i could do to prepare. Are there any good revision sites/youtubers, biggest tips, etc. Also, how do you organise your work? Do you use folders and books?

The CGP head start books are definitely worth a look! You mostly need to focus on going over any content that you didnt understand that well at gcse or you feel like you might struggle with remembering or understanding when you need to build on it at a level- basically any content where you were praying it didnt come up on your gcse papers. If you review this content and make a few reliable resources you can refer back to in class when you build on those topics you should be fine! Also if you did combined then learn the triple content.
It’s probably worth having a look at your schools syllabus or the spec for your exam board and seeing what is covered and when. That way you can spend a small amount of time over the summer reviewing the content that is going to build upon immediately into the start of term, even if its easy stuff you might forget details which are massively important in your lessons. The first few a level bio lessons were a shock to my system in terms of the volume of content so my advise would be that if you can make sure youre confident with GCSE content and you know roughly whats coming up in the lesson (maybe even do the Seneca on the lesson beforehand…) then you should be set.
If you dont make very good notes at gcse because you can just use online ones, learn how to make good notes on the next few months. Even if you can find good notes pre-made online they will still not have the level of detail that you will be taught in class and as theres a lot to get down you need to learn to prioritise details over neatness. Your class notes dont need to be immaculate, they just need to get the important stuff down so you dont forget to revise it, this might sound a bit daft but the massive volume of content in some of these subjects means you need a lot of practice to get it right.
In terms of resources for a level, i do bio and would recommend Cognito, Seneca, primrose kitten, science shorts app and channel and pmt. I make notes in an A4 notebook in class and then make flashcards from these. I make summary notes for some topics on index cards but now ive learnt to note-take better its not really needed unless i want a quick resource! I have a folder for each subject where i keep past papers, super-curricular stuff and old notebooks that have run out of room.

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3lite

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Thank you both so much, really appreciate it :smile:

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Kingston Eve

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by 3lite

Hey, I'm going to begin my a levels (bio chemistry and econ) in September, and I was wondering what i could do to prepare. Are there any good revision sites/youtubers, biggest tips, etc. Also, how do you organise your work? Do you use folders and books?

Hey @3lite,

For A-Level Economics, I'd recommend checking out Tutor2U. It was my primary revision resource throughout both AS and A2, and it has tons of free study notes, teaching PowerPoints and revision videos available for most topics on the Edexcel and AQA specifications.

I had separate folders for all of my subjects, with study notes for each subject organised into their own ring-binders. It may be worthwhile to colour-code each subject: for example, all my work for A-Level English Lit was in red folders/ringbinders whilst all my work for Econ was in yellow.

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

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