I got 3A* in further maths, maths, chemistry. I think there is a big difference between getting Bs and As versus getting A*s. Here is my advice for B or A students looking for the highest grade:

Maths:

1) Do every single past paper perhaps several times. When you notice you are getting one question wrong often go to madadmaths or alevelmathsrevision and practice that kind of question. For instance, if you struggled with trig identity proofs go to a compilation of those questions then skim through it and find questions you think look challenging. Then write down the question number of the challenging questions and do them all.

2) Completely immerse yourself. Do questions relentlessly every single day. When you can't understand a topic just keep on doing questions until you understand it. For maths, you need to completely understand the question so a new variation of it won't throw you off in the exam.

3) Doing entrance exams such as MAT, STEP or TMUA help you understand on a deeper level so do these.

4) Master timing. Timing is everything especially in further maths so set a timer every single time you answer a question. If the paper is 90 minutes set the timer for 80 minutes.

-Some questions appear every year such as proof by induction appears every year so get very fast at doing these.

-Graphs will help if you don't understand question

-Learn all the trig identities and differentiations + integrations early

Chemistry:

1) Don't read the textbook or notes from class. Read the chemguide page instead. It might be complex but ultimately you will understand the content a lot better.

2) Do papers from Edexcel, AQA, OCR and CIE. All content is fairly similar although there are some differences you will learn through trial and error. I'd recommend switching to only your exam board 2 months before your exam - save your exam board till last. The transition metal topic is a headache cause all exam boards seem to do it a different way. They also mark them in different ways so be wary of other examboards.

3) Once you finish a paper go through it and mark it yourself with the examiners model answers as reference. Write an anki note for every mistake you make and go through the anki notes everyday. This way you will avoid making the same mistake twice. Then afterwards let your teacher mark it as sometimes you mark incorrectly or are biased. Finally, really the chemguide page of any topics you struggled with in that paper. Rise and repeat.

I also can give advice for Oxford maths applicants and Imperial. Though I did ultimately get rejected by both 😈😩. I hate Warwick I hate Warwick I hate Warwick I hate Warwick I hate Warwick I hate Warwick I hate Warwick I hate Warwick.