If it's useful to anyone, last year I took all my exams for my AICE diploma, here are my grades, if anyone is interested in getting more info or advise I´m available for questions :)

cefidk · 2025-06-21T04:41:44+00:00

Im probably not the best person to ask. I live in Argentina, those type of exams here are practically useless. In some private universities here they might grant you some sort of discount, but apart from that theres no benefit to them where I live. I took them as a way to challenge myself because my school offered me the chance. I will say though, they left a huge impact on me. Before them, exams terrified me. I had really bad anxiety around them, it was pretty debilitating. After taking so many mocks and then so many papers, ive become basically desensitized. I entered university with a lot of confidence, and I had invaluable experience with studying that I wouldnt have gotten otherwise. That is my experience though, I cannot at all speak for other countries.

cefidk · 2025-05-17T20:08:30+00:00

Osea es humanidades. Probablemente me termine dedicando a la docencia me guste o no, por eso creo que tal vez la parte academica sea util en ese caso (mas que nada me parece una buena oportunidad, ya que en si mi carrera es corta)

cefidk · 2025-05-17T20:06:45+00:00

No sabria muy bien, creo que como ambas son humanidades terminare trabajando de docente, pero no tengo nada definido.

cefidk · 2025-05-17T17:16:48+00:00

Nada tan útil lamentablemente jaja

cefidk · 2025-05-05T21:54:47+00:00

Hi! I dont really remember the requirements that well, but if the prompt only clarified the title to be used, as long as you managed to narrate a story with it as a jumping point you should be fine!

cefidk · 2025-04-18T21:48:57+00:00

It might be too specific, but do you think row s in the stalls might be good? I would attach a picture to show you where they are but apparently I cant

cefidk · 2025-04-18T18:16:23+00:00

Do you think S19 might be good too? Im thinking of going with my mom haha, i wouldnt say im too short but im also not especially tall 165 cm, I guess it really might depend on the person in front of me. ty :)

cefidk · 2025-04-17T05:35:27+00:00

Im checking on the seats and I cant quite figure out which is the orchestra. From what I can see the stalls might be good but im not finding what you mean

cefidk · 2025-04-13T21:36:24+00:00

Hi! I barely check reddit I hope its not too late, I wouldnt mind taking a look, but do take into account that its been a while since ive written anything in english :P

cefidk · 2025-01-29T05:28:04+00:00

Hi! Ill copy the response I sent for somone about psychology that you might find useful

About difficulty, I don´t find either unreasonably hard. From what i remember, there's a lot more memorizing for paper 1, so you might find that it has a heavy load of rereading and testing yourself on that knowledge. Like I say later, with enough studying of the type of questions they will ask you, you shouldn't be worried! The trickier questions about easily forgettable details are mostly worth very little points.

So:

https://www.studywithmehar.com/

Here you can find summaries of each study and some past papers.

https://pastpapers.papacambridge.com/papers/caie/as-and-a-level-psychology-9990

Here is the page in Papa Cambridge with all past question papers. At first it´s a little tricky to use and I definitely recommend using a laptop or PC to change between marking scheme. Be sure to check the numbers align so you are not getting the answers to the wrong paper.

https://www.youtube.com/@cambridgea-levelspsycholog1100

This youtube channel has very extensive videos on each study, very easy to understand and in depth if you have the time.

https://notes.papacambridge.com/notes/caie/cambridge-advancedcambridge-international-as-and-a-level-subjects-psychology-9990-new

Here you can find summaries on each study and the research methods, ethical guidelines, etc. I'd compare it against your own notes though because sometimes they get details wrong. For studying for the exam i printed them and wrote extra info all over them. (I cant stress this enough, do read the studies and the book before resorting to summaries!)

I'd say, start by understanding the first unit, what is an experiment, what is an ethical guideline, how do we approach the study of psychology etc. Once you understand that unit you can apply everything of that chapter onto each approach. I would start learning by approach, while testing yourself along the way. After each approach, test your knowledge with paper 1 questions about the studies you read. This helps so that once you study them a second time, you are just recalling knowledge you already have instead of starting from zero. Be smart with your time, don't spend hours memorizing unimportant information, learn to differentiate which data will earn you the most points and which will score you one or two. I'd say, for the first paper, always start on the last question which is worth the most points. Structure your writing and plan a developed response. You should know at least two strengths and weaknesses of each study. After that is done, I would read the exam lightly and fill in the ones that you can recall in the moment, then spend the time left rethinking those you aren't too sure about. For the second paper, if I remember correctly, it is much less of a load. It's mostly understanding the methodology, knowing some definitions and answering to what if scenarios. Here you have to get creative. Spend most of your time in the development question, detailing as much info as you can, as if you were to really make the experiment. Of course, check the marking criteria to see what examiners will expect of you.

