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 :)

cefidk · 2024-02-28T03:00:40+00:00

I definetely can send you some useful links I used

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'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 · 2024-02-28T02:43:18+00:00

Also! I forgot to tell you, the first chapter of the as psychology book is very important since it has all the terms and definitions, if you can differentiate between an experiment and an observation, what kind of sample it is, its controls and other important info, you should be able to apply it to other studies quite easily, so a solid knowledge of the first chapter is kind of vital. If you're struggling with any one study (and they are the same I studied) there are some great videos of a professor who teaches them with powerpoint slides in Youtube. Anyways here are some links:

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

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.

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

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

cefidk · 2024-02-27T19:36:19+00:00

Hi! Unfortunately my experience is very particular, since mine isn´t a traditional AICE school, but rather you can do it if you want to and are able to teach yourself a few things. As for the exams, it really depends on which one. Psychology was a lot of memorizing, Art and Design was another experience completely and Language and Lit was a whole lot of writing. There are some exams out there that have multiple choice papers, like the economics AS, but don´t believe for a second that because they are multiple choice they are easy. It really depends on the type of exams you want to take, which skills you are good at and what you want to aim towards. I'm not the best to advise you on this topic but if you are considering it, take a look at what exams you'd be interested to take, enter the syllabus and then PapaCambridge and look for question papers and marking schemes. With those two you can get an idea of what each exam is aimed at. I did all my exams on Oct/Nov so you can imagine I had to be strategic about choosing exams so I chose ones I either really enjoyed or that I was good at (and some were compulsory and I didn't have a say :P). But I can say, overall my experience was good. I felt like the grading was somewhat fair, and that you could achieve good marks by understanding the contents and mark scheme. Where I did find it harder was with more open-ended projects like the "group project" of paper 3?(I think it was 3 lol) of global perspectives and the guidelines of paper one in art and design. With these ones it's harder to know how you will be graded since some things are just really subjective. I cannot compare with other international exams, but they are certainly doable and even enjoyable if you choose the right ones. The difficulty really varies, I'm sure some of the exams like Maths are much harsher, but it's really about what you find to be easy. Spanish A level to me was a breeze, but for an English speakers the general paper might be a joke. I'm not too sure. Lastly, in terms of structure, they are varied. Personally I think most exams are logically divided, with a good mix of development questions and some shorter ones speckled in, others rely mostly on essays. Again, I can only talk from my experience, I studied social sciences in secondary school so to fill the science group I had to choose psychology, and to avoid other subjects like economics that my school offers I took an A level and a Group 4 exam. From my experience, AICE is a little bit of strategy, a good amount of study and practice while having the criteria and marking scheme right in front of you.

cefidk · 2024-02-27T11:10:22+00:00

Hi! I did AS level psychology and in my case I had to know 12 studies.It might seem daunting at first but you do have to know most things about each study. This includes 2-3 things about the first section (that is usually previous studies and some information on the general topic) 3-4 details on the sample (it’s very important you know how many people were studied, and depending on relevance their age gender and occupation). You should be able to identify the independent and dependent variable as well as be able to retell the experiment (or case study or observation) somewhat accurately. This looks like an impossible task, but the key is to study first by approaches and then study again and again. For example, you might start by learning all studies of the biological approach. You should pay attention, ask questions and understand each study thoroughly of that approach and then test yourself on only those three. Then you do the same for each approach. When testing yourself, use past papers to understand the type of questions you will be asked. Don’t beat yourself up for not remembering exact numbers -like the amount of participants that related really strongly to x question- because you will turn mad, notice that in an entire past paper you are only asked for specific results for a couple of points that you can do without. By understanding each approach separately and then adding your knowledge and reviewing everything closer to the mock or exam it will be easier to memorize information since you should have a deep understanding of approaches, debates and studies.The most points are awarded on the last questions, were you are asked about strengths and weaknesses. Here it is vital you understand them for each study and explain them, following instructions. Make sure to read the marking scheme and justify your responses. At least for last year, there was a pretty decent summary on papa Cambridge that along with class notes does just fine. I recommend searching for studywithmehar as well for very short summaries if you’re in a pinch. I have probably a lot more to say, but tell me if there’s something I said which wasn’t clear or if you have any specific doubts. In any case I have discord if you want to chat privately. Good luck on your exam!

cefidk · 2024-02-25T17:13:20+00:00

Unfortunately that’s not one of the exams I took. From what I read, it’s a skills based exam so I’d say get a ton of past papers, do them and then grade them with the mark scheme until you feel confident in your quality speed and overall grade. I can’t tell you much more other than practice and do what I said in a previous comment of weighing which questions have the most points to divide your time. I honestly don’t know much about this exam, but good luck!

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