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I need help for my A levels

I do Maths, Fm, Comp sci, Physics and Chem, yes my schol allows 5, however, I achieved an A* in maths early and 2 A* in Physics and in Chem, but A in Comp sci and B in FM, I want to study maths at Cambridge or Imperial ? Help with Further Maths Tips

Year 12 Student.

Reply 1

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by jot9997885
I do Maths, Fm, Comp sci, Physics and Chem, yes my schol allows 5, however, I achieved an A* in maths early and 2 A* in Physics and in Chem, but A in Comp sci and B in FM, I want to study maths at Cambridge or Imperial ? Help with Further Maths Tips
Year 12 Student.

Which specifications? Which of these grades are predictions?
If you want to bring your FM grade up, it's all about practice questions and practice papers, like all the time if you can, literally non stop. I don't know much about AI, but if your out of new questions to practice you could find a decent AI and get it to create new ones for you on the topic you need more practice in. Just make sure it also gives you the answers, so you can check your working.

I got a B in FM, would definitely go back and just spend more time doing past papers and questions (didn't have good AI back in my day - 2022).

Zuzanna (Lancaster University Ambassador)

Reply 3

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by Muttley79
Which specifications? Which of these grades are predictions?

all edexcel aprst from chemaqa

Reply 4

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by Lancaster Student Ambassador
If you want to bring your FM grade up, it's all about practice questions and practice papers, like all the time if you can, literally non stop. I don't know much about AI, but if your out of new questions to practice you could find a decent AI and get it to create new ones for you on the topic you need more practice in. Just make sure it also gives you the answers, so you can check your working.
I got a B in FM, would definitely go back and just spend more time doing past papers and questions (didn't have good AI back in my day - 2022).
Zuzanna (Lancaster University Ambassador)

Please do not advocate AI - it's not up to it yet and there are masses on free reliable resources out there.

Reply 5

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by jot9997885
all edexcel aprst from chemaqa

Have you used Dr Frost fro Maths? It's free to sign up here: https://www.drfrost.org/students

There are great Edxcel FM resources.

Your school is at fault here - no-one needs 5 A levels and you would not be struggling with a lower workload. Is this a private school?

Reply 6

I'd actually say you need to make sure you fully understand the FM topics you study. Just memorisation of methods won't be enough, even if you up your grade to A* without understanding the material you probably won't get through the interviews. From my experience with FM, it's so much easier to pick up on the methods when you fundamentally understand the concepts you are taught. You're in year 12 so you have a lot of time to fix that. Dropping one subject may help with that too.

Reply 7

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by jot9997885
I do Maths, Fm, Comp sci, Physics and Chem, yes my schol allows 5, however, I achieved an A* in maths early and 2 A* in Physics and in Chem, but A in Comp sci and B in FM, I want to study maths at Cambridge or Imperial ? Help with Further Maths Tips
Year 12 Student.

I would suggest drop chemistry and comp sci and focus more on FM. You don't need 5 A level for Cambridge math. 3 A* is certainly enough and start STEP.

Reply 8

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by MZG
I would suggest drop chemistry and comp sci and focus more on FM. You don't need 5 A level for Cambridge math. 3 A* is certainly enough and start STEP.

They need to carry on with 3 because they already have one A level and so must take 3 in Year 13.
Original post
by jot9997885
I do Maths, Fm, Comp sci, Physics and Chem, yes my schol allows 5, however, I achieved an A* in maths early and 2 A* in Physics and in Chem, but A in Comp sci and B in FM, I want to study maths at Cambridge or Imperial ? Help with Further Maths Tips
Year 12 Student.

Would past papers help?

Reply 10

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by Muttley79
They need to carry on with 3 because they already have one A level and so must take 3 in Year 13.

I see, thank you. Then should drop one subject?!

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