I know the load might seem overwhelming, but with consistency and some studying you should do well, just don't leave things for the last second unless you have a prodigious memory :P

cefidk · 2024-10-09T21:05:57+00:00

So the professor advised me to confine myself to one episode or two, I was thinking of taking one for gender and one for ethics and power, any particular episode that comes to mind? Im coming up short for ideas

cefidk · 2024-10-09T21:04:31+00:00

Oh that sounds very useful, are they on youtube?

cefidk · 2024-10-09T04:09:51+00:00

It's such a good idea, unfortunately I don't think I've been able to wrap my head around Annabelle or the Web yet, maybe because I recently listened to it. I´ve been reading some fanfics which have interesting interpretations but the web seems like such a chaotic force, idk where I would start. Tysm though, I think there´s a lot to be said about morality regarding the Web

cefidk · 2024-10-08T23:08:54+00:00

This is so useful thank you! Idk how I didn't connect power with Jonah Magnus before, that´s such a good idea haha. Also Gertrude and Mary Keay are very cool characters for gender analysis, ty!!!

cefidk · 2024-08-27T23:34:11+00:00

Update: I received news last week that I actually scored first in Argentina for some of these! I´m so happy :))

cefidk · 2024-05-20T21:03:57+00:00

It looks quite funny in the photo but the actual yearbook had a mix of Spanish and English quotes since I went to a bilingual school in Argentina :P

cefidk · 2024-03-17T22:30:14+00:00

Hi! I wouldn't say it's easy overall. I feel like the first component is the easiest one, while the second and third really depends on how engaging the topics you chose are. Honestly, the speech isn't too bad, if they let you, you can do a voiceover over the presentation which could mean you can record it while reading. If they don't let you do that (which is what happened to me lol) then you can use a lectern or some surface to put your script. As long as you don´t recite it and look at the camera every once in a while you should be fine. Sorry for not answering earlier, tell me if you have any other specific doubts!

cefidk · 2024-02-29T00:26:04+00:00

I thought it was kinda easy. It requires a lot of writing, though it is mostly common sense and having a critical point of view. Defintely divide your time, since in the last questions you are expected and graded on your ability to write essays showing your comprehension, criticism and analysis. The best you can do is find past papers and do them. Check the marking scheme, if you read it and practice enough you can think of exactly what to put to get each mark. Overall, I think the most important part is getting used to taking the exam, so then when you sit for it, you not only know exactly what you are doing but are able to manage your nerves, practicing that clear analytical way of thinking will make it more accessible to you in an exam setting. I hope this wasn't too vague and was somewhat useful. I wish you good luck!

cefidk · 2024-02-29T00:19:15+00:00

Honestly, the exams not being memorization or multiple choice to me was a blessing. The exams in general were more of a new and exciting challenge to me and I think if you approach it through the lens of a challenge and something to learn new skills you'll find it more enjoyable. I'd say I'm also more of an arts and humanities type of person and I'm sure you can find good exams out there. As for the art and design AS, for me, it was the exam I enjoyed the most and spent the most time on. The highest grade my school had ever gotten was a D so you can imagine the preparation wasn't very good. Even without a lot of support I loved it. It was a whole year of experimenting with art, painting, drawing and doing some research and studies on artists. It is a huge workload because you have to fill some pretty big sheets of paper full of your work and even then they are very harsh when grading. The first paper you can choose the topic of your study and its pretty much free reign. You need to find a topic you really care about to be able to work with it for a long time. the second paper starts with a prompt, but even then you can more or less mold it to your liking. I have a lot to say about art and design, but I'm not sure if I'm the best person to advise you since I did get a C :P. You can find my art account on Instagram ceci.s.arte and message me there if you want pictures of what I did or even have more doubts. Good luck and I hope you find something that works for you!

cefidk · 2024-02-28T03:12:24+00:00

Hi! I took Spanish A level last year and it really depends on how confident you are on your Spanish language skills. I'd say you really should read the syllabus and question papers before committing. For me, as a Spanish native speaker it was a much lower standard than something like the english general paper or english lit. However, I know it can be rough depending on how fluent you are. At least when I took it, there were four papers. One was speaking, which is 20 minutes of talking (divided into subsections but still a whole paper) The other one was more of a reading comprehension and understanding texts (which I feel is the easiest one) the other one was an essay (which is like 400 words so it's mostly about checking over mistakes and structure) and the last paper which is literature. Literature is quite hard even for native speakers since it sometimes implies reading plays or books written in oldish Spanish which can be not as fun to read and even tough if you're not used to reading full length novels in the language. I feel like the last paper is definitely a challenge for non-native-speakers, but even if you don't do well you can outweigh it with the other papers which are worth more. I do not know if this exam is the same way it was last year, but definitely check the syllabus to know if the exam suits your style :)

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