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GYG for BME as a GY Student 🤞

Hello I'm Jazz, 🎷🐝
I'm an external gap year student who is independently studying:
- AQA Alevel Chemistry 🧪
- and Edexcel Alevel Maths 🧮

I achieved AA in the mocks but now the pressure is on to achieve it for the real thing in June! 🗓️

I've been feeling low and struggling with the continuation between mocks and the real exams, although I am semi-disciplined with my studies, I struggle with the hours that I need to in order to achieve this.
So join me and hopefully gain some social pressure like a sixth form would. 👀

Here is a little about me:

- I'm aspiring to become a biomedical engineering student 🦾

- I've applied to:
KCL,
Queen Mary's,
University of Surrey (regular and foundation),
Plus University of Kent (which I've already got a conditional offer at)🎉

- ATM work part-time as an Art club Assistant 🖌️

- Hobbies included: Drawing ✏️, 3D printing/3D modelling 🖨️, reading 📖and sewing clothes from the thrift 🪩 and learning Slovakian 🇸🇰 and French🥐.


Plus I have this handsome Cavachon 🐶 that sleeps on my bed while I study, after our morning walks.❤️

Join me for this journey and wish you good luck on yours.🤞

This post started on 2nd February 2026.

Reply 1

Date🗓️: 02/02/2026

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 8:10 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 6:45 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 7 hours and 5 Minutes

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 2

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Maths Binomial Expansion
Recapped on year 1 content
Learnt all of year 2 content
Did a ton of Past paper questions

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 23
Chemistry🧪: 4

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 1
Chemistry🧪: 0

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Watching my study group commit acts of kindness, betrayal and an attempt of vengeance all in one hour ( all in good nature)

Pros of study today 💪:
Completed the minimum work for today
Understood content with fair easy

Cons of study today👎:
Feeling of moving through content too slowly
Difficulty with focus, especially at the end of the day
(If I could have suggestions on how to possibly fix this)

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 2

Date🗓️: 03/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
555 hours and 23 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 7:40 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 6:30 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 7 Hours and 31 Minutes

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Maths Binomial Expansion
I did a couple of questions to warn up in the morning
Couple of questions based on Sequence and series Yr2 unit

Chemistry Optical Isomerism
learnt the whole unit
Completed MCQ and regular past paper questions
Completed more flashcards

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 23
Chemistry🧪: 7 (made a mistake on the last post)

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 1
Chemistry🧪: 1

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Rekindled Friendship from a friend I haven't seen in months

Pros of study today 💪:
Completed the minimum work for today
Understood content with fair easy
Reflected on yesterday's cons and did more work
🎉 OFFICIALLY HIT 555 HOURS OF STUDY DURING MY GY 🎉

Cons of study today👎:
Feeling of moving through content too slowly
Still having trouble with my difficulty with focus, especially at the end of the day
-Try to wake up earlier and study longer (Work tomorrow 💼 so goal for Thursday really)

Hobby That was Done today: Cooking for my family 🔪

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 3

Date🗓️: 04/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
560 hours and 35 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 6:30 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 8:30 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 5 Hours and 12 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 3 Hours (plus 1 of walking time to and from)

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Maths Started on Representation of Data
(I know it should have been done already but I prefer pure)
-Learned 75% of the content

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 22 & 1/4
Chemistry🧪: 7

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 1 & 3/4
Chemistry🧪: 1

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨:
Not a bad day of work as a kid we teach said they didn't want to leave and wanted to carry on as they enjoyed it so much


Pros of study today 💪:
Understood content with fair easy
Focus was a bit better but I think it was due to it being a shorter day

Cons of study today👎:
I was definitely moving too slow today, especially with the content being fairly easy
My hand keeps hurting for a while now but I only take notes/ practice questions by hand + day off isn't allowed here especially now
Need to address the content I couldn't do because I was sick last week.

