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Post by greg on Jun 1, 2024 2:14:43 GMT
Hello all,
I am quite curious to know as to what people have ended up and how they had maintained themselves during their A Levels how ever many moons ago youve done them. I am currently sitting them and dont think its going too well, or as anticipated as I thought. I currently have a decreased offer from a very prestigious uni up north east and my insurance also in the north east and if all goes well, will be moving out of London in October.
But I also seem to be struggling with the academic management and I also think I’ve failed one of my a levels.
Does anyone have any tips om how to overcome the exam stress and anyones journeys who didnt need A Levels or something they have accomplished unexpectedly without A Levels!
Thanks all
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Post by enviroPB on Jun 1, 2024 19:14:22 GMT
I don't know if this can totally help, but I certainly can try! -Speak to teachers about extra learning materials and if possible, past papers as well. It will give you a much more rounded base of information when studying independently -Try to form study groups if you can. You're not likely to have mates doing all your courses, so maybe two or three different groups for your different subjects. What I'd also say to that is try to keep the numbers to a manageable level; anything after 6 members to a group can be counter-intuitive to studying and may just turn into a mini party. -Make a timetable of what you want to study and for how long. -Prioritise what you need to study. Subjects you are not sure on/weaker on needs more attention than those you are comfortable with. However if say you have a maths exam the next day, it'd be unwise to focus on chemistry leading up to it! -If you do past papers or exam questions, it's best you time yourself and stick to exam conditions. That way, you'll know how to handle the question in the real setting. -You should be getting enough sleep (8 hours) the night before the exam, and eating a healthy, filling breakfast the day of the exam. -Don't forget to take a break! Allocate a day or certain time during the day where you don't think about revision and you can relax doing something you enjoy. Part of doing an exam well is also not getting stressed, so if you can manage stress levels throughout your study period you'll be better equipped when writing the exam. That's all I can offer in terms of positive studying hacks. My personal journey 12 years ago doing A Levels was most of what I said above... However I did do a lot of cramming (reading the night before an exam with no sleep) due to my photographic memory. Most of the time it worked but on a couple exams I lost focus and was drowsy due to lack of sleep. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS METHOD, but it is an option. Please don't say you failed an exam already, you're negatively focusing on it and it could loom over you studying for your other exams. Instead just take each exam module at a time and I wish you the best of luck!!   |
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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 1, 2024 19:57:40 GMT
Hello all, I am quite curious to know as to what people have ended up and how they had maintained themselves during their A Levels how ever many moons ago youve done them. I am currently sitting them and dont think its going too well, or as anticipated as I thought. I currently have a decreased offer from a very prestigious uni up north east and my insurance also in the north east and if all goes well, will be moving out of London in October. But I also seem to be struggling with the academic management and I also think I’ve failed one of my a levels. Does anyone have any tips om how to overcome the exam stress and anyones journeys who didnt need A Levels or something they have accomplished unexpectedly without A Levels! Thanks all I think the best advice I can offer is to take a breath, study what you can and do the best you can, you’re only human at the end of the day. You’re young, even if you don’t get the grades you want or need there are always options whether it’s a different university or retaking some courses. Honestly you will probably surprise yourself though and do wildly better than you thought, we all go through it. I remember when I did my A-Levels 15 years ago I thought I’d failed everything but I still made it to university. To this day though no employer has ever asked for my certificates, I don’t even know where they are. |
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Post by greg on Jun 2, 2024 10:07:30 GMT
Thank you so much!
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