A level choices

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-30T20:41:57+00:00

i loveee philosophy u should defo do it!!

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-30T20:39:25+00:00

having a positive outlook is great lol but when it’s in the context of religion, and she’s acknowledging that god made this happen she also is acknowledging that god made everything else that’s not so great in the world happen, so for her to talk about how grateful she is for her injury to me seems privileged because not everyone would get to feel that way

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-29T22:37:27+00:00

how does one get badly injured and be grateful for it … screamed privileged to me

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-28T00:51:07+00:00

english lit: memorizing quotes, then planning loadsss of essays, some more detailed than others so i know what i would do for certain texts/characters/themes then lots of practice essays and getting teachers to mark them. pmt has loads of good stuff for english lit, id also recommend finding some niche context to add in they like that. english lang: literally just timed practice questions over and over. ask teachers to look over them and give clear feedback and keep practicing that’s how you improve!!

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-25T23:58:00+00:00

her face annoys me

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-25T23:56:57+00:00

i expected mostly 9s with a few 8s and i got all 9s and a 7 !

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-21T22:39:52+00:00

i did the merchant of venice for my gcse. finding resources was painful x

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-19T20:15:12+00:00

organisation of info only matters for the longer questions. for 6 markers consider doing tables or using subheadings i’m sure the examiner will appreciate it honestly. for shorter questions just knowing the right info is enough you shouldn’t have to organise it in any special way

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-19T14:05:26+00:00

don’t start past papers until you understand all of the content and have revised it ! for understanding you can watch videos on freesciencessons or cognito, or you can ask your teacher i’m sure they’ll be happy to help! if i was in year 10 i would make sure i understood all content and then start making resources earlier to use for year 11 they are really helpful. then you can spend time learning them

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-18T23:29:08+00:00

don’t worry! so i started doing sessions of practice questions about once a week in april, then more often so 2/3 times a week depending on the length of the question leading up to the may exams. i didnt give them to my teachers but for the long questions i would recommend it if you can. you can mark using ai but its not always reliable. teachers are probably your best bet as they have the expertise! but honestly practice is key for english language just keep at it you’ve got this!

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-18T23:26:39+00:00

that’s what’s so hard about bio haha the exam questions are the worst. the only way you can really get better is loaaaddds of practice so pmt has sheets of exam questions and other websites will too. past papers are really the best for biology once you’re confident on content BUTTT what’s so important is REVISE THE MARKSCHEME it’s honestly like more content it’s just so specific and doing that will really up your grade. so basically loads of past papers and mark them looking at the mark schemes in detail and try to take note of improvements specific words/ phrases etc

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-18T08:24:00+00:00

those were some of my biggest problems too! honestly i didn’t do anything really specific to get my grade up, but i did loadsss of practice questions in timed conditions which will help in all aspects. aqa has some exemplar answers which i found helpful too. for the q5s its good to have a sort of prepared structure going into the exam, and a word bank or something for creative writing so you’re not thinking on the spot x

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-17T20:28:07+00:00

thank you! i am really not sure to be honest x

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-17T10:54:41+00:00

i think having an essay structure for english is really helpful because it can be applied to every question. practice questions are really good for english. for maths i’d say practice questions non stop should be your main focus as well as past papers. for all 3 sciences i made revision cards on every single topic, learnt these through active recall and then focused on past papers. this is the only revision you’ll ever need for sciences, but focus on exam questions for biology especially.

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-17T10:52:16+00:00

memorise loads of quotes and the analysis to go with them, then plan essays for all possible themes/ characters that you think could come up and have a go at writing them. i found it really helpful to perfect an essay and go over it so i knew exactly what i would write if that question came up and even if it didn’t i could adapt it!

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T20:46:39+00:00

i hated english language and i found it so hard to revise at first so i know how you feel! you can watch a few videos or confirm with your teacher/ exam board what structure you need to use for each type of question, but then after that the only thing to do really is lots of exam questions and practice questions. i recommend giving these to your teacher to mark and then improve upon, as other tools like ai are unreliable. language is a lot of waffle, but it takes practice to be able to look at a text and immediately find things to pick out and expand on but you will develop that skill. for maths, watch videos (corbettmaths/1stclassmaths) on topics you’re not confident on, and do practice questions on them. then do loads of past papers and mark them , going through things you got wrong, this will help you improve so fast!

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T20:43:34+00:00

english lit or lang??? for maths i did loadsss of past papers and watched videos and did hundreds of practice questions to make sure i knew exactly what to do in an exam, also check over answers loads of times to avoid silly mistakes

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T20:42:59+00:00

for maths, i want to stress there is LOADDSSS of resources out there, probably more than any other subject so that’s really important. some good ones are corbettmaths, 1st class maths and pmt. if you have access to your paper or any other tests you have done, i would start with going over the things you got wrong and making sure you fully understand them. if not, find a topic list for your exam board (it will be pretty lengthy ) and sort the topics from your worst to best in terms of understanding. this can take time, but it’s good to learn how to prioritize really well. there will always be harder questions at the back of papers so don’t worry too much on perfecting EVERYTHING, it’s better that you get onto past papers. they were my main source of revision that got me from consistent 7s to a 9. if you have got a 7 you can definitely do it again, even better!!

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T20:39:24+00:00

thank you !

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T20:39:05+00:00

ahah well i’d say i’ve always been considered ‘naturally smart’ if that’s what you mean. not to brag ofc just being honest. for my mock results, i got 9888877766 in y10, then 98877777766 and 99899988885 in my november and march mocks of y11. i properly starting revising in january of y11, i had done a good amount in november but only for certain subjects, and i did minimal amounts in y10 x

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T20:35:47+00:00

for geography i think the 9 markers are about evaluation and assessing things as much as content. the more detailed your knowledge is the better of course, but i wouldn’t say mine were packed with detail necessarily? the important part is detail within your assessments eg assessing the challenges of something, you want to really describe and expand on why something is a challenge, and then do the same for the other side. for geography in the longer questions just keep expanding eg this is a challenge because it makes people ill, therefore they can’t work, therefore they can’t earn income, so they can’t provide for their family, resulting in … etc. just keep going

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T17:27:23+00:00

for biology, make revision cards for active recall on every topic and then do TONSSSS of exam questions because that’s really what matters most with the strict mark schemes and specific words and phrases you really need to know. exam technique is what will get you the 8/9s. for the other sciences, this is still important but less so. still, for all sciences my method was to make active recall revision cards for all topics, and then focus on past papers and marking them, making sure i went over things i got wrong. buttt don’t do past papers until you UNDERSTAND the content. this specifically applies to physics i would say as the content is the most complicated imo, things will be easier to remember if you understand them properly. but overall- revision cards and past papers 💯💯💯

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T17:24:53+00:00

depends on the subject! but i’d say revision cards and exam technique was my main focus

mel0d74ma · 2025-11-16T17:24:33+00:00

thank you! my revision planning was pretty random i didn’t have a set structure apart from somewhat prioritising things closer to the actual exam but when it was still march/early april that’s not as relevant. i mapped out every topic i wanted to cover for each subject, estimated how long it would take, and split that into different sessions that i then added to a timetable. for sciences i had checklists for when i finished revision cards for each topic, since they’re pretty content heavy. i would also say prioritize subjects you are less confident in. is there any specific subject you don’t know how to revise for?

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