Hobby That was Done today: Art technically at work 🎨

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 4

Date🗓️: 05/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
566 hours and 14 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 9:10 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 5:30 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 5 Hours and 38 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 0, I got kick off the rota today 😑, next shift Friday

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 2

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Maths Finished on Representation of Data
-Did Practice Questions
Continued Sequence and Series unit
continued learning from last week when I was ill
For some reason, this unit is particularly boring to me so I struggle paying attention, maybe it's the fragmented learning
Did some practice Questions

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 22
Chemistry🧪: 7

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 2,
Chemistry🧪: 1

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Taking care of my mum with an extra special lunch that I made for her when she comes for her lunch breaks and really enjoying it


Pros of study today 💪:
Understood content with fair easy
ok amount of study
Address the missing unit

Cons of study today👎:
Always being too slow with learning content
My hand keeps hurting still
Uncomfortable chair and not being able to afford a new one as I am still saving money for my train tickets to the exams in June, plus need money for uni.

Hobby That was Done today:
French learning🥐, Drawing 🎨

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 5

Date🗓️: 06/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
569 hours and 12 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 10:00 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 2:30 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 3 Hours and 25 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 4

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Chemistry Aldehydes and ketones
learned all content
did questions
Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 22
Chemistry🧪: 6

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 2,
Chemistry🧪: 2

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Eyeliner look for today

Pros of study today 💪:
Understood content with fair easy
Efficient study

Cons of study today👎:
Feeling like I haven't done enough despite being efficient

Hobby That was Done today:
No hobby today, just work and study😔

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 6

Date🗓️: 07/02/2026
(the weekend)

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
569 hours and 42 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 7:30 PM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 8:00 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 0 Hours and 30 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 5

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:

Did some questions based on this week's content

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 22
Chemistry🧪: 6

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 2
Chemistry🧪: 2

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: I did a driving lesson today for 2 hours, bringing me up to 10 hours of driving. I absolutely love driving around, although it's complex , it's fun to learn.
(Mirror checks, driving on main roads in the rain, and turning practice)

Pros of study today 💪:
Efficient study

Cons of study today👎:
Should have spent more time but it's difficult when family is around and I'm often required to help out a lot (which I don't mind) but interrupts the flow.

Hobby That was Done today:
Driving?? And a lot of drawing

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 7

Date🗓️: 08/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
570 hours and 46 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 6:30 PM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 8:00 PM ish

Hours Studied⏰: 1 Hours and 32 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 0

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:

Did some questions based on this week's content (again)

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 22
Chemistry🧪: 6

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 2
Chemistry🧪: 2

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Watching Grian’s VOD of playing YapYap

Pros of study today 💪:
Efficient study

Cons of study today👎:
Should have spent more time but it's difficult when family is around and I'm often required to help out a lot (which I don't mind) but interrupts the flow. Again.

Hobby That was Done today:
Was in a state of can't do anything but want to do something, so no hobby 👎

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 8

Date🗓️: 09/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying this Gap Year 🎉:
579 hours and 32 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 9:00 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 7:15 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 8 Hours and 46 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 0

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 0

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Maths Radians
Learned like 60% of the content
Felt demotivated so switched to chem

Chemistry Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Learned 45% of the content

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 21 & 4/10
Chemistry🧪: 5 & 9/20

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 1 (6/10th)
Chemistry🧪: 1 (11/20th)

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Watched 2 episodes of House M.D 🤭

Pros of study today 💪:
Efficient-ish study
Listened to my body and resulted in more work being done and studying for longer

Cons of study today👎:
Should have done it sooner or very there is now a possibility that I may forget or I feel more demotivated than the next day

Hobby That was Done today:
Researching my future that won't happen for another 6 months

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 9

Date🗓️: 10/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
586 hours and 37 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 6:00 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 6:30 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 7 Hours and 04 Minutes (server was down so some hours were undocumented)

Hours Worked Today 💼: 0
(Shift tomorrow 🤭)

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 0

Subject and Unit🧪🧮:
Maths Radians
Learned the rest of the content
Did Questions on it

Chemistry Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Learned 60% of the content

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 21
Chemistry🧪: 5 & 4/10

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 2
Chemistry🧪: 1 (6/10th)

Completed Full Papers so far this week 💯:
0 need to get to it 🤭

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Watched more an episode of House M.D 🤭 while doing drawing and painting


Pros of study today 💪:
Efficientish study
Radians are done

Cons of study today👎:
I still am having trouble with Questions and worried I'm not doing enough

Hobby That was Done today:
Painting 🎨
Drawing ✍️

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 10

Date🗓️: 11/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
593 hours and 40 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 6:15 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 7:30 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 7 Hours and 02 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 4

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Chemistry Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Learnt all of the content
Questions on it
Did a full past paper

Chemistry→ transition Metals
–Revisited as it's a weak unit

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 21
Chemistry🧪: 5

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 2
Chemistry🧪: 1

Completed Full Papers since starting this 💯: 1

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Getting leftover clay from the art club as the clay unit is done


Pros of study today 💪:
Efficient study
Carboxylic acids are done
work and good hours today

Cons of study today👎:
Not going to bed early enough now 😔
Today feels too samey like every other day

Hobby That was Done today:
Modelling with clay

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 11

Date🗓️: 12/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
600 hours and 32 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇: 9:00 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆: 5:00 PM

Hours Studied⏰: 6 Hours and 51 Minutes

Hours Worked Today 💼: 0
(Shift tomorrow)

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 1

Chemistry Past paper
Did a full past paper
Marked both papers

Maths Correlation
Started learning the unit

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 20 (Mid of one)
Chemistry🧪: 5

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 3 (Mid of one)
Chemistry🧪: 1

Completed Full Papers since starting this 💯: 1

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Free styling a hand from the clay and making decor for my room

Pros of study today 💪:
Another paper

Cons of study today👎:
Not going to bed early enough now 😔
Feeling ill so I probably wasn't as efficient

Hobby That was Done today:
Modelling with clay

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Reply 12

Date🗓️: 13/02/2026 -16/02/2026
(Friday to Monday Overview)

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
608 hours and 52 minutes

Start of first study session of the day 🌇:
Friday 8:45 AM
Saturday 1:15 PM
Sunday - became quite ill so day off
Monday 8:15 AM

End of Last study session of the day🌆:
Friday 3:00 PM (work)
Saturday 4:15 PM (work)
Sunday - became quite ill so day off
Monday 6:45 PM

Hours Studied⏰:
Friday 6 Hours and ish Minutes
Saturday 1 Hours and ish Minutes
Sunday - became quite ill so day off
Monday 3 Hours and 20 Minutes (Exchanging houses)

Hours Worked Today 💼: 8 (over the 2 days)
(Work tomorrow)

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: ?

Chemistry Aromatic Chemistry
Learned all content
Like 2 Questions done

Maths Correlation
Finished the unit
Questions

Also made flashcards

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 20
Chemistry🧪: 5

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 0 (over 4 days 1)
Chemistry🧪: 1 (over 4 days 1)

Completed Full Papers since starting this 💯: 2

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨: Making alcohol free mojitos and peking duck for valentine's day
Driving a lesson, it feels so freeing
-Went to a cafe with my mum 😁

Pros of study today 💪:
Minimum done

Cons of study today👎:
Feeling ill so I probably wasn't as efficient but can't be too hard on myself
-More questions need doing

Hobby That was Done today:
not really

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

Sorry for not posting xx
I love the structure of this GYG! Good luck!

Reply 14

Original post
by 5hyl33n
I love the structure of this GYG! Good luck!


Awww thank you

Reply 15

Date🗓️: 17/02/2026

🎉 Number Of Hours Spend studying
this Gap Year 🎉:
608 hours and 52 minutes ish

Start of first study session of the day 🌇:

End of Last study session of the day🌆:

Hours Studied⏰: 0

Hours Worked Today 💼: 9
(Work tomorrow)

Cups of Tea Enjoyed🍵: 0

Units Covered Today 📗:
0

Remaining Units⚠️:
Maths🧮: 20
Chemistry🧪: 4

Completed Units so far this week:
Maths🧮: 0
Chemistry🧪: 1

Completed Full Papers since starting this 💯: 2

Favourite Moment/s of the Day✨:
I didn't have one just happy I got though today

Pros of study today 💪:
Survived Work

Cons of study today👎:
No study, just work, I'm really disappointed. As I came back exhausted, I went to bed after and woke up for dinner. Is this normal?

Hobby That was Done today:
not really

Thank you for reading, see you next time 🤞
Goodnight 💤
From 🎷🐝 Jazz

I hope you all had a better day 🤞